Observation: Why would Russians using algos to do what algos do make us doubt our own democracy?
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Or maybe we should look closer to home for risks to our democracy? That might be awkward though.
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Also, maybe we should actually read a report before we all take it as BREAKING news?
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"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.
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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?
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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
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So the report hasn't been released, the people behind it won't reveal their IDs, but Russia is the problem. Gotcha.
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"Our democracy's at risk bc people don't read media critically and I'll prove that by not reading critically."
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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 …
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Um. No. Hillary directed a lot of focus on Russia, and media covered it. More than proven GOP "hacks."
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Media didn't cover it with anywhere near volume alotted her emails or (short-lived) pneumonia.
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No, they didn't. But they largely covered it BECAUSE she wanted focus there, not on things that might win election
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Bigger question is why more Americans didn't care. Makes you question the national IQ a bit.
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NO. Makes you question why REAL KNOWN threats were ignored and you think that's cool.
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Real known threats bigger than Russian interference in our process?
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Russian ATTEMPTED interference in process that was itself a symptom of problem.
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Also see: firearms don't kill people, people kill people. With firearms. But ignore that messy detail. Nothing to see there.
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With algorithms that work the same whether Putin or some Macedonian kid are exploiting them.
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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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