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Russian botnets are actively using disinformation campaigns to support the AfD and BSW political parties during elections.

PoliticsRussian InfluenceJul 12, 2026score 1.602 posts · 6 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses how Russian botnets are using elaborate and often legally actionable disinformation campaigns to support far-right parties like AfD and BSW during elections. It argues that these campaigns reveal Putin's intentions and criticizes the belief that social media reflects societal opinions accurately.

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Russian botnets are actively using disinformation campaigns to support the AfD and BSW political parties during elections.
Parent: Political PartiesEntity: AfD and BSWImpact: negativeDate: Jul 12, 2026Target: Russian botnets are actively using disinformation campaigns to support the AfD and BSW political parties during elections.
Russian botnets are engaging in elaborate and legally actionable disinformation campaigns to influence political outcomes.
Parent: Russian InfluenceEntity: BotnetsImpact: negativeDate: Jul 12, 2026Target: Russian botnets are engaging in elaborate and legally actionable disinformation campaigns to influence political outcomes.
The belief that social media reflects an accurate representation of societal opinions is misguided.
Parent: Political DisinformationEntity: Social MediaImpact: negativeDate: Jul 12, 2026Target: The belief that social media reflects an accurate representation of societal opinions is misguided.

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Kolumne: Russlands Botnetze machen mit viel Aufwand und teils grotesker, meist justiziabler Desinformation Wahlkampf für AfD und BSW. Die Kampagnen zeigen, was Putin will - und dass alle irren, die glauben, in den sozialen Medien ein Abbild der Gesellschaft erkennen zu können.
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@[email protected]
Kolumne: Russlands Botnetze machen mit viel Aufwand und teils grotesker, meist justiziabler Desinformation Wahlkampf für AfD und BSW. Die Kampagnen zeigen, was Putin will - und dass alle irren, die glauben, in den sozialen Medien ein Abbild der Gesellschaft erkennen zu können.
7 boosts · 1 favs · 3 replies · Jul 12, 2026