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Conservative group used a bunch of teens to evade Twitter and Facebook moderation

The Verge

One way to avoid having your repetitive pro-Trump posts tagged as belonging to a bot is to hire teenagers in Arizona to behave like bots — and that’s exactly what The Washington Post reports conservative group Turning Point Action did. His PhD research was on astroturfing in political campaigns. Artist: Alex Castro.

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