For months, the Erica Marsh account had raised suspicions among online misinformation experts due to her lack of a real-world footprint and her devotion to attention-grabbing viewpoints one called “cartoonishly liberal.”
I’ve long suspected that some of the “radical left” accounts were fake and their only purpose was to rile up the conservatives. This article is really validating. It’s just going to get worse, though, because none of the platforms care as long as they’re getting engagement.
(And yes, that goes for some of the over-the-top accounts on the right too.)
I’ve long suspected that some of the “radical left” accounts were fake and their only purpose was to rile up the conservatives. This article is really validating. It’s just going to get worse, though, because none of the platforms care as long as they’re getting engagement.
(And yes, that goes for some of the over-the-top accounts on the right too.)