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Related: About this forumHow 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
Good to know. Here we go again, another platform of division & fear! That's why I take breaks
Illumination
Aug 2020
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Pachamama
(17,544 posts)1. Kick
StrictlyRockers
(3,933 posts)2. Kicked and rec'd for the slow people
Some people must enjoy having their data sold to the highest bidder.
Response to StrictlyRockers (Reply #2)
Cetacea This message was self-deleted by its author.
paleotn
(21,820 posts)4. Facebook has become the sewer of the Internet.
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.
I'll be writing on my observations about You Tube soon.
2naSalit
(100,943 posts)6. K&R
Illumination
(2,458 posts)7. Good to know. Here we go again, another platform of division & fear! That's why I take breaks
from politics & watch the animal videos!
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)8. Yep. Saw a lot of them during 2016, targeting the left. (nt)
