Bernie Sanders

berniepdx420

(1,784 posts) Tue Apr 26, 2016, 03:57 PM Apr 2016

Just got hidden in GD-P for mentioning paid Trolls.....so lets see the facts again....

BUSTED: Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Spending $1 Million on Social Media Trolls

A Super PAC headed by a longtime Clinton operative is spending $1 million to hire online trolls to “correct” Bernie Sanders’ supporters on social media.

Correct The Record (CTR), which is operated by Clinton attack dog and new owner of Blue Nation Review David Brock, launched a new initiative this week called “Barrier Breakers 2016” for the purpose of debating supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders — or “Bernie Bros,” as they’re referred to in Correct the Record’s press official release — on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and other social media platforms.

The “Barrier Breakers” will also publicly thank Hillary Clinton’s superdelegates and fans for supporting her campaign. The paid trolls are professional communicators, coming from public relations and media backgrounds.

“The task force staff’s backgrounds are as diverse as the community they will be engaging with and include former reporters, bloggers, public affairs specialists, designers, Ready for Hillary alumni, and Hillary super fans who have led groups similar to those with which the task force will organize,” CTR stated.

http://usuncut.com/politics/clinton-super-pac-busted/

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Just got hidden in GD-P for mentioning paid Trolls.....so lets see the facts again.... (Original Post) berniepdx420 Apr 2016 OP

I believe that the hide is just another tentacle of Brock and Hillary's Paid Troll operation. djean111 Apr 2016 #1

This post would have been acceptable. Cassiopeia Apr 2016 #2

+1. n/t winter is coming Apr 2016 #3

Why was it begging? SoapBox Apr 2016 #4

Check the transparency page of the op. Cassiopeia Apr 2016 #6

Ditto. I'd have hidden it as well since it's just a poorly worded hit and run on it. Lancero Apr 2016 #7

Exactly. Cassiopeia Apr 2016 #8

I had a post about the paid trolls hidden as well a few days ago. greymouse Apr 2016 #5

Not that different than this one really dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #9

Funny, just had this thread open, and what should appear...? Bernin4U Apr 2016 #10

It was also SOP alerted, probably by the same alerter. Autumn Apr 2016 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author 1monster Apr 2016 #11

berniepdx420 been flagged for review... 1monster Apr 2016 #12

"Correcting" her record. Bernin4U Apr 2016 #14

Kicked and Recomended Babel_17 Apr 2016 #15

djean111

(14,255 posts)

1. I believe that the hide is just another tentacle of Brock and Hillary's Paid Troll operation.

Reply to berniepdx420 (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:00 PM

Apr 2016

I get the feeling that anything HRC supporters do not want to see is alerted on, in the hopes that it will get a hide.

Much like alerting on anything supporting Bernie on Facebook.

Cassiopeia

(2,603 posts)

2. This post would have been acceptable.

Reply to berniepdx420 (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:06 PM

Apr 2016

The post that was hidden was begging to be hidden quite frankly.

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

3. +1. n/t

Reply to Cassiopeia (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:13 PM

Apr 2016

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

4. Why was it begging?

Reply to Cassiopeia (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:15 PM

Apr 2016

Other than spinning the wheel of luck, the OP author didn't write the article and the source gets posted a lot.

Cassiopeia

(2,603 posts)

6. Check the transparency page of the op.

Reply to SoapBox (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:18 PM

Apr 2016

This is not the same post that was hidden over in gdp

Lancero

(3,003 posts)

7. Ditto. I'd have hidden it as well since it's just a poorly worded hit and run on it.

Reply to Cassiopeia (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:18 PM

Apr 2016

If it had article excerpts on it, a link to a actual article, or some actual commentary on it I'd have let it stay since it had some room for discussion but as that topic was it's just a hit and run flame bait piece.

Cassiopeia

(2,603 posts)

8. Exactly.

Reply to Lancero (Reply #7)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:29 PM

Apr 2016

I wish the OP would be a little honest about what was hidden.

This OP would be fine and could be discussed. That one liner flame bait that was actually hidden deserved it. I'm a little surprised 2 voted to leave it to be honest.

greymouse

(872 posts)

5. I had a post about the paid trolls hidden as well a few days ago.

Reply to berniepdx420 (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:17 PM

Apr 2016

dreamnightwind

(4,775 posts)

9. Not that different than this one really

Reply to berniepdx420 (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:33 PM

Apr 2016

You said HRC-paid in the hidden post, maybe that did it. Sometimes you just get a bad jury. Or maybe this one just hasn't been hidden yet. If it does get hidden, that's nothing but censorship.

Bernin4U

(812 posts)

10. Funny, just had this thread open, and what should appear...?

Reply to berniepdx420 (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 05:08 PM

Apr 2016

On Tue Apr 26, 2016, 04:56 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Just got hidden in GD-P for mentioning paid Trolls.....so lets see the facts again....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280185483

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

One jury already hid this. The poster has reposted it to try to bypass that jury. That is against the TOS of DU. Please hide this one, too, to send the message.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Apr 26, 2016, 05:02 PM, and the Jury voted 2-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Clearly a violation.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: File complaints with Facebook, Twitter, Insatgram and the FEC. Not sure what we can do about this.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Per multiple comments, "this" is not the same as what was hidden. Nice try though.
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: It's an excerpt from a commonly cited source on DU. How can it be "disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate"?