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In reply to the discussion: Twitter folk in the know (about Twitter) think Trump is up to something [View all]iluvtennis
(19,897 posts)19. Indeed the epitome of fakeness. "When all else fails, manipulate the data". GAH
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Twitter folk in the know (about Twitter) think Trump is up to something [View all]
justiceischeap
May 2017
OP
Bots are repeaters, hundreds of fake accounts pushing a hashtag or link up in rank. See this:
L. Coyote
May 2017
#27
Hackers who shut down DU went after the DU page reporting the bots, trolls and beating:
L. Coyote
May 2017
#31
Use taxpayer money to have a $100,000 a year WH staffer block Twitter user on his personal account.
L. Coyote
May 2017
#37
Maybe everyone should close their Twitter accounts and make "Twitter" accountable for
33taw
May 2017
#9
Everyone with a brain understands the importance of Twitter in politics today.
L. Coyote
May 2017
#39
Some followers are there to see the tweets in real time so they can counter them immediately.
L. Coyote
May 2017
#43
Unless maybe the "Pro" version of the audit gives you the most recent data
BumRushDaShow
May 2017
#30
The Twitterverse claim was that in the past three days trump has added 5 mil users.
SticksnStones
May 2017
#53
I agree that in this age of information coming from so many different angles
SticksnStones
May 2017
#56
But what's so significant about bot followers? Why does that signify an upcoming event?
JoeStuckInOH
May 2017
#33
Users who are blocked can't see your posts and can't comment on them. It silences the opposition.
L. Coyote
May 2017
#34
Indeed the epitome of fakeness. "When all else fails, manipulate the data". GAH
iluvtennis
May 2017
#19
Manufacturing consent has metempsychosized into pure fakery manufacturing likes, retweets, follows
L. Coyote
May 2017
#51
Happening already ... new excuse for why TrumpRussia should be ignored ... cry FAKE!
L. Coyote
May 2017
#36
Bots inflate LIKES for Trump's tweets. Half Trump's tweets likes & RTs come from Russian bots.
L. Coyote
May 2017
#48
When you're blocked you can no longer read their feed while logged into your account.
herding cats
May 2017
#58