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I had begun to initially post a rebuttal to OP. My rebuttal was going to be. This is different since today one could 1. Figure out people’s political leanings
by ismail 7y ago
I had begun to initially post a rebuttal to OP. My rebuttal was going to be. This is different since today one could
1. Figure out people’s political leanings via their data
2. Figure out target networks to influence
3. Plant influencers
Have watched the videos. I had not realised the media in the USA was that localised and co-ordinated. Initially thought it was some kind of prank/joke between the stations. With this level of co-ordination and functioning a specific (untrue) narrative could be spun. One could even a/b test and see what has the most desired effects.
Chilling. The question then becomes:
What narrative is being spun?
Who does it benefit?
Who does it disadvantage?
- travisoneill1 7y agoWhat do you mean "could"? https://theintercept.com/2019/01/20/beyond-buzzfeed-the-10-worst-most-embarrassing-u-s-media-failures-on-the-trumprussia-story/ https://theintercept.com/2019/01/20/beyond-buzzfeed-the-10-w...
- mc32 7y agoThe problem is not only do people “want to believe” but actual journalists who went to journalism school get trapped into the “wanna believe” trap coupled with not wanting to miss out on a scoop results in terrible “reportage” and results in a kind of weird propaganda.