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MNHQ - do you think that there were Russian trolls operating on Mumsnet during the Brexit debates?

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kalapattar · 17/02/2018 14:03

Given the recent indictment in the US?

Do you think there were posters deliberately trying to spread misinformation, promote certain messages etc who were based in the Russian Internet Research agency?

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Goldenbug · 17/02/2018 20:08

This is total rubbish comrades. Please go about the state's business in peace, and don't trouble your bourgeoisie heads with such thoughts again.

SlackPanther · 17/02/2018 18:19

Half the Trans stuff is stirred up by Russian and Alt Right fake news peddlers.

Get the liberal lefties at each other’s throats.., Classic divide and rule. The two issues most dividing the Labour Party??

squishysquirmy · 17/02/2018 18:09

There were some i had definitely suspicions about. Of course, it's possible they were genuine and just felt very, very strongly about Trump and Brexit etc - not everyone expressing nutty opinions have been paid to do so.

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kalapattar · 17/02/2018 18:08

I do wonder how much fake news went out on MN. Or how much of a particular theme was pushed.?

MN is influential.

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squishysquirmy · 17/02/2018 18:05

Without speculating on particular posters, I would be quite surprised if they hadn't deployed trolls to mumsnet; it's a huge audience, it's anomymous and we often discuss politics. Why wouldn't they?

AndhowcouldIeverrefuse · 17/02/2018 18:03

I agree kalapattar. Threads would be taken over within minutes by a couple of users posting and posting without engaging until everyone else gave up. It was very very noticeable.

Glamourgates · 17/02/2018 17:59

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CanIBuffalo · 17/02/2018 17:56

I think all kinds of organisations troll here. I'd be really surprised if advertisers weren't doing it.

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kalapattar · 17/02/2018 17:54

I think there was definitely one person on MN who was VERY committed to Brexit, Trump and Corbyn. This same poster mysteriously vanished after the US election....

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JenMumsnet · 17/02/2018 16:38

That's an interesting point.

Perhaps the FBI investigation may shed some light on that!!
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