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I was wondering this morning, does the activity of making fake posts actually demand a great deal of computing power in the first place? I understand that it takes a lot of "compute" to make a fake video, but maybe that isn't true for posting simple rage-bait texts and replies.

It might have an impact but most of that stuff just needs a phone, it’s not some massive infographic lift like surveillance is.

Infrastructure, not infographic 🙈

And it's being run from other countries by piece-worker freelancers. Datacenters largely not relevant to this activity.

I monitor several public accounts on FB that always get dozens and dozens of gross comments. 2 trans people. 2 immigrant support accounts. 2 elected Dems. There has been a marked decrease in the gross comments. Under 10 instead of dozens. Maybe a coincidence but hard to ignore.

It's truly mad how upwardly viral this is still continuing to be. I can see how some folks trying to fact-check are getting confused, there are a few articles out there that seem full of valid citations & references -- but poke at them with a stick or run them by a competent nerd & they fall apart.

We went in a more scientific direction, starting with the assertion that the burden of proof lies on those claiming a direct effect. A plausible hypothesis, but requires evidence. After analyzing hundreds of sources and posts, we have found none. russianbots.america2.news