The world is getting a break from Russian bots thanks to Kyiv.

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[+] 46 points 3 days ago (16 children)
  • [–] 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    If only you read the article you'd realize the "bot network" they're talking about is indexing websites so the Yandex search engine and related services can find them. The article literally gloats how "this will make the Internet slow or unusable for Russians".

    But of course they knew what they were doing with the headline. Targeting Euro-Americans who think the reason their politicians are corrupt is secret Russian (or Chinese) influence and dissenting opinions on the internet are Russian bots.

    Or I might just be one of the 10% of the bots that are still coming through!

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  • [–] 8 points 3 days ago* (3 children)

    effects on pubic opinion

    Unfortunately Russian Z-patriots are much much more hypnotized even than US MAGAs.

    They need intensive deprogramming and reintroduction into civil society. Temporarily cutting off just one source of propaganda helps a little, but does not put the cancer into remission.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    If religion's history as a whole is considered, they're more than likely to simply glom onto the next big lie that puts them in the in-crowd. 🧏🏼‍♂️

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    They'll 100% move them somewhere else as quickly as they can.

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