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Information operations directed at Hong Kong

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1116 points whatok | 3 comments | 19 Aug 19 18:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.419s | source
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groundlogic ◴[19 Aug 19 18:58 UTC] No.20740667[source]▶
I don't think HN is immune to these kinds of CCP ops.
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kelnos ◴[19 Aug 19 19:05 UTC] No.20740746[source]▶
I doubt HN is even on the CCP's radar. Not only are we a low-value target, we're much harder to subvert.
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1. munificent ◴[19 Aug 19 19:52 UTC] No.20741182[source]▶
> we're much harder to subvert.

Surely, "I'm confident I'm not gullible" is the primary risk factor for actually being gullible.

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2. klingonopera ◴[19 Aug 19 20:08 UTC] No.20741324[source]▶
...but it's actually because we are aware that we are gullible that makes a difference, not because we consider ourselves immune to it.

At least, that's how I see it...

3. tathougies ◴[19 Aug 19 20:18 UTC] No.20741409[source]▶
Well, a Chinese bot told him he's not gullible, so he has that going for him.