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The amount of bots flooding this comment section says enough at how bad the datacenter attack was for the russian regime.
So many day old .ml accounts spewing propaganda.
People are real passionate about it.
Based on this comment section, we absolutely need to study the issue further.
Anecdotally, I have seen much less pro-Republican sentiment on the Facebook feed for my local newspaper. Usually anything related to Paxton or Trump is heavily “yay MAGA! go USA!” and name calling against liberals. Since the attack, I’ve barely seen any of that narrative and it’s people calling them out for their actions.
Could that mean that the entire user base had a change of heart and flipped? Sure, but unlikely.
Anecdotally you should understand what sample noise and confirmation bias are.
The bots that went silent were search indexers
Says who?
I’m trying to figure out why there is a small vocal minority so hell bent on saying “it’s not those bots!”. What purpose does it serve? It’s like the kid who’s hand is stuck in the cookie jar trying to deflect to something else.
So tell me, why are you pushing things so hard?
I think I’ve made two comments to that effect so I don’t really understand the premise of your question.
I try to correct untruths and didn’t think there was any special reason needed to do so.
Why does it strike you as something needing justification? Even from a perspective of someone not necessarily agreeing on the facts, I don’t understand why this would come across as anything other than someone commenting about their perspective, which is… the whole point of discussion-based social media like Lemmy.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9y7l0pm8jkko
Because disinformation is bad even if you agree with it…
The automated request traffic (potential bots) simply moved elsewhere, the initial impact was still felt at the Cloudflare level.
It was demonstrably never true to begin with. We’re in a post factual meme driven news cycle.
“In war, truth is the first casualty”
This .ml account is one day old and it’s trying to tell us all that Russia is defending itself by invading another country because America bad. All this in a post about how a data center that was destroyed a few days ago lowered Russian bot traffic. It really doesn’t get more transparent than this. One day old .ml account.
Well what are you waiting for? Demonstrate it!
1 day old account from lemmy.ml posting pure Kremlin copium 🥰
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9y7l0pm8jkko
Who’s mainlining copium?
This 8 day old .ml account has already made hundreds of comments supporting Russia’s imperialist invasion of an independent and sovereign Ukraine. It is not to be taken seriously in any way. Do not engage with it.
Point me to one, you fucking liar, lmao.
I bet you can’t say Russia is imperialist scum.
I double bet you will start about America instead.
I started on .world, but after hearing people like you complain about .ml, and after repeated 503 errors, I made the switch.
I’ve seen what makes you cheer.
This .ml account is one day old and it’s trying to tell us all that Russia is defending itself by invading another country because America bad. All this in a post about how a data center that was destroyed a few days ago lowered Russian bot traffic. It really doesn’t get more transparent than this. One day old .ml account.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9y7l0pm8jkko
You are all buying into false propaganda because it makes you feel good. Be better than the magats.
Sure, 9 day old .ml account.
In the past, when I saw the same posts on both Reddit and Lemmy, the Lemmy comments always showed more critical thinking and skepticism where it was appropriate. Nothing was taken at face value; memes were not considered a source of information, and there were always many comments looking for verifiable sources. This was in stark contrast to Reddit.
But, apparently, something changed. When the memes about the bombings started coming in, every comment was based on the premise that the meme was true. “2/3s??? Wow, I was expecting a big number but not a sizeable majority” “reddit too, all the traffic has been quiet.”
Fortunately, as time went on, the more critical comments got voted to the top, and this spurred more skepticism. But the damage had already been done. The first wave of comments is always more representative of peoples’ uninfluenced reactions; seeing them made me lose my faith in Lemmy.
Spot on. It feels like people are more tribal on Lemmy. Just look at the downvotes on the comment you replied. Straight facts but downvoted cuz .ml
Disappointing to say the least. But maybe this is natural due to the way instances work. Kind of separates us into teams by default.
I don’t care what instance you’re from. Use your brain. Don’t believe anything without actual evidence. This is war. Always be skeptical.
Still no harm in damaging russias economy a couple more times this way. Keep em coming 🤖🚁💣
This may be a controversial opinion for those only sacrificing healthcare and education, but I believe war may in fact cause harm.
So we should stop russias war of aggression, right? Right.jpg?
Citation needed
Entirely agreed, maybe russia should gtfo of Ukraine so the war can stop.
John Bolton wanted to destroy Russia long before that.
The Rand Corporation wrote a whitepaper that basically translates to “how to fuck up Russia and take all their shit”.
Hey quick question, let’s assume everything you think about Russia is true. Why is putin playing along? Why is he emptying soviet vehicle stockpiles and losing troops on droves to a place he said in 2014 he could take in 2 weeks? If the US or NATO actually wanted to invade Russia, now is better than yesterday, and tomorrow will be even better. So why continue a war that only weakens Russia?
I guess the ultimate question is what is putin trying to accomplish with the invasion?
Russia’s natural resources are largely untouched. It has the same GDP as South Korea.
Arctic thawing is only now making them accessible. This is why Trump is so desperate to control Greenland and Canada, and it unfortunately seems to be working.
I don’t need to think something is true when I have accurate information. I can know that it is true.
What metrics can you provide that Russia is getting weaker and not steonger? With the advent of BRICS this will only continue at a greater pace. Countries like Russia and China are ascendant.
It sounds like you’re describing America and Europe’s decline.
Russia is fighting an existential threat on their border. That’s what they’re trying to accomplish.
Zelensky campaigned on peace through the Minsk Agreement. He said that America was trying to weaken Russia at the expense of Ukrainians. He won in a landslide, winning every Oblast except the Banderite heartland of Lvov.
Yet, he was powerless to stop the Azov Brigade from shelling the Donetsk City Center.
Now Zelensky is just a kapo stooge who will never outlive his usefulness to Nazis.
A wall of text to a simple question. Classic.
What metrics can you provide that Russia is getting weaker and not steonger? With the advent of BRICS this will only continue at a greater pace. Countries like Russia and China are ascendant.
I mentioned depleted stockpiles specifically, but go ahead and pretend I was talking about economics.
Russia is fighting an existential threat on their border. That’s what they’re trying to accomplish.
So they take all of Ukraine. Russia now has a border with a nato country, the thing they’re allegedly going to war to prevent. Fucking brilliant.
Nice photoshop, 2 day old .ml account.
This .ml account is one day old and it’s trying to tell us all that Russia is defending itself by invading another country because America bad. All this in a post about how a data center that was destroyed a few days ago lowered Russian bot traffic. It really doesn’t get more transparent than this. One day old .ml account.
ukraine has been willing to do a ceasefire for ages and putin keeps escalating.
Yeah maybe Russia should stop their invasion of Ukraine so the war can end.
Similarly: the only reason there’s a war in Iran is because the United States sent its Navy there.
Imperialist invaders fucking off and going home challenge (impossible)
Not sure what you thought would happen when we bankrolled a coup on their border.
This is all you need to know about the West’s adversarial nature toward Russia.
Russia is fighting a defensive war against an existential threat.
You’re rooting for a sports team.
This .ml account is one day old and it’s trying to tell us all that Russia is defending itself by invading another country because America bad. All this in a post about how a data center that was destroyed a few days ago lowered Russian bot traffic. It really doesn’t get more transparent than this. One day old .ml account.
That data center story was found to be false as soon as it came out, but you’re still riding high on it I see.
I don’t have any data on ad hominems, only natural resources and other real things.
America bad? Well, we’re currently arming over 80% of all dictatorships globally, sooo… You tell me. Russia isn’t doing that. China isn’t doing that.
Sure, 2 day old .ml account.
Yeah, Russia should probably do something about that.
