AI Can Tell Us How Russians Feel About the War. Putin Won’t Like the Results

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AI Can Tell Us How Russians Feel About the War. Putin Won’t Like the Results.

Russian propaganda is good at manipulating public opinion. But its effects aren’t working like they used to.

Vladimir Putin is notorious for deploying propaganda on Russian citizens, one of the oldest plays in the authoritarian playbook. But does it work?

When it comes to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the answer would seem to be yes. At the national level, public polling of Russian attitudes toward the war have shown support remaining relatively stable since the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion: On average, Russians still seem to support the war, even if not with the overwhelming positivity that the Kremlin might suggest. Even dips in national level public support have recovered over time, as polling showed was the case after Putin announced the “partial mobilization” in September.

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