A Quick Taste of How an Online Troll Army, Like Hillary's "Correct the Record," Functions

[think]

A Quick Taste of How an Online Troll Army, Like Hillary's "Correct the Record," Functions

By Shane Ryan | May 17, 2016 | 10:33am
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We told you last month that Hillary Clinton’s super-PAC “Correct the Record,” under the guidance of political hatchet man David Brock, was spending $1 million on an army of Twitter trolls, we got a taste of the digital storm troopers in action when at least a couple of them colluded to get Bernie Sanders Facebook pages shut down. But that may or may not have been an independent action, and it never represented the true tactics of the group called “Barrier Breakers 2016,” which would undoubtedly be far subtler and more insidious.

Now, thanks to a keen-eyed Reddit user on the Sanders for President sub-reddit, we can pinpoint one of the nasty, shrewd tactics that are far more likely to fly under the radar. The Redditor in question noticed a very specific phrase that had been repeated twice, by different users, which you can see in this image:



The two elements we see here here can only exist in tandem:...

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[think]

5. Yep. It's very noticable... /nt

[Andy823]

8. You do realize

That the vast majority if "new" posters coming here to DU for the last year now claim to be supporting Bernie?

[HooptieWagon]

2. Yes, the 'I was a Bernie supporter, but...' Is a frequently used tactic.

And also concern-trolling. We see their efforts here on DU...it's pretty easy to spot the Brock propagandists.

[think]

6. Hillary's campaign is using every dirty rotten trick they can think of. Sad.....

[HooptieWagon]

7. It's why her numbers always go down.

She starts out with every possible advantage, but can't resist being nasty, lying, and cheating, even though it's not necessary given her advantages. That simply turns people off, and reminds them of all the unfavorable Clinton headlines of the past 30 years.

[Cheese Sandwich]

3. Probably these paid troll armies will make the internet suck

[think]

4. With outsourcing you can buy a lot of trolls. It will really suck....

[HooptieWagon]

9. The DU trolls are pretty laughable, though.

They're overpaid no matter how little Brock pays them. I don't mind Brock wasting his money on stupid and incompetent help.

[scscholar]

13. Overpaid?

How do I sign-up?

The new overtime rules are going to screw me so I need the money.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. It already is

we might call them brock trolls, but this is astro turfing 101

[Dont call me Shirley]

12. People are sick of mean and hate, that's why we support Bernie. Trolls revel in mean and hate.

Those who revel in mean and hate are called sociopaths.