I watched a documentary the other day called “active measures” and basically since then, I’ve been wondering how much outrage online is real and how much is manufactured in a Russian troll farm. That’s why my engagement with serious topics online has been so minimal lately.
Of course, not all online outrage is manufactured or exacerbated by Russian trolls, but a lot of it is, and it’s just like...you gotta figure out what is and what isn’t.
That Gillette outrage? Idk...but creating a deeper division between feminists (basically just decent people) and others before a presidential election where left and right are already lightyears apart seems...... знакомый.....
Idk I guess just finding out how many shares and likes Russian troll farm-made pages for social justice stuff got made me super uneasy about contributing.
And now I’m back to this goddamn thread once again because look at this article about the account that essentially made the catholic school students and Native American man go viral. They didn’t mention Russia but I mean..
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/21/tech/twitter-suspends-account-native-american-maga-teens/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2019-01-22T02%3A01%3A06&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link">https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/2...
I mean just LOOK! Scary, but brilliant!
Aaaannnddddd we’re back https://twitter.com/cbsnews/status/1134282759013306369?s=21">https://twitter.com/cbsnews/s...
Adding my article to my Russia thread cuz it applies https://twitter.com/thakeebman/status/1141339347809124352?s=21">https://twitter.com/thakeebma...
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Just remembered that I have an active thread on R*ssia and disinformation so I’m adding my article to the thread https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥴" title="Woozy face" aria-label="Emoji: Woozy face"> https://twitter.com/thakeebman/status/1201983016748376069">https://twitter.com/thakeebma...
Couldn’t imagine where this fake email would have come from but anyway adding this to my thread
https://twitter.com/rmac18/status/1230581829045895168?s=21">https://twitter.com/rmac18/st... https://twitter.com/RMac18/status/1230581829045895168">https://twitter.com/RMac18/st...
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Whew
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I can’t be 100% sure who’s behind this but I would not be surprised so I’m adding this thread/tweet to this thread
https://twitter.com/thakeebman/status/1252345103353384961?s=21">https://twitter.com/thakeebma... https://twitter.com/thakeebman/status/1252345103353384961">https://twitter.com/thakeebma...
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