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brettdale

(12,382 posts) Wed Sep 12, 2018, 09:08 PM Sep 2018

Russian Bots having a field day on twitter with Hurricane Florance

Same type of bots, avatar is some hot chick in a bikini, this time they're
pushing the myth of.....

"Democrats are stealing food and hiding aid so they cant blame trump
like they did in Puerto Rico, dont let them get away with it."

I thought Twitter was getting rid of this BS.

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Russian Bots having a field day on twitter with Hurricane Florance (Original Post) brettdale Sep 2018 OP

Twitter is a cesspool ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #1

I haven't been following or tweeting retweeting about the hurricane. underthematrix Sep 2018 #2

Not on FB nor Twitter and happy. nt TwistOneUp Sep 2018 #3

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

1. Twitter is a cesspool

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2018, 09:10 PM

Sep 2018

Last week I listened to some CEO of Twitter get raked over the coals on NPR. A few days later, Alex Jones is banned. We still have some work to do with them, though.

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)

2. I haven't been following or tweeting retweeting about the hurricane.

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2018, 09:31 PM

Sep 2018

I even paused and fast forwarded thru Rachel's brief reporting on it.

TwistOneUp

(1,020 posts)

3. Not on FB nor Twitter and happy. nt

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Wed Sep 12, 2018, 10:40 PM

Sep 2018

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