Grafenwalder wrote:US is getting desperate with 'dirty politics'.
Twitter has deleted thousands of automated accounts posting messages that tried to discourage and dissuade voters from casting their ballot in the upcoming election next week. The accounts posed as Democrats and try to convince key demographics to stay at home and not vote, likely as an attempt to sway the results in key election battlegrounds, according to Reuters, which first reported the news.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/02/twitt ... -midterms/
Cannydc wrote:Grafenwalder wrote:US is getting desperate with 'dirty politics'.
Twitter has deleted thousands of automated accounts posting messages that tried to discourage and dissuade voters from casting their ballot in the upcoming election next week. The accounts posed as Democrats and try to convince key demographics to stay at home and not vote, likely as an attempt to sway the results in key election battlegrounds, according to Reuters, which first reported the news.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/02/twitt ... -midterms/
Trying very hard to figure the logic.
They (fake accounts) were first flagged by staff at the Democratic Party, but appears to be reported as Democrat tweets trying to dissuade someone (Republicans) from voting ?
Why would Democrat staff flag that to Twitter ?
Stooo wrote:Cannydc wrote:Grafenwalder wrote:US is getting desperate with 'dirty politics'.
Twitter has deleted thousands of automated accounts posting messages that tried to discourage and dissuade voters from casting their ballot in the upcoming election next week. The accounts posed as Democrats and try to convince key demographics to stay at home and not vote, likely as an attempt to sway the results in key election battlegrounds, according to Reuters, which first reported the news.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/02/twitt ... -midterms/
Trying very hard to figure the logic.
They (fake accounts) were first flagged by staff at the Democratic Party, but appears to be reported as Democrat tweets trying to dissuade someone (Republicans) from voting ?
Why would Democrat staff flag that to Twitter ?
Because the idea behind the bot army is to sow the seeds of complacency among the Dems by telling them that the result is already in the bag and they don't need to bother to vote.
Cannydc wrote:Stooo wrote:Cannydc wrote:Grafenwalder wrote:US is getting desperate with 'dirty politics'.
Twitter has deleted thousands of automated accounts posting messages that tried to discourage and dissuade voters from casting their ballot in the upcoming election next week. The accounts posed as Democrats and try to convince key demographics to stay at home and not vote, likely as an attempt to sway the results in key election battlegrounds, according to Reuters, which first reported the news.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/02/twitt ... -midterms/
Trying very hard to figure the logic.
They (fake accounts) were first flagged by staff at the Democratic Party, but appears to be reported as Democrat tweets trying to dissuade someone (Republicans) from voting ?
Why would Democrat staff flag that to Twitter ?
Because the idea behind the bot army is to sow the seeds of complacency among the Dems by telling them that the result is already in the bag and they don't need to bother to vote.
I see.
So presumably the world will pin the blame on the Republican machine, and Trump will blame the press...
Old mother Hubbard wrote:Has anyone considered this could be a very public ploy to discredit the republicans?
McAz wrote::pmsl: There's no stopping you today.
Cannydc wrote:Grafenwalder wrote:US is getting desperate with 'dirty politics'.
Twitter has deleted thousands of automated accounts posting messages that tried to discourage and dissuade voters from casting their ballot in the upcoming election next week. The accounts posed as Democrats and try to convince key demographics to stay at home and not vote, likely as an attempt to sway the results in key election battlegrounds, according to Reuters, which first reported the news.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/02/twitt ... -midterms/
Trying very hard to figure the logic.
They (fake accounts) were first flagged by staff at the Democratic Party, but appears to be reported as Democrat tweets trying to dissuade someone (Republicans) from voting ?
Why would Democrat staff flag that to Twitter ?
wutang wrote:McAz wrote::pmsl: There's no stopping you today.
Ray looking to challenge Raven for 'the most clueless poster' award
McAz wrote:wutang wrote:McAz wrote::pmsl: There's no stopping you today.
Ray looking to challenge Raven for 'the most clueless poster' award
And winning.
wutang wrote:Old mother Hubbard wrote:Has anyone considered this could be a very public ploy to discredit the republicans?
Like the posting of mail bombs to prominent Dems/Trump critics was
Guest wrote:Cannydc wrote:Grafenwalder wrote:US is getting desperate with 'dirty politics'.
Twitter has deleted thousands of automated accounts posting messages that tried to discourage and dissuade voters from casting their ballot in the upcoming election next week. The accounts posed as Democrats and try to convince key demographics to stay at home and not vote, likely as an attempt to sway the results in key election battlegrounds, according to Reuters, which first reported the news.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/02/twitt ... -midterms/
Trying very hard to figure the logic.
They (fake accounts) were first flagged by staff at the Democratic Party, but appears to be reported as Democrat tweets trying to dissuade someone (Republicans) from voting ?
Why would Democrat staff flag that to Twitter ?
Maybe because (and I know it's hard to believe) the person was honest and had morals?
Plus Republicans wouldn't bother reading Democratic tweets.
There is actually a new movement inside the Democratic party of young voters trying to break away from the old party.
Democratic Socialist party
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