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TrollBuster9090

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5. I would have thought they'd like to get access to the site so they can collect personal information

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:48 PM

Dec 2018

on the users, as well as IP Addresses of the users. If they every found out that some real politicians or left wing pundits use this site under a pseudonym, they could expose them, and cause a small scandal.

Also, if the exit poll data didn't match up to the results; or if weird vote tallies started coming in (like 10,000 people in a certain county voting for the Republican, when there are only 6,000 registered voters there) the first alerts to funny business are usually sent out on sites like this one. If they could block that from happening, it would be easier to accept the election results on face value.

Just my thoughts.

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Just A Question. Speaking of Election Day 2016. The DU Website Was Hacked And Hijacked That Day. [View all] TrollBuster9090 Dec 2018 OP

I pretty much feel it was an entity with something to gain gopiscrap Dec 2018 #1

I don't think Skinner ever figured it out. bearsfootball516 Dec 2018 #2

Polling irregularities could not be easily communicated and addressed. 33taw Dec 2018 #4

I would have thought they'd like to get access to the site so they can collect personal information TrollBuster9090 Dec 2018 #5

Oh there are plenty of Trump supporters with hacker skills. They may be evil, but they're not "dumb" TSheehan Dec 2018 #3

The video that played on the site was full of Eastern bloc white supremacist imagery. yardwork Dec 2018 #6

Yeah that's right. This was the video. TrollBuster9090 Dec 2018 #7

It's fascinating to me. I definitely think that the video was created by an Eastern European. yardwork Dec 2018 #8

Yes, it has a VERY European feel to it. TrollBuster9090 Dec 2018 #12

They are the same....whether by dereliction or design. nt Baltimike Dec 2018 #9

This recent thread is relevant. yardwork Dec 2018 #10

I remember that guy. I remember him getting incredibly defensive when I made a post about .. TrollBuster9090 Dec 2018 #11