Russian Bots Retweeted Donald Trump 500,000 Times Before Election

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Spike Trader, Jan 28, 2018.

  1. Difference is he was prosecuted.

    Cons will be cons..
    http://thehill.com/homenews/campaig...ts-illegal-foreign-donations-despite-warnings
     
    #11     Jan 28, 2018
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  2. WeToddDid2

    WeToddDid2

    STOP THE COLLUSION!!!!

    Some excerpts below(google translated):

    http://www.pan.senado.gob.mx/2016/1...-los-angeles-california-antonio-villaraigosa/

    "We must not only focus on the importance of the Latino vote, but also on the importance of Mexico within the American vote," said Senator Hector Flores Ávalos

    By affirming that registering and coming to vote in the next elections in the United States is a fundamental tool for defending their human rights, Senator Gabriela Cuevas Barron called on Latinos, and Mexicans in particular, to go to the polls. next November 8 and participate in the election of the next President of the neighboring country.

    "This is what will truly empower the Mexican community in the United States, it is an elementary exercise of civil and political rights," he said.

    What we need, he said, is to know that "your vote counts and that today the vote of Mexicans and Latinos can write the history of the United States," said Cuevas Barron.

    For his part, speaking during the press conference, PAN senator Hector Flores Ávalos said that "not only should we focus on the importance of the Latino vote, but also on the importance of Mexico within the American vote."
     
    #12     Jan 28, 2018
  3. exGOPer

    exGOPer

    This is EXACTLY the crime Don Jr will be convicted of, for seeking illegal in kind donations from Russians.

    Thanks for bringing it up.
     
    #13     Jan 28, 2018
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  4. WeToddDid2

    WeToddDid2

    Mexico has been using Twitter bots to influence elections for a long time. But, I am sure there is not way that any of the bots are allowed to comment on anything that is happening in the US. No retweets. Nothing. That is perfectly logical and rational thinking.

    According to the article, they were the fucking pioneers of it.

    https://www.technologyreview.com/s/428286/twitter-mischief-plagues-mexicos-election/

    Twitter Mischief Plagues Mexico's Election

    Using software bots to repeat messages, supporters of the presidential candidates are pioneering underhanded Web tactics.

    More surprising has been the degree to which campaigners are resorting to spam tactics. In the presidential campaign, one party in particular (the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI) has come under fire for unleashing tens of thousands of bots, or user accounts programmed to automatically tweet specific words and phrases, and organizing large groups of human Twitter users to simultaneously publish the exact same message. The goal: to make it more likely for the message to land on Twitter’s list of “trending” topics.
     
    #14     Jan 28, 2018
  5. WeToddDid2

    WeToddDid2

    Holy shit! It is like everyone is doing it according to the article below.

    So confusing, it is not just Russia and the GOP!!!????

    http://www.slate.com/articles/techn.../how_politicians_should_use_twitter_bots.html

    It’s all part of a larger trend toward automated politics. Campaigns and officials worldwide now use bots for a multitude of tasks beyond simple social media account management. These uses range from the seemingly mundane—sending out messages on particular pieces of legislation—to the downright nefarious—spreading covert political propaganda.

    In Mexico, government actors have used bots to silence protestors and activists. In Turkey, these software-driven accounts send out pro-regime propaganda. Political bots have also been used—in the United States, Europe, and beyond—to drive up follower counts of candidates and causes. This social padding gives off the illusion of popularity, subtly manipulating public opinion during contested elections.
     
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    #15     Jan 28, 2018
  6. WeToddDid2

    WeToddDid2

    https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/z4maww/how-mexican-twitter-bots-shut-down-dissent

    How Mexican Twitter Bots Shut Down Dissent
    Peñabots, hashtag poisoning, and fake trends have stifled communication in Mexico.

    More than 75,000 automated Twitter accounts are being used in Mexico to combat protests and attack critics of the government, according to research presented by writer Erin Gallagher at the Chaos Communication Camp in Zehdenick, Germany earlier this month.

    The automated accounts, known as Peñabots, first appeared in 2012 during the election of President Enrique Peña Nieto.
     
    #16     Jan 28, 2018
  7. When it finally dawned on Trump that the FBI was aware of their corrupted activities , what did he scream ? . ? . ?

    ''OBAMA TAPPED MY WIRES''
     
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    #17     Jan 28, 2018
  8. WeToddDid2

    WeToddDid2

    #18     Jan 28, 2018
  9. WeToddDid2

    WeToddDid2

    President Enrique Peña Nieto is apparently the pioneer of fake news as well.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peñabot
    In March 31, 2016 in an article published by magazine Bloomberg Business Week a Colombian, a hacker named Andrés Sepúlveda claimed to have haven paid $600'000 pesos, by the "Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)" for hacking files (including phone calls, e-mails and strategies) pertaining Peña Nieto's rivals respective political campaigns, and also manipulate social media to create fake news against his opponents with 30'000 fakes twitter accounts whom helped him create fake trending topics, and the perception of public enthusiasm towards Peña Nieto's 2012 presidential campaign.

    The election day he claims to have been watching a Live feed on Bogota, Colombia and to start destroying evidence (USBs, cellphones, computers) right after Peña Nieto was declared winner. He said he was helped by a team of 6 hackers, which he led.[10][11] He also claims to have helped hack elections from other Latin American countries including Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Venezuela, but said his Mexican operation was "the most complex by far".
     
    #19     Jan 28, 2018
  10. Seriously Americans, how can you live in a country with guys like this :)

    He could be your children's school bus driver...

    The only reason any of these bots work is low IQ drones like him in the first place.

    Ok, lets all try to explain to him.

    Two that is 2 bad things do not cancel each other out.
     
    #20     Jan 28, 2018