It’s only going to increase as midterms get closer. Much like 4chan, just because lemmy isn’t run by business and political interests sure as hell doesn’t mean it has any further resistance to astroturfing than social media that is.
As long as it’s easier to make accounts and posts than it is for moderators to moderate, you’ll see shit like this.
Even if it’s astroturfing that aligns with your beliefs folks, please keep your eyes open for it.
Account created today ✅
Entire post history critical of the USA✅
Comments = 0 ✅
Gee I wonder which country this bot is from?
It’s only going to increase as midterms get closer. Much like 4chan, just because lemmy isn’t run by business and political interests sure as hell doesn’t mean it has any further resistance to astroturfing than social media that is.
As long as it’s easier to make accounts and posts than it is for moderators to moderate, you’ll see shit like this.
Even if it’s astroturfing that aligns with your beliefs folks, please keep your eyes open for it.