Whether or not you consider it “disinfo,” doesn’t it smell rather like astroturf? Note that [email protected] is one of the targeted communities.

Abridged from the original post.


cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39655060

What they seem to have in common is:

  • Way more posts than comments.
  • Almost exclusively posting news articles.
  • The vast majority of the articles are critical of Russia or China.
  • Virtually always posting to the same few communities. Often there’s overlap in the communities the accounts target.
  • Consistent weekly output.
Username Start End
[email protected] May 2022 Dec. 2024
[email protected] Apr. 2023 Jun. 2024
[email protected] Apr. 2024 Jan. 2025
[email protected] Jun. 2024 Dec. 2024
[email protected] Jan. 2025 Apr. 2025
@[email protected] Jan. 2025
@[email protected] Jan. 2025
@[email protected] Aug. 2025
@[email protected] Nov. 2025
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    6 days ago

    I looked into the history of one of the users that constantly posts anti-EU content and it seems like I landed here. Thanks for confirming, I suspect they’re an US agent. Blocked them.