2016 Postmortem

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6. She also spent taxpayer money purchasing Twitter followers for the State Department n/t

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Fri Feb 26, 2016, 01:43 PM

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*Update - Account restored* Twitter Exec Censors #WhichHillary in advance of Sunday Fundraiser [View all] arcane1 Feb 2016 OP

That's some serious bullshit and goes to show that Hillary has the backing berni_mccoy Feb 2016 #1

It's true. It was reported yesterday that it was being done azmom Feb 2016 #2

Oh for fuck sake. This conspiratorial crap is sufrommich Feb 2016 #3

more info restorefreedom Feb 2016 #7

If you have evidence that this is false, present it. I would LOVE it! arcane1 Feb 2016 #8

+1 NWCorona Feb 2016 #10

They don't Politicalboi Feb 2016 #29

So it did not happen either in Mexico nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #18

Could you please note what "Ya me canse" means? xocet Feb 2016 #47

Ok here is the context nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #49

Thank you for the translation, context and link. That is very interesting. n/t xocet Feb 2016 #52

Conspiracy? passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #41

This conspiratorial crap is getting pathetic. AlbertCat Feb 2016 #44

Fuck these people. shenmue Feb 2016 #46

Magic kill-word + ROFL smiley = de nada JackRiddler Feb 2016 #73

Is this the same Twitter that Hil appropriated State dept servers to... Mika Feb 2016 #4

She also spent taxpayer money purchasing Twitter followers for the State Department n/t arcane1 Feb 2016 #6

Hmm NWCorona Feb 2016 #12

Did not know that! NWCorona Feb 2016 #11

It stopped in 2013 when Kerry took over arcane1 Feb 2016 #15

are you telling me that.... redruddyred Feb 2016 #43

Whatever that was, put it down. shenmue Feb 2016 #48

Side note: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed doubles his stake in Twitter think Feb 2016 #5

They don't even try to hide their conflict of interest mikehiggins Feb 2016 #9

Its not blocked. It is alive and well. Lucinda Feb 2016 #13

here's the truth --> nashville_brook Feb 2016 #17

The most recent post with that hastag a few mintes ago was from Ashley Williams - with Lucinda Feb 2016 #21

That doesn't fit the paranoid schematic shenmue Feb 2016 #50

Yeah.... Lucinda Feb 2016 #51

what does "loading our buffer with a bunch of tweets" mean? is that like spamming or using bots? bettyellen Feb 2016 #27

You can use programs that allow you to write several Tweets Fawke Em Feb 2016 #33

Ah, so it is like spamming. Now I get why he was afraid "to overdue" it. And why it was blocked. bettyellen Feb 2016 #35

No..it's not like spamming at all. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #61

It's nothing to do with spam Kentonio Feb 2016 #65

Well the effect is like spamming- automating the sending of the tweets. So I get why Twitter would bettyellen Feb 2016 #75

I don't want to sound mean, this is something that unless you work with the particular software Kentonio Feb 2016 #76

I know they are common in marketing, but apparently Twitter does have an issue with it- to the bettyellen Feb 2016 #78

No. Kentonio Feb 2016 #79

You can still use the hashtag. Duh. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #31

It has to be actually used a lot to be trending. The last time I looked Lucinda Feb 2016 #32

It's not just Ashley typing it. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #34

I know, but my point is the woman behind it's surge, isnt being re-tweeted. Lucinda Feb 2016 #36

That has nothing to do with it. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #58

If it doesn't have any new people joining the hashtag then it's not trending tammywammy Feb 2016 #57

I know that. The other poster doesn't. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #59

Twitter in some instances hides trending tweets . TheFarS1de Feb 2016 #53

k and r nashville_brook Feb 2016 #14

They have done this in the past nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #16

That is what I would expect of repukes not our side. libtodeath Feb 2016 #19

None of the elites are on our side. bunnies Feb 2016 #22

it's the algorithms elana i am Feb 2016 #20

Yep. Ashley Williams' most recent tweet has only been re-tweeted a couple dozen times Lucinda Feb 2016 #23

Any particular reason you had to say that three different times? starroute Feb 2016 #54

No...Most people don't seem to read top to bottom here. I do though. Lucinda Feb 2016 #55

And what you keep saying in this thread with regard to Twitter shows FlatBaroque Feb 2016 #74

I noticed that too. Seems more like a propaganda mission more than just expressing an opinion. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #77

Don't bother,it falls on deaf ears. It's a massive sufrommich Feb 2016 #24

Yes we're clearly crazy for believing Twitter would do something Kentonio Feb 2016 #66

The account got caught spamming twitter and was sufrommich Feb 2016 #67

You really shouldn't talk about how Twitter works Kentonio Feb 2016 #68

Yes,it was spamming. This little known account sure sufrommich Feb 2016 #70

You don't know what Buffer is clearly.. Kentonio Feb 2016 #71

Everything got bumped by a shocking episode of How to Get Away With Murder bettyellen Feb 2016 #28

Don't tell me...waiting to enjoy on the week end...nt artislife Feb 2016 #60

So shocking, I am going to have to start watching again after reading the tweets! bettyellen Feb 2016 #72

one more article elana i am Feb 2016 #30

The algorithms locked their account? jeff47 Feb 2016 #37

Conservatives hate free speech. If "net neutrality" ever goes awa, all you'll ever see is far right Doctor_J Feb 2016 #25

Well, we all know the Corporate Candidate cannot win a fair fight. senz Feb 2016 #26

The account is no longer blocked Tarc Feb 2016 #38

I've seen it done when people use hashtags for fun n serious Feb 2016 #39

They are making a huge financial mistake on this one. Millennials will simply find liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #40

If this is true and like the OP I hope it isn't, sarge43 Feb 2016 #42

Queen Hillary hopes media censorship will mean that most people don't read about this AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #63

Oh, I know. sarge43 Feb 2016 #64

K & R AzDar Feb 2016 #45

Interesting how Hill people ALWAYS jump in to say, "Move along. Nothing to see here." senz Feb 2016 #56

especially when "nothing to see" is corrected or apologized for m-lekktor Feb 2016 #69

"Mistake" my ass... SoapBox Feb 2016 #62