Thread by @docrussjackson

IMPORTANT NEW REPORT from @botsentinel:

'Journalists and Royal Commentators Interacting with Hate Accounts Targeting Meghan and Harry, Duke and Duchess of Sussex'.

botsentinel.com/newsroom/repor…

"During our initial investigation into Twitter hate accounts targeting Meghan and Harry, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, we observed an unusual number of hate accounts interacting with journalists and royal commentators who are frequently cited in the media as "royal experts"."

"The hate accounts we monitored appeared to follow and interact with certain prominent Twitter accounts that primarily cover the royal family."

"Moreover, several prominent Twitter accounts covering the royal family followed some of the more active and well-known hate accounts."

"Because of the unusual relationship between the accounts, we expanded our investigation to include the interactions between hate accounts and royal experts."

"We expanded our investigation to determine:

If any of the journalists or royal commentators were interacting with or amplifying hate accounts on Twitter.

If the hate accounts were influencing the reporting of one or more journalists or royal commentators."

"Nine out of the ten prominent Twitter accounts that primarily cover the royal family, in fact, had interacted with at least one of the eighty-four hate accounts we were monitoring."

"On at least one occasion, we could link a conspiracy theory shared by a well-known hate account to an award-winning journalist and author, who then amplified the conspiracy theory on Twitter and TV."

Full report:

botsentinel.com/reports/docume…

The 10 Twitter accounts analysed (description from their personal Twitter bio):

@AngelaLevin1 "Journalist, royal commentator & biographer."

@ByEmilyAndrews "Journalist & Broadcaster. Royal Commentator."

@RFitzwilliams "royal commentator, film critic & PR consultant."

@RichardAeden "Daily Mail Diary Editor & Mailplus
broadcaster."

@rjmyers "Royal Editor, Daily Mirror."

@VictoriaArbiter "Royal Commentator for CNN, CTV News, CBSN, GMB."

Ingrid Seward (@RoyalBiographer) "Royal expert & Biographer. Editor in Chief of Majesty Magazine."

Dickie Arbiter (@RoyalDickie) "Royal Commentator."

Richard Palmer (@RoyalReporter) royal correspondent, Daily Express."

Robert Jobson (@TheRoyalEditor) "Journalist, author Royal Editor Evening Standard & SunriseOn7, Royal Contributor GMA, ABC & GBNews."