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Darkest Timeline @darkest-timeline.bsky.social

So Russians on Facebook made people racist?

aug 14, 2025, 10:03 pm • 0 0

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Gigi @squirrellyaltruist.bsky.social

Social engineering sponsored by Russia on FB (and other platforms) increased voter turnout that preyed on people’s biases based on gender, crime, etc. This isn’t some hoax conclusion. I didn’t look into it as an impact for 2024 vs 2016 b/c social engineering has exploded everywhere by other parties

aug 14, 2025, 10:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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Darkest Timeline @darkest-timeline.bsky.social

Sure. But didn't they have to have that bias in order to be persuaded by it? Btw, the conclusion at the time was that the social manipulation was real but not enough to sway the outcome.

aug 14, 2025, 10:16 pm • 0 0 • view
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Gigi @squirrellyaltruist.bsky.social

Yes as kicking people off the voter rolls was also necessary and is why it is an increasingly strong play by the GOP to clawback voting rights.

aug 14, 2025, 10:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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Gigi @squirrellyaltruist.bsky.social

And clawback the accessibility of voting. St. Louis MO during the GW Bush Jr Term 1 election will always be essential to most valuable tools ever to the GOP. Throw up every obstacle possible to counting a cast vote in time.

aug 14, 2025, 10:26 pm • 0 0 • view