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Russian bot

A social media account financially backed or operated by a Russian government agency engaged in spreading disinformation, hate and negative trolling for the purpose of causing disruption, mistrust and division among the peoples and governments of their adversaries, especially against the US, Europe and other NATO allies.
Quote from BBC News article: How Russian bots appear in your timeline
"Her comments come after prominent social media accounts were exposed as Russian bots."
by Hargett March 29, 2021
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