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Jake Auchincloss: “There are massive bot farms in Southeast Asia manipulating…”

Featuring: Jake Auchincloss, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, District 4

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Jake Auchincloss on social media regulations

Published | Video Starts at 00:16

Regardless, sir, of what you might believe about the intentionality behind Russian interference in the 2016 election, one thing we know for certain, let's stay in 2025, is that there is massive attempts and it's no longer just algorithmic. There's actually now There are massive bot farms in Southeast Asia manipulating public opinion on social media platforms. TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, et cetera, and 170 million Americans, for example, get most of their or a lot of their media and information on TikTok. (00:16–00:25)

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