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Re:Disinformation for hire: how a new breed of PR firms is s... by killface on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:08PM (#21985577)
this is exactly right. folks could likely get by anyway, but it would be dramatically reduced.

until there are consequences for lying online, and as long as there's money to be made by lying, enough people will be assholes and do it.

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Re:Disinformation for hire: how a new breed of PR firms is s... by pixl97 on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @06:27PM (#21986409)
Politicians lie in real life and suffer few consequences.
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