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[–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

Anecdotally, I have seen much less pro-Republican sentiment on the Facebook feed for my local newspaper. Usually anything related to Paxton or Trump is heavily “yay MAGA! go USA!” and name calling against liberals. Since the attack, I’ve barely seen any of that narrative and it’s people calling them out for their actions.

Could that mean that the entire user base had a change of heart and flipped? Sure, but unlikely.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

    Anecdotally you should understand what sample noise and confirmation bias are.

    The bots that went silent were search indexers

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    I’m trying to figure out why there is a small vocal minority so hell bent on saying “it’s not those bots!”. What purpose does it serve? It’s like the kid who’s hand is stuck in the cookie jar trying to deflect to something else.

    So tell me, why are you pushing things so hard?

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