10M fake accounts? I mean, that in and of itself is impressive. Apparently, it's easy to create fake accounts on TikTok still? How hard would that be today with FB, Twitt...er, X or any thing else really?
Russia and China rigged Romanian Elections using 10M fake TikTok accounts
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#12Rigged? Or just convinced enough idiots with propaganda?
The person that thinks they're above propaganda is the one most swayed by it.
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#14TikTok is rife with russian sock puppet accounts run by trolls that try and persuade people. Look at any of the political posts and then check out the accounts posting pro-red and anti-blue sentiments. There is a clear pattern to their accounts.
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#1510M fake accounts? I mean, that in and of itself is impressive. Apparently, it's easy to create fake accounts on TikTok still? How hard would that be today with FB, Twitt...er, X or any thing else really?
I am sure it's easy when you likely have direct access to APIs.
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#16They didn’t rig an election — at least not based on the description in the article. They campaigned for a candidate using underhanded tactics.
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#18The Ukraine game all over again, i really have to say the CIA/Pentagon is doing an incredible job, and Europe is playing the perfect socket-puppet....
The US knows how to play games, that's for sure.
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#19Another article https://www.rferl.org/a/romania-russia-election-interference...
Wow, this disclaimer on the side of the page was a bit surprising: "If you are in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine and hold a Russian passport or are a stateless person residing permanently in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine, please note that you could face fines or imprisonment for sharing, liking, commenting on, or saving our content, or for contacting us."
Not surprising at all, actually.
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#20Well, regardless of what happens in Romania, I guarantee that this will be a factor in the US treatment of TikTok. That site is fairly biased (but the same can be said for almost every news site). It's not really "rigged," per se ; it's more like throwing half a billion dollars worth of campaign contributions into the mix. We certainly saw similar, in the US, but it looks like Romania had zero safeguards.
It's different than campaign contributions. When I see a campaign ad I acknowledge that it's a campaign ad. What's devious about the bot armies is it gives the false appearance that my neighbors hold certain beliefs when they do not.