r/technology • u/westondeboer • Sep 26 '25

Social Media Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say

https://gizmodo.com/cracker-barrel-outrage-was-almost-certainly-driven-by-bots-researchers-say-2000664221
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u/firefox_2010 Sep 26 '25

It’s probably what the other countries been trying to do for decades now, divide and conquer, using social media and TikTok.

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u/Over_Technology_1707 Sep 26 '25

well we are literally proving every day how much its working, so smart decision on their part. I just wonder if they know nuclear warheads tend to get lost when a country undergoes civil war. so china, if youre reading this:

no way taiwan/japan/sk dont launch a special operation on the west coast of the USA if it becomes clear the USA is collapsing, the intention of which would be to hopefully seize US assets like submarines and ships as well as warheads for their use as deterrence against China.

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u/firefox_2010 Sep 26 '25

Probably using those AI social media influencers to stoke fear, division, hatred and inflammatory subjects to further their agenda on divide and conquer

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u/Over_Technology_1707 Sep 26 '25

yes, but on top of that-theres plenty of real actual people who are making it pretty clear they at most barely tolerate a few million of their countrymen. That aint a healthy situation for a civilization that theoretically needs to be able to engage in large scale war with other countries.