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Re:How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addict... by komali2 on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @01:30PM (#14806073)
>anti-democratic activities of shill accounts

Can you clarify why the actions of shill accounts are inherently anti-democratic? I don't really see the connection between the concept of Democracy and paid posters on a social media website.

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Re:How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addict... by nissimk on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @01:51PM (#14806309)
Propaganda. It's a highly effective tool for manipulating public opinion by API. What do you think all of this talk about hacking the election is about? It wasn't just publishing private emails.
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Re:How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addict... by komali2 on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @01:54PM (#14806338)
Fair point. I buy that when its a campaign or government entity buying bots (please god someone pass better anti-lobbying laws), but how do we content (legally) with Russian bots flooding these forums?
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