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Not surprising. We know from a rare moment of truth that the U.K. 77th brigade is using social media to influence people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_Br
by kalrtar 2y ago
Not surprising. We know from a rare moment of truth that the U.K. 77th brigade is using social media to influence people:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)#Activities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/77th_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)#...
The Brigade uses social media such as Twitter and Facebook to influence populations and behaviour.[11][12] David Miller, then a professor of political sociology at the University of Bristol studying British government propaganda and public relations, said that it is "involved in manipulation of the media including using fake online profiles".
Generative AI is even cheaper.
- causal 2y agoSocial media is increasingly a battleground for bots. Real humans ironically become a voluntary force in this, as the bots only need to propagate an idea so far before people believe it enough to make it part of their identity. One idea is a social media service built on strict identity checks, but I'm not sure people actually care that much whether they're talking to a bot or not.
- tim333 2y agoI'm glad we do a bit of that rather than just letting the Russians dominate there.