• @MinekPo1@lemmy.ml
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    229 days ago

    my point isn’t to say that the ellection interference in 2016 did not happen , but that I don’t think its reasonable to assert that a topic is being influenced by Russian trolls by virtue of it being something Russia might have a vague interest in .

    not to say that any suspicions are invalid , of course , but again from what I understand , Russia has a very “one topic at a time” approach , which should be taken to mean there is a limited number of affected communities , which from past examples appear “home grown” .

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      029 days ago

      “vague interest”? I think you’re severely downplaying their intentions for whatever reason. Russia has plenty to gain from the destabilization of the West.

      Russia has a very “one topic at a time” approach

      What do you base this on? And why would this impede them from trying? You make it sound like this lies in the hands of a handful of people or that it’s not a sizeable operation. And can you give “homegrown” examples that can be shown not to be influenced by Russian disinformants?