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This just means that China will use bots on american social media for influence. Honsestly, considering Trump got elected, that is enough. Dont think this will
by _Algernon_ 2y ago
This just means that China will use bots on american social media for influence. Honsestly, considering Trump got elected, that is enough.
Dont think this will affect foreign influence by china much.
- sterlind 2y agocontrolling the algorithm is a lot more subtle than using bots. it's pretty easy to notice bots and shills. it's harder to notice when it's all humans with sincere beliefs, just that some beliefs are overrepresented.
- _Algernon_ 2y ago>it's pretty easy to notice bots and shills You only notice the bots that you notice. How do you know how many bots you encounter where you dont realize it is a bot? Knowing this number is necessary to make the claim that claim, but it is fundamentally unknowable.