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> fomenting unrest in the west through various means utilizing the internet Various actors in the west have been manipulating narratives for decades. There are
by ClumsyPilot 4y ago
> fomenting unrest in the west through various means utilizing the internet
Various actors in the west have been manipulating narratives for decades. There are literally companies that provide astroturfing services to fossil fuel intetests and others.
But suddently people discover Russia is getting in on the action too, now its cause for panic?
- hackinthebochs 4y ago>But suddently people discover Russia is getting in on the action too, now its cause for panic? Yes, an adversary working against American and democratic interests is a cause for concern over and above the typical American and western profit-seekers.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoLet me rephrase: we created the system where anyone and their dog can subvert the democratic process. Oil companies are doing it. Hackers are doing it. Random bloke down the pub and his dog too. And someone had an expectation that adversaries will not take advantage of it?