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It’s interesting that you say this. I suppose I have a different experience. I’ve been following the news around the supposed military coup in Bolivia. And it t
by TaylorAlexander 7y ago
It’s interesting that you say this. I suppose I have a different experience. I’ve been following the news around the supposed military coup in Bolivia. And it turns out that thousands of pro-coup bots have appeared on twitter basically overnight:
https://mobile.twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1193715544949694464 https://mobile.twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/11937155449...
It’s making it hard for me to engage with others online. I want to talk to others about my political beliefs but I’ve seen infiltrators like the ones on twitter destroy conversations and spread FUD. I experienced this with Venezuela before.
In my opinion it is a real problem. Yes we will eventually adapt but I think actors taking advantage of this tech early will succeed in influencing the public.
- unityByFreedom 7y agobots and shills are different. The idea that someone can make a bot to effectively spread propaganda without being detected is far-fetched. The idea that you can convince someone to write propaganda is real.