AI Lowers the Barrier for Astroturfing: Shifting Social Media Narratives in 10 Minutes a Day
retr0jirachi · x · 2026-07-23
A marketing professional revealed that using AI tools, she spends only about 10 minutes a day running TikTok and Instagram accounts, making it "insanely easy" to pump out huge amounts of clips and shift public narratives.
She noted that they receive over 10 offers every week to buy Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok accounts. This highlights ongoing concerns about how easily public opinion can be manipulated and blindly trusted based on algorithms.
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