Watching some videos on YouTube about protests in my region and I have a suspicion these comment sections are just filled with fake people.

Example:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QTYKz5HfJ6U

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[โ€“] 11 points 10 months ago

While not immune, moving to FOSS, federated social media helps by removing the profit motive.

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