Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation'

[melman]

Michael R. Bloomberg’s presidential campaign has been experimenting with novel tactics to cultivate an online following, or at least the appearance of one.

But one of these strategies — deploying a large number of Twitter accounts to push out identical messages — has backfired. On Friday, Twitter began suspending 70 accounts posting pro-Bloomberg content in a pattern that violates company rules.

“We have taken enforcement action on a group of accounts for violating our rules against platform manipulation and spam,” a Twitter spokesman said. Some of the suspensions will be permanent, while in other cases account owners will have to verify they have control of their accounts.

As part of a far-reaching social media strategy, the Bloomberg campaign has hired hundreds of temporary employees to pump out campaign messages through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. These “deputy field organizers” receive $2,500 per month to promote the former New York mayor’s candidacy within their personal social circles, in addition to other, more conventional duties. They receive campaign-approved language that they can opt to post

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-02-21/twitter-suspends-bloomberg-accounts

[hangaleft]

1. But Trump can tweet lies to his heart's content, unimpeded and unrestricted

[BlueIdaho]

2. Twitter is a pro-Trump platform.

It pretty obvious by now.

[tavernier]

6. There it is there.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. No shit

I've received a couple of time-outs to Twitmo for Tweets that where comparatively innocuous to the bile Trump spews.

[at140]

3. How do you apply for that $2500/mo for job?

What qualifies one to be considered for the job?
I would not mind getting paid for blogging!

[cherryinpa]

5. Lots of stuff in CL

Look in CL, loads of these political jobs looking for organizer and blogger.

$2500 is the low end in NJ anyway.

Not really any creativity, they give you the pitch and you grind it out all day they to Nov 06.

Election night the job is done, until 2023.

[democratisphere]

4. NOW! What about the drumpf twitter accounts?!

[Baclava]

8. Novel tactics, like spamming with fake accounts?

I guess when you're buying an election everything goes