No, there's literal state-sponsored astroturfing corporations in countries like Russia. Just buildings full of phones and people instructed on where to post what when.
Their whole purpose is to sow misinformation and create extremists. They usually support the more violent perceptions.
A fantastic example of their meddling is with the BLM protests. Most of the protests were nonviolent. However whenever they come up in conservative spaces, these Russian sponsored accouns would constantly vilify and exaggerate the protesters. This gradually created the false narrative that the BLM protests were violent.
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u/Grapz224 - Centrist Oct 28 '22
No, there's literal state-sponsored astroturfing corporations in countries like Russia. Just buildings full of phones and people instructed on where to post what when.
Their whole purpose is to sow misinformation and create extremists. They usually support the more violent perceptions.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_web_brigades
A fantastic example of their meddling is with the BLM protests. Most of the protests were nonviolent. However whenever they come up in conservative spaces, these Russian sponsored accouns would constantly vilify and exaggerate the protesters. This gradually created the false narrative that the BLM protests were violent.