How do we protect ourselves from being misled online? Counter-terrorism expert Vidhya Ramalingam reveals how disinformation is being weaponized to justify violence — increasingly against climate scientists — and introduces a powerful tool called “prebunking”: a proactive approach that empowers people to recognize and reject manipulative messages before they take root. (Recorded at TED Countdown: Overcoming Dilemmas in the Green Transition on October 29, 2024)
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@maxsalvail3397
December 16, 2024 at 9:36 am
Her intro has so much emotion and not much explanation. Then she goes on rambling how to avoid being mislead by emotions. That’s how I define idiocy.
@aaroncharlesworth6415
December 16, 2024 at 9:43 am
Who asked?
@maxsalvail3397
December 16, 2024 at 10:09 am
@@aaroncharlesworth6415 Let’s deep dive together. I’ll let you choose who starts. Who?
@caseyczarnomski8054
December 16, 2024 at 9:41 am
The point of this talk is to tell people to trust State Media and not listen to online sources. Trust state media, the Biden Laptop is a russian fake news. Trust state media, there is nothing to see. Trust state media, don’t think for yourself.
@shadw4701
December 16, 2024 at 9:43 am
The biggest danger about online myths is the ones perpetuated by the government (propaganda)
@Ninja9JKD
December 16, 2024 at 9:55 am
The dangers are online myths are far less than the danger of trusting your government.
@jacklurcher5813
December 16, 2024 at 11:04 am
Most online myths are produced by people far less interested in your wellbeing than your government. (Unless you’re in Russia, China or the US under Trump).
@homewall744
December 16, 2024 at 12:39 pm
Propaganda is government disinformation, along with all their half-truth education of the children in government schools.
@Ninja9JKD
December 16, 2024 at 9:57 am
They didn’t start censoring the internet until truth started getting out. Now Facebook, X, and the rest of big tech censor truth and facts everyday while feeding you lies.
@Ninja9JKD
December 16, 2024 at 9:57 am
Paid climate hoax political agenda agents = climate scientist
@Ninja9JKD
December 16, 2024 at 9:59 am
Climate change was politicized many years ago. Who pays the climate scientist? In the 70s it was global cooling, in the 90s it was global warming, now what?
@Human_Evolution-
December 16, 2024 at 10:14 am
Everyone hates TED now? Everyone loved TED last time I was here. Y’all public hella weird!
@felixccaa
December 16, 2024 at 3:55 pm
something changed after Sheldrake was banned
I used to love TED very much
nowadays I cannot stand all the whining and false acusement – the quality of TED is so low that I stopped watching this video after 2:20
@KnowledgeSimmons
December 16, 2024 at 4:54 pm
I love listening to professionals of their crafts share their experiences
@thestrika
December 16, 2024 at 10:15 am
She’s beautiful.
@Nite-owl
December 16, 2024 at 10:29 am
Until Governments and those is positions of power stop lying, fear mongering and misleading the public, how are we expected top know when we’re being lied to?
@frankguetta9529
December 16, 2024 at 11:53 am
Could you give an example of the government lying?
@Nite-owl
December 16, 2024 at 12:06 pm
@@frankguetta9529 No, because your request for me to do so implies that you don’t think they do. I’m not getting into a debate with someone that naive.
@frankguetta9529
December 16, 2024 at 12:31 pm
@@Nite-owl
You daren’t even have a go. Lol.
@Nite-owl
December 16, 2024 at 1:53 pm
@@frankguetta9529 If you think they don’t, you are a lost cause. Especially given the crap that has gone on over the last few years. At this point you simply must be a troll, and I shall treat you as such by ignoring you.
@frankguetta9529
December 16, 2024 at 1:57 pm
@@Nite-owl
I haven’t said I don’t think they do.
I’m just trying to clarify what you mean.
A good friend confuses the MSM with the government and thinks the government are lying when the news doesn’t mention something he thinks they should have.
Hopefully, you see my point that that isn’t the government lying. Far from it.
@naszgarbow5627
December 16, 2024 at 11:11 am
What about indirect terrorism and violence by politicians and their ‘green’ ideologues who destroy the freedom of scientific research and persecute scientists whose research results do not confirm, the significant human impact on the temperature of the globe….
@LEM19284
December 16, 2024 at 12:11 pm
Moon shot?😮😮😮 isn’t that Elon Musk😮
@MariaMoha-n2w
December 16, 2024 at 12:34 pm
From Somalia 🇸🇴 ❤
@homewall744
December 16, 2024 at 12:38 pm
She wants to end free speech for our safety. Do not trust the fear-mongering tyrant wannabee
@homewall744
December 16, 2024 at 12:39 pm
DRONES!
@crespoopserc
December 16, 2024 at 12:51 pm
This $hit was said before the internet was even around.
@ImSodaLirious
December 16, 2024 at 12:53 pm
watching either the bot comments or genuinely indoctrinated type hate comments here is funny
@omarion227
December 16, 2024 at 1:14 pm
good talk. the American media landscape still struggles from issues described.
@robertrafer9422
December 16, 2024 at 3:37 pm
Trump won. Drill baby drill! Woot!
@AdityaMehendale
December 16, 2024 at 5:30 pm
FB doesn’t care about facts. It took away the “thumbs down” button for a reason. YT followed suit. Guess why.
@hillbillysvideos2669
December 16, 2024 at 5:40 pm
How to stop conversations by calling them propaganda is… propaganda. Don’t buy it, this is disinformation artistry.
@wtfidk0
December 16, 2024 at 5:45 pm
meaning talk and easy to understand with newbie like me 😇 thank you so much
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December 16, 2024 at 6:40 pm
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December 16, 2024 at 6:40 pm
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@ReginaldThomas-c9b
December 16, 2024 at 7:42 pm
Disinformation comes from distorted thinking. Thank 😊 🙏🏿 you
@李宜樺-e9w
December 16, 2024 at 11:31 pm
Impressive!!! I am looking forward to more specific measures to avoid falling victim to disinformation.
@LăngKínhĐộngVật-vietnamese
December 17, 2024 at 1:46 am
thank you so much
@kennyvanbets5386
December 17, 2024 at 2:23 am
❤❤❤❤
@AkbarZeb-p6f
December 17, 2024 at 3:20 am
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” – George Orwell, 1984
@AkbarZeb-p6f
December 17, 2024 at 3:20 am
“Propaganda is a monologue that is not looking for an answer, but an echo.” – W. H. Auden
@AkbarZeb-p6f
December 17, 2024 at 3:20 am
“To control the masses you must control the propaganda. To control the propaganda you must control academia, journalism and entertainment.” – Mao Zedong
@finlaywhiskard3965
December 17, 2024 at 5:16 am
Yes TED serves the establishment.
@art.alagna.design
December 17, 2024 at 1:13 pm
😂 panem et circenses was a roman invention, and US mastered it. 😂
@AkbarZeb-p6f
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 am
“Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn
@AkbarZeb-p6f
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 am
“Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking so as not to offend the imbeciles.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky
@AkbarZeb-p6f
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 am
“The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants.” – Albert Camus
“The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” – H. L. Mencken
@AkbarZeb-p6f
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 am
“The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collective organizer of the masses.” – Vladimir Lenin
“We must be ready to employ trickery, deceit, law-breaking, withholding and concealing truth… We can and must write in a language which sows among the masses hate, revulsion, and scorn toward those who disagree with us.” – Vladimir Lenin
@richardkolou3729
December 17, 2024 at 6:21 am
At the same time, TED also is manipulating us.
@AnimeshSharma1977
December 17, 2024 at 1:14 pm
Prebunking sounds like a good idea, thanks for sharing 🙏What has worked for me so far is to imagine a contrarian stance…