> The tallies were based on the number of "coordinated inauthentic behavior" networks removed by Facebook, a term it uses for a type of influence operations tha

> The tallies were based on the number of "coordinated inauthentic behavior" networks removed by Facebook, a term it uses for a type of influence operations that relies on fake accounts to mislead users and manipulate the public debate for strategic ends. Could be "U.S. a top audience for sock puppets" You can't effectively suppress sock puppets without confirming identities in some way, but the loss of anonymity in a forum is a big bug. Maybe there's a low trust way to link accounts to individuals while keeping their identities private. But that seems like a hard social problem to solve. A charge for registration could raise the cost of a puppet show and limit the size of the problem. But it also seriously limits the onboarding rate of the platform. And it would amplify the message of a well funded influence op.