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[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Reminds me of back in 2013 when Reddit admins accidentally revealed that Eglin Air Force Base, a location often cited as the source of government social-media propaganda/astroturfing programs, was the most Reddit addicted city in the world.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago

To be fair, every Air Force base had higher than average Reddit usage back in the day. It was one of the few websites not blocked by default. I don't know when that changed, Because I was out before then.

But yes, there are also the propaganda teams.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I would expect Moscow or St Petersburg.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 57 minutes ago (2 children)

Because you’ve been propagandized to hell. A lot of people have. Which is why everyone lost their shit about “Russian interference” over a couple of shitty memes from Russian sources during an election, but didn’t seem to give a shit about electioneering from domestic propaganda sources.

You’re getting far more propaganda from your own country than any other foreign entity, I promise you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 minutes ago (1 children)

I I know people in russia (friends of friends) who were paid per comment on american and russian social in support of putin and Trump before his first election. Mostly students, there were farms of them. This thing is real, and back then we talked how most of the discussion online is not real

[–] [email protected] 1 points 45 seconds ago

And the astroturf farm at Eglin AFB is the highest source of traffic on Reddit. I’m sure the US military’s astroturf output is absolutely eclipsing anything poorly paid students are outputting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 44 minutes ago (1 children)

I'm not American, just FYI.

Not my dumpster fire.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 38 minutes ago

Western propaganda and US propaganda aren’t all that different, and usually come from the same sources.