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AJH032

(1,124 posts)
76. The Russian troll farm is out in full force
Sat Mar 5, 2022, 05:29 PM
Mar 2022

Need only look at the @POTUS Instagram account to see.

Wow. K&R chia Mar 2022 #1
Perhaps Facebook stopped boosting those type of posts too. TheBlackAdder Mar 2022 #22
Major trollage. blm Mar 2022 #2
I love how everyone is surprised by this. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #3
But but Ben Shapiro has such a wonderful social media marketing strategy underpants Mar 2022 #6
we know which party is the Russian asset's are for sure now don't we ? monkeyman1 Mar 2022 #72
No question. Nt underpants Mar 2022 #77
Not me... orwell Mar 2022 #7
Yep. And all the loyal "I just use it to talk to my grandchildren" folks helped. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #12
Absolutely. FoxNewsSucks Mar 2022 #15
That one drives me crazy... orwell Mar 2022 #26
If exposing Cambridge Analytica's role in the 2016 election didn't convince them Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #27
Spot on... orwell Mar 2022 #31
And people think they were disbanded. But they just changed their name and Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #34
You 4 are showing how much you don't understand how Facebook works. Saboburns Mar 2022 #43
You still make money for Facebook. ret5hd Mar 2022 #48
Lol! Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #57
Facebook is the problem WA-03 Democrat Mar 2022 #62
I spread truth and anti-propaganda. (you could too!) Saboburns Mar 2022 #67
I don't have a FB account and will never get one-I am doing my part! WA-03 Democrat Mar 2022 #69
Shaming good Democrats for using Facebook is part of the problem. Saboburns Mar 2022 #71
I'm a loyal "I just use it to talk to friends, family, and grandchildren" user. I also have an NBachers Mar 2022 #68
"And we'll see how far you get with it"? What the hell does THAT mean? Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #70
Good on ya, NBachers. Cha Mar 2022 #75
Nice showing by Dr. Shepper Mar 2022 #4
That says it all. CommonHumanity Mar 2022 #5
Neat. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #8
except Kali Mar 2022 #9
Twice today (along with Graham, The Daily Wire, Bongino and Fox): demmiblue Mar 2022 #38
I understand they also banned Twitter. GoCubsGo Mar 2022 #10
The bot farms can still post to Twitter. They just banned the Russian public from reading it. Tommymac Mar 2022 #19
There's something to this Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #11
Mitch has been looking more nauseous than usual lately. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #14
Well, he certainly makes other people more nauseous lonely bird Mar 2022 #17
Maybe that has to do with the Kentucky Public Schools which invested in the Russia stock market. c-rational Mar 2022 #30
KY teacher's pension says they sold their Sberbank shares before the invasion. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #32
but the California pensioners might not be so lucky RussBLib Mar 2022 #35
Yeah. Seems like this is going to take a while to shake out the correct information. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #36
As of last week they still own a bunch of Lukoil which was down 90%. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #54
Yikes. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #59
I'm thinking the Pentagon should buy it from them. discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2022 #61
+1, I've been screaming for years about MAGA Media messages flooding message zones and uponit7771 Mar 2022 #55
The power of bots... Wounded Bear Mar 2022 #13
Good to see the numbers Alice Kramden Mar 2022 #16
Republican traitor trolls suck Achilleaze Mar 2022 #18
FB during Hillary's campaign? Who thought all that was real people. LakeArenal Mar 2022 #20
I'm surprised and I shouldn't be.TY. 58Sunliner Mar 2022 #21
I'm sorry, but it is the responsibility of Facebook and Twitter to prevent this kind of Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #25
+1, uponit7771 Mar 2022 #56
Hear, hear! BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #82
K&R!! Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2022 #24
Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2022 #28
I don't think that makes as much of an impact as one would think. Here is yesterday's: demmiblue Mar 2022 #29
Not surprised at all. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #33
Does this mean I'll stop seeing those fucking Franklin Graham TV ads? eShirl Mar 2022 #37
Well, it isn't just Facebook, or Meta, either. PatrickforB Mar 2022 #39
Today's Top 10: demmiblue Mar 2022 #40
If you get enough russian bots you can even make pigs fly, nt yaesu Mar 2022 #41
Very interesting, but one thing doesn't make sense... Shipwack Mar 2022 #42
They could be banning facebook to the public, but letting the gov do what they want. XacerbatedDem Mar 2022 #44
Cutting FACEBook off from Russia would be indiscriminate at first, like blocking FB from every ... uponit7771 Mar 2022 #63
Gee, that doesn't happen it the US, does it? twodogsbarking Mar 2022 #45
In the summer of 2019 facebook (russian) posts got a bunch of mouth breathing racist a-holes to ... Botany Mar 2022 #46
Night and day. ret5hd Mar 2022 #47
That is really something, wow. TeamProg Mar 2022 #49
Will be interesting to see if there's a sudden drop in "Unitemized Donor" campaign contributions Budi Mar 2022 #50
This isn't a credible analysis... reACTIONary Mar 2022 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author mahina Mar 2022 #52
That's insane!! C Moon Mar 2022 #53
No shit. calimary Mar 2022 #60
I've been screaming for years about GQP flooding message zones I didn't think Facebook would uponit7771 Mar 2022 #64
Fascinating... Hekate Mar 2022 #58
More like scary n/t malaise Mar 2022 #80
Very scary. The majority of us voted for Democratic presidential candidates. We keep getting GOPers Hekate Mar 2022 #81
kick Dawson Leery Mar 2022 #65
Republicans haven't ran without Russian bot support for years Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #66
the latest update shows that tweet to not only be off, but also failing to understand simple logical Celerity Mar 2022 #73
Yeah, your and demmiblue's Post show that the Initial claim Hav Mar 2022 #79
This is what got Trump elected and divided our country. It's hard to believe I know. gldstwmn Mar 2022 #74
The Russian troll farm is out in full force AJH032 Mar 2022 #76
The Big Tell: "Russia, if you're listening" czarjak Mar 2022 #78
K&R UCmeNdc Mar 2022 #83
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