this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2023
90 points (95.9% liked)

Technology

72729 readers
1557 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related news or articles.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

"Pose As Lawyers, Activists": How Chinese Accounts Spread Fake News In India::undefined

top 4 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] RTRedreovic@feddit.ch 8 points 2 years ago

So Godi Media has found a place here as well.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Every country is dealing with this issue to some extent, and the same countries may also have state actors running their own fleet of sockpuppet accounts / astroturfing campaigns

Another downside to this (in addition to the sockpuppeting itself) is that populist leaders can accuse legitimate activists, journalists, and criticism as sockpuppeting/astroturfing.

Astroturfing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

The BJP spread enough fake news without help.

[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I like how the picture has an American flag on the wall.