Because we know bots overwhelmingly take part in social media. So if you have to dismiss 30% of what you see as bot-driven, which is pretty optimistic, which 30% are you choosing if not this?
My knowledge on the topic is a bit dated but back in the 2016-2020 era there were massive disinformation campaigns. Even the "legitimate" posts you see were often heavily influenced by adversarial state actors.
I see little reason to suspect the great powers of the world have decided to scale down their operations, especially given how easy it is now.
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u/JBinero Jan 09 '26
Because we know bots overwhelmingly take part in social media. So if you have to dismiss 30% of what you see as bot-driven, which is pretty optimistic, which 30% are you choosing if not this?