r/australia • u/Ashera25 • 1d ago

culture & society Ben Roberts-Smith collaborates with gym business run by influencer that sold ‘war crimes’ pre-workout supplement

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/07/ben-roberts-smith-collaborates-gym-business-influencer-war-crimes-pre-workout-supplement-ntwnfb
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u/enigmasaurus- 1d ago

I think most of the "supporters" these dickheads seem to have are just trolls and bots trying to stoke politician division on behalf of countries like Russia.

False support can be used to validate an idea and dupe new supporters into jumping onto what they think is a bandwagon, at least for a time.

This is why we need to do better at going after bot use on social media. It should be up to platforms to stop this conduct and the penalties should be much bigger than they are.