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Did Reddit year-end recaps expose Russian interference in Alberta?::Online anti-LGBTQ+ harassment and engaging with small communities are documented foreign interference tactics, but they have so far not been observed in Canada.

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    71·
    9 months ago

    I’m guessing it would be America, which is less of a problem because statistically most Redditors are American, and the two countries are diplomatically and socially very close, so a large number of Americans visiting a sub about small Canadian towns is less surprising than large amounts of Russians.

    I guess the question comes down to posting. Is it better for an American to weigh in on issues facing Red Deer, or a Russian? If they’re honest, I think either is fine. If they’re cosplaying as an Albertan, both are problematic.

    • Somethingcheezie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      Both are foreign interference. Do you go to random threads of foreign small towns and weigh in. No. These people are politically or financially motivated.

      • ZagorathEnglish
        11·
        9 months ago

        Do you go to random threads of foreign small towns and weigh in

        Random foreign small towns? No. But I might have (when I was still using Reddit) gone to the community sub of a town where I have friends or family living, or where I’m going to visit soon/visited recently. And that sort of thing is far more likely to happen between Canada and America than it is between Canada and Russia.