r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 19h ago

Society Ukraine Struck Yandex Data Centers, Russian Bots Went Silent—Now Questions Are Mounting

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-struck-yandex-data-centers-russian-bots-went-silent-now-questions-are-mounting-23339
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u/celuur 18h ago

So here's my question - if we know where it's coming from, why can't we flag it to people as foreign manipulation?

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u/AshundertheOlivetree 18h ago

Because Facebook and Twitter are controlled by people who are fine with conflict, just not on their platform.

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u/recurecur 18h ago

If they flagged all the users and purged or block, advertisers could probably argue they were defrauded if large swathes were given to bots of demographic vs user of demographic.

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u/Albireookami 17h ago

Sounds like a win/win for everyone if the whole system crumbles.

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u/LevelFix83 17h ago

Not for the people running the system, which is the real issue. You have to take their power away, not ask them to give it up.