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> I really wonder sometimes what is driving the anti vax movement. It seems like something that exists with nothing for anyone to gain. Likely answer: The Russ

> I really wonder sometimes what is driving the anti vax movement. It seems like something that exists with nothing for anyone to gain. Likely answer: The Russian government.[1][2] It is yet another way to weaken their perceived rivals/adversaries by taking positions taken by fringe groups of insane people and amplifying their message thousandfold in order to sow social division. [1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45294192 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45294192 [2] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/23/russian-trolls-bots-fuelled-anti-vaccination-debate/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/23/russian-trolls-b...

acomjean 8y ago
Interesting. At first it seems like a crazy issue to sow discord about, and one with serious health consequences. But it worked, and the anti-vax movement which was probably pretty small and fringe now gets amplified. I wonder if its was just a test for other dis information campaigns. I think the promise of social media was you could get information from networks you trusted, but it seems it doesn’t work like that. The amplification by anonymous sources seems to work. Thanks for the articles