That's true. I was just reading again about Russian troll farms and wondering if it's possible. Also, kind of hoping, because the reality that there are so many racist, qanon loving folks around is just too depressing.
There are a lot of racist homophobic shitheads out there for sure, but also keep in mind the "newspaper comment" crowd is just like the same 5 people over and over again on every article (changing usernames as they get banned, sometimes).
FITM-K t1_j4svymz wrote
I wouldn't worry about it too much. Anyone who leaves comments on newspaper articles is 9,000 years old.