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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016

    BREAKING: Russians (and Macedonian kids we don't mention) used algorithms to do what algos designed to do. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/russian-propaganda-effort-helped-spread-fake-news-during-election-experts-say/2016/11/24/793903b6-8a40-4ca9-b712-716af66098fe_story.html …

    5:37 AM - 25 Nov 2016
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      1. New conversation
      2. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Observation: Why would Russians using algos to do what algos do make us doubt our own democracy?

        3 replies 17 retweets 24 likes
      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Or maybe we should look closer to home for risks to our democracy? That might be awkward though.

        2 replies 31 retweets 53 likes
      4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Also, maybe we should actually read a report before we all take it as BREAKING news?

        2 replies 8 retweets 23 likes
      5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel

        "We're going to release a report but haven't yet but here's BREAKING headline you can't test for yourself" not good for democracy either.

        1 reply 10 retweets 27 likes
      6. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I mean, I have to go move furniture, so I don't have time for this now. But for fuck sake people, read a bit more critically? Please?

        2 replies 9 retweets 21 likes
      7. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel

        The exec director of the report you're all talking about won't reveal his name but Russia is the threat to democracy.pic.twitter.com/beMNon9BLQ

        23 replies 91 retweets 127 likes
      8. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel

        So the report hasn't been released, the people behind it won't reveal their IDs, but Russia is the problem. Gotcha.

        3 replies 30 retweets 58 likes
      9. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel

        "Our democracy's at risk bc people don't read media critically and I'll prove that by not reading critically."

        4 replies 36 retweets 61 likes
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      2. Suzanne Kelleher‏ @SuzanneKelleher 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel @mathewi

        BREAKING: Media missed big story in real time, focused instead on personality flaws. Botched.http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/public-editor/a-muted-alarm-bell-over-russian-election-hacking.html …

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @SuzanneKelleher

        Um. No. Hillary directed a lot of focus on Russia, and media covered it. More than proven GOP "hacks." @mathewi

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Suzanne Kelleher‏ @SuzanneKelleher 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel @mathewi

        Media didn't cover it with anywhere near volume alotted her emails or (short-lived) pneumonia.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @SuzanneKelleher

        No, they didn't. But they largely covered it BECAUSE she wanted focus there, not on things that might win election @mathewi

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Suzanne Kelleher‏ @SuzanneKelleher 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel @mathewi

        Bigger question is why more Americans didn't care. Makes you question the national IQ a bit.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @SuzanneKelleher

        NO. Makes you question why REAL KNOWN threats were ignored and you think that's cool. @mathewi

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      8. Suzanne Kelleher‏ @SuzanneKelleher 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel @mathewi

        Real known threats bigger than Russian interference in our process?

        5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @SuzanneKelleher

        Russian ATTEMPTED interference in process that was itself a symptom of problem. @mathewi

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. read_only‏ @Juan_de_Vashon 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Also see: firearms don't kill people, people kill people. With firearms. But ignore that messy detail. Nothing to see there.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @Juan_de_Vashon

        With algorithms that work the same whether Putin or some Macedonian kid are exploiting them.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. mazzetta‏ @mazzettam 25 Nov 2016
        Replying to @emptywheel

        let mention these smart kids making money from rednecks' ignorance https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/how-macedonia-became-a-global-hub-for-pro-trump-misinfo?utm_term=.dw5dEJKj3#.gvabPwNrJ …

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