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IMHO trolling is bad by definition. But it doesn’t really matter whether you consider it the goodies or baddies, it’s still a form of shutting down speech.
by mnd999 6y ago
IMHO trolling is bad by definition.
But it doesn’t really matter whether you consider it the goodies or baddies, it’s still a form of shutting down speech.
- eptcyka 6y agoAre you implying that the deplorable people on twitter are not outnumbered by the non-deplorable people because of bot farms?
- MagnumOpus 6y agoThere needs to be nuance around "outnumbered". The deplorables are made more visible and made to appear more popular by bot-assisted upvoting/retweeting/sharing efforts. Non-deplorables are silenced or made to self-censor by mass-downvotes/death threats in DMs/doxxing. And even the ones who just view and don't write get disheartened and leave if their curated frontpage is a cesspool of falsehoods and outrage bait. So yes, bot farms and their manual brethren (wumao dang, IRA, alt-right discords) over time help to purge dissenting voices.