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Website reporting on crime in Victoria staffed by Philippines workers (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 1 week ago by to c/melbourne@aussie.zone
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I have a team of writers over in the Philippines … I just tell them to not write anything incriminating."

The site features stories containing glaring errors and AI-generated photos.

Tests conducted by ABC NEWS Verify of prominent chatbots have found it is being recommended as a reliable source of information by Google's Gemini and X's Grok

The site is an example of so-called "pink slime" journalism, according to Momoko Fujita, a senior lecturer at the University of Canberra, who researches how digital platforms and media influence people's behaviour.

Pink slime refers to websites that purport to publish legitimate news but instead publish AI-enhanced content for the purpose of influencing audiences or generating revenue..

lol wtf ? what's the end game here ?

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[–] 2 points 1 week ago

This is by design. The more “crime”, the more angry Victorians, The more angry Victorians, the more easily swayed by public opinion.

The crime numbers don’t need to be based on local information or facts, they just needs to be publicised.

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