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It Appears There Are Hijacked Freeper Accounts
3/1/15

Posted on 03/01/2015 2:25:18 AM PST by Enlightened1

I found three Freepers (in the last 24 hours that prior to a few days ago (10 days at the most) have not been active in a very long time...... At least a year and a half or more. The other two Freepers have no posts for 7 years and 3 years.

Now prior to that time gap all would have maybe 1 or 2 posts a years several years ago. Yet in the last few days they are posting a lot. I find that very odd?

I think these accounts have been hijacked by the opposition?

For those that are wondering what is an Internet Troll? Trolls, post a deliberately provocative message or messages to a newsgroup or message boards/threads with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument. This is done primarily by opposition groups.

I'm sure someone could figure out WHO is doing this. We just need to do a trace route on the account to see where it's coming from.

Here are some articles about it for anyone that does not know about this. Watch your 6 Freepers.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/gchqs-dark-arts-leaked-documents-reveal-online-manipulation-facebook-youtube-snooping/

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/08/darpa-social-networks-research-twitter-influence-studies

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/04/04/cuban-twitter-scam-social-media-tool-disseminating-government-propaganda/


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KEYWORDS: faq; freerepublic; paranoid; trolls
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To: GOPJ

“They post to change the subject, to discourage people, and to incite violence. Or just embarrass us about being conservative.”
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But if a “newbie” like me points such a thing out, we are called “Concern-trolls”, or worse....


141 posted on 03/01/2015 6:46:27 AM PST by Regal
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To: Mamzelle
"It is especially noteworthy when these perps have early signup dates.

Oh No Mr Bill!

142 posted on 03/01/2015 6:48:15 AM PST by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: Robert DeLong

You are a poet and don’t know it but your face shows it........ It’s a longfellow!

Oh sorry.....I thought you were John Kerry.


143 posted on 03/01/2015 6:50:17 AM PST by Ditter
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To: LucyT
The newly activated accounts could be as innocent as people inspired by the recent CPAC... People who are more political than ‘idea’ driven.

As far as the type of trolls I was talking about, that type's would be most likely paid professionals... the kind of people George Soros or Hillary's war room would hire.

Sociopaths lack the organization and discipline necessary to stay with something like this... well, unless they're being paid.

If there's a ‘bad’ pattern to the replies Jim will spot and deal with it - I have faith in his abilities...

144 posted on 03/01/2015 6:50:37 AM PST by GOPJ (Comrade Thug - pleae don't hurt me for disagreeing... I lived in a free country once..)
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To: GOPJ

Its also the type of strategery that could be used to get a site compromised and shut down in the interest of “net neutrality” which will undoubtedly ban “hate speech”

once the dunces that voted for it get to read it


145 posted on 03/01/2015 6:56:21 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Timber Rattler
For instance, where are all the PDS'ers from 2010-2012, who did nothing but troll Palin threads and spread liberal lies and propaganda about the governor? And then there was the "ABO" crowd from 2012, who spammed FR demanding that all of us Conservatives vote for Romney as a lesser evil. Where'd they go? Andrew Breitbart was on to them too...

Good catch Timber... This next Presidential election's important - we don't need trolls messing with it.

146 posted on 03/01/2015 6:56:26 AM PST by GOPJ (Comrade Thug - pleae don't hurt me for disagreeing... I lived in a free country once..)
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To: Ditter

LOL!


147 posted on 03/01/2015 6:57:08 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: left that other site

OK, that’s a keeper


148 posted on 03/01/2015 6:58:55 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Regal

Can’t believe I just read all 140 posts...and was entertained. It’ s a mystery comedy. You guys and gals are so funny. But who done it?


149 posted on 03/01/2015 6:59:43 AM PST by Awgie (truth is always stranger than fiction)
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To: Awgie
Is this the end? Helloooo....
150 posted on 03/01/2015 7:11:47 AM PST by Awgie (truth is always stranger than fiction)
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To: Mamzelle
I suspect that they have taken over abandoned accounts.

How? Unless they have access to the computer that originated the account, how do they use or modify it?

Yeah, I know...you'd tell me, but then you'd have to kill me.

151 posted on 03/01/2015 7:15:58 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & Ifwater the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Enlightened1

Who’s safe from risk of identity theft? No one

http://www.twincities.com/News/Columnists/Ruben%20Rosario/ci_27613361/Rub%C3%A9n-Rosario:-Whos-safe-from-risk-of-identity-theft?-No-one


152 posted on 03/01/2015 7:15:59 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: Enlightened1; ansel12

I have read all 149 posts, and from what I can tell, while the concern is a good one, you have your facts completely wrong.

It reminds me of GW alarmists who are concerned about ‘polluting’ the atmosphere, but believe the CO2 is a pollutant and the cause of all our problems.

Do you see the error of your ways yet, my friend ?


153 posted on 03/01/2015 7:19:30 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Ditter

I am John Kerry, I just hijacked Robert DeLongs’ account. What gave it away? Was it my admitting to being the Slime who oozes along on your living room floor from your TV?


154 posted on 03/01/2015 7:19:57 AM PST by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: knarf

155 posted on 03/01/2015 7:21:16 AM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: Robert DeLong

LOLOLOL


156 posted on 03/01/2015 7:22:37 AM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: ansel12

Sorry about pinging you in the previous post. : )


157 posted on 03/01/2015 7:23:11 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: jpsb

158 posted on 03/01/2015 7:24:26 AM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: Chong

Gotta go take a shower now, tell me what happened when I get back.


159 posted on 03/01/2015 7:28:59 AM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: jpsb
Sometimes they are dug in pretty deep. But we are very persistant.
160 posted on 03/01/2015 7:30:35 AM PST by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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