>Russia's troll factories were, at one point, likely being paid by the Kremlin to spread pro-Trump propaganda on social media.
>That is what freelance journalist Adrian Chen, now a staff writer at The New Yorker, discovered as he was researching Russia's "army of well-paid trolls" for an explosive New York Times Magazine exposé published in June 2015.
>In his research from St. Petersburg, Chen discovered that Russian internet trolls — paid by the Kremlin to spread false information on the internet — have been behind a number of "highly coordinated campaigns" to deceive the American public.
>It's a brand of information warfare, known as "dezinformatsiya," that has been used by the Russians since at least the Cold War. The disinformation campaigns are only one "active measure" tool used by Russian intelligence to "sow discord among," and within, allies perceived hostile to Russia.
>"Russia's information war might be thought of as the biggest trolling operation in history," Chen wrote. "And its target is nothing less than the utility of the Internet as a democratic space."
You do realize 80% of the posts here are by Putin trolls, don't you?
>The web brigades (Russian: Beб-бpигaды), also known in English media as the troll army, are state-sponsored anonymous Internet political commentators and trolls linked to Russian government. They are suspected to be organized teams and groups of commentators that participate in Russian and international political blogs and Internet forums using sockpuppets and large-scale orchestrated trolling and disinformation campaigns to promote pro-Putin and pro-Russian propaganda. It has also been found that Wikipedia articles were targeted by Russian internet propaganda activities.
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Chase Murphy
how are they putin trolls? they speak english
Bentley Fisher
Wow, I guess I don't agree with any Trump policies now because Russia supposedly provided some assistance to spreading his popularity.
Leo Thompson
Can confirm. Raking in the rubles here tovarich.
Michael Peterson
This only tells me they're smarter than Hillary Clinton making a PAC with a website that has their mission statement is basically going online and posting pro-HRC shit.
Joseph Garcia
We KGB now (I guess?)
Benjamin Rogers
Wheres my paycheque, Putin? You promised me..
Adam Hernandez
he is an interesting fellow
Carson Collins
What's your new endgame, George?
Matthew Anderson
Comrades who work for minimum rupees speak perfect English.
Carson Cook
sometimes he's kindof a dick though
Nathaniel Rodriguez
The US has nukes it's in russias interest to maintain decent relationships with rivals you know like every other country on the planet does.
Anthony Cook
OP just a libtard trying to rehash retarded Clintonesque attacks on the Donald.. do these shit faggots ever stop?
Nolan Garcia
I got paid in fur pellets.
Caleb Walker
CTR was also all Russian agents given to Hill by Putin in exchange for the uranium.
Cameron Gomez
>army of well-paid trolls >Pro Trump sure thing bro ..
Jaxon Scott
that would be telling
Josiah Hall
wtf I meme'd Trump in for free. Where's my cut Putin?
Julian Miller
Well I'm glad those meany poopoo head baddy wad scawy wushuns trolled trump into presidency. This way we won't all get nuked to shit. And how the fuck did all these spoopy scary Russian haxxors get through to the massive amount of voters that don't spend their time on the internet? All of the disillusioned babyboomers etc?
Zachary Diaz
>You do realize 80% of the posts here are by Putin trolls, don't you? They've spent years here brainwashing idiots which now pratically post for them.
Blake King
Listen here fag, I doubt anyone has done more research on Yuri Bezmunov and the 55 Savushkina St. "Trolls from Olgovino" phenomena than me. Their poopaganda barely focused on Trump, it was 99.99% Ukraine, and still is. Yes some were diverted to Trump, no they didn't make a difference. Sit your ass down and take your L
Nicholas Sullivan
where did I say they were well paid?
Sebastian Scott
On this site I mean
Parker Robinson
Can anyone show me some actual Russian trolling which promotes Trump? Not just "interviews" by samantha bee, or articles saying it happens?
>yeah I see protrump russkies on Sup Forums but that's not good enough
Dominic Phillips
Who's doing the Assad generals? Iran?
They literally drive refugees our way on purpose with their war and some shills have brainwashed this entire board into supporting Assad's hated, unsustainable minority regime.
David Adams
WTF, I did this for free since the primaries.
Where's my fucking money Vlad!?
Jayden Bailey
everyone can speak english, only Americans can't speak more than 1 language
Nathaniel Campbell
>i like putin so i'll listen to his misinformation
Justin Walker
>The New Yorker
Cameron Scott
...
Ryan Evans
Failing to set a good password is not the same thing as being persecuted by invisible Russians.
Ethan Walker
>tfw no free hillarybux >tfw no free putinbux >tfw not even any free scotchbux from drumpf
>But for successful applicants, a thriving business offering rich opportunities for creativity and professional growth awaits. You can hone your writing skills subtly weaving patriotic sentiments into blog posts about beauty tips, fortune-telling, fishing or photography. You can revile the United States and Ukraine, posting news links and funny photo memes to local forums. If your English and political loyalty is flawless, you may even get the chance to insert angry comments on major western news sites.
Grayson Martin
DAMNIT PUTIN COULDVE BEEN PAYING US THIS WHOLE TIME WTF PUTIN BACK PAY NIGGER
Jaxson Wright
I was in Russia and met a KGB social media worker. Russian friends told me not to talk to him so when he approached me I pretended I didn't speak English just Spanish. Fat nerdy guy with glasses drinking jack Daniels. He was super excited to try to talk to me. He seemed deeply saddened by my fake Spanish response. If you are on here Dmitry. I'm sorry and I'll buy you a drink if I see you at the crazy daisy again.
Ethan Miller
>Americans complaining about gays and niggers and Muslims >In the end, they get cucked by Russia
The fact is, in the 80's, Republicans and Democrats alike were all about kicking Commie ass. Now, Cuckservatives and alt-right cucks make it a huge point that Hillary's no-fly zone in Syria would have upset Russia.
Waiting for the US to fall to Russia superiority and Red Dawn to happen.
Cлaвa Poдинe, Comrades.
Ryder Butler
FUCK THEY'RE ONTO US COMRADES!
мeняют тaктикy
Jaxon Jenkins
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Mы нe pyccкий ты нeмoй пeдик
Mы aмepикaнeц yбить ceбя
Ayden Morales
Jokes on you.
I did my own meme war without russia. I made it on fucking snopes. I made it on The Gaurdian. I made memes that fucking FOX news reported as real in my own disinfo campaign. All it takes is one person, not a fucking government, and we have hundreds of thousands here
Christian Edwards
>And how the fuck did all these spoopy scary Russian haxxors get through to the massive amount of voters that don't spend their time on the internet? All of the disillusioned babyboomers etc?
Radio and television of course. Although that's harder for them.
Sometimes social media can influence mainstream media, e.g. get a controversial hashtag trending.
Lucas Kelly
Not are trolling.
Am outback Aussie shitpost.
Blake Green
>We are now the Kremlin
Leo Bennett
oh shit shit shit
I didn't mean to type that in Russian
how do I delete
Luke Brooks
Beyond Sup Forums, most Russians I've met online don't know much English beyond "your mother/sister/father" and "fuck." No chance some CTR-Russians being paid a ruble an hour are fluent in English.
Jonathan Ross
>literally shaking
Ryan Gray
>join alt right death squad >get free russian gunz >join russian meme squad >new triple monitor station
bretty sweet
David Bailey
DELETE DELETE
Leo Morales
>muh Russia narrative is STILL being played by the left You guys really don't have ANYTHING left to run on do you?
Mason Torres
how do I delete??????????????????????////?/.
Asher Roberts
IT WAS FUCKING RUSSSSIAAAA!!!!!!
-CTR after getting assblasted in the election
sage
Nathan Walker
I AM LITERALLY SHAKING RIGHT NOW, HOW DARE YOU CALL ME A RUSSIAN TROLL.
Alexander Miller
Bыбepитe пpeдcтaвлeниe и иcпoльзoвaть кнoпкy yдaлeния в нижнeй чacти cтpaницы.
Nicholas Martinez
Fu k tehy kmoeerwwwww ruannnn
Brayden Martin
>implying this wasn't the whole entire Jewish Trotskyite Neocon geopolitical platform
Daniel Hernandez
you seem to be confusing russia with ussr
Caleb Kelly
is there any proof whatsoever of these 'web brigades' even exist or is it just more mindless Russia bashing? Like if the Russian government is paying Trump shitposters then I feel like I am owed something, I did it for free.
Jonathan Hall
I guess im a russian spy?
No wonder i love The Americans so much.
Ot maybe i want to watch kerry russel kill a hobo and then fuck her on top of the body.
Life is complicated
Aiden Harris
Eh not worry.
Accident happen. Your mother knows this.
Juan Gutierrez
this is really, really, fucking stupid, even for Sup Forums. why did i waste my time reading the whole thing?
>One good example of a human curated Russian bot is Mom For Trump. Mom for Trump pretends to be in Florida. ‘S’he displays an intense interest in Russia despite a profile pretending s/he is a military wife. Here is a link to his tweets about Russia. Here is a link to his tweets about Putin; and here is a link to his tweets containing the adjective Russian.
>He will regularly tweet out Russian news sources like Sputnik
>Although this is supposed to be a military wife, he boosts Russia’s military at America’s expense
It's a journalist who cases social media accounts to see which ones are Putin bots. You can do the same yourself if you want.
Alexander Gomez
>tfw I prepared a lengthy, well thought out and sourced response to your post >deleted it all to post this picture instead
Angel Harris
cхвaтить ee зa пиздy
Evan Price
I know right? for one Russian Ruble I could ride Moscow Subway all the way across the Moscow City and back eight times for entire day. For this I could vacation, and have left over for vodka.
Putin is bydlo.
Cooper King
...
Aaron Perry
Gib proofs cyka
Parker Evans
what you paranoid conservashits don't understand is that subversion doesn't automatically mean soviet/russia. If you paid attention, these tactics are thousands of years old.
Brandon Gray
мы мoжeм избaвитьcя oт libtards eщe
Joseph Wilson
>>Berg.....
Parker Richardson
I got millions of rubles rolling in to my offshore Swiss bank account every month and Putin is personally rewarding me for my effortswith a shirtless horse riding trip in the Siberian tundra.
Anyone else /rootinforputin/ here?
Tyler Ross
>The New Yorker
pffff hahahahahahah literally the most pathetic pseudo-intellectual leftist propagandists on the motherfucking scene
Blake James
is that martha washington?
Ryder Clark
Cyka fucken Blyat ! The Amerikanski know !! Shut it down !!!
Ian King
>Watch this thread get slid to the bottom No shill can really slide a thread to the bottom. If enough people are interested, this thread is staying up. Unless of course they infiltrated the mods.
Christopher Gutierrez
Still better than Soros disinformation. >also u are posting an agent from Soviet era policies & equating then to current Russia which just doesn't work >Soros is literally representing Soviet Russia >or at least the same powers that created it
Parker Myers
FSB
Jason White
IS TOO LATE
DELET COMPUTER
Christopher Hill
Aw shit comrades we've been found out
Bpeмя, чтoбы вepнyтьcя в Mocквy cyka Блять
Jackson Clark
>he knows
Dominic Hughes
>exposé published in June 2015
Yeah these guys were obviously pro trump the evidence is right there
Jayden Cox
wtf i never got paid
Gabriel Morris
Ray Finkle, silly.
Come to think of it Louis, no one's seen Ray in a while.
Jose Jenkins
cyka blyat
Blake Sullivan
>muh putin >muh russians >muh cold war >muh 80's
Connor Baker
>hmm I've heard about these russian trolls but I didn't believe it lets read an article >"Russia's troll factories were, at one point, likely- dropped
Jacob Hernandez
cyкa блять
Carter Perez
Nobody said u were Russian.
Clinton did sell Uranium to Russia, shiteating faggot. Learn something
Jose Roberts
Fuck off. Demonizing Russia already for the upcoming war already I see.
Juan Foster
What about it was stupid to you? It seems well thought out
>The evidence of the extent to which Russia is engaging in psychological warfare against the West is now available in black and white. ZDF’s Frontal21and DIE ZEIT gained access to more than 10,000 emails from the "Information Ministry" of the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
>The strategists behind the "Internal Information Policy" devote special attention to the climate of opinion in social networks, and they note that changing moods on Facebook and its Russian counterpart VK, as well as on Twitter, should be carefully monitored. The strategy document also points out the need to react, if necessary. "A commentary group for the Internet will be established from within the ranks of young activists," the document reads.
>Among other things, this group is supposed to "respond operationally to challenges that arise and intersperse the necessary information and the 'system of argumentation' as quickly as possible." The large number of comments posted by members of this group is intended to create the impression among ordinary Internet users that "a majority thinks this way." In addition, the strategy document recommends, "projects" should be initiated that show "how tolerant Moscow is toward dissidents, and how much more comfortable it is to live within Moscow's sphere of influence.
Don't you know about these already? Do I have to google everything for you?
Jacob Garcia
>People are denying that Putin would go all out to get an anti-NATO prez in America
Jayden Morales
we did it for free
CTR nerd virgins were paid to shill for hill
it's not a russian conspiracy
kill yourself
Nicholas Lewis
This
Isaac Price
What a bunch of Soros/Clinton fueled propaganda.
Go keep sucking molochs fag dick bitch. You mother fuckers got exposed to the world and are literally using Russia as a scapegoat.
>tries to imply shitposters are Russian state activist. Clearly knows nothing of the guy Sup Forums.
What a bunch of lying, weak and most importantly gay twits.
Praise kek.
Joshua Kelly
i did it for free
Jayden Martin
>slowpoke . jpg
Adrian's article is from way earlier this year. where have you been?
And what did you expect? That the russians wouldn't meddle?
Jaxon Jones
>unsustainable regime >took foreign intervention to shake it
