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/ArgentineBeauty 19h ago

Some right wing politicians are about to start wondering why no one is engaging with their posts anymore.

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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/psmgx 16h ago

who is "we" here?

facebook, google, tiktok, etc. all want to make money. it's their platforms and they're "free for everyone" if you can pay.

and the Russians will pay. Ditto for anyone else.

there could be laws about this, but ultimately those will require people to verify their ID -- and those have gone over about as well as a lead balloon.