I was only 28 when I discovered the Azerbaijani network. I spoke no Azeri, had never been within a thousand miles of the country, and didn't know who Ilham Aliyev was without Google.
The Azeri government was still incompetent enough to be caught.
theguardian.com/technology/202…
The Azeri government was still incompetent enough to be caught.
theguardian.com/technology/202…
I do want to highlight Facebook's response
Facebook PR implies that I'm lying - but can't find any mistakes with my details. They left the recidivists to return for months, but did a takedown as soon as it entered the press.
Yet more proof that FB prioritizes PR over integrity.
Facebook PR implies that I'm lying - but can't find any mistakes with my details. They left the recidivists to return for months, but did a takedown as soon as it entered the press.
Yet more proof that FB prioritizes PR over integrity.
To any Azeri readers,
I can only imagine how saddening this must be for you. Not only does your government manipulate and harass you, they were utterly incompetent at it as well.
Even a small child knows to hide when they act badly. Aliyev must have been too spoiled to learn.
I can only imagine how saddening this must be for you. Not only does your government manipulate and harass you, they were utterly incompetent at it as well.
Even a small child knows to hide when they act badly. Aliyev must have been too spoiled to learn.
The saddest thing about this case was how the incentives aligned for Facebook to stop caring.
Because it was so large, the company was reluctant to spend time investigating.
Because Azerbaijan was a dictatorship, there was no urgency felt to protect elections.
Because it was so large, the company was reluctant to spend time investigating.
Because Azerbaijan was a dictatorship, there was no urgency felt to protect elections.
Azerbaijan does have official elections. But in practice, it's so democratic that in 2013 they accidentally released partial election results a day before the actual election.
I wish I were joking.
cnbc.com/2013/10/10/aze…
I wish I were joking.
cnbc.com/2013/10/10/aze…
To the Azeri government: How much of Azerbaijan's national wealth and treasure was wasted on not just repressing its own citizens, but doing so *incompetently*?
How many Azeris died from COVID because Aliyev funded his trolls instead of health care? Even one would be too many!
How many Azeris died from COVID because Aliyev funded his trolls instead of health care? Even one would be too many!
To any Armenians reading:
I know many of you have had great interest in this case. But everything I saw in Azerbaijan was focused entirely on domestic repression, rather than anything abroad.
Dictatorships are rarely overthrown from outside. Aliyev fears most his own people.
I know many of you have had great interest in this case. But everything I saw in Azerbaijan was focused entirely on domestic repression, rather than anything abroad.
Dictatorships are rarely overthrown from outside. Aliyev fears most his own people.
In the end, FB has again shown its incompetence. Plenty of these fake pages are still up.
From outside, a full tally is almost impossible. Internally, it only takes a minute or two. I know - I wrote the systems to do so, taught others how to use them.
But FB doesn't care.
From outside, a full tally is almost impossible. Internally, it only takes a minute or two. I know - I wrote the systems to do so, taught others how to use them.
But FB doesn't care.
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