Reddit played a big part in the 2016 USA elections that crowned Trump. Reddit had to change its front page algorithm to avoid having Trump content near the top of the page for almost the whole time. The subreddit in question organized itself to mass-upvote certain posts at certain times, and Reddit wasn't prepared for such massive, non-organic influence.
I wonder how big of a part the Russian bots and trolls played. I'd love to read an in-depth book about it.
I wonder how big of a part the Russian bots and trolls played. I'd love to read an in-depth book about it.