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I know what a shill is... Are you implying that the manipulation is shilling? Can you provide an example?

I use Facebook. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything I would qualify as manipulation in sponsored posts, as my sponsored posts are almost always product advertisements. So it’s not obvious to me what is meant by “manipulation” in the post I was responding to. I think asking for an example is quite reasonable.

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Not everyone on FB sees manipulated media. I almost never did before I deleted my account.

It depends on your social network, groups, likes, and shares. Manipulators are always going to try to target people who want to believe their lies.

Which is why I asked for an example... I frequently read claims of voter manipulation and armies of paid shills and such, but I’ve never seen a single example of what exactly they’re talking about.

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