The problem with the internet - protecting against foreign influence - fake news

[frigidweirdo]

Anti-immigration AI videos traced to overseas fakers, BBC finds

"Patriotic" UK anti-immigration social media accounts have been traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

www.bbc.co.uk

"Anti-immigration AI videos traced to overseas fakers, BBC finds"

This is about a video that the BBC says came from Sri Lanka. But could be from anywhere, could be Chinese, Russian.

There is a problem with people trying to manipulate politics in foreign countries. Some cases might just be individuals, individuals are not the problem. The problem is there are governments pushing this stuff, pushing for chaos in the country, of more extreme views in the people.

How do you stop this? Or do you just let it happen to protect freedom of speech? But what happens when the extreme then take over and take away that freedom of speech?

 

[dblack]

China and Russia troll social media regularly. They want to instigate chaos and societal breakdown. They're off to a pretty good start