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Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation'
Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing platform manipulation
By SUHAUNA HUSSAIN, JEFF BERCOVICI FEB. 21, 2020 9:40 PM
Michael R. Bloombergs presidential campaign has been experimenting with novel tactics to cultivate an online following, or at least the appearance of one.
But one of the strategies deploying a large number of Twitter accounts to push out identical messages has backfired. On Friday, Twitter began suspending 70 accounts posting pro-Bloomberg content in a pattern that violates company rules.
We have taken enforcement action on a group of accounts for violating our rules against platform manipulation and spam, a Twitter spokesman said. Some of the suspensions will be permanent, while in other cases account owners will have to verify they have control of their accounts.
https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-02-21/twitter-suspends-bloomberg-accounts
By SUHAUNA HUSSAIN, JEFF BERCOVICI FEB. 21, 2020 9:40 PM
Michael R. Bloombergs presidential campaign has been experimenting with novel tactics to cultivate an online following, or at least the appearance of one.
But one of the strategies deploying a large number of Twitter accounts to push out identical messages has backfired. On Friday, Twitter began suspending 70 accounts posting pro-Bloomberg content in a pattern that violates company rules.
We have taken enforcement action on a group of accounts for violating our rules against platform manipulation and spam, a Twitter spokesman said. Some of the suspensions will be permanent, while in other cases account owners will have to verify they have control of their accounts.
https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-02-21/twitter-suspends-bloomberg-accounts
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Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' (Original Post)
Dem4Life1102
Feb 2020
OP
Not surprising at all, Bloomberg pays $2500 a month for users to post pro-Bloomberg content
Devil Child
Feb 2020
#5
gembaby1
(253 posts)1. Oh, is THAT the reason why...
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
PatSeg
(47,415 posts)2. Guess Bloomberg's money can't buy everything
Good for Twitter for enforcing its policies regardless of who is violating them.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jmg257
(11,996 posts)3. Ah well - if at 1st you don't succeed, there is always more money to try again!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BlueMTexpat
(15,366 posts)4. It would be nice if they would
do the same with Trumpers.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Devil Child
(2,728 posts)5. Not surprising at all, Bloomberg pays $2500 a month for users to post pro-Bloomberg content
more info on how Bloomberg campaign organizes this effort is in this thread
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287558507
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided