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As we see, this tweet about alleged "bots" has gained a lot of traction.
I will say this: It is as much disinformation as the disinfo being tweeted by the accounts being cited.
This kind of indiscriminate, ill-informed and inaccurate post does more harm than good.
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As we see, this tweet about alleged "bots" has gained a lot of traction.
I will say this: It is as much disinformation as the disinfo being tweeted by the accounts being cited.
This kind of indiscriminate, ill-informed and inaccurate post does more harm than good.
1/10
First off, these are NOT BOTS.
These are the ONLY three accounts I can find tweeting this shit about a "1600 bedder", and I am struggling to see this as a mass coordinated campaign.
Let's look very briefly at each of them.
2/10
These are the ONLY three accounts I can find tweeting this shit about a "1600 bedder", and I am struggling to see this as a mass coordinated campaign.
Let's look very briefly at each of them.
2/10
"Ruby":
All Ruby's tweets are sent with an iPhone.
The account avatar is a stock image.
Ruby tweets on a schedule that fits a UK location, tho' this is not definitive as to its location for obvious reasons.
3/10
All Ruby's tweets are sent with an iPhone.
The account avatar is a stock image.
Ruby tweets on a schedule that fits a UK location, tho' this is not definitive as to its location for obvious reasons.
3/10
About 50% of "Ruby" 's activity is retweets.
We can see who/what "Ruby" tweets about here.
I have not done a close analysis of this account, but my gut tells me it is fake.
No, this doesn't mean it's a "Russian bot" or "77th brigade" or "dominic cummings' bot army".
4/10
We can see who/what "Ruby" tweets about here.
I have not done a close analysis of this account, but my gut tells me it is fake.
No, this doesn't mean it's a "Russian bot" or "77th brigade" or "dominic cummings' bot army".
4/10
Next, "Webfoot"
Ah yes, the anonymous scottish nurse with 3.4k followers who supports donald fucking trump.
Scottish nhs workers who support trump are a dime a dozen, no?
Tweets from the web client, sometimes overnight.
5/10
Ah yes, the anonymous scottish nurse with 3.4k followers who supports donald fucking trump.
Scottish nhs workers who support trump are a dime a dozen, no?
Tweets from the web client, sometimes overnight.
5/10
Here's Webfoot's last months-worth of tweets animated by the time of day they got tweeted.
Honestly, it just looks fake as fuck, doesn't it?
Still, we can't conclude that it's a "bot" or based in the kremlin, or No10 or Dennison Barracks.
6/10
Honestly, it just looks fake as fuck, doesn't it?
Still, we can't conclude that it's a "bot" or based in the kremlin, or No10 or Dennison Barracks.
6/10
Lastly, we turn to "Dan Saffend", who uses an avatar of the actor Roger Allam.
This kind of bio usually belongs to the type of troll who delights in "owning the libs".
As we can see, it tweets a lot from Tweetdeck, which suggests it controls multiple accounts.
7/10
This kind of bio usually belongs to the type of troll who delights in "owning the libs".
As we can see, it tweets a lot from Tweetdeck, which suggests it controls multiple accounts.
7/10
We can see it's reactionary, racist & hits all the common talking points for typical rightwingers these days.
A nasty little account, all in all.
I'm very suspicious of this one. That schedule + use of tweetdeck looks whack.
Still, not a "bot" - not an automated acct.
8/10
A nasty little account, all in all.
I'm very suspicious of this one. That schedule + use of tweetdeck looks whack.
Still, not a "bot" - not an automated acct.
8/10
I've very briefly scanned all the retweets of this copy/paste job, and all the references I can find to "1 600 be dder" .
It will take more work to see if there is obvious coordination of the retweets.
We can't say it's a campaign until we adduce evidence.
9/10
It will take more work to see if there is obvious coordination of the retweets.
We can't say it's a campaign until we adduce evidence.
9/10
Unfortunately for you lot, I am very tired, quite unwell and very very grumpy rn, so the chances of my doing that are slim.
In the meantime read my pinned tweets.
10/10
In the meantime read my pinned tweets.
10/10
