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 …
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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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@Atrios only Counterpunch was mentioned as a left site. I don't like Russia's involvement in our politics.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Consortium news TruthDig, NakedCapitalism and more. It's a shit hoax site.
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This article is written by a U.K. Conservative, but reflects my personal experience http://heatst.com/world/how-russias-twitter-bots-and-trolls-work-with-donald-trump-campaign-accounts/ …
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Louise Mensch?? Really???
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wonder These Twitter bots harass anyone tangentially connected to the Democratic Party, like me.
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