Posted on 03/21/2015 11:13:19 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Over the past year, Russia has seen an unprecedented rise in the activity of "Kremlin trolls" - bloggers allegedly paid by the state to criticise Ukraine and the West on social media and post favourable comments about the leadership in Moscow.
Though the existence and even whereabouts of the alleged "cyber army" are no secret, recent media reports appear to have revealed some details of how one of the tools of Russian propaganda operates on an everyday basis.
The Internet Research Agency ("Agentstvo Internet Issledovaniya") employs at least 400 people and occupies an unremarkable office in one of the residential areas in St Petersburg.
Behind the plain facade, however, there is a Kremlin "troll den", an investigative report by independent local newspaper Moy Rayon ("My District") suggests.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Russian trolls are also posting here.
Putin doesn’t represent the Russian people, he may remain the figurehead so we will have to see how this plays out but for now, I think he’s on the out, gone for 10 days and really not in public view much this past week. He’s close to history except for appearances sake. Still, can’t say never, he conceivably could rise again.
Plenty of them here. They may even make donations too to seem like they’re for real. Real American conservatives couldn’t possibly be in favor of Putin. They might enjoy how he makes Obama look silly, but they couldn’t support Putin’s cruel wars to reestablish the Soviet Empire.
Some of the ones here are not smart enough to get paid for it.
“cruel wars”
Not trying to start an argument, but are there any other kind?
Putin’s close to “done and dusted” I think. The hit on Nemtsov has set them reeling over there. People aren’t fooled, the system did it whether there was an order or not.
NRO had an article about how Kremlin ordered Russian media to run lies as news way back before Maidan!
It’s funny to hear the Putinistas whining about how Maidan is picking on Russia and Putin. Maidan is so powerful and such a danger to Putinstan that the Russians have to wage an illegal and undeclared war on the people of Ukraine.
Well, civilized countries try to make war with as little killing of civilians as possible. The Just War theory is not new. Putin and his type believe in terror not the Laws of War, proportionality, and distinguishing between combatants and non-combatants.
Sherman waged a cruel war to break the will of the opponent.
So you are comparing Sherman to Stalin? Latter who said there is no neutral or collateral damage, if you do not fight for Stalin you are fair game.
Since when did Sherman force enlist people?
Ah, speaking of Putin trolls.
Yes, and we dropped two atomic bombs on Japan and we fire bombed their cities and German cities in WWII. I am fine with all of it, too. Wars, should, as often as possible, not go to the worst cruelties if possible.
I thought we were discussing “cruel war”.
That’s surprising. 15 comments and no one has stated, “the Dems do it too,” as if it has any relevance.
People can only root for the bad guy when they are the bad guy.
From Russia with love... and weep, because only us will, not Russians.
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