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Pentagon Reports 2000% Increase in Russia Trolls Since Friday (axios.com)

Posted by msmash on from the closer-look dept.

An anonymous reader shares a report: Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in Saturday's briefing that there has been a "2,000% increase in Russian trolls in the last 24 hours," following the coordinated strike against Syria on Friday night.

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  1. Re:Good gravy by intnsred · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I predict a 3000% increase in Rickrolling.

    And I predict a 4000% increase in Pentagon trolls.

    Or are we not supposed to acknowledge the fact that the US gov't pays people and wages propaganda wars on the Internet?

  2. Re:Yeah, Slashdot has become wildly 'conservative' by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 4, Interesting

    noticed.

    I'm very liberal and when I post my strong dislike for the R's that are ruining things for all of us, I get modded down very unrealistically, compared to how slash used to be (note, I do have a low enough number to know what slash used to be like in the early days).

    IT is not conservative; slash is mostly IT based and yet the R's come here in storm and mod things down in a pretty organized manner.

    I'd say there are definitely paid shills and trolls here and have been over about 10 years, now.

    I dont' really care; since I realize that this place has long been invaded and ruined. I still speak my mind and the message still does get out. but it is a shame that the invasion of social media has mostly ruined it, as a true communication medium.

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  3. Re:Oh no by Frank+Burly · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I can't speak for the parent (who was modded down for no discernible reason), but I took "every reason to think" to refer to statements that had no good-faith evidence, like that the UK poisoned a former Russian spy with Russian nerve poison, or that the people Syria were faking their exposure to nerve poisons.

    There are all sorts of good reasons reasons to be against military intervention (by the U.S. and Russia) but the troll arguments typically blossom only when the US and EU forces are the ones intervening, and their post-truth framing of the issues is often a tell.

    Honestly, the cries of McCarthyism about this issue are also evidence of either being a mark, or in on the con.