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View submission: Suspected Campaign from Russia on Reddit
I think it's more psychological. Whether the Russians invest $100,000, 1 million dollars or 10 million dollars in Facebook ads, it doesn't matter. They're not making much of a dent in terms of the number of people they're persuading on any one specific issue. The headline is the same: *Breaking: Russia is buying ads on Facebook to manipulate you*." Same goes for Reddit. 100 reddit accounts that barely gain traction aren't doing much, but the psychological effect of the headline is what matters. And it clearly works. Just look on reddit. Especially subs like /r/Politics. Everyone who disagrees with you is now a Russian troll. It turns the Russians into this all powerful boogeyman.
Comment by soapfrog at 06/12/2019 at 23:28 UTC
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Uh where have you been the last few years, there has been more returns on their "small investment" than they could have ever dreamed.
Comment by Fluffymufinz at 06/12/2019 at 23:46 UTC
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/r/politics is the second worst sub on reddit behind /r/TheDonald. At least as far as actual discussion and not an echo chamber of idiots.