A commentary from @kissane@mas.to:

Two years ago, I wrote at very great length about how this played out in Myanmar. It is so upsetting to see how many of the same dynamics are at work here now.

https://erinkissane.com/meta-in-myanmar-full-series

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They’re intended to get engagement and make money. Exclusively. Whatever else they do is an externality to the creators.

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