I don't believe it's happening here unless we want to count the Rust Evangelism Strike Force. If it were then you would have noticed or people doing analysis on

I don't believe it's happening here unless we want to count the Rust Evangelism Strike Force. If it were then you would have noticed or people doing analysis on the public data would have posted reports of accounts involved and how their activity is coordinated. Look at all the posts over the years breaking down what gets to the front page and who posts it. It's not as if there aren't users who are actually paying attention. Actual campaigns have been active on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit, and indeed there are reports making specific and detailed accusations beyond "I don't like your comment history". Joking aside, I believe that the minimum standard for a "influence operation" is where "operators" use a greater number of sock puppet accounts in a centrally coordinated manner to dominate the discussion forum. There has to be deception: pretending to be multiple people. If I ever see activity that appears to meet that standard I'll report my evidence of it to the admins, trust they will take appropriate action if necessary, and continue to assume everyone who doesn't agree with me is a reasonable person acting in good faith.