Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Midterms

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2022/11/06/russia-reactivates-its-trolls-and-bots-ahead-of-midterms/

Russia Reactivates Its Trolls and Bots Ahead of Midterms
November 6, 2022 at 8:21 am EST By Taegan Goddard

New York Times: “It is part of what the group and other researchers have identified as a new, though more narrowly targeted, Russian effort ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. The goal, as before, is to stoke anger among conservative voters and to undermine trust in the American electoral system. This time, it also appears intended to undermine the Biden administration’s extensive military assistance to Ukraine.”

“It has specifically targeted Democratic candidates in the most contested races, including the Senate seats up for grabs in Ohio, Arizona and Pennsylvania, calculating that a Republican majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives could help the Russian war effort.”

“The campaigns show not only how vulnerable the American political system remains to foreign manipulation but also how purveyors of disinformation have evolved and adapted to efforts by the major social media platforms to remove or play down false or deceptive content.”

[jcgoldie]

1. thankfully Putins real army...

...is much less effective than his cyber army...

[I_UndergroundPanther]

2. I feel like this is an invasion

Like an act of war,dumping propaganda.
It demonstrates how fascist the republicans are. Used to be scared of russia for decades,and a cold war
now the gop are in bed with putin.

Blame the gop for this.rub thier faces in it
And the billionairs who host that shit .

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. Gangsters Of Putin merged with the U.S. Taliban, directed by Fascist Oligarch eXtremists.

Putin has many bots -- online, in office, in "churches", and on the tv.

[BlueIdaho]

4. Luckily or him Comrade Musk

Has opened the sluice gates over on Twitter. Do I remember right that Facebook blocks all political ads for seven days before an election? If not they should.

[Peacetrain]

5. If they can get the house, the republicans have threatened to pull funding for Ukraine

Stupid if they do it.. that is probably the only reason Putin has not retreated yet.. hoping the republican's will come to his rescue

[Qutzupalotl]

6. You're exactly right.

Putin did say he was “counting on” Republicans winning power in the midterms so they can cut Ukraine support. If that fails, I don't know if he'll pull back immediately, but it won't be good for him to stay.