Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussian trolls work in teams of three to spread disinformation on the Internet
Last edited Sat May 13, 2017, 12:22 AM - Edit history (1)
The trolls worked in teams of three. The first one would leave a complaint about some problem or other, or simply post a link, then the other two would wade in, using links to articles on Kremlin-friendly websites and comedy photographs lampooning western or Ukrainian leaders with abusive captions.
So if a Russian were trolling and there are people replying to them in support - it can be because the trolls work together to reply and amplify each other.
(Note: article from 2015)
The most prestigious job in the agency is to be an English-language troll, for which the pay is 65,000 roubles. Last year, the Guardians readers editor said he believed there was an orchestrated pro-Kremlin campaign on the newspapers comment boards.
As he spoke decent English, Marat was sent for a test in the English language department, where he was given the task of writing a one-page text in English about his political views. Not wanting to overdo it, he wrote that he was apolitical, and thought all politics were cynical. It was not good enough to pass.
Before he was told he had failed, however, other people in the room were told they had passed the preliminary test and were set to work composing comments on two English-language articles about Ukraine one by the New York Times and another by CNN.
As he spoke decent English, Marat was sent for a test in the English language department, where he was given the task of writing a one-page text in English about his political views. Not wanting to overdo it, he wrote that he was apolitical, and thought all politics were cynical. It was not good enough to pass.
Before he was told he had failed, however, other people in the room were told they had passed the preliminary test and were set to work composing comments on two English-language articles about Ukraine one by the New York Times and another by CNN.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/02/putin-kremlin-inside-russian-troll-house
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 1762 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (10)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Russian trolls work in teams of three to spread disinformation on the Internet (Original Post)
sharedvalues
May 2017
OP
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,276 posts)1. Link, please?
GusBob
(7,286 posts)2. WillyT, Manny Goldstein and who is number 3.
Cha
(295,905 posts)3. Sorry.. you forgot the link.. thank you.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)4. Link found
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)7. Yes 2015
And I edited to add the link.
The other pieces to read on Russian hacking is Adrian Chen's 2015 NYT mag report, and his more recent work for the New Yorker.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)5. Link: