This is one reason why I’m generally skeptical when Twitter lynch mobs are deployed.
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NYT on the social media follower factory
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NYT on the social media follower factory
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The NYT is just figuring this out?
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No kidding. Astroturfing was Axlerod's speciality.USN_Hokie wrote:The NYT is just figuring this out?
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LOL! Of Britt McHenry’s 440k “followers”, approximately 92% are fake. Not exactly money well spent given how her career has spiraled post-ESPN.
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Who?nolanvt wrote:LOL! Of Britt McHenry’s 440k “followers”, approximately 92% are fake. Not exactly money well spent given how her career has spiraled post-ESPN.
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Yep, conservatives have known this to be a well-known tactic by the left for years. Its also one of the ways they attempt to get advertisers to stop running ads on conservative radio & TV shows.USN_Hokie wrote:The NYT is just figuring this out?
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They're just figuring it out, because astroturfing has, inconveniently, been turned against their fellow traveller's. Now it's time to discredit the tactic and move to another one.
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