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Meet the Activist Who Uncovered the Russian Troll Factory
- spyckie2 9y agoWhat strikes me is how cheap the economics of social noise is. Writers are cheap and in huge supply, and can churn out tons of content (content writers can output 20+ blogposts a week). I'd suspect that based on economics alone, these troll departments are not only Russian, but also probably used by every major political party. They just know how to toe the truthiness line better in order to remain under the public eye. It's not fake news, it's a broader category of influence media.