When climate change discussion was ripe, I saw evidence of mass manipulation via fake profiles on Yahoo news. It was so obvious and disgusting that I stopped re

When climate change discussion was ripe, I saw evidence of mass manipulation via fake profiles on Yahoo news. It was so obvious and disgusting that I stopped reading commentary on news sites and eventually news entirely. I also see patterns of suspicious behavior on Reddit that could be attributed to social experiments by programs such as discussed in the article. I have no doubt political agendas are promoted through such programs all the time. Several years ago it was already as simple as having access to the right forums and you could get your hands on software for FB mass account creation which could be used for herding. It's really scary how much influence a single individual can possess online with the right tools and how easy it is to manipulate people. Imagine having access to 10 million pairs of eyeballs to manipulate as you please - such is possible on Facebook.