I don't think it's "a meddling tactic" as much as a test platform to experiment with finding hot-button issues. They're likely tabulating who's linking to their

I don't think it's "a meddling tactic" as much as a test platform to experiment with finding hot-button issues. They're likely tabulating who's linking to their stories and what's getting traction. They're not "hiding" the fact that they're Russian either. It makes me wonder about the analogous current-day misinformation campaigns that the US runs in other countries. Do they look like this? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/podcasts/the-daily/usareally-russia-social-media-election.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/podcasts/the-daily/usarea...