Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest final attracted its smallest UK audience in 16 years – as millions across Europe switched off amid a growing boycott due to Israel’s participation.
and their votes were split over multiple countries. the AstroTurf gang only have to convince a few hundred people to bit multiple times for Israel and they look popular. it helps construct a narrative that most people agree with Israel.
I still don’t understand how they came in 2nd
Votes are pretty easily astroturfed. You vote by buying votes and can vote more than once if you have multiple debit and credit cards
Because all the people who didn’t like them boycotted it.
and their votes were split over multiple countries. the AstroTurf gang only have to convince a few hundred people to bit multiple times for Israel and they look popular. it helps construct a narrative that most people agree with Israel.
And it’s cheap as well.
You can vote up to 20 times in the public vote. It’s scandalous.