“Pose As Lawyers, Activists”: How Chinese Accounts Spread Fake News In India::undefined

  • Otter
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    51 year ago

    Every country is dealing with this issue to some extent, and the same countries may also have state actors running their own fleet of sockpuppet accounts / astroturfing campaigns

    Another downside to this (in addition to the sockpuppeting itself) is that populist leaders can accuse legitimate activists, journalists, and criticism as sockpuppeting/astroturfing.

    Astroturfing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

  • @Jakdracula
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    31 year ago

    I like how the picture has an American flag on the wall.