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Is it really easier to believe that Russian bots are behind the lion's share of this content rather than other westerners?
by cxzdyn 9y ago
Is it really easier to believe that Russian bots are behind the lion's share of this content rather than other westerners?
- RulingWalnut 9y agoThey didn't attribute any kind of percentage to the bots. Just that the bots exist and the subs exist which are both bad.
- alexc05 9y agoIs there a difference between writing the content yourself and upvoting fringe content with 1,000 fake accounts while suppressing the inverse with the same? The fringe is emboldened and encouraged and given an artificial air of legitimacy. The challenge or alternative viewpoint is suppressed. It is still psychological warfare and the key point isn't really the individual composing the post. Though in all fairness - based on the articles about the IRA and the experiences I've had I do think that that they have individuals posting and writing their own content. (for those that haven't read about the Internet Research Agency yet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency)