11 upvotes, 3 direct replies (showing 3)
View submission: Suspected Campaign from Russia on Reddit
You get banned if you call someone a bot or shill. We're dealing with real rocket scientists over here. They have countless troll accounts and getting you banned by engaging them only makes their message dissemination easier. It's a losing battle because the mods and admins aren't mentally equipped to deal with these people.
Comment by HulksInvinciblePants at 06/12/2019 at 23:25 UTC
6 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Seriously. This "campaign" has been non-stop since 2016. Whether by direct actors or useful idiots, the stream of misinformation hasn't been reduced one bit.
This[1] post was on the front page not too long ago. The account that posted it has a total of 7 comments over the span of 3 years.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/UNBGBBIIVCHIDCTIICBG/comments/e5l821/hey_reddit_have_fun_with_this_one/
"What's the big deal? Don't you know the US intereferes with every country all the time?!"
Hmmm. Who would benefit the most from such an accusation? And why are they mentioning countries and dates that clearly don't align to the accusation in question? I totally missed the part where we simply "interfered" with Ukraine in 2014 or that history lied to us about the conditions of East Germany in 1953...
Comment by [deleted] at 07/12/2019 at 00:25 UTC*
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Not everyone you disagree with politically is a bot. Whatever party you vote for, you may have noticed that they don't get 100% of the vote.
If a user is able to post coherent, relevant comments then there's a near 0% chance they're a bot. Calling them names is just...well, it's rude.
Comment by Airway at 06/12/2019 at 23:48 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Reddit is mismanaging this in a huge way and I believe it to be intentional. /u/spez is a scumbag.