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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
#7
Pachamama
(16,874 posts)1. Kick
StrictlyRockers
(3,854 posts)2. Kicked and rec'd for the slow people
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
(17,781 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
(7,367 posts)5. You tube has it's share.
I'll be writing on my observations about You Tube soon.
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)