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• WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Not invaded. The existing 4chan user-base was targeted with fascist propaganda!

  It was literally ground zero for fascist PsyOps, starting with gamergate. Steve Bannon even mentioned gamergate as a pivotal moment in the success of their propaganda.

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  • Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Debatable, there was a influx of new users around that time with reprehensible views. I used 4Chan as it was happening.

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    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah, I deleted a paragraph re chicken & egg scenario whether or not it started on 4chan.

      It could have very well been a targeted PsyOp by Russia/fascists from the get-go, potentially starting years before gamergate.

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  • hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    fascist propaganda starting with gamergate!

    But 4chan banned Gamergate posts. That’s one of the reasons why 8chan was made.

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• CosmoNova@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The same year Twitter died then.

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