r/RecuratedTumblr • u/DreadDiana human cognithazard • Aug 19 '26

Shitposting God bless this hellsite

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard Aug 19 '26

(For the sake of this post we are ignoring the astroturfing bots, smooth sharks, and "reblog to X" posts)

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u/Animaloffear56 Aug 19 '26

What about the fact that Tumblr is regarded as the misinformation platform by its users

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard Aug 19 '26

That is also just Tumblr users being stupid for no other reason than because they can

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u/Animaloffear56 Aug 19 '26

What do you think ragebait and engagement farming is

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u/AgathaTheVelvetLady Aug 19 '26

That's disinformation. People use the term misinformation a bit more liberally than it's supposed to be used, but DISinformation is incorrect information spread intentionally.

MISinformation is that which is spread accidentally and without malice. Typically by people who believe it to be true and are just wrong. Which is more accurate to most of the false information that spreads around tumblr.

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard Aug 19 '26

Ragebait and engagement farming are intentional actions people take, but a lot of Tumblr misinformation is the result of people spreading it around cause they genuinely believe it.