@PaulNiland The trends don't of course equal causation globally. Trolls use the lowest common denominator to scratch at scabs already there But big in

@PaulNiland The trends don't of course equal causation globally.

Trolls use the lowest common denominator to scratch at scabs already there

But big influence campaigns follow a pattern. Read Andrii Demartino's work for a look at Pro Russia on Crimean social network 2013 v 2014