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EU elections results -- Rip (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by mecfs to c/politicalmemes

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[–] Serinus 29 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Huh, wonder why Russian apologists have such a high correlation with these movements.

[–] mecfs 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Ever wonder why mainstream social media feeds were filled with right wing content, and far right comments? Or why left-wing communities get hijacked by people saying you should not vote, or only vote for super far left pro-russia parties.

Behold the “Russian Web Brigades” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_web_brigades

To avert suspicions, the users sandwich political remarks between neutral articles on travelling, cooking and pets.[25] They overwhelm comment sections of media to render meaningful dialogue impossible.[39][40]

This is why I left reddit. I would say 1 in 10 accounts is one of these. It is crazy.

[–] Serinus 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They're here too. Not in the same numbers, but they're here.

[–] mecfs 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Is there any state backed keyboard army free social media? :(

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

As soon as a social media becomes popular they'll be there.

[–] Serinus 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe if some government makes one that confirms identity and has penalties for allowing others to post on your account. But, you know, there's a whole host of other issues with that.

[–] mecfs 3 points 3 months ago

I hate being disabled and unable to leave my bed.

I wish I could interact with people in real life…

[–] assassin_aragorn 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Putin's idea of making Russia stronger of bringing everyone else down to their level, instead of making actual improvements in Russia.

[–] DogWater 1 points 3 months ago

It's the only thing he has the resources to do.

Troll farms are easy ways to get a lot of discontent in opposing nations for minimum expenditure