i do it because its part of my job

Health care workers get tons of training required by state and even Federal govt

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/17/russian-propagandists-targeted-african-americans-2016-election

I don't want to go and the state has no business forcing my employer to make me go

The Oxford researchers said the lack of human editors on platforms such as Facebook was enabling propagandists. “Obviously, democracies need to take computational propaganda seriously as a threat to their public life,” they said.

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They have that right and hwbe used it for decades

And the Russian thing is the reason I choose not to spend any money that benefits Russia

Like Substar

I don't disagree. They shouldn't have the right to mandate that. But they did.
So your options are limited

@taekahn I would consider it a waste of time, sign the attendance list (if theres one) and go home

Or Wargaming

I would probably do the same. Or just read.

I never knew social media could supress votes

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They can discourage or confuse voters

Idk i fail to see the problem

Which is what happened

Ok I see how they did

Everyone can do that cat

Like when i have jury duty

But yeah lol

I use the time to catch up on my reading

I can "confuse" the voters

I'm on jury duty currently

Like whole 20 century is history of propaganda

But zutt, if a foreign government puts forth a concerted effort to manipulate our elections, that's a major concern

Idk why its problem now

Not really. I assume russia and china are attacking us 24/7/365

Yah and you think we didnt do it back ??

There is anti putin online campaign as well you know ?

Didn't they look through the ads already and find pro Hillary ones as well?

How do you even stop that ?

I was under the impression that they were predominantly partisan and divisive

One day at a time, sherif. One day at a time.

@byathy think of the people that buy a garbage burger because they saw an ad on tv. Makes no sense to you maybe but they wouldn't be buying those ads if they didn't work

Its complicated tbh

I don't beleive ads effect people like that

I've never seen someone watch a coke commercial and decide to drink a coke becuase of it

Sure i dont disagree other govs are using propaganda

Yeah I realized