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/nonlawyer 16h ago

It got a lot harder when Reddit started allowing hidden comment histories. 

But the misfires are still kinda obvious, usually a TwoWords_bunchaNumbers account that’s relatively young and making comments that sound very generic or off topic.  

Usually boosting one of the Russian-aligned rightwing parties like the GOP, AfD, Reform etc. Or indirectly by pretending to be a lefty with “concerns” about their opposition.

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u/Aegisfortress 15h ago

So anyone that isn't vehemently left leaning? It's so funny considering the DNC has literally funded this website and paid for bot farms. Yall are delusional.

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u/nonlawyer 15h ago

I said that’s “usually” what bots do. Not that everyone who does these things is a bot.

There are plenty of organic idiots too, of course. And based on your reading comprehension…

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u/CvieYltidrekoof 13h ago

‘Fellow travellers’ applies across the political spectrum