The silence from Muslim leaders on the president’s 2024 reelection bid is speaking volumes as Biden continues to back Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza.
As someone who spent a lot of time fighting sock puppets over a decade ago: Foreign influence is only viable where there is already a domestic issue to exploit.
The sock puppets and astroturfing are a real thing. Most of the big powers are doing it. The US is certainly doing it (“hi Eglin AFB”) as much as anyone. Even private companies do it!
Whatever opinion you are arguing, unless it is ancom then there is probably a sock puppet out there arguing the same thing.
And when everyone has a voice, you should really worry about why your neighbors find the dangerous ones appealing. The reason is going to lie in the neighbor and not the voice - they have so many to choose from now, after all.
As someone who spent a lot of time fighting sock puppets over a decade ago: Foreign influence is only viable where there is already a domestic issue to exploit.
The sock puppets and astroturfing are a real thing. Most of the big powers are doing it. The US is certainly doing it (“hi Eglin AFB”) as much as anyone. Even private companies do it!
Whatever opinion you are arguing, unless it is ancom then there is probably a sock puppet out there arguing the same thing.
And when everyone has a voice, you should really worry about why your neighbors find the dangerous ones appealing. The reason is going to lie in the neighbor and not the voice - they have so many to choose from now, after all.