twinfantasy:

ultimately the point is that progressive and leftist and anti-oppressive circles are just as vulnerable to disinformation and propagandism as any other groups, and russian authorities manipulating american social media to influence voters is not a silly conspiracy theory but a substantiated fact which we are still in the process of fully exposing, and rather than decry this whole phenomenon as just tumblr staff being stupid, this is a good opportunity for all of us to think really critically about what content we share and why, and ask ourselves how we can ensure that the sources we’re sharing from are trustworthy and truthful