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/skinmiach 14h ago

It amazes me how indifferent people are to bots in the comments, given how much comments matter. Seriously, I’ve been talking about this problem for so long, but all I hear is “just ignore it, dudes are just sharing their opinions.” They are not DUDES. If the Western world has lost its grip so badly that it can’t recognize a threat and stand up to it... then it deserves the position history is putting it in

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u/LolsaurusWrex 13h ago

Those people underestimate the power of social engineering and overestimate their ability to see past it

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u/1andahalfpercent 11h ago

From the bots perspective discord is the goal. Doesn't matter if you and I agree or disagree with them or each other. But me seeing an over aggressive reply to a position give me subconscious permission to go a bit more aggressive than I otherwise would.

By moving me and you a little further away each time it means eventually im calling you a monster and a nazi because of your position on traffic warden operating hours in Preston Northend.

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u/tbombs23 3h ago

People don't realize that no one is immune to propaganda. NO ONE