Pretty heavy traffic on this hashtag, which, as the great @marcowenjones and @josh_emerson pointed out, has been trending in Saudi on the #Khashoggi case.
103k mentions, per @sysomos
#الغاء_متابعه_اعداء_الوطن (unfollow enemies of the nation)
103k mentions, per @sysomos
#الغاء_متابعه_اعداء_الوطن (unfollow enemies of the nation)
Average of about 1.7 posts per user. Nothing suspicious there. Higher averages (> 3 ppu) would indicate a smaller group trying to game it.
This is nuts, though. Retweet proportion of 96.3% is off the charts.
Either there's a ton of really self-effacing users out there, or it's a coordinated retweet farm, or it's bots.
Either there's a ton of really self-effacing users out there, or it's a coordinated retweet farm, or it's bots.
These are the most-retweeted posts. Just one account driving the traffic.
Retweets of @f_alabdulkarim make up about 15% of all posts.
Retweets of @f_alabdulkarim make up about 15% of all posts.
Haven't had time for a full scan, for reasons which will become apparent later today, but even a quick glance shows bots in the mix.
Curious that these are 2012 vintage. Sleepers, or bought and repurposed?
Curious that these are 2012 vintage. Sleepers, or bought and repurposed?
Some of the accounts have this pattern, mixing memes and retweets, without authored comment.
This one's curious. Russian name, Arabic posts (apparently authored), travel photos, Chinese share. Worth a look.
Here, different accounts, same posts, same order.
Plenty of scope for bot-spotting here. The retweet figures suggest that the numbers are pretty high, but would be great to see a full analysis.
Happy hunting...
Happy hunting...
