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Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 09:38 AM Sep 2017

FB, YouTube, Twitter, Cambridge Analytica, Russia, the GOP & Trump.

Last edited Thu Sep 7, 2017, 11:26 AM - Edit history (1)

In an online BBC video, Theresa Hong, the Donald Trump campaign’s Digital Content Director, has made a number of startling confessions that she seems to think were bragging points. She’s revealed that Cambridge Analytica, the company suspected of having used voter data stolen by the Russian government to plot its online marketing strategy on Trump’s behalf, ran its operations out of the same offices where the Trump campaign itself was plotting its paid Facebook ad strategy. But the truly shocking revelation is who else she admits was in the building, which Trump’s people called “Project Alamo.”


The BBC interviewer asks Hong, “What were Facebook and Google and YouTube people actually doing here? Why were they here?” She responds by saying “They were helping us, you know. They were basically our hands-on partners as far as being able to utilize the platform as effectively as possible.” Shen then bragged “When you’re pumping in millions and millions of dollars to these social platforms, you’re going to get white glove treatment. So they would send people, you know, representatives to the Project Alamo to ensure that all our needs were being met.” Watch the shocking BBC video below

http://www.palmerreport.com/politics/facebook-employees-trump-office/4784/

VIDEO:

MUST WATCH - This needs to go VIRAL

Propaganda War: FB, Twitter, Russia, the GOP & Trump. Watch & Read the Thread.




edit: UK FULL VIDEO HERE:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b091zhtk/secrets-of-silicon-valley-series-1-2-the-persuasion-machine

Cannot watch unless in the UK.

Secrets Of Silicon Valley
Series 1: 2. The Persuasion Machine


Jamie Bartlett reveals how Silicon Valley's mission to connect the world is disrupting democracy, helping plunge us into an age of political turbulence. Many of the Tech Gods were dismayed when Donald Trump - who holds a very different worldview - won the American presidency, but did they actually help him to win? With the help of a key insider from the Trump campaign's digital operation, Jamie unravels for the first time the role played by social media and Facebook's vital role in getting Trump into the White House. But how did Facebook become such a powerful player?

Jamie learns how Facebook's vast power to persuade was first built for advertisers, combining data about our internet use and psychological insights into how we think. A leading psychologist then shows Jamie how Facebook's hoard of data about us can be used to predict our personalities and other psychological traits. He interrogates the head of the big data analytics firm that targeted millions of voters on Facebook for Trump - he tells Jamie this revolution is unstoppable. But is this great persuasion machine now out of control? Exploring the emotional mechanisms that supercharge the spread of fake news on social media, Jamie reveals how Silicon Valley's persuasion machine is now being exploited by political forces of all kinds, in ways no one - including the Tech Gods who created it - may be able to stop.
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FB, YouTube, Twitter, Cambridge Analytica, Russia, the GOP & Trump. (Original Post) Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 OP
What were Facebook and Google and YouTube people actually doing here? Why were they here? Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #1
"Facebook and Google and YouTube people were helping us. They were basically our hands-on partners" dalton99a Sep 2017 #22
I seems that Google, Facebook and Twitter are un-American rockfordfile Sep 2017 #2
I have noticed something weird going on with them since last year. Pushing stuff to the top that I Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #3
Same here. Duppers Sep 2017 #17
I know the feeling. They disgust me and piss me off. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #19
Cambridge Analyitica EQUALS the Mercer Family EQUALS Breitbart, Bannon*, Conjob*... Raster Sep 2017 #4
Yep! The rabbit hole is deep and it walls are made of sh*t! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #5
And I believe that those tRump* tower servers set up to directly contact... Raster Sep 2017 #6
Yep! & the Devos siblings too. They are all implicated directly. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #7
Eric "Blackwater" Prince sees himself as some new digital age warlord... Raster Sep 2017 #8
I don't know how many people are on Mueller's list to interview but I'm guessing she made like #17 Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #10
So Cambridge Analytica sent data to Russia via Trump Tower server so they'd know who... CousinIT Sep 2017 #9
Don't forget the hackings plus fake news that were only news some people were getting. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #11
Oh jeez. republican TeasonWeasels betraying America Achilleaze Sep 2017 #12
Might also be time so see what SuperPac monies PRETZEL Sep 2017 #13
No wonder Mueller's investigation is taking a lot of time. This is a convoluted real conspiracy Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #14
Anyone in the UK? We need this available in the USA! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #15
Exposed how exactly social media is being used to influence elections Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #16
Ah, yes, Project Alamo..gone but not forgotten, I hope. rainbow4321 Sep 2017 #18
Not sure if Parscale was called in but remember him moving when new interest in him was reported in Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #20
More on why he left SA rainbow4321 Sep 2017 #24
This video clip is a must watch. dalton99a Sep 2017 #21
I know, right? Freaky how she is so proud &unaware she got herself a ticket to Mueller's investigat Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #23
She may just wind up in the Witness Protection Program, rather than be the next Peter Smith. (n/t) FreepFryer Sep 2017 #45
$85 MILLION, the bulk of his campaign money?!! BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #25
It had to be a helluva lot more than $100K dalton99a Sep 2017 #26
How much did Google get paid to steer search results for Hillary to some fake news? Not Ruth Sep 2017 #27
Great question!!!! About YouTube it is not just the ads but search results. Showing crap that you Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #32
Mueller could bring down Google and Facebook, now that would be up there with impeachment Not Ruth Sep 2017 #28
John Schindler is coming for Facebook and Twitter Not Ruth Sep 2017 #29
I agree with him! Also the others too: Google and YouTube. They're all still at it. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #31
I posted another link about Facebook down below on this thread. A must read! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #38
K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #30
Oh geez. Marking to read later. tanyev Sep 2017 #33
and watch! That video of the woman showing Cambridge Analytica offices & explaining is a must see! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #34
More info here! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #35
Should be "Without crimes, we wouldn't have won." L. Coyote Sep 2017 #36
Yes! There was a lot of f*ckery of all sorts & manner. I hope lots go down. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #37
i wonder what's in the part of the video we can't see? KewlKat Sep 2017 #39
I do too!!!!! I wish someone located in the UK would watch and tell us! Or they make it available Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #40
Oh. My. Gawd. NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #41
Google, Facebook, and Youtube .... fucking treasonous bastards Botany Sep 2017 #42
I've found the ENTIRE episode and posted a link on a new discussion thread below. KewlKat Sep 2017 #43
Cannot believe you found the whole video! You are awesome. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #44
Use DuckDuckGo instead of Google and boycott Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Squinch Feb 2018 #46
 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
1. What were Facebook and Google and YouTube people actually doing here? Why were they here?
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 09:41 AM
Sep 2017

“What were Facebook and Google and YouTube people actually doing here? Why were they here?” She responds by saying “They were helping us, you know. They were basically our hands-on partners as far as being able to utilize the platform as effectively as possible.” Shen then bragged “When you’re pumping in millions and millions of dollars to these social platforms, you’re going to get white glove treatment. So they would send people, you know, representatives to the Project Alamo to ensure that all our needs were being met.” Watch the shocking BBC video below

http://www.palmerreport.com/politics/facebook-employees-trump-office/4784/

dalton99a

(81,073 posts)
22. "Facebook and Google and YouTube people were helping us. They were basically our hands-on partners"
Fri Sep 8, 2017, 10:59 AM
Sep 2017

along with Putin's troll army

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
3. I have noticed something weird going on with them since last year. Pushing stuff to the top that I
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 10:12 AM
Sep 2017

was NEVER interested in.

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
19. I know the feeling. They disgust me and piss me off.
Fri Sep 8, 2017, 10:44 AM
Sep 2017

Duppers
17. Same here.

Winger sites that I've never or would ever click on. PISSED me off.

Raster

(20,996 posts)
4. Cambridge Analyitica EQUALS the Mercer Family EQUALS Breitbart, Bannon*, Conjob*...
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 10:32 AM
Sep 2017

...and it appears Facebook, Google and YouTube may have been aiding and abetting?!?

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
5. Yep! The rabbit hole is deep and it walls are made of sh*t!
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 10:34 AM
Sep 2017

Raster
4. Cambridge Analyitica [] Mercer Family [] Breitbart, Bannon*, Conjob*...

...and it appears Facebook, Google and YouTube may have been aiding and abetting?!?

Raster

(20,996 posts)
6. And I believe that those tRump* tower servers set up to directly contact...
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 10:37 AM
Sep 2017

...Alpha Bank in Russia are the conduit for Cambridge Analytica to funnel raw election data into the Russian intelligence operatives, i.e. "dancing bear," "fancy bear," and others. I think the rabbit hole is deeper than any of us imagine.

Raster

(20,996 posts)
8. Eric "Blackwater" Prince sees himself as some new digital age warlord...
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 10:47 AM
Sep 2017

...and unfortunately, some in the tRump* administration AND EVEN SOME IN THE PENTAGON, see this perverted vision also.

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
10. I don't know how many people are on Mueller's list to interview but I'm guessing she made like #17
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 10:57 AM
Sep 2017

I don't know how many people are on Mueller's list to interview but I'm guessing she made like #17

LOL!







CousinIT

(9,151 posts)
9. So Cambridge Analytica sent data to Russia via Trump Tower server so they'd know who...
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 10:56 AM
Sep 2017

...to target on social media with bots and adverts and what data to hack/publicize.

?

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
12. Oh jeez. republican TeasonWeasels betraying America
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 11:04 AM
Sep 2017

sucks cesspool scum. Investigate, prosecute and incarcerate republican TreasonWeasels.

PRETZEL

(3,245 posts)
13. Might also be time so see what SuperPac monies
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 11:13 AM
Sep 2017

were used to buy ads also,

I still think that alot of the Russian monies were either funnelled into RNC coffers through SuperPacs.

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
15. Anyone in the UK? We need this available in the USA!
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 11:36 AM
Sep 2017

Anyone in the UK? We need this available in the USA!
UK FULL VIDEO HERE:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplaye...

Secrets Of Silicon Valley
Series 1: 2. The Persuasion Machine

Jamie Bartlett reveals how Silicon Valley's mission to connect the world is disrupting democracy, helping plunge us into an age of political turbulence. Many of the Tech Gods were dismayed when Donald Trump - who holds a very different worldview - won the American presidency, but did they actually help him to win? With the help of a key insider from the Trump campaign's digital operation, Jamie unravels for the first time the role played by social media and Facebook's vital role in getting Trump into the White House. But how did Facebook become such a powerful player?

Jamie learns how Facebook's vast power to persuade was first built for advertisers, combining data about our internet use and psychological insights into how we think. A leading psychologist then shows Jamie how Facebook's hoard of data about us can be used to predict our personalities and other psychological traits. He interrogates the head of the big data analytics firm that targeted millions of voters on Facebook for Trump - he tells Jamie this revolution is unstoppable. But is this great persuasion machine now out of control? Exploring the emotional mechanisms that supercharge the spread of fake news on social media, Jamie reveals how Silicon Valley's persuasion machine is now being exploited by political forces of all kinds, in ways no one - including the Tech Gods who created it - may be able to stop.

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
16. Exposed how exactly social media is being used to influence elections
Thu Sep 7, 2017, 04:43 PM
Sep 2017

Adding this February OP/thread with LOTS of information here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028716802

neohippie (664 posts)

Exposed how exactly social media is being used to influence elections

Robert Mercer: the big data billionaire waging war on mainstream media,

This is how they influence elections and even financial markets which has proven very successful

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/26/robert-mercer-breitbart-war-on-media-steve-bannon-donald-trump-nigel-farage


Again LOTS MORE IN HERE: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028716802

rainbow4321

(9,974 posts)
18. Ah, yes, Project Alamo..gone but not forgotten, I hope.
Fri Sep 8, 2017, 04:18 AM
Sep 2017

Did Parscale ever get called before any committees? Reports this summer said he would be.

Now that he has moved himself out of San Antonio and into what is dubbed the "Little Russia" area of South Florida he can take a nice quick flight to D.C.

I say that because the reason HE gave for leaving San Antonio was because the flights between D.C. and SA were so long and he couldn't attract people to do business with his political consultant company because it was too hard to fly back/forth.

HOWEVER..local SA media reports that I have read online said that he was allegedly chased out of SA because he bragged so much and brought attention to his role in drumf's election.

2 things:
Large Latino population in SA upset with him
The SA tech community are "progressives" and no longer wanted him around.

He now has a role in Trump's PAC. The same PAC that Clark and Lewandowski have joined.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/346931-lewandowski-joins-pro-trump-outside-group

http://www.thedailybeast.com/sheriff-clarke-was-in-talks-for-a-trump-white-house-jobthen-john-kelly-killed-it

http://www.xconomy.com/texas/2017/08/01/trump-campaign-digital-director-parscale-sells-firm-to-cloudcommerce/

http://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Trump-campaign-s-Parscale-moves-political-11264594.php



 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
20. Not sure if Parscale was called in but remember him moving when new interest in him was reported in
Fri Sep 8, 2017, 10:47 AM
Sep 2017

the news. Who Knows. Good question. Will try to see if I find anything.

So great all these morons bragging. They did 1/2 of Mueller's job for him.

rainbow4321

(9,974 posts)
24. More on why he left SA
Fri Sep 8, 2017, 11:40 AM
Sep 2017

Wonder how much any federal investigation had to do with this...he may have been doing his own political thing but his name was part of the company name and money he took from Trump/cronies may have all gone into the company coffers...



https://therivardreport.com/giles-parscale-success-breeds-a-brand-challenge/

Parscale, meanwhile, has established a new home base and a new company in the Miami area, one that associates say could grow to become a $100 million enterprise. Unfortunately, that won’t be growth San Antonio enjoys.

For Giles, her association with Parscale and his continuing work for the Trump administration has led to local businesses and individuals with strongly held anti-Trump sentiments to ostracize her. That acrimonious treatment has taken its toll on Giles and cost the firm some business it did not want to lose.

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
23. I know, right? Freaky how she is so proud &unaware she got herself a ticket to Mueller's investigat
Fri Sep 8, 2017, 11:34 AM
Sep 2017

Investigation.

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
25. $85 MILLION, the bulk of his campaign money?!!
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 02:56 AM
Sep 2017

And Facebook only took in $100,000 in fees from Russia. I am NOT buying it! She is so happy and proud...if she had any self respect or integrity she would be ashamed to show her face. This proves anyone can be bought in tRumpland/bizarro world.

dalton99a

(81,073 posts)
26. It had to be a helluva lot more than $100K
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 02:58 AM
Sep 2017

Last edited Sat Sep 9, 2017, 12:45 PM - Edit history (1)

"When you're pumping in millions and millions of dollars to these social platforms, you're going to get white glove treatment"

 

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)
27. How much did Google get paid to steer search results for Hillary to some fake news?
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 06:00 AM
Sep 2017

That would make the most sense wouldn't it......

YouTube, I do not care about, they have ads, but I have never watched a single one.

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
32. Great question!!!! About YouTube it is not just the ads but search results. Showing crap that you
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 08:43 AM
Sep 2017

were not looking for! Like in Google!

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
31. I agree with him! Also the others too: Google and YouTube. They're all still at it.
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 08:41 AM
Sep 2017

I share his anger, most definitely. I want them all to be sued. F*cking Fbook, still lying and minimizing!






Not Ruth
29. John Schindler is coming for Facebook and Twitter

Twitter went after him last month.

Not a good idea Jack.






L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
36. Should be "Without crimes, we wouldn't have won."
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 11:58 AM
Sep 2017

Facebook did not win the campaign, criminal hacking altered the outcome.

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
37. Yes! There was a lot of f*ckery of all sorts & manner. I hope lots go down.
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 12:00 PM
Sep 2017

Facebook was part of it. Facebook's hands not clean.


L. Coyote
36. Should be "Without crimes, we wouldn't have won."

Facebook did not win the campaign, criminal hacking altered the outcome.

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
40. I do too!!!!! I wish someone located in the UK would watch and tell us! Or they make it available
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 12:59 PM
Sep 2017

here in the USA since it is pertinent to us. Or Rachel Maddow do a segment on it.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
41. Oh. My. Gawd.
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 01:09 PM
Sep 2017

This is beyond sickening. We can look forward to Hong doing her bragging before Mueller's team.

Botany

(70,291 posts)
42. Google, Facebook, and Youtube .... fucking treasonous bastards
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 02:21 PM
Sep 2017

“When you’re pumping in millions and millions of dollars to these social platforms, you’re going to get white glove treatment.

"Without facebook we wouldn't have won." Theresa Hong.

So the $150,000 figure that facebook put out was pure bullshit. According to Ms. Hong it was 85 million.


It was a coup and we had treason. "Lock 'em up."

 

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)
44. Cannot believe you found the whole video! You are awesome.
Sun Sep 10, 2017, 08:07 AM
Sep 2017

I replied on your thread too. Gonna go watch and then will comment further.

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