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Author Topic: Do you think people get paid to post political propaganda or disinfo on forums? [Locked]
WhipSmack  2 stars
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Registered: 2001-1-8 19:15:50
Think of the audience a web bot could target. Do you think this happens? I can think of a few examples.
Ah-Schoo  4 stars
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Registered: 2000-8-11 09:05:29
Obama is paying B_T and Aerlinthian.

 

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Walker_ID  3 stars
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Registered: 2002-5-29 10:20:09
it happens on just about any political article on CNN that has a comment section available....

 

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Cuttlery  4 stars
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Registered: 2001-1-9 19:31:21
http://www.webpronews.com/ron-paul-campaign-using-spambots-2007-11

 

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ikkoikki  4 stars
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I want that job.

 

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faefrost  1 star
Posts: 70
Registered: 2000-4-27 21:34:34
Of course they use paid board trolls. I think these days that's a given.

Of course I dont think we are anywhere near important enough to get a real live paid board troll. At best we get the occasional Ron Paul spam bot with bad english

 

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Jezza_Belle  4 stars
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people can pay me to post their point of view... I'd do it in a heartbeat.

 

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