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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

The algorithm that brought this photo to my eyes is. Maybe I’m jumping at shadows but the country music HURAH isn’t organic.

Who made the LW algorithm inorganically push propaganda that lines up with Trump's agenda?

Or are you suggesting the upvotes themselves are fake? That rather than people simply being interested in the photo, that there are bots waiting to push the insides of a battleship because that translates into political gain?

[–] ChillPenguin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I think he's trolling you. The photo is fine. I like history. And a majority of humanity unfortunately is fighting wars.

The other guy must be fun at parties.

[–] BotsRuinedEverything@lemmy.world -1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not trolling you. There are bot accounts everywhere. Maybe fewer here than on reddit but the same principles apply. We have been in a propaganda war for at least ten years. "Real" was the first casualty. Again, op, I'm not calling you a propagandist. There is nothing inherently wrong with your picture. BUT pictures like this that have been added by regular people using social media as intended can and are used by bots to push one agenda or another.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 1 hour ago

I now believe you are self loathing conscious bot