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Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts) Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:23 PM Feb 2018

To answer my own curiosity, is DU confident that they can identify Russian bots, [View all]

robots, or whatever they call them? Have we been visited by them?

I remember seeing comments by various posters when they recommended a low number poster be kicked off or saying "Bye-Bye Bot!" to one. Were these possibly Russian or just ornery Republicans?

Please don't yell at me for posting a stupid question. I was also hacked during the election and it took me a long time to get back on, so I don't know what happened during that time. I was just glad that when I got back on, DU was up and running.

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To answer my own curiosity, is DU confident that they can identify Russian bots, [View all] Frustratedlady Feb 2018 OP

Nyet...Opps, I mean No. nt Trumpocalypse Feb 2018 #1

Da jberryhill Feb 2018 #2

Some people probably can. Most of us, probably not leftstreet Feb 2018 #3

For all our "spidey sense", those of us who have been around since inception can recall... hlthe2b Feb 2018 #4

That would be a trick to keep a RW attitude hidden on DU. It oozes out around the edges. Frustratedlady Feb 2018 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Stallion Feb 2018 #5

I thought we decided to post a picture of Russian food or vodka ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #6

Or post some wrong ways to make obscure Russian dishes and have them correct you. nt Blue_true Feb 2018 #9

i am NOT a TROLL !!!!! trueblue2007 Feb 2018 #18

Pink bikini troll?! ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #24

I suspected trolls were where DJT got his hairdo. Just sayin'. Frustratedlady Feb 2018 #26

yeah i think so. trump's hair sucks trueblue2007 Feb 2018 #31

I knew they were here during the election Dream Girl Feb 2018 #7

I lulz'd KG Feb 2018 #8

Remember that the term 'bot' canetoad Feb 2018 #10

I couldn't remember the word, trolls, so I used bots knowing that wasn't right. doh Frustratedlady Feb 2018 #21

Tolerance for professional posters zipplewrath Feb 2018 #11

Why would anyone be paid to post on DU? eom Frustratedlady Feb 2018 #22

They're Russian? zipplewrath Feb 2018 #30

The Admins may or may not choose to answer this question. TygrBright Feb 2018 #12

Thank you for your informative reply. Frustratedlady Feb 2018 #20

Hell, I'd happily name names if I was allowed to Blue_Tires Feb 2018 #13

I doubt too many bots infected DU. alarimer Feb 2018 #14

I screwed up on bots and meant trolls. Couldn't remember what they were called. Frustratedlady Feb 2018 #27

I feel certain we've been visited by human trolls, whether Russian or not I don't know Squinch Feb 2018 #15

Way beneath the radar. Voltaire2 Feb 2018 #16

many certainly think so shanny Feb 2018 #17

Bots BlueDog22 Feb 2018 #19

A real bot wouldnt last long here. herding cats Feb 2018 #23

Just ask what the weather is like in St. Petersburg Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2018 #28

I am immediately suspicious of posters of the following: TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #29