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Western countries should have paid more attetion on social media as a means of information warfare. It has been so easy for actors from Russia and China to pola
by weweersdfsd 3y ago
Western countries should have paid more attetion on social media as a means of information warfare. It has been so easy for actors from Russia and China to polarize the political landscape. Both Trump supporters and the woke left are just useful idiots implementing their plans. In EU we similarly have both anti-EU "nationalists" and lefties who oppose nuclear and call for open borders, both groups most definitely working for Russia whether they know it or not.
- colpabar 3y agoWe’re only allowed to acknowledge foreign influence on the right, even suggesting the left is also susceptible is highly verboten.
- Workaccount2 3y agoThe problem is that there is no need to acknowledge it if it is pushing your side. Why would you call out someone who is actively pushing your agenda? It's very insidious.
- conradfr 3y agoMaybe they just don't do it at the scale Russia does it but: https://theintercept.com/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/ https://theintercept.com/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/