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Current US intelligence officials [1] are among those serious people who seriously believe that social media is being used to influence American elections. [1]
by divbzero 6y ago
Current US intelligence officials [1] are among those serious people who seriously believe that social media is being used to influence American elections.
[1]: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/china-election-interference-threat https://www.foxnews.com/politics/china-election-interference...
- mhh__ 6y agoIf you read any account of the history of the KGB and GRU (obviously the west does it too), so-called Active Measures are their bread and butter. It would be bizarre if they weren't trying to influence countries via social media
- WillPostForFood 6y agoI believe that social media is being used to try to influence American elections, whether it actually being influenced is unclear, and I believe overblown. I've been party to enough multi million dollar brand campaigns to know the results are hard to measure, often less than believed, and generally a waste.