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"Pose As Lawyers, Activists": How Chinese Accounts Spread Fake News In India (www.ndtv.com)
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"Pose As Lawyers, Activists": How Chinese Accounts Spread Fake News In India::undefined

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[–] RTRedreovic@feddit.ch 7 points 11 months ago

So Godi Media has found a place here as well.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago

Every country is dealing with this issue to some extent, and the same countries may also have state actors running their own fleet of sockpuppet accounts / astroturfing campaigns

Another downside to this (in addition to the sockpuppeting itself) is that populist leaders can accuse legitimate activists, journalists, and criticism as sockpuppeting/astroturfing.

Astroturfing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 3 points 11 months ago

The BJP spread enough fake news without help.