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> It is precisely on Facebook and Instagram where you find the only popular movements against the current order in Europe, and the citizen journalists who expose and scrutinize the powers. It's a giant political threat towards those in power.

Also known as Russian, Iranian, Israeli and Chinese bot farms.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/22/experts-w...

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/09/g-s1-9010/russia-bot-farm-ai-...

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/05/facebook-bot-fa...

https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-allies-using-armies-...

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/volunteers-found-iran...

People calling this stuff "popular movements" and "citizen journalists" are either naive or complicit.



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I'm not sure what you mean.

I have not accused you of being any of those things, please make sure to read messages you respond to carefully before deflecting to outrage.

Those "citizen journalists" threatening "those in power" (e.g. our democratic societies) however? Yeah no shit they're malign actors.




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