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niemandhier a day ago

We already see this, but not due to classical elites.

Romanian elections last year had to be repeated due to massive bot interference:

https://youth.europa.eu/news/how-romanias-presidential-elect...

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energy123 a day ago | parent [-]

I don't understand how this isn't an all hands on deck emergency for the EU (and for everyone else).

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pjc50 a day ago | parent [-]

The EU as an institution doesn't understand the concept of "emergency". And quite a number of national governments have already been captured by various pro-Russian elements.

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lionkor a day ago | parent [-]

Russian bots, as opposed to American bots, the latter of which are, of course, the good guys /s

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pjc50 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This sort of thing: https://www.dw.com/en/russian-disinformation-aims-to-manipul...

There does not appear to be a comparable operation by the US to plant entirely fake stores. Unless you count Truth Social, I suppose.

	▲	lingrush4 21 hours ago \| parent [-]
		With the exception of NPR and PBS, most American institutions dedicated to planting fake stories are not government controlled.

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timeon 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I think you are bit outdated now. Those are same bots.