> Couple that with that we now know how Russia (and ostensibly others) are using social media platforms for manipulation, and it just seems rather suspicious.
PR and propaganda is essentially the same thing. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that private actors are engaging in the same kind of social media manipulation as state actors. Every ad you see, every business social media account and every mention of the benefits of a product or a service in a blog should be considered first as a deliberate attempt at exploiting your concern and manipulate you into wasting money or time.
So no, don't take off your tinfoil hat, but make that it shields you from the EM radiation evenly :)
PR and propaganda is essentially the same thing. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that private actors are engaging in the same kind of social media manipulation as state actors. Every ad you see, every business social media account and every mention of the benefits of a product or a service in a blog should be considered first as a deliberate attempt at exploiting your concern and manipulate you into wasting money or time.
So no, don't take off your tinfoil hat, but make that it shields you from the EM radiation evenly :)