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Americans Working For The Russian Troll Factory

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  1. Deimos
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    I'm going to remove this, because I honestly can't think of any positive outcome from a giant dump of social media profiles for people that seems to be based entirely on unverified information....
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    I'm going to remove this, because I honestly can't think of any positive outcome from a giant dump of social media profiles for people that seems to be based entirely on unverified information. Investigating is great, but don't start leaning towards vigilantism.

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    harrygibus
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    What the hell is this?

    What the hell is this?

    2 votes
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      cfabbro
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      Seriously, this feels like a straight up witch-hunt to me... it's just a list of social media contacts with a lot of accusations being thrown around with no supporting evidence other than tenuous...

      Seriously, this feels like a straight up witch-hunt to me... it's just a list of social media contacts with a lot of accusations being thrown around with no supporting evidence other than tenuous links to USA Really. WTF.

      2 votes
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          DivestTrump
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          The very first link provides the context. https://medium.com/@divesttrump/ira-troll-factory-employee-sent-by-russia-to-oversee-us-midterms-appears-to-violate-election-laws-d464eb40d0ef This isn't...

          The very first link provides the context.

          https://medium.com/@divesttrump/ira-troll-factory-employee-sent-by-russia-to-oversee-us-midterms-appears-to-violate-election-laws-d464eb40d0ef

          This isn't simply biased news. The link between this website and the Russian Internet Research Agency is well established. So much so, that the leader of the site was detained by the FBI and told to register himself and the website as foreign agents.

          If you aren't going to read it, don't comment.

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            cfabbro
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            That doesn't mean that anyone who contributed to the site, past or present, is culpable or was even aware of the connection. This post of yours with just a list of names and social media accounts...

            The link between this website and the Russian Internet Research Agency is well established. So much so, that the leader of the site was detained by the FBI and told to register himself and the website as foreign agents.

            That doesn't mean that anyone who contributed to the site, past or present, is culpable or was even aware of the connection. This post of yours with just a list of names and social media accounts tied to them, with no solid evidence backing up your claims that it's "their duty to register as foreign agents" is incredibly irresponsible, IMO. If you think you have discovered foreign agents in the US, get in contact with the FBI (they have a counterintelligence division for a reason)... don't just publish an unverified hitlist on social media! That's how you get innocent people hurt, FFS.

            4 votes
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              DivestTrump
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              I am in contact with the FBI. Again, if you read what was written, you'd know. These people are TRAITORS. They wrote and recorded propaganda, sold it to the Russians and put their names on it....

              I am in contact with the FBI. Again, if you read what was written, you'd know.

              These people are TRAITORS. They wrote and recorded propaganda, sold it to the Russians and put their names on it. Americans have a right to know who sold us out.

              By all means, let me know if you find inaccuracies in what you manage to actually read.

              1. cfabbro
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                You make absolutely no mention of being in contact with the FBI in either this or the previous post this is supposedly connected to. And even if you are/were I very much doubt they would...

                You make absolutely no mention of being in contact with the FBI in either this or the previous post this is supposedly connected to. And even if you are/were I very much doubt they would appreciate what you're doing by trying to publicly out American citizens as "TRAITORS"!

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              2. Parameter
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                I think a factor is demonstrating a credible reason to have an opinion on this. If you're a professional journalist or are affilated officially I would want to check it out.

                I think a factor is demonstrating a credible reason to have an opinion on this.

                If you're a professional journalist or are affilated officially I would want to check it out.

                2 votes
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        meghan
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        was labeling posts removed? this is the kind of post I wanted the down vote for

        was labeling posts removed? this is the kind of post I wanted the down vote for

        1. Algernon_Asimov
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          It never existed. We could never label topics, only comments.

          was labeling posts removed?

          It never existed. We could never label topics, only comments.

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    1. DivestTrump
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      There is no call to action. This is informational and primarily a follow up to the post linked in the first paragraph. I think everyone has a right to know who is behind this propaganda.

      There is no call to action. This is informational and primarily a follow up to the post linked in the first paragraph. I think everyone has a right to know who is behind this propaganda.

  4. meghan
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    https://nektro.github.io/reader/?url=https://medium.com/@divesttrump/americans-working-for-the-russian-troll-factory-84b38c97a8dc For if you don't have a Medium account and want to read the whole...

    https://nektro.github.io/reader/?url=https://medium.com/@divesttrump/americans-working-for-the-russian-troll-factory-84b38c97a8dc

    For if you don't have a Medium account and want to read the whole thing yourself. Can't say how much you'll gain from it, but here it is.

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