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iamthebandfanman

(8,127 posts)
Sat Apr 23, 2016, 08:12 PM Apr 2016

A former paid “Internet troll” for Clinton speaks out: It was “nasty” and “left a very bad taste”

"I’d like to first admit I am fairly clueless about how Reddit works – the ins and outs, sub-reddits, up-posting – but it’s an intricate system and there’s a lot of good info out there if you can navigate it.

I stumbled on this tonight, and even though, as my husband pointed out, “This is so Clinton’esque,” it still came as a little bit of a shock that the Clinton campaign – yes, the same campaign that’s scolding Bernie Sanders for negativity, the candidate who’s playing the victim card and gender card at every stump stop – has strategically unleashed a bunch of paid trolls (the term has been upgraded by the Clinton camp into “digital media specialists”) to the tune of a cool mil onto social media with instructions to annihilate Bernie Sanders and his supporters "

http://smokinghotpoliticaljunkies.com/a-former-paid-internet-troll-for-clinton-speaks-out-it-was-nasty-and-left-a-very-bad-taste/

(sorry for this is a dupe!)

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A former paid “Internet troll” for Clinton speaks out: It was “nasty” and “left a very bad taste” (Original Post) iamthebandfanman Apr 2016 OP
Probably bad strategy as well.. speaktruthtopower Apr 2016 #1
I'll be damned. It fits. Will you please post this in the Sanders group? Autumn Apr 2016 #2
Oh please that article is so fake MattP Apr 2016 #3
Do you have a link proving it is fake? It sounds like much of what is seen on Social media Autumn Apr 2016 #4
He proably does not know who the person was Gwhittey Apr 2016 #8
I can go into any large thread in GDP here on DU and find many of those posts word for word. Autumn Apr 2016 #11
Is, "interesting phenomenon" another phrase for "cah-cah"? MrMickeysMom Apr 2016 #18
+10,000 nt Live and Learn Apr 2016 #20
This news came from the Clinton Campaign ... Trajan Apr 2016 #6
Don't peek behind the curtain!1! pacalo Apr 2016 #13
Being paid to do what I do naturally anyways sounds like a dream job Tarc Apr 2016 #5
I am sure they do. sadoldgirl Apr 2016 #9
In a way this is encouraging Doctor_J Apr 2016 #7
He says he worked directly for the Hillary campaign MattP Apr 2016 #10
Brocks crazy ass released a press release like two days ago MattP Apr 2016 #12
Nice story. Eko Apr 2016 #14
Is this ever a dupe... 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Agschmid Apr 2016 #15
So some random person posts some junk on the internet and Bernie supporters suddenly all YouDig Apr 2016 #16
Oh look... JSup Apr 2016 #17
K&R for exposure. She wouldn't have had to pay them if she could have found anyone silvershadow Apr 2016 #19
Oh good Lord, this is ridiculous. Bernie has push trolls, by the way. They also BreakfastClub Apr 2016 #21
A million dollars buys a lot of online bullying AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #24
Sure,why not. sufrommich Apr 2016 #22
This SURPRISES ME! NOT, NOT, NOT!! It's What THEY DO! n/t ChiciB1 Apr 2016 #23

Autumn

(45,107 posts)
11. I can go into any large thread in GDP here on DU and find many of those posts word for word.
Sat Apr 23, 2016, 08:53 PM
Apr 2016

And much of it by posters who have older accounts that have been used very little or new accounts with higher post counts. It's a very interesting phenomenon.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
7. In a way this is encouraging
Sat Apr 23, 2016, 08:47 PM
Apr 2016

I'm glad they are not debasing themselves for free. Although you couldn't pay me enough.

YouDig

(2,280 posts)
16. So some random person posts some junk on the internet and Bernie supporters suddenly all
Sat Apr 23, 2016, 10:36 PM
Apr 2016

think it must be true?

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
19. K&R for exposure. She wouldn't have had to pay them if she could have found anyone
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 04:54 PM
Apr 2016

that actually believed her crap.

BreakfastClub

(765 posts)
21. Oh good Lord, this is ridiculous. Bernie has push trolls, by the way. They also
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 06:12 PM
Apr 2016

heavily coordinate with Barnie's campaign. DKos has a diary in which someone admits to being one, after he accuses Hillary of doing it, of course.

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