New #CoSo Best Practices Proposals:
1. Do not post links to #Twitter in light of their new policies. Use screenshots or thread reposting sites (as long as they still work).
2. Do not post paywalled links. Either generate a "gift" link if you are a subscriber to the site, or use one of the sites below to link an archived / cached version of the content.
https://archive.ph/
https://12ft.io/
3. Credit creators of all #art you post whenever possible.
4. Do not post comment from politically extreme outlets. This goes equally for Left and Right. See images and links below for reference.
https://adfontesmedia.com/product/media-bias-chart-free-flagship-chart/
https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart
https://ground.news/
@elbutterfield
Hey I'm just making proposals; only one person makes the rules here and it ain't me.
You make a good point, but 99% of the post I've ever seen here linking to a site like Palmer Report or Wonkette have been presenting those things as legit news links, not critiques of their reporting. There's been an increasing number of hyper-left "news" links here the past year or so.
@voltronic I'm sorry, but that chart on the left is false-equivalence nonsense as far as I'm concerned. The New York Times opinions are "left"? Nope. And outlets like The Atlantic, Slate, and the New Yorker are just left, not far left or extreme in any way.
@Tattoomonkey29 @sanau
I posted three different bias rating sites that all have different methods, measures, and results.
@voltronic @sanau If someone doesn't like my source link they can scroll by right? I don't limit what I read beyond the absolute mis or disinformation stuff! I post things that I find interesting, and don't knowingly ever put out inaccurate stories and if they are from an iffy site/disinformation I mock them. That being said I can't say I have ever seen that type of stuff here and only seen clickbait posted maybe once here and I don't think it was intentional!
@Tattoomonkey29 @voltronic Same. My main criterion is not "Does this site only promote centrist viewpoints rather than strong left/right opinions?" It's "Is this site reality-based and not emotionally-manipulative?"
@sanau @voltronic Exactly like that 😎
@voltronic 5. RETWEET IF YOU AGREE
@voltronic I am going to start ignoring this right away based on the "both sides" claptrap that equates OAN with Mother Jones as though they are equally valid (for example.)
Also, The Hill was blocked long ago as purveyors of unsubstantiated clickbait.
Just because somebody made a graphic based on their own assessment doesn't make it valid.
@S_r_stone
I posted three different media bias rating sites. They all have different methods and measures. I'm not presenting any of it as The One truth; that's what I posted three different sources to compare. Feel free to read up on how each site arrived at those results. If you feel those results are flawed, I suggest you take it up with them.
@voltronic
You equate The Atlantic and The New Yorker on the Left as being comparable to Breitbart on the Right??
Take a nap, dude...
#propaganda
#PoliticalPap
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That's why the "Media Bias Chart" is better, in that it has an axis for right vs left, and an axis for reliable vs fantasy. Breitbart is as likely to post something supporting left wing principles as Mother Jones is likely to post something supporting right wing principles. However, the reliability of their reports varies tremendously.
@voltronic There’s been some research into the media bias chart by the wonderful disinformation destroyers at Check My Ads. I’ll keep an eye out for it. They don’t rate RT as State Propaganda, for instance.
@voltronic Nauts will/should be able to post outrageous comments from extreme sources to make a point against them. I know we all do not appreciate incendiary posts, but I think we might be getting into the censorship weeds there.