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@conspirator0
Sep 27, 2020 • 7 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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What's up with all these automated melodramatic news tweets mentioning "heatmaps" and linking to futuredanger(dot)com? #SundaySpam

cc: @ZellaQuixote
We downloaded recent tweets linking to futuredanger(dot)com and found a network of 16 automated accounts dedicated to promoting the site. Each account tweets via its own custom app, accompanied by occasional organic tweets from @FutureDanger6.
The @FutureDanger6 account appears to be the hub of the network, and is mutual followers with the other 15 accounts (none of which follow any account other than @FutureDanger6).
The futuredanger(dot)com website itself is basically a collage of the same content featured in the automated tweets linking it. Topics include the supposed dangers of absentee ballots, civil unrest, mind control, COVID conspiracy theories, and fearmongering about China.
The accounts in this botnet repeat tweets, both within and across accounts. The most frequently repeated tweets are links to the "Patriot Power Hour", a self-described "prepper" podcast. Recent tweets are focused on civil unrest and supposed voter fraud (among other topics).
Most of the tweets produced by this botnet have multiple hashtags attached, with #Heatmap or #FutureDanger included in nearly every tweet. Other common hashtags include #COVID, #MSM, #MAGA, #DeepState, #WWIII, and #Trump.
Correction: the second "create date/time" column should be labeled "source app". (it's probably obvious from context anyway, but clarifying.)

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cc: @ZellaQuixote screenshot of @LovewinnLove's profile, showing the account was created in 2014, and search results showing no posts from the account prior to October 10th, 2023
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Dec 31, 2023
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cc: @ZellaQuixote collage of 10 replies containing variations on "politics enthusiast" from accounts that use GAN-generated faces as avatars
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Dec 7, 2023
It's a great day to look at a network of inauthentic accounts that post identical AI art images (with a side of good old fashioned T-shirt spam).

cc: @ZellaQuixote


3 posts containing the same AI-generated image
3 posts containing the same AI-generated image
3 posts containing the same AI-generated image
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cc: @ZellaQuixote screenshot of @ImJamesMiller's profile, screenshot of tweeterid.com lookup showing @ImJamesMiller's permanent ID, and closeup of @ImJamesMiller's profile image, a GAN-generated face
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It's a great day to look at a network of Bluesky spam accounts with randomized names. #SundaySpam

cc: @ZellaQuixote collage of 16 bluesky accounts with random adjective + noun names
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