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Cetacea

(7,400 posts) Sun Aug 30, 2020, 03:23 PM Aug 2020

How Russian trolls weaponized your social media feed

This is old (2018) but still relevant.

"Don't call them trolls. Trolls are people who try and get a reaction by saying inflammatory things. Call them disinformation agents."

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How Russian trolls weaponized your social media feed (Original Post) Cetacea Aug 2020 OP

Kick Pachamama Aug 2020 #1

Kicked and rec'd for the slow people StrictlyRockers Aug 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Cetacea Aug 2020 #3

Facebook has become the sewer of the Internet. paleotn Aug 2020 #4

You tube has it's share. Cetacea Aug 2020 #5

K&R 2naSalit Aug 2020 #6

Good to know. Here we go again, another platform of division & fear! That's why I take breaks Illumination Aug 2020 #7

Yep. Saw a lot of them during 2016, targeting the left. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2020 #8

Pachamama

(17,565 posts)

1. Kick

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Sun Aug 30, 2020, 03:26 PM

Aug 2020

StrictlyRockers

(3,934 posts)

2. Kicked and rec'd for the slow people

Reply to Cetacea (Original post)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 03:28 PM

Aug 2020

Some people must enjoy having their data sold to the highest bidder.

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Cetacea This message was self-deleted by its author.

paleotn

(22,727 posts)

4. Facebook has become the sewer of the Internet.

Reply to Cetacea (Original post)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 03:45 PM

Aug 2020

coupled with the fact that most Americans can't think their way out of a wet paper sack, and you have a recipe for 2016.

Cetacea

(7,400 posts)

5. You tube has it's share.

Reply to paleotn (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 03:55 PM

Aug 2020

I'll be writing on my observations about You Tube soon.

2naSalit

(103,806 posts)

6. K&R

Reply to Cetacea (Original post)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 04:01 PM

Aug 2020

Illumination

(2,458 posts)

7. Good to know. Here we go again, another platform of division & fear! That's why I take breaks

Reply to Cetacea (Original post)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 06:20 PM

Aug 2020

from politics & watch the animal videos!

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)

8. Yep. Saw a lot of them during 2016, targeting the left. (nt)

Reply to Cetacea (Original post)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 06:25 PM

Aug 2020

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