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submitted 2 weeks ago by Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone to c/meta@aussie.zone

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Phew! This last day there have been some pretty toxic comments on Aussie Zone from people from other instances.

Is it just me noticing or have there been more than usual today?

Starting to understand beehaws move to a more private setting a while back.

^note: i'm not calling for anything, just venting my spleen^

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

maybe they aren't even people, maybe they are political bots

and not all bots are new

and they may even be made by humans en masse then used as bots

[–] eureka@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

and not all bots are new [] and they may even be made by humans en masse then used as bots

Yep. There were some famous cases where accounts of deceased people on twitter started posting in support of a US political campaign. If a person is caught in a data breach and they're vulnerable to credential stuffing, then their account can be hacked and sold to the highest bidder to turn into a political bot.