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Analysis of the Russian information manipulation set Storm-1516 [pdf]

23 pointsby bpierre13 days ago

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alganet13 days ago
A very bite-sized report.<p>If it was authored in the US, it would lose credibility due to the current administration. Am I correct in that assessment?<p>I didn&#x27;t knew back then, but it&#x27;s obvious now in hindsight that swarm-like behavior and sleeper accounts existed at least far back to 2010, probably earlier.<p>So, agencies must have a more comprehensive map of those themes, how they can turn and how they were used and by whom.<p>It all ends up in the narratives used by regular people, so it would make sense to treat _all_ of these highly turnable discussion points that can go one way or the other into manifestations of a psychogenic epidemy. Mass induced hysteria. You can find it in western teaditional media too, it&#x27;s just not labeled as Codename-123. Maybe we should label it as Skynet. It fits.<p>Any contribution to these highly polarized themes only boosts the swarm, which can in fact turn either way of the political spectrum. However, as it grows, it becomes less controllable.<p>Let&#x27;s do the other thing. Inform people what is happening, let them know of these issues.<p>TL;DR you can&#x27;t turn off their swarm without turning off yours. They&#x27;re connected.