Thread: Interesting sidelight on the #trollfarm's activity. Troll account @WorldnewsPoli tweeted this on November 7, 2016, per @NBCNews archive. Focus on the two shortened URLs.
The second URL leads to a deleted Twitter account. The first one, if you enter it into a search, gets you to this Twitter warning.
Where does that link then lead? To this pay-per-click ads site. #Trollfarm making a bit of cash on the side? (Don't try this at home unless you have a safe browser.)
This tweet, from troll account @SpecialAffair, also included a shortened URL (not showing it here for safety reasons).
That link jumps, via Reuters, to a malware / Trojan site. Get the feeling the #trollfarm wasn't just pushing propaganda out there? / Thread ends
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