1/6 Bot farms are the digital bioweapon of the 21st century....
Joni Askola@joni_askola
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Jun 21, 2025
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1/6 Bot farms are the digital bioweapon of the 21st century.
Authoritarian regimes are flooding our social media with bots to divide, radicalize, and weaken the West. And we are barely fighting back.
What we can do before it’s too late:
Authoritarian regimes are flooding our social media with bots to divide, radicalize, and weaken the West. And we are barely fighting back.
What we can do before it’s too late:
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2/6 russia, china, iran—they have mastered the art of digital warfare.
Millions and millions of bots spread disinformation, amplify outrage, and erode trust in democracy.
They are turning citizens into extremists who trust nothing—not even our own institutions
Millions and millions of bots spread disinformation, amplify outrage, and erode trust in democracy.
They are turning citizens into extremists who trust nothing—not even our own institutions
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3/6 And it’s not just bots.
It’s a full ecosystem:
- Disinformation campaigns
- Paid influencers & ”journalists”
- Traitorous politicians
All working to destabilize the West from within—while we scroll in silence
It’s a full ecosystem:
- Disinformation campaigns
- Paid influencers & ”journalists”
- Traitorous politicians
All working to destabilize the West from within—while we scroll in silence
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4/6 We must act.
Step 1: Regulation
The EU and others must demand:
- Algorithm transparency
- Verified accounts
- Ad disclosure
- Crackdowns on bot farms
No perfect fix—but many powerful tools
Step 1: Regulation
The EU and others must demand:
- Algorithm transparency
- Verified accounts
- Ad disclosure
- Crackdowns on bot farms
No perfect fix—but many powerful tools
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5/6 Step 2: Play offense
If they flood our platforms with lies, we flood theirs and ours with the truth.
We need digital counter-ops—fact-based, strategic, and relentless. We also need to expose their bots.
Democracy must defend itself in this information war
If they flood our platforms with lies, we flood theirs and ours with the truth.
We need digital counter-ops—fact-based, strategic, and relentless. We also need to expose their bots.
Democracy must defend itself in this information war
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6/6 Freedom of speech ≠ freedom to manipulate.
We are under attack—and most people don’t even realize it.
It’s high time to wake up and take the right steps before it’s too late
We are under attack—and most people don’t even realize it.
It’s high time to wake up and take the right steps before it’s too late
