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For nation-state actors looking to spread disinformation, paid accounts are effectively free.



As an individual, $5/month for a social media account is expensive and alienating. The vast majority of real people are already priced out.

For a business, a shill account can be one of the cheapest marketing options.


> For nation-state actors looking to spread disinformation, paid accounts are effectively free.

Depending on your definition of "free", then it becomes a government agency's problem, not the platforms.




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