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Why has Twitter banned 1500 accounts and what are NPCs?
BBC ^ | October 17, 2018 | Chris Bell

Posted on 10/18/2018 5:32:20 AM PDT by lowbridge

Twitter has suspended hundreds of accounts after users on pro-Trump Reddit forum r/The_Donald coordinated efforts to set up 'non-player character' profiles mocking liberals on the social networking site.

The trolling campaign was born out of the characterisation of liberals as automatons incapable of independent thought on areas of Reddit and 4chan.

In 24 hours there were more than 30,000 uses of the term NPC on Twitter, and Facebook pages dedicated to the trend have amassed tens of thousands of followers.

So what is an NPC?

It's a video game reference.

Non-player characters (NPCs) are controlled by the game's artificial intelligence rather than the player. As a result, they're limited to certain scripted responses and actions.

In a 2016 post on 4chan, one anonymous user referred to people "who autonomously follow groupthinks and social trends in order to appear convincingly human" as NPCs.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 4chan; liberalfascism; npc; socialmedia; twitter
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1 posted on 10/18/2018 5:32:20 AM PDT by lowbridge
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Democrats as NPC’s

That’s funny. I’d always thought of them as Zombies


2 posted on 10/18/2018 5:41:51 AM PDT by Fai Mao (There is no rule of law in the US until The PIAPS is executed.)
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3 posted on 10/18/2018 5:41:56 AM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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They were mocking Leftists (they ARE NOT Liberal in the classical meaning of the term) by saying EXACTLY THE SAME THINGS Leftists say. The point is that NPCs are characters in video games that are pre-programmed and act in programmatic ways, just like many on the modern Left do.

“You’re a racist”

“Trump is a dictator”

“You hate people of color”

Etc.

That this meme was getting under their skin so badly shows how accurate it was about the Left’s behavior.

It’s worth checking out some of the threads on r/The_Donald about this. There is some good and funny stuff in there.

https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/search?q=NPC&restrict_sr=on

One of the funnier things to me is that it just so happens that the PBS logo strongly resembles the gray NPC man prototype.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9c/PBS_Logo.svg/1200px-PBS_Logo.svg.png

https://i.redd.it/gngfx8l4zts11.jpg
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Please note that the vast majority of the NPC accounts on Twitter violated no terms of use, and when their accounts got locked, they were given no reason for their being modded out of existence. Just another example of the social media platforms, no, PUBLISHERS, helping the Left.


4 posted on 10/18/2018 5:44:02 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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That this meme was getting under their skin so badly shows how accurate it was about the Left’s behavior.

And when they react by complaining, one can always respond, "That's EXACTLY what an NPC would say!"
5 posted on 10/18/2018 5:52:05 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: FreedomPoster

For you non gamers (most people) comparing SJW’s to NPC’s is hilarious. Twitters reaction proves the point.


6 posted on 10/18/2018 5:53:00 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: FreedomPoster

They are correctly concerned. NPC is the winning ticket for the Chilean Helicopter Tours of the Gulf Stream. The question is “Can they change?”


7 posted on 10/18/2018 5:57:58 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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NPC bad
Russian Bot good
/twits
8 posted on 10/18/2018 5:58:27 AM PDT by Cooter (Radicals always try to force crises because in a crisis, everyone must choose sides. - J. Goldberg)
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To: KC_Lion

Good post #3
Captured the moment.
thanks


9 posted on 10/18/2018 5:58:35 AM PDT by ptsal
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To: lowbridge

Orange man bad is hilarious. Seems SO robotic.


10 posted on 10/18/2018 6:13:02 AM PDT by tinamina
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To: KC_Lion

LOL, perfect.


11 posted on 10/18/2018 6:59:54 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: FreedomPoster

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cult-of-kek


12 posted on 10/18/2018 7:03:02 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: lowbridge

I’ve lost over 200 followers in the last week.


13 posted on 10/18/2018 7:05:28 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: Dr. Sivana

Bingo. They’re proving the point.


14 posted on 10/18/2018 7:16:28 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: lowbridge

BBC is a NPC with a British accent!


15 posted on 10/18/2018 7:19:26 AM PDT by cgbg (Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
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To: lowbridge
What are "NPC's"?

This explains it, well done and funny:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0aienuCBdg

16 posted on 10/18/2018 7:21:03 AM PDT by TruthWillWin ([[[MSM]]])
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To: gibsonguy

What’s an SJW?


17 posted on 10/18/2018 7:26:37 AM PDT by FrogMom (Time marches on...)
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To: lowbridge

Mark Dice’s video today is hilarious:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v11sOi-oJ9s&t=15s

See his clip of NdersonPCooper at 2:30.


18 posted on 10/18/2018 7:29:43 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (CNN - the most busted name in news.)
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To: FrogMom

Social Justice Warrior


19 posted on 10/18/2018 7:33:33 AM PDT by keat
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To: lowbridge

Since the Left owns social media, it’s no surprise they would want to control content. It’s not like they are known for unbiased media. If anything, seeing conservative content on their sites must make their blood boil.


20 posted on 10/18/2018 7:34:07 AM PDT by robel
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