Most of Bolsonaro's Twitter Followers are Fake, Says Auditor
Source: Rio Times
As reported by Media outlet UOL, out of 2,000 followers analyzed, 59 percent did not speak Portuguese, and 61 percent were profiles created in the last 90 days.
By Arkady Petrov - May 12, 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL According to the Fake Followers Audit, more than half of President Jair Bolsonaros (PSL) followers on Twitter are fake. In other words, they are bogus, inactive or robot profiles software developed to simulate a common user.
They have been drawing more and more attention for political purposes. Frequently, they like and comment on photos, other times, they also raise a topic on social media and react as their programmers wish, said Thiago Rondon, joint director of the Institute for Technology and Equity to UOL Tecnologia.
As reported by Brazilian Media outlet UOL, out of 2,000 followers analyzed, 59 percent did not speak Portuguese, 61 percent were profiles created in the last 90 days, and 18 percent only showed the standard Twitter egg for users without a profile photo.
Read more: https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-entertainment/most-of-bolsonaros-twitter-followers-are-fake-says-auditor/
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(23,147 posts)Same with Brexit. Noticed something funny though, all of these have one thing in common - they benefit the biggest oligarch of them all - PUtin. Is this really a worldwide phenomenon or just the fruits of PUtin's plans ripening to his and the 1%'s benefit and the destruction of the working class.