It’s a good reminder that when moments get chaotic, outside actors often amplify whatever noise already exists rather than creating something entirely new 😉
Cabrakan on
and if you think they’re not in this very sub, doing this exact thing, you’re sorely mistaken
I’m not a “everyone who disagrees with me is a foreign psyop” kinda guy, but if I see someone responding to me at 6-7am, I either have to think that this person has nothing better to do after waking up, then arguing with me on reddit, or that he’s just clocked in for his 9-5 a few timezones over
Krabsandwich on
 “that’s the highlands were in open rebellion” funny I was talking to my parents last night they live in the Highlands never mentioned a thing. I expect they will be marching on Inverness once my dad gets the car started and my mum sorts out the thermos. They might pick my Aunt up on the way boost the numbers an all that.
hutt_with_diarrhea on
Y’all remember when during the Israel-Iran war last summer, Israel hit Iran’s internet infrastructure and dozens of Twitter accounts who were pushing for Scottish independence suddenly went offline?
>The dominant narrative promoted by these fake profiles championed Scottish independence, framing the United Kingdom as a force of oppression from which Scotland must break free. This messaging strategically tapped into themes of democratic rights, national identity, and historical grievances. A parallel narrative portrayed Brexit as a decision imposed on Scotland against its will, emphasizing the economic, social, and political fallout – particularly its disproportionate impact on Scottish communities. A third narrative accused the BBC and the Labour Party of deliberately spreading dis- and misinformation and maintaining an institutional bias against Scottish interests.
>On June 13, following an attack that knocked out Iran’s power grid, the coordinated bot networks abruptly went silent. All at once, the fake profiles stopped posting. For more than two weeks, they vanished – no posts, no noise, just digital silence. When power returned, the same fake network came back online, using the same personas and behaviors, but with a new mission: promoting pro-Iran messaging and mocking the West.
thereoncewasahat on
I quote myself yesterday.
‘Also, somewhat related, I notice a lot of the usual pro independence suspects over on [r/scotland](https://www.reddit.com/r/scotland/) are absent these last days.
Nothing to do with what’s happening in Iran, I’m sure.
I guess I should be happy my wee country gets so much attention, even if it’s from cunts.’
You can tell they’re not scottish, you can fuckin tell. There’s a lack of wit and swearing to begin.
I will vote for independence when it benefits us.
And I’m the most claymore driven, basket hilted broadsword wielding, sink the teeth in, tartan flashes, highland charged, square go cunt, we would have won culloden if better led, when pissed.
Jonny1992 on
If we bombed Moscow out of existence tomorrow, half of the divisive topics ripping our society to shreds would disappear in a second.
Russia, China, Iran etc, are all engaging in wildly successful hybrid war, attempting to split our society in two and divide us from within.
I desperately hope the people of Iran overthrow the filth in control of their society – as much for our sake as theirs. It would be incredible to visit Tehran as a friend, and not an enemy.
ModeratelySalacious on
I’ll be honest I dont get what the Iranian bots are being used to achieve? Like I’m an ardent Scottish nationalist just because it think its reasonable to have decisions about the country made in the country but I’m not about to start an armed revolution because I dont hate England or the UK generally, I disagree with some stuff politically but thats it.Â
But the bots are like trying to create thus crazy illusion that us Scots are some awfully down trodden class fighting the great revolutionary fight but son it ain’t ever happening. Honestly I hope the Iranian people manage to free themselves and I think we should be supporting the same way we leapt to help Ukraine in the first week.
UtopianScot on
Good to see foreign bad actors outed, can only improve the debate around independence.
I wager many of those accounts behind abolishing Holyrood and the like are similarly bad faith actors trying to portray the extremes of the debate too.
mad-de on
Where’s that crap coming from?
Reads article: X
No surprise there…
pajamakitten on
Bots are going into overdrive already this year. Trump’s actions in Venezuela an Greenland are bad enough as it is, not to mention the murder in Minnesota. Now we have protests in Iran stirring up a country known for its bot farms and internet discourse is going to get even more vitriolic as the bots try to sow division here.
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It’s a good reminder that when moments get chaotic, outside actors often amplify whatever noise already exists rather than creating something entirely new 😉
and if you think they’re not in this very sub, doing this exact thing, you’re sorely mistaken
I’m not a “everyone who disagrees with me is a foreign psyop” kinda guy, but if I see someone responding to me at 6-7am, I either have to think that this person has nothing better to do after waking up, then arguing with me on reddit, or that he’s just clocked in for his 9-5 a few timezones over
 “that’s the highlands were in open rebellion” funny I was talking to my parents last night they live in the Highlands never mentioned a thing. I expect they will be marching on Inverness once my dad gets the car started and my mum sorts out the thermos. They might pick my Aunt up on the way boost the numbers an all that.
Y’all remember when during the Israel-Iran war last summer, Israel hit Iran’s internet infrastructure and dozens of Twitter accounts who were pushing for Scottish independence suddenly went offline?
[The Bot Network Collapse That Exposed Iran’s Influence Operation](https://cyabra.com/blog/the-bot-network-collapse-that-exposed-irans-influence-operation/)
>The dominant narrative promoted by these fake profiles championed Scottish independence, framing the United Kingdom as a force of oppression from which Scotland must break free. This messaging strategically tapped into themes of democratic rights, national identity, and historical grievances. A parallel narrative portrayed Brexit as a decision imposed on Scotland against its will, emphasizing the economic, social, and political fallout – particularly its disproportionate impact on Scottish communities. A third narrative accused the BBC and the Labour Party of deliberately spreading dis- and misinformation and maintaining an institutional bias against Scottish interests.
>On June 13, following an attack that knocked out Iran’s power grid, the coordinated bot networks abruptly went silent. All at once, the fake profiles stopped posting. For more than two weeks, they vanished – no posts, no noise, just digital silence. When power returned, the same fake network came back online, using the same personas and behaviors, but with a new mission: promoting pro-Iran messaging and mocking the West.
I quote myself yesterday.
‘Also, somewhat related, I notice a lot of the usual pro independence suspects over on [r/scotland](https://www.reddit.com/r/scotland/) are absent these last days.
Nothing to do with what’s happening in Iran, I’m sure.
I guess I should be happy my wee country gets so much attention, even if it’s from cunts.’
You can tell they’re not scottish, you can fuckin tell. There’s a lack of wit and swearing to begin.
I will vote for independence when it benefits us.
And I’m the most claymore driven, basket hilted broadsword wielding, sink the teeth in, tartan flashes, highland charged, square go cunt, we would have won culloden if better led, when pissed.
If we bombed Moscow out of existence tomorrow, half of the divisive topics ripping our society to shreds would disappear in a second.
Russia, China, Iran etc, are all engaging in wildly successful hybrid war, attempting to split our society in two and divide us from within.
I desperately hope the people of Iran overthrow the filth in control of their society – as much for our sake as theirs. It would be incredible to visit Tehran as a friend, and not an enemy.
I’ll be honest I dont get what the Iranian bots are being used to achieve? Like I’m an ardent Scottish nationalist just because it think its reasonable to have decisions about the country made in the country but I’m not about to start an armed revolution because I dont hate England or the UK generally, I disagree with some stuff politically but thats it.Â
But the bots are like trying to create thus crazy illusion that us Scots are some awfully down trodden class fighting the great revolutionary fight but son it ain’t ever happening. Honestly I hope the Iranian people manage to free themselves and I think we should be supporting the same way we leapt to help Ukraine in the first week.
Good to see foreign bad actors outed, can only improve the debate around independence.
I wager many of those accounts behind abolishing Holyrood and the like are similarly bad faith actors trying to portray the extremes of the debate too.
Where’s that crap coming from?
Reads article: X
No surprise there…
Bots are going into overdrive already this year. Trump’s actions in Venezuela an Greenland are bad enough as it is, not to mention the murder in Minnesota. Now we have protests in Iran stirring up a country known for its bot farms and internet discourse is going to get even more vitriolic as the bots try to sow division here.