alt Hacker News> It was very telling when X started showing people’s locations and a lot of the political accounts targeting the US were based in other countries.
One thing to consider is if there were no social media would these attempts to subvert democracy stop ?
There are always elements in news media, academia, industry etc who are pawns in hands of foreign powers with ulterior motives.
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dualvariable • today at 7:54 PM
> One thing to consider is if there were no social media would these attempts to subvert democracy stop ?
That's just an argument that you shouldn't do anything if you can't do it perfectly.
teamonkey • today at 6:30 PM
It’s a matter of difficulty. Social media makes it ridiculously easy.
Russia certainly couldn't afford to disrupt all the elections they do without it. Traditional spycraft is highly skilled and expensive.