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A source close to Russia's ‘troll factory’ says Facebook has deleted 80 percent of its groups
Meduza ^ | 7 september 2017 | The Bell

Posted on 09/11/2017 7:47:07 AM PDT by BeadCounter

Facebook administrators have deleted up to 80 percent of the groups associated with the “Internet Research Agency,” an organization known as Russia’s biggest “troll factory.” A source close to the agency told the newsletter The Bell that administrators have shut down 25 Facebook communities with a total subscriber count of more than 3 million accounts, and 32 groups on Instagram with 2 million subscribers. The same source says Twitter also blocked 50 of the Internet Research Agency’s accounts with a combined follower count of 600,000 users.

According to The Bell, the groups and accounts in question were created ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The source says the Internet Research Agency still maintains a sizable presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, “in case the networks are needed again.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: russia; russianpropaganda; russianstooges; russiasucks; yeah
Finally, Fakebook does some good.
1 posted on 09/11/2017 7:47:07 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: BeadCounter

Have they ever disclosed just which rumors/fakenews was supposed spread all over the internet by the “rushin’ trolls”?

Have they ever identified which Hitlery Rotten Clinton scandals were genuine and of her own making?


2 posted on 09/11/2017 7:52:22 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: BeadCounter

Now, if gmail would stop all the .ru’s from sending me spam emails trying to entice me to click on the pics and get fake viagra pills.


3 posted on 09/11/2017 7:53:00 AM PDT by Slyfox (Are you tired of winning yet?)
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“...trying to entice me to click on the pics and get fake viagra pills.”

They are not fake, comrade...err...FRiend. They are real and work magic. Ask my babush...err...my wife.

Order now at: www.BigManHappyMan.com.


4 posted on 09/11/2017 8:01:19 AM PDT by moovova
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To: moovova

LOL


5 posted on 09/11/2017 8:05:34 AM PDT by Slyfox (Are you tired of winning yet?)
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To: BeadCounter

Russian Propaganda?

Minor blip on the Troll screen on Twitter. Never bothered by Russians.

Now rude leftist Obamabot holdovers? Pain the in the butt.


6 posted on 09/11/2017 8:15:44 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: BeadCounter

Have they shut down the DNC troll farm located in Portland Oregon?
I would guess not...


7 posted on 09/11/2017 8:36:24 AM PDT by Zathras
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Since nobody is denying any of the released emails. And nobody is denying Comey exists, and our 30 year history of Hillary’s corrupt acts and tone dead statements not to mention her blatant lies. I am not sure what the Russians could have added. If you tell me that Rusia paid Hillary to be that bad, then I agree the Russians had an effect. But really the Russia effect is propaganda after the election not before.


8 posted on 09/11/2017 8:38:06 AM PDT by poinq
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Now block dnc.com .org .gov


9 posted on 09/11/2017 8:42:40 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: BeadCounter

They needed to disconnect the dots between the Russians and the DNC and the msm?


10 posted on 09/11/2017 8:52:17 AM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: a fool in paradise
Have they ever disclosed just which rumors/fakenews was supposed spread all over the internet by the “rushin’ trolls”?

They spread absurd rumors that Hillary had been distantly associated with corruption, that she had run a "war room" to attack her husband's rape victims, that she had intentionally ignored proper security with Top Secret SCI emails, that she had accepted massive payments for private speeches (bribes masquerading as fees), that she was unlikable, that she was sickly and occasionally had to be tossed in her van like a sack of potatoes, and similar nonsense.

It was all false, fake news, and invented. In the real world, Hillary is just as kind, alert, and healthy as we all dreamed, not to mention patriotic. Would I lie to you?

11 posted on 09/11/2017 9:45:42 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Slyfox
Now, if gmail would stop all the .ru’s from sending me spam emails trying to entice me to click on the pics and get fake viagra pills.

I had to sign up for a gmail account back in 2009 when I bought my first Android smart phone. I never use the account and forgot about it. A few months ago I remembered the account and logged on. It had been at least four years since I had last checked it and when I looked there were only three e-mails.

I thought the darned thing would be full.

12 posted on 09/11/2017 3:26:48 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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