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Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 09:32 PM Oct 2017

6 russian-spy created facebook pages were shared 340 million times.

They were anti-Hillary, designed to create fake news, involved Texas, an LGBT group, a "Blacktivist" account, etc. Those six accounts were a sample looked at by research journalists.

And there were many more accounts. Start with 340 million shares.

This story is on TRMS tonight.

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6 russian-spy created facebook pages were shared 340 million times. (Original Post) Ilsa Oct 2017 OP
Yes and 470 accounts have been identified so far Flaleftist Oct 2017 #1
People will claim that it doesn't affect them. Ilsa Oct 2017 #3
I saw part of an interview Flaleftist Oct 2017 #4
People who say they aren't affected Ilsa Oct 2017 #6
Simple solution to this problem. democratisphere Oct 2017 #2
I'm ready to dump Fb. Ilsa Oct 2017 #5
Still Looking For A Solid Connection To Dotard Grassy Knoll Oct 2017 #7
Would love to see it, but that isn't what the story Ilsa Oct 2017 #9
Ban political ads on social media just like tobacco ads are banned on TV world wide wally Oct 2017 #8
Putin, with accomplices like Jill Stein, did a number on American democracy. nt oasis Oct 2017 #10

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
1. Yes and 470 accounts have been identified so far
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 09:36 PM
Oct 2017

So we're looking at possibly tens of billions of views on Facebook alone of Russian propaganda.

There's no way that didn't have some influence.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
3. People will claim that it doesn't affect them.
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 09:39 PM
Oct 2017

But the science says differently. People develop cognitive overload because they can't mentally filter through all of the bullshit. Then some of it ends up being accepted as true, real.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
4. I saw part of an interview
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 09:44 PM
Oct 2017

from one of the guys involved in creating ads for Trump. They did testing with different colors and designs to see what type of ads have the best effect, marketing psychology type stuff. It will be interesting to see how closely people in the Trump camp worked with the Russians on their ads and targeting viewers.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
5. I'm ready to dump Fb.
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 09:45 PM
Oct 2017

No time for it. Junk comes across. I'll miss reading stuff from friends, but this system is too unregulated. I lied about my lication DOB, etc, anyway. I don't trust it.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
9. Would love to see it, but that isn't what the story
Tue Oct 10, 2017, 07:00 AM
Oct 2017

was about. It was simply about the prevalence of propaganda infiltrating US social media, and how in some cases, was made to look like local media ("Texit", etc).

Looking forward to mueller finding the specific tie-in to the campaign, to Trump.

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