Interesting coverage by @togemaru_k re. disinformation about Biden, partially explains why at least on Twitter or other social media so many people supported Trump. @PaulJNadeau @mcelwain444 @PhillipLipscy @cdcrabtree @psephy https://www.buzzfeed.com/jp/kotahatachi/election2020

Talks about ecosystem of disinformation esp. the role of conservative influencers (journos, writers & politicians) - a critical phenomenon to be studied in the context of future-proofing media freedom and the survival of independent media organizations.

In another tweet, @togemaru_k (ex-Asahi now BuzzFeed jorno) reckons the influence of summary sites like 'anonymous post' https://anonymous-post.mobi  that collect posts from other social media either by hand or automatically SURPASS that of conventional media https://twitter.com/togemaru_k/status/1327275333205168128?s=20

Personally fascinating is the role of Korean religious website & anti-CCP Chinese website in spreading anti-Biden disinformation. It's almost like a proxy-civil-war fought in Japanese cyber space, and all of it involves around affect/emotions. all the buzz words in IR