r/CriticalThinkingIndia • u/PrimedGold • 1d ago

Science, Tech & Medicine Following Ukraine’s attack on Yandex’s data centers, Russian bot activity across American platforms appears to have declined significantly. A Swedish engineer rans tests by posting pro-H-1B visa content and observed no anti-Indian hate in response.

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u/PrimedGold 1d ago

I’ll try to explain.

Indians have been facing a lot of anti-Indian hate and racism on X, particularly in discussions about H-1B visas, immigration, or pretty much anything related to India.

Over the past week, Ukraine has reportedly been targeting Yandex’s data centers across Russia. Yandex is essentially Russia’s Google and operates extensive digital infrastructure.

Now, here’s where things get interesting. Since these attacks began, anti-Indian hate on X appears to have declined significantly. Some American political subreddits also seem to be experiencing lower traffic, alongside an apparent reduction in anti-Indian rhetoric online.

This has led me and a few others to speculate whether a significant portion of the anti-Indian hate was being amplified by Russian bot farms as part of a coordinated influence operation, or psyop.

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u/Status_East5224 1d ago

Hmm quite Interesting. But why would Russia engage in such activity and Ukraine come to our rescue?

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u/PrimedGold 1d ago

I mean it’s their policy. The more Anti India that perpetuates in the USA through social media, the more that hate is projected on to Indians IRL.

The wider the divide between US and India, the more India-Russia relationship can thrive. Thats been the case since 1947.

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u/Status_East5224 1d ago

Makes sense