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drm604

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14. I understand all that, but those things just make this kind of manipulation easier.

Reply to eniwetok (Reply #12)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 12:30 PM

Feb 2017

Fixing things like the electoral college and gerrymandering, while important, won't stop this. The people using these techniques will just target their manipulation differently.

We need to find a way to counter these techniques.

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The Rise of the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine [View all] drm604 Feb 2017 OP

Steve Bannon is on the board of Cambridge Analytics flamingdem Feb 2017 #1

Very scary. drm604 Feb 2017 #2

Not that scary. It's a technique of disseminating messages. It's not going away. Democrats need KittyWampus Feb 2017 #6

It is scary. drm604 Feb 2017 #9

No interest in this? drm604 Feb 2017 #3

Damn. Tactical Peek Feb 2017 #4

Kick drm604 Feb 2017 #5

If you think the DNC isn't also doing this then dagnuguy Feb 2017 #7

Then why did they lose? drm604 Feb 2017 #8

They've lost because the system is antidemocratic.... eniwetok Feb 2017 #12

I understand all that, but those things just make this kind of manipulation easier. drm604 Feb 2017 #14

Sure the GOP will use every trick in the book.... eniwetok Feb 2017 #16

I should add.... eniwetok Feb 2017 #17

The DNC may want to........ BruceWane Feb 2017 #10

It may be that conservative voters are easier to manipulate. drm604 Feb 2017 #13

except a piece on Cambridge Analytics pointed to data finding Haitian immigrants and targeting them KittyWampus Feb 2017 #15

The DNC has no long term goals... the Right does. eniwetok Feb 2017 #11

Exactly. drm604 Feb 2017 #18

read it years ago... eniwetok Feb 2017 #19