Undercover reporter reveals life in a Polish troll farm

Re:Undercover reporter reveals life in a Polish troll farm by 9HZZRfNlpR on Monday November 04, 2019 @06:57PM (#21448129)

But you have to be extremely naive to not believe it. Work somewhere near marketing and you realize everything is shilled upon you. The politicians have used these tricks hundreds of years ago, things are just different with a new platform.

Have you thought about the idea that you yourself are a victim of a marketing department if you believe every criticism is related to Russian campaigns?

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Re:Undercover reporter reveals life in a Polish troll farm by erikpukinskis on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @09:18PM (#21469789)

> if you believe every criticism is related to Russian campaigns.

That’s not the claim, and you hyperbolizing that way is a classic technique for muddying the waters.

> everything is shilled on you

That’s simply not true. There are many shills, but not everyone is a shill.

There is a difference between responsible marketing and lying. Every institution has to choose which they engage in.

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Re:Undercover reporter reveals life in a Polish troll farm by Thorrez on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @12:47AM (#21449989)

Wouldn't people leak out information about it just like this journalist did?

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Re:Undercover reporter reveals life in a Polish troll farm by Retric on Monday November 04, 2019 @08:41PM (#21448814)

Paid for troll farms are waste of money when the general public already agrees with the party. Thus, many parties have no reason to do this when members of the general public are willing to do it for free.

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Re:Undercover reporter reveals life in a Polish troll farm by baq on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @01:40AM (#21450231)

Troll farms are polarizing: parties hire them to pretend to be two extreme sides to spread FUD.

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