TYT: Russia's Online Troll Army Is Huge, Hilarious & Already Everywhere

[uhnope]

and "everywhere" is right

[iandhr]

1. What are their DU user names?

[Cha]

5. Just so you know there was an alert on your post.. personally I'm getting sick of the abusive alerts

What are their DU user names?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=232221

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Divisive bull shit.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sat Dec 13, 2014, 04:20 PM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Get a grip alerter. Quit wasting other people's time.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Silly complaint
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I do not see this post as divisive; it may be inappropriate but not to the point of needing to be hidden. Let it stand.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Too mild to hide

[uhnope]

8. funny how you always pop up and try to bait me into breaking a basic DU rule

[newthinking]

2. The fact that you are posting a video from June - You are trying to call people out

Don't you think your nasty tone and "crusade" goes a little far? It shows more about you than about others.

If I might add: If anyone is not aware that the US has paid people who post in social media they have not been paying attention. Yes this happens, but it is engaged on all sides in many countries now. Sooner or later we will need to somehow deal with it; just like we will need to deal with the power of media to influence against democracy in general.

[stonecutter357]

3. K&R

found one..

[Cha]

6. You forgot to R it.. :)

[jtuck004]

4. Wonder how it compares to the troll armies of our political parties? Probably smaller. n/t

[Cha]

7. Shame on you, uhnope.. trolls don't like to be called out. Rofl

[uhnope]

9. yeah they're funny. Trying to get me banned

They swarm and tag team and alert my posts for any small thing. Disturbingly, the DU jury often side with them. Check this out:

wow. just wow. I'm curious why you are on DU
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=964407

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Poster makes assertions attempting to slander another DU'er rather than debate them on the points made. It is disrespectful and fosters negative debate. It is the worst part about DU these days.

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Sat Dec 13, 2014, 03:42 PM, and voted 4-3 to HIDE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: This is terribly rude and started out rude. Poster is not interested in a debate.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given

CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DECISION

You will no longer be able to participate in this discussion thread, and you will not be able to start a new discussion thread in this forum until 4:42 PM. This hidden post has been added to your <a href="/?com=profile&uid=275750&sub=trans">Transparency page</a>.

"Slander"? (First of all it would be libel, not slander, but anyway...) It seems that asking pretty polite questions about motivation to a RW Putin supporter who apparently even supports Putin's anti-gay laws is enough to get a post hidden on DU these days, and get me one step closer to a temporary ban. Here was my message that a jury found so reprehensible and "slander" :

Really, why do Putin defenders, and especially one like you who just defended Putin's horrible anti-gay laws, spend time on DU? What do you seek to gain? Do you mistakenly think you are progressive? Or do you just want us to believe that?

Cha, any idea what exactly they want? Why they swarm onto DU?

[Cha]

10. That was a bad hide.. You'll have to ask the big putin

what they hope to accomplish with promoting his anti-Gay, Internet/Journalist suppressing agenda.

All I know is they're thinned skinned as hell. Do not want to be called out.. want you Censored. That sound familiar?

[another_liberal]

11. Oh my!

"The horror . . . the horror!"

[beerandjesus]

12. You forgot to add, "...and they have ODS!"

[HoosierCowboy]

13. Nothing Compared

to the RWNJ Troll army that follows Cenq on You Tube. This would all change if the "Comments" section was renamed "The Peanut Gallery".