cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1093208/the-devout-muslim-making-a-living-from-islamophobic-ai-slop-a-content-creator-in-pakista
- A man in Pakistan has been making thousands from Facebook pages spreading racist videos aimed at UK audiences;
- Posts target Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan, and turn a profit via Meta's ad revenue model;
- New AI tools mean creators can produce divisive viral content without needing to understand its message.
20 Comments
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 108d
The religious will never let their religion get in the way when it comes to filling their own pockets.
XLE@piefed.social · 11 pts · 108d
Surah 104. Al-Humazah
I know it's basically impossible to say someone isn't in a religion (much to the chagrin of many a devout and reasonable religious person), but this surah is so specifically against this guy in particular.
Silinde@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 108d
Socialist AF. The world could do with a few more Crushers.
SalamenceFury@piefed.social · -24 pts · 108d
I'm sorry, explain to me how making money by fooling bigoted assholes is anything except funny as hell? Unethical, sure, but I respect the hustle.
It sounds like you're mad cause you could have fallen for it, given your apparent /r/atheism attitude you're displaying here.
Also, it does sound like he didn't know what was going on with the videos. The onus is still on the bigoted dipshits who gave him an audience.
midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 36 pts · 108d
He's not a bystander though, he is encouraging racist ideas and thoughts. I see spreading hate as a bad thing, and the fact that Alex Jones or this guy got rich off it makes me actually more angry, not impressed by his hustle.
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone · -9 pts · 108d
Islam isn't a race
icanbrewmushrooms@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 108d
Race isn't a real thing, scientifically speaking, it is a social construct (like 'justice', or the 'Easter Bunny'). 'Racism' is actually a shorthand for ethnocentrism.
SulaymanF@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 108d
But racists treat it like one.
Rothe@piefed.social · 15 pts · 108d
Because it feeds the hatred, purely for money. There is nothing even remotely funny about it. We know the followers of right wing ideologies, be they British white fascists or Pakistani Islamists are stupid and easily fooled, but also potentially violent, and a lot of innocent people are likely to get hurt from them, in part because of the stupid propaganda hate they have consumed.
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 108d
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 19 pts · 108d
I'm not sure "devout" is the right adjective. Maybe tack on "self-described" or "incredibly ignorant."
XLE@piefed.social · 8 pts · 108d
Definitely self-described at most.
That's a testable assertion that was untested, so using that name for one account while spreading hate on another makes me very disinclined to think "oh these are his real beliefs."
ameen272@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 107d
Well, to be fairrrr, it could be a fake
IndustryStandard@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 108d
The title says it is a devout Muslim man but nothing in the article seems to confirm it. Not even that he is a Muslim. Just that he claims to only speak Urdu which is an obvious lie.
THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 108d
Kind of interesting to see this happening in the UK as well. Similar to all of the Russian bots on Facebook targeting the US.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 108d
Or the “American” chuckleheads targeting Alberta.
damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 108d
He understands it just fine.
remon@ani.social · 3 pts · 108d
ameen272@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 107d
So Meta has been pulling this algorithm tactic for years, especially with teens, but now you're mad about a small part of the problem? Well, I suppose it is a step, I admit. I just don't get it, why don't we all just leave Meta?
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 108d
Once again Western media reminds me the West doesn't understand belief/religion. It's one or the other. 🤷