Russia's Social Media Propaganda Was Hiding in Plain Sight
This is heartbreaking. Fraud on Twitter and Facebook for so long. Evil-doers like the Russians misled and lied and brutally hijacked our election, here and in other ways.
Infuriating and completely unacceptable.
Since 2014....
This is heartbreaking. Fraud on Twitter and Facebook for so long. Evil-doers like the Russians misled and lied and brutally hijacked our election, here and in other ways.
Infuriating and completely unacceptable.
"A common misconception about Donald Trump’s rise to
presidential power — as well as the role Russia-backed social media
allegedly played in getting him there — is that no one saw it coming. In
reality, scholars, activists, and regular social media users had warned
that platforms seemed to becoming weaponized for political purposes in a
way that felt new and dangerous. The hearings on Russian disinformation
over the past two days are a bitter coda to a symphony of discontent to
which tech gurus responded slowly.
presidential power — as well as the role Russia-backed social media
allegedly played in getting him there — is that no one saw it coming. In
reality, scholars, activists, and regular social media users had warned
that platforms seemed to becoming weaponized for political purposes in a
way that felt new and dangerous. The hearings on Russian disinformation
over the past two days are a bitter coda to a symphony of discontent to
which tech gurus responded slowly.
They do not have that option anymore. But the bigger question is why they ever thought they did.
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