Thread by @vrosu

Next phase in Twitter information warfare: fake 'Likes' - thread

For the past few weeks my twitter feed morphed into a Leftwing advertising stream.
Tweets from Kamala, Tlaib, CNN, and assorted leftwing personalities.

Method of delivery: alleged 'Likes' from people I follow.

1/

I DMd a few and sure enough, they were very surprised to see the screenshots from my feed with their alleged 'likes'.
Manipulating the 'likes' is actually a very cunning strategy; they get to insert in our feed a low-dosage stream of exposure to a 'correct' diet of information
2/

The 'treatment' can be personalized based on your behavior, preferences, network, and so on.
Because it comes from a 'trusted' source (from people you follow), is more effective than injecting it as ads or suggestions.
3/

Oh, perhaps you didn't know (you weren't aware, you weren't 'educated') that the transcript is not a literal transcript - it's a summary .
Perhaps you didn't realize what Warren's platform of free stuff is actually good for you, well let us gently and stealthily illuminate you
/4

Slowly the frogs boil, slowly turning the heat up with little lying likes here and there.

And next who knows...
/5

They'll get bolder and why stop at 'likes'?
Maybe we can make @catturd2 say something different, seen only by 5% of his followers. Then @HNIJohnMiller drops some doubt about incorrectly held opinions and sways 7% of his followers.
/6

@catturd2 @HNIJohnMiller Maybe @vallachian will say some good things about California and Medicare for all 😂. Or @JackPosobiec leaks a made-up WH vulnerability to 10% of his followers.

You can't control what you see on Twitter - you only think you do.
Twitter has the ultimate control.
/7

@catturd2 @HNIJohnMiller @vallachian @JackPosobiec ... and with it, the ultimate social engineering tool.

Be alert.
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