Member of the European Parliament Ville Niinistö states that peace has emerged on social media as a result of the attacks on Ukraine, as Russia's bot traffic has significantly decreased. #Venäjä #SosiaalinenMedia #Ukraina (translated)
President Zelensky is pleased about the attack on Russian data centers, as this has led to fewer bots and more breathing space on social media for users. #OorlogOekraïne #Zelensky #RussischeBots (translated)
Tomas Etzler wrote that Russian bots around the world have almost fallen silent, and he attributed this to the Ukrainian attack. He added that, in his opinion, the explanation was simple. https://t.co/8F4dqzfRbZ #Rusko #Ukrajina #konflikt (translated)
Dr. coolfonpl pointed out that the chart intended to demonstrate the collapse of "Russian bots on X" covered the period from July 15 to October 15, even though it was released on October 11. He accompanied this remark with an ironic comment. https://t.co/MafpOjTumq #rosyjskieBoty #aktywnosc #dezinformacja (translated)
"Well, this is just an initial assessment, and undoubtedly more data will arrive, but according to what we know today, it looks like a large part of the bot activities in favor of Trump and the AfD is directly dependent on Russian data centers." (translated)
Patryk Michalski wrote that he was wondering how much anti-Ukrainian incitement and support for Putin's allies would remain if the Russian bots and trolls disappeared. #rosja #antywojna #ukraina (translated)
Max Stirner wrote that he might publish fewer contributions in the near future because the Russian data center where he claims to live as a bot was struck by the Ukrainians. Now they are using North Korean servers, for which he cannot guarantee their reliability. #Russland #UkrainischerKonflikt #Technologie (translated)
Tomáš Zdechovský stated that internet bots from the technology company Yandex, which crawl websites around the world, have almost stopped working. According to Cloudflare, their activity has decreased to 0.4% of the previous maximum. Zdechovský identified Ukrainian drone attacks on Yandex's data centers as the cause. https://t.co/MLsC5IS3F3 #Internet #Technologie #Kybernetika (translated)
The White House calls the adverts, reportedly paid for with $20 million of Homeland Security funds, public service announcements, but they have drawn criticism from both parties. #Trump #TaxpayerFunding #MidtermElections
Wolfram Weimer, Minister of Culture, once again expresses his conviction about its cultural significance in his opening speech at the Frankfurt Book Fair, but despite innovative ideas such as a new award for "the literary word of the year" and the introduction of an AI avatar to spread his messages, he is critically questioned by the public and remains uncertain in his historical self-presentation. #WolframWeimer #Kulturpolitik #FrankfurterBuchmesse (translated)
The author described Donald Trump as a “psyop” that many truth-seekers had fallen for out of desperation. They said Trump had revealed his true character, calling him the worst of the worst and saying he had matched what his opponents had warned about.
Vláďa Foltán wrote that the MAGA scene tried overnight to save Ken Paxton (R - Texas), who, according to him, was significantly trailing behind Democrat James Talarico in the polls. He claimed that they tried to do so by spreading gross misinformation, but their efforts collapsed within a few hours even without the help of Russian bots. #MAGA #dezinformace #politika (translated)
Agnieszka Gozdyra wrote that social media, presented by some as a space for freedom, has become a field of action for controlled bots, trolls, and people spreading hate. She added that algorithms suggested content to users, and those managing them decided what they saw on the internet. #media #wolność #algorytmy (translated)
David Rangl wrote that Ukraine was moving Russian boots to the cloud and described it as a fascinating technology. He also thanked the account stay_wokeness. https://t.co/lL37svnYgv #Ukrajina #technologie #cloud (translated)
US Ambassador to Athens, Kimberly Guilfoyle, is under pressure due to the alleged demand for $100,000 for political favors, as both Republicans and Democrats call for an investigation into the allegations. #KimberlyGuilfoyle #TrumpAdministration #Korruption (translated)
Tomáš Zdechovský wrote that "a day without Russian boots" will show whether an ordinary Czech from Brno has his own opinion or has only temporarily lost connection with Moscow. https://t.co/tnWqN9jM2t #Rusko #Politika #Názory (translated)
Katarzyna Pełczyńska wrote that since Thursday, Ukrainians have destroyed three data centers of the Russian Yandex. According to her, the traffic generated by bots linked to Vladimir Putin has dropped to 0.4 percent of the maximum level from the previous two weeks, and there has been a decrease in pro-Russian, pro-Trump, and AfD-supporting content online. Pełczyńska assessed that Ukraine’s actions demonstrated how, by fighting Putin, the country also protected Europe. She wrote that physically removing sources of Russian propaganda turned out to be more effective than centers for combating disinformation and European regulations. She also noted that the decrease in content provided clear evidence of which of them were part of programmed propaganda aimed at undermining European morale, strength, and civilization. In the end, she expressed hope that Ukrainians would also destroy the remaining six Yandex data centers. #Ukraina #dezinformacja #propaganda (translated)
The author wrote that EU enlargement was moving forward, with four accession conferences involving Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Moldova in sight. They said the leading candidates were making progress and that their side was also delivering, adding that progress needed to go hand in hand with strategic alignment and respect for the rule of law, both of which they linked to security. https://t.co/mKMS8Dtj5L #Enlargement #Accession #RuleOfLaw #ME #AL #UA #MD
The author of the entry argued that the strike on the Russian data center led to a drastic decrease in the number of bots, and subsequently to a reduction in support for the far-right. He urged to keep reminding about this and claimed that the online public opinion largely consists of Russian bots. #Rosja #boty #dezinformacja #RU (translated)
David Colon wrote that the destruction of Yandex servers seemed to have affected Russian bots. According to him, the latest false narrative of the Russian operation Storm1516 targeting the French presidential campaign, published on Friday, October 9, apparently gathered only a few tens of thousands of impressions. The previous one, published on September 24, had obtained millions during the same period, he noted. He added that Kremlin disinformants seemed less effective without their bots. #désinformation #Kremlin #cyberattaque (translated)
