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Posted on 08/13/2014 6:16:31 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
Adolfych is opinionated. He certainly has bad manners. But is he a troll?
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'Nothing New'
The Kremlin, which has waged a massive disinformation campaign aimed at legitimizing Russia's annexation of Crimea and support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, has employed so-called "troll armies" to invade online territories armed with pro-Moscow rhetoric.
A June article by Max Seddon of "Buzzfeed" reported the Kremlin was spending millions of dollars to pay English-speaking Russians to promote President Vladimir Putin and his policies in U.S. media like Fox News broadcasting and the "Huffington Post" and "Politico" news sites.
Trolls are reportedly expected to manage multiple fake accounts and post on news articles 50 times a day, often with sentiments as simplistic as "Putin makes Obama look stupid and weak!"
In order to promote its narrative, the Kremlin has adopted a two-fisted strategy, unleashing its troll armies even as it tightens Internet restrictions at home. On August 1, Russia enacted controversial new legislation aimed at muzzling social media, the last bastion of the country's embattled opposition and a free flow of information about the war in Ukraine.
Anton Nosik, a popular Russian blogger and programmer who is sometimes referred to as the "father of the Russian Internet," says the Kremlin is falling back on a time-honored strategy in its propaganda war on Ukraine. But this time, he says, the stakes are higher than ever before. ("Buzzfeed" reports that at least one trolling company, Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg, is expected to spend more than $10 million in 2014 alone. )
(Excerpt) Read more at rferl.org ...
“Putin makes Obama look stupid and weak!”
Cha-ching!
There are feeble minded idiots, commies and fascists, who believe the trolls. The feeble minded idiots, commies and fascists don’t matter.
Not me, but if they sent checks I'd cash them!
“...problem?”
“A June article by Max Seddon of “Buzzfeed” reported the Kremlin was spending millions of dollars to pay English-speaking Russians to promote President Vladimir Putin and his policies in U.S. media like Fox News broadcasting and the “Huffington Post” and “Politico” news sites.”
And in the Freerepublic discussions. I can name a few Putin trolls that troll regularly here. They don’t like it when there employer has been put down.
fake choppers
““Putin makes Obama look stupid and weak!””
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While Putin may be a despicable man from an American point of view, one has to admire, or at least notice, the way he makes Obumbo look like the fool and childish jerk that he is.
Quit making Putin look like he knows something. Obama is calculating, and is doing exactly what the traitor set out to do.....this is all part of the NWO plan.
probably 0. Some people support Putin because he is a pain in the side of Obama.
OK, I’ve got it.
Obama isn’t really stupid and weak. We only think so because of “Trolls.”
And all the time, I thought it was “Bush’s fault.”
” Obama is calculating”
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Really? You give 57 state Obumbo too much credit. It is his puppet masters that are the brains behind the operation.
Our check is in the mail!
everyone outside of Mrs Bidens son Joey makes Obama look stupid
I want see FR Viking kitty hang out with Vlady just sayin
Check their sign up date.
That’s not true. Obama makes Obama look weak and stupid.
When I say calculating, I mean he is figuring out how to follow the destroy America plan.
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