🔥THREAD: Twitter Purchase Analysis
1/20 @elonmusk exposed the problem with social media giant #Twitter & I'll explain why he's right
1/20 @elonmusk exposed the problem with social media giant #Twitter & I'll explain why he's right
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#TwitterHISTORY
2009: Most Active Twitter Users Are Bots
5% of Twitter users account for 75% of all activity
32% of tweets by the most active users actually come from Twitter bots
source: vator.tv/news/2009-08-0…
#TwitterHISTORY
2009: Most Active Twitter Users Are Bots
5% of Twitter users account for 75% of all activity
32% of tweets by the most active users actually come from Twitter bots
source: vator.tv/news/2009-08-0…
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#TwitterHISTORY
Twitter becomes a powerful social tool for amplification.
Marketers jump on board with automated user creation & automated tweet products
2010:
4 Useful Twitter Bots for Marketers
source: searchenginejournal.com/4-useful-twitt…
#TwitterHISTORY
Twitter becomes a powerful social tool for amplification.
Marketers jump on board with automated user creation & automated tweet products
2010:
4 Useful Twitter Bots for Marketers
source: searchenginejournal.com/4-useful-twitt…
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#TwitterHISTORY
2010 RESEARCH: @GeorgeMasonU
Who Is Tweeting on Twitter?
eecis.udel.edu/~hnw/paper/acs…
#TwitterHISTORY
2010 RESEARCH: @GeorgeMasonU
Who Is Tweeting on Twitter?
eecis.udel.edu/~hnw/paper/acs…
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DARPA's dropped "Lifebook" Project now called: Facebook, admits
2010-November:
A 61-million-person experiment on Facebook shows how ads and friends affect our voting behaviour
theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
DARPA's dropped "Lifebook" Project now called: Facebook, admits
2010-November:
A 61-million-person experiment on Facebook shows how ads and friends affect our voting behaviour
theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
6a/
2011- February
Twitter's co-founder Biz Stone writes "On Starting A Revolution"
npr.org/2011/02/16/133…
"How a revolution comes to be is a mystery to me," he says. "It's important to credit the brave people that take chances to stand up to regimes. They're the star. ..cont
2011- February
Twitter's co-founder Biz Stone writes "On Starting A Revolution"
npr.org/2011/02/16/133…
"How a revolution comes to be is a mystery to me," he says. "It's important to credit the brave people that take chances to stand up to regimes. They're the star. ..cont
6b/
2011- February
"On Starting A Revolution"
npr.org/2011/02/16/133…
"...What I like to think of services like Twitter and other services is that it's kind of a supporting role. We're there to FACILITATE AND TO FOSTER AND TO ACCELERATE THESE FOLKS' MISSIONS"
2011- February
"On Starting A Revolution"
npr.org/2011/02/16/133…
"...What I like to think of services like Twitter and other services is that it's kind of a supporting role. We're there to FACILITATE AND TO FOSTER AND TO ACCELERATE THESE FOLKS' MISSIONS"
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2011:
Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media
amp.theguardian.com/technology/201…
2011:
Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media
amp.theguardian.com/technology/201…
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2012:
Pew Research: The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings
pewresearch.org/journalism/201…
2012:
Pew Research: The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings
pewresearch.org/journalism/201…
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Again, the power of social media to maniuplate the masses
2012-January: Facebook Experiments on 700k users
Everything We Know About Facebook’s Secret Mood-Manipulation Experiment
theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
Again, the power of social media to maniuplate the masses
2012-January: Facebook Experiments on 700k users
Everything We Know About Facebook’s Secret Mood-Manipulation Experiment
theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
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2013:
Company That Does Sock Puppet Propagandizing For US Military Also Identifies “Anarchist Networks At Home”
privacysos.org/blog/company-t…
2013:
Company That Does Sock Puppet Propagandizing For US Military Also Identifies “Anarchist Networks At Home”
privacysos.org/blog/company-t…
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2016 video: How to Create Twitter Bots
2016 video: How to Create Twitter Bots
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Enter ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE #AI
The Twitter Bot That Sounds Just Like Me
Hackers can use artificial intelligence to mimic their targets’ tweets—and entice them to click on malicious links.
theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
Enter ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE #AI
The Twitter Bot That Sounds Just Like Me
Hackers can use artificial intelligence to mimic their targets’ tweets—and entice them to click on malicious links.
theatlantic.com/technology/arc…
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Definition of: SOCK PUPPET
a false online identity, typically created by a person or group in order to promote their own opinions or views
Definition of: SOCK PUPPET
a false online identity, typically created by a person or group in order to promote their own opinions or views
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2017:
Sock Puppets, Cyber-Warfare, Social Media and Intelligence: Why Should You Care?
sandpointreader.com/sock-puppets-c…
2017:
Sock Puppets, Cyber-Warfare, Social Media and Intelligence: Why Should You Care?
sandpointreader.com/sock-puppets-c…
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ANYONE can purchase PVA (Phone Verified Accounts) email accounts to set-up social media accounts -- buy as many as you want!
1 of 1000's of places like: pvaaccountss.com/buygmailaccoun…
ANYONE can purchase PVA (Phone Verified Accounts) email accounts to set-up social media accounts -- buy as many as you want!
1 of 1000's of places like: pvaaccountss.com/buygmailaccoun…
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Fortune 500 companies have entire corporate divisions that automate their entire company process, promotion, monitor reach, engagement, & effectiveness.
Fortune 500 companies have entire corporate divisions that automate their entire company process, promotion, monitor reach, engagement, & effectiveness.
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2020:
How fake accounts constantly manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it
theconversation.com/amp/how-fake-a…
2020:
How fake accounts constantly manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it
theconversation.com/amp/how-fake-a…
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If this is what is available to anyone, what is available to big budget actors?
If this is what is available to anyone, what is available to big budget actors?
21/ As a powerful, global, social media TOOL FOR INFLUENCE, @elonmusk should be
A. COMMENDED for wanting to purchase, privatize it & make it equitable for a global town square.
B. JUSTIFIED for his due diligence
A. COMMENDED for wanting to purchase, privatize it & make it equitable for a global town square.
B. JUSTIFIED for his due diligence
END/ If anything, @elonmusk should have made EVERYONE wary of what they're receiving & who it's from, on social media.
Narrative Control is powerful.
🔥Research: Edward Bernays.
Narrative Control is powerful.
🔥Research: Edward Bernays.
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