Vicki Meagher
JosephMennRussian propagandists are buying Twitterβs new blue checks, giving their lies about Ukraine more prominence. A dozen are tweeting in English, reaching millions. Gift link: https://wapo.st/3m2enaY
Rastaβ’ OLD@JosephMenn That other Russian Asset, Musk.
DrBob, π§ Mechanic@JosephMenn So the βblue checkmarkβ is completely worthless and just a money grab for #elonmusk and #twitter β not surprising at all!
AutisticMumTo3
Peggy Stuart@drrjv @JosephMenn Just a different form of advertising for those willing to pay. Now when I see a blue check I immediately distrust that account.
Adam Shostack 
@JosephMenn There's a "For everything else, there's Mastercard" joke in there somewhere
RiaResists
Lee Fife@JosephMenn I'd say something about unintended consequences, except this was exactly the intention ...
pgcd@JosephMenn Nah, Elmo is giving them the blue check for free.
Aaron W | βοΈ@JosephMenn soon: Twitter Blue offers pricing in Rubles.
@JosephMenn "Twitter Blue, only 600 rubles per month!"
LindaNYC2VT β πππππ¦π¬ππ¦π¦@JosephMenn @BlackAzizAnansi Seems something our Senate intel committee should look into, no?
Louee@JosephMenn youβd have to be a fool to buy into twitterβs check marks. In fact youβd be a fool to buy into Twitter at all anymore unless youβre a rabid wingnut.
Bathsheba BlueIt serves Russian trolls interests perfectly.
PJ "Vote Green" CoffeyThank you for the link.
#ukraine #RussianTroll #RussianPropaganda #Twitter #WaPo #WashingtonPost
Another reason to #LeaveTwitter
β‘οΈ axeshun β‘οΈ 
@JosephMenn gee...who would have EVER guessed? π€¦π»
abeorch@JosephMenn
This is just the same thing that happened to #AliExpress and #amazon search results. They become useless when placement is based on payment. The result: People will eventually abandon it because they realise the results are crap.
This is just the same thing that happened to #AliExpress and #amazon search results. They become useless when placement is based on payment. The result: People will eventually abandon it because they realise the results are crap.
KeepYourWits@JosephMenn Elon Muskovite strikes again
Fuck Elon 
My god...
"Musk has boosted one of the accounts by replying to its tweets, including one spreading a lie that thousands of NATO troops had died in Ukraine.
@JosephMenn
Musk is up to something more sinister than anyoneβs discussing.
The whole shake up over the check mark was to provide exactly this.
Musk is up to something more sinister than anyoneβs discussing.
The whole shake up over the check mark was to provide exactly this.
Skylar Caulfield 
@JosephMenn Iβm surprised the blue checkmark does that, like for me it post all credibility the second Elon Musk bought the company. I guess my blue checkmark means something huh
Musta dawned on me thusly@JosephMenn With #China, #Musk has a conflict of interest: to sell cars there, he needs to appease #Xi #Jinping : they can dictate to him how twitter sensors those speaking out against their regime.
While #Putin has no similar clout, once the #Chinese are fully involved in the #UkraineWar , they will use their power over Musk to censor anti-#Russian thought.
Richard π³οΈβπ@JosephMenn first thing that needs to happen is that we all recognize blue check marks no longer mean anything on that platform.
Itβs now a reason for suspicion.
edgeoforever π@prodygy @JosephMenn was ever since you had to buy it. At best, a sucker, at worst a Nazi.
Jeff@JosephMenn musk is a traitor
acb@JosephMenn The system works as intended
Sing Me Your Blues@JosephMenn
Twitter is the junk drawer of the internet.
Twitter is the junk drawer of the internet.
Christian V@JosephMenn
>musk says heβll stop the bot problem on twitter
>musk amplifies bots by making them look like public figures
>bots get algorithm boost
>profit
>musk says heβll stop the bot problem on twitter
>musk amplifies bots by making them look like public figures
>bots get algorithm boost
>profit
NatSaw this coming from a mile away. I guess the goal now is to further Twitter into an 8kun hell hole of misinformation and simping for fascist ideology
Shannon@JosephMenn And because they pay, they can post whatever they want.... even if it breaks Twitter's rules and Twitter will reinstate them if they complain when they are locked or suspended. That's what paying to play is all about. Lies over truth.
Karl Morant π¨π¦ 
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Doug A.@JosephMenn If that is the case, Elon Musk is a national security risk. It also means he is a traitor.
Jonathan R@elonmusk Perhaps you should make them green checks -- as in, we checked that their cash was good.
So Twitter continues its descent into an outright RW disinformation tool and people will continue to stay there, ensuring itβs survival.
Martin Vermeer FCD@JosephMenn Am I wrong thinking that taking their money means Elmo needs to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act?
#FARA
#FARA
Essjay π³οΈβπ 
Colour me surprised π€·ββοΈ
You could already buy 'followers' on Twatter even before space Karen bought it.
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And the worst is that it seems that they are not alone...
https://odysee.com/@timcast:c/fbi-paid-twitter-millions-to-censor:2
And the worst is that it seems that they are not alone...
https://odysee.com/@timcast:c/fbi-paid-twitter-millions-to-censor:2
FBI Paid Twitter MILLIONS To Censor Conservatives & Interfere In 2020 Election To Help Democrats Win
Glenn@JosephMenn They are reaching "millions" of people who are not verified. I find it ironic that Musk, who complained so much about "bots" when he was buying Twitter, is now making it easier to run bot farms.
Lstn2urmama@JosephMenn ..had a young stupid person just awhile ago saying how in past Ukraine fought with NAZI before red army showed up...
Thompson Dave
Ashley Porciuncula@JosephMenn You don't say. I thought the prohibitive cost of $8 was supposed to deter them.
Darlene Cypser@JosephMenn
I think you need to change that to "dozens" or "hundreds" maybe even "thousands." They are all over the place and Ukraine is only one topic they spread misinformation about.
I think you need to change that to "dozens" or "hundreds" maybe even "thousands." They are all over the place and Ukraine is only one topic they spread misinformation about.
OldmeanroyI'm glad there have never been any OTHER propagandists with unearned authority and a public mouthpiece.
Mission to Europa@JosephMenn The moment there is a #PayToWin option in a social media space you know what the outcome will be. Organized mass propaganda will always win.
HomerHarlequin@JosephMenn
This will wind up being an IQ test...let's see who bites on these phony "authentications".
Did you know the word "gullible" is not on the dictionary?
enmodo βοΈ π§¬ πΊπ¦ π@JosephMenn if Elon ontinues sucking up to the Russians and other hostile powers then Twitter could be the next TikTok and end up banned as a tool of hostile agents.
@JosephMenn
Russian trolls are all over Yahoo as well and the AI moderation does nothing at all to stop them.
Russian trolls are all over Yahoo as well and the AI moderation does nothing at all to stop them.
@JosephMenn blue tags on Twitter mean nothing.
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gavinisdie 
@JosephMenn I'm suprised theater musk hasn't banned the official Ukraine Twitter account
WestTexasJesus@JosephMenn in essence this has become a pro MIC platform.
@JosephMenn Iβm shocked!
William Fonseca π²π²@JosephMenn this is bad!!! Every one knows that only the Western should pay to make propaganda, only this is acceptable, if Russians do the same it is bad.
Norman Kebell@JosephMenn no longer on Twitter. So stuff em
Adrian Sanabria@JosephMenn KYC/OFAC doesn't apply to Twitter? Or are shell companies/attribution difficulty just a super easy workaround for the Russian propagandists?
Dom@JosephMenn that took long...
Arnan de Gans@JosephMenn Good, then maybe we can finally get their side of the story and find some truth in that dumb war.
Helderweb#cspan is broken. For 2 of the past three days #cspanwj began their call-in program with 4 straight callers repeating Kremlin/MAGA lies about Ukrainia.
No Biden did not start the war and invade Russia.
Putin support is really hot right now on the CORPORATE OWNED & CONTROLLED CABLE channels.
#CSPAN is advertised as being a fair and non-biased public utility. What are the odds Putin would have so much support on our public channel which has a monopoly on Congressional coverage?
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