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"What we've seen so far with respect to bots and the distortion of information is just the tip of the iceberg. It is the greatest threat of recent years, and it threatens the basic values that we share—democracy and the world order created since World War Two,"
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2 Senate-commissioned reports determined that Ru had used every SM tool available to influence the 2016 presidential election in favor of Trump. One of the reports, detailed the wide reach of the Russian troll farm called the Internet Research Agency
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"Run like a sophisticated marketing agency in a centralized office environment, the IRA employed and trained over a thousand people to engage in round-the-clock influence operations, first targeting Ukrainian and Russian citizens, and then, well before the 2016 election, American
The only way to stop these bots is to report and block. Be smart. Don't just believe everything you read. Verify via Google. If it seems weird and not true, it most likely isn't.
Our intelligence and vigilance is the only thing that will get in the way of SM bots. #BeSmart
Our intelligence and vigilance is the only thing that will get in the way of SM bots. #BeSmart
