Remember there are very few controls against creating sock puppet accounts for vote manipulation purposes on a lot of instances. If you get slammed with a bunch of downvotes it’s entirely possible that’s just one person.

Wow, if they invented the word they must really have had a lot of respect for this kind of person throughout their history

It gets even worse, the federal government now only accepts applications for asylum through a mobile app

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/05/cbp-one-mobile-application-violates-the-rights-of-people-seeking-asylum-in-the-united-states/

How hard is it to manipulate votes on Lemmy instances? I’m guessing the answer varies depending on the instance but I don’t think it’s completely impossible on any of them.

An American security contractor and a Chinese embassy employee are at a bar. The American says, “I gotta say, your propaganda is impressive. You sure know how to keep your people in line.”

“Oh, you’re too gracious,” the embassy worker says. “And besides, it’s nothing compared to American propaganda.”

The contractor chokes on his drink and gives his friend a bewildered look.

“What are you talking about? There’s no propaganda in America.”