Sure, but it's still funny how everyone seems to treat Russia as a unique perpetrator in using bots. All nations use bots such as these, Russia is no different, they just get the most attention, for whatever reasons one might conceive.
There was a Star Trek (the original series) episode where some alien entity was manipulating Federation and Klingon forces to fight each other. In the middle of this, when the Klingon commander found out, he stopped fighting, saying "Klingons fight for their own reasons".
If the US wants to elect Trump, they can. If the UK wants to leave the EU, they can. But they should do it for their own reasons. Knowing who's manipulating you, and how, can help you make sure that you do it for your own reasons, even if you do the thing that someone else is trying to manipulate you into doing.
Hmm, the whole "use pens" thing was extensively widespread in the Scottish Independence ref in 2014. Not a surprise it'd resurface on a wider scale two years later.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 20.4 ms ] threadIf the US wants to elect Trump, they can. If the UK wants to leave the EU, they can. But they should do it for their own reasons. Knowing who's manipulating you, and how, can help you make sure that you do it for your own reasons, even if you do the thing that someone else is trying to manipulate you into doing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZnkULuWFDg