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Influx of far-right posters

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Slightyamusedandsilly · 07/09/2026 08:57

Why has the site suddenly had an influx of far-right posters? Almost overnight.

Is this a concerted campaign by the black shirts from Dover, Reform or Tommy ten names to infiltrate women's SM?

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TemperanceWest · 07/09/2026 23:10

BatchCookBabe · 07/09/2026 22:54

Is it only most of the right wing posts that are bots then?

Or are most of the left wing posts bots as well?

Nah, why am I even asking, or course it's only right wing posts that are bots/fake/trolls, because anyone posting anything that is not left wing is obviously FAKE, or a bot, or a troll!

THIS is why it's impossible to debate in an articulate manner with lefties.

I said bots. Not right-wing bots. There are bots and trolls of all types operating across SM.

I also didn't say most right wing posts are bots. That would be a ridiculous claim to make.

Nah, why am I even asking, or course it's only right wing posts that are bots/fake/trolls

No! There are poo trolls and pee trolls and all sorts of trolls!

TemperanceWest · 07/09/2026 23:15

nomas · 07/09/2026 23:09

And it's always left wing people insinuating right wing posts and threads are bots

I get accused of being a bot a lot and I’m definitely not right wing.

I have been accused of being a bot too!

TooBigForMyBoots · 07/09/2026 23:16

JaneJeffer · 07/09/2026 23:02

Why do you keep picking on me?

I have no idea who you are.🤯

I simply responded to your post. I don't think I have acknowledged you or any of your posts, beyond the post I quoted.Hmm

I'm definitely not picking on you. Unless you think disagreeing with a post you made, equals picking on you.ConfusedConfusedConfused

JaneJeffer · 07/09/2026 23:19

TooBigForMyBoots · 07/09/2026 23:16

I have no idea who you are.🤯

I simply responded to your post. I don't think I have acknowledged you or any of your posts, beyond the post I quoted.Hmm

I'm definitely not picking on you. Unless you think disagreeing with a post you made, equals picking on you.ConfusedConfusedConfused

Really? Maybe you should check the PMs you sent me last time you didn’t like what I was saying on another thread.

echt · 07/09/2026 23:19

BatchCookBabe · 07/09/2026 23:03

They didn't need to, it's pretty bloody obvious that's what they meant.

These posters who blather on about bots, only say it's bots when the post in question is saying something they disagree with. And it's always left wing people insinuating right wing posts and threads are bots, (because Heaven Forfend it's an actual genuine poster on Mumsnet.) Don't deny it.

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I reported what I read.

So you can read posters' minds, can you?

nomas · 07/09/2026 23:24

TemperanceWest · 07/09/2026 23:15

I have been accused of being a bot too!

We like big bots and we cannot lie! 🤣

TemperanceWest · 07/09/2026 23:32

nomas · 07/09/2026 23:24

We like big bots and we cannot lie! 🤣

🤣

1dayatatime · 07/09/2026 23:35

TemperanceWest · 07/09/2026 21:49

Yes, definitely. With respect to MNHQ they struggle to even prevent banned posters from returning again and again and I think they underestimate the bots.

Because let's face it, if you were either Russia or Iran then the first place you would try to destabilise the UK through the use of bots is Mumsnet rather than say Facebook or Instagram or Bebo (old skool).

TooBigForMyBoots · 07/09/2026 23:36

JaneJeffer · 07/09/2026 23:19

Really? Maybe you should check the PMs you sent me last time you didn’t like what I was saying on another thread.

You mean this message I sent?
2 weeks ago?
So as not to derail a thread?

I responded to your post 2 weeks ago. And having made my point, moved on. Like most normal people on the internet.🤷‍♀️

Picking on you? Catch yerself on.🙈
I didn't know who you were until you told me to check my PMs.🤣🤣🤣

Influx of far-right posters
JaneJeffer · 07/09/2026 23:41

TooBigForMyBoots · 07/09/2026 23:36

You mean this message I sent?
2 weeks ago?
So as not to derail a thread?

I responded to your post 2 weeks ago. And having made my point, moved on. Like most normal people on the internet.🤷‍♀️

Picking on you? Catch yerself on.🙈
I didn't know who you were until you told me to check my PMs.🤣🤣🤣

If your interactions with me saying “why do you care?” and “are you blind?” are your idea of debate then you have proved my point.

TooBigForMyBoots · 07/09/2026 23:42

nomas · 07/09/2026 23:24

We like big bots and we cannot lie! 🤣

❤️😍

TooBigForMyBoots · 07/09/2026 23:45

JaneJeffer · 07/09/2026 23:41

If your interactions with me saying “why do you care?” and “are you blind?” are your idea of debate then you have proved my point.

I've been living in your head, rent free but at a cost to you for at least a couple of weeks. That's not healthy @JaneJeffer. Its really not.Thanks

JaneJeffer · 08/09/2026 00:38

TooBigForMyBoots · 07/09/2026 23:45

I've been living in your head, rent free but at a cost to you for at least a couple of weeks. That's not healthy @JaneJeffer. Its really not.Thanks

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Get over yourself. I just recognised your name when you started on at me again.

TooBigForMyBoots · 08/09/2026 00:57

JaneJeffer · 08/09/2026 00:38

Get over yourself. I just recognised your name when you started on at me again.

You accused me of picking on you when I responded to 1 single post you made on this thread. Without having the first clue who you are.🤷‍♀️

Do you normally track internet folks to accuse them of picking on you for disagreeing with you?🤯
On a totally different thread?🤯🤯
Weeks after your last correspondence with them?🤯🤯🤯

That's mad. Try touching grass. It'll be a whole lot healthier than carrying a grudge against someone on the internet who didn't even know you existed until an hour ago.

And will probably have forgotten your name tomorrow.🙈🤣

JaneJeffer · 08/09/2026 01:02

TooBigForMyBoots · 08/09/2026 00:57

You accused me of picking on you when I responded to 1 single post you made on this thread. Without having the first clue who you are.🤷‍♀️

Do you normally track internet folks to accuse them of picking on you for disagreeing with you?🤯
On a totally different thread?🤯🤯
Weeks after your last correspondence with them?🤯🤯🤯

That's mad. Try touching grass. It'll be a whole lot healthier than carrying a grudge against someone on the internet who didn't even know you existed until an hour ago.

And will probably have forgotten your name tomorrow.🙈🤣

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I’m glad you find yourself so amusing but I don’t. Now kindly give it a rest. You’re making a show of yourself.

JaneJeffer · 08/09/2026 01:09

And I don’t need your sympathy flowers BTW @TooBigForMyBoots

TooBigForMyBoots · 08/09/2026 01:15

I disagree. Your sense of assumed victimhood is showing.

Mnet is not guilty of no debate because people disagree with you @JaneJeffer. Mnetters are not picking on you because they don't agree with your posts.🤷‍♀️

avilsdedvocate · 08/09/2026 01:20

OneLilacHedgehog · 07/09/2026 10:16

@Paganpentacle do you think reform are far right? Are the men in balaclavas intimidating people at Dover port far right?

Obviously..

JaneJeffer · 08/09/2026 01:22

TooBigForMyBoots · 08/09/2026 01:15

I disagree. Your sense of assumed victimhood is showing.

Mnet is not guilty of no debate because people disagree with you @JaneJeffer. Mnetters are not picking on you because they don't agree with your posts.🤷‍♀️

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You just can’t help yourself. You have to keep talking to me.

TooBigForMyBoots · 08/09/2026 01:35

JaneJeffer · 08/09/2026 01:22

You just can’t help yourself. You have to keep talking to me.

And you cannot help yourself @ing me, quoting me and accusing me of utter nonsense.

I simply disagreed with you assertion that Mnet is guilty of no debate.🤷‍♀️ Your response was to don the mantle of victimhood.🙄 Wanging on about being picked on because I disagreed with you on a thread weeks ago.🤯

I am a random on the internet. If you are carrying a grudge for weeks because a random on the internet posted something you disagree with, you need to catch yerself on. That shit is not healthy.Thanks

JaneJeffer · 08/09/2026 01:49

TooBigForMyBoots · 08/09/2026 01:35

And you cannot help yourself @ing me, quoting me and accusing me of utter nonsense.

I simply disagreed with you assertion that Mnet is guilty of no debate.🤷‍♀️ Your response was to don the mantle of victimhood.🙄 Wanging on about being picked on because I disagreed with you on a thread weeks ago.🤯

I am a random on the internet. If you are carrying a grudge for weeks because a random on the internet posted something you disagree with, you need to catch yerself on. That shit is not healthy.Thanks

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Filling the whole thread with this shite is fantastic debate.

TooBigForMyBoots · 08/09/2026 02:12

JaneJeffer · 08/09/2026 01:49

Filling the whole thread with this shite is fantastic debate.

Again, I disagree. It is not fantastic debate.🙄

There was a bit of a debate going on before you accused Mnet of no debate because posters disagreed with you (which is the whole point of a debate) and started throwing mad accusations my way.

I"m just a random Mnetter who disagrees with you sometimes. It happens here because of actual debate.🤷‍♀️ Dont take it so personally. It's not good for you.Thanks

JaneJeffer · 08/09/2026 02:18

because posters disagreed with you
What are you even talking about?

piscofrisco · 08/09/2026 04:14

RedTagAlan · 07/09/2026 15:11

BBC is left wing ?
Slap bang in the middle according to Media bias check.

BBC - Bias and Credibility - Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)

From the above

"Analysis
The BBC is frequently accused of bias from both left and right, but recent developments point toward a rightward drift relative to past assessments. A 2025 analysis from The Conversation argues that political pressure and editorial decisions are shifting the BBC toward more conservative framing. See: The Conversation analysis.
A major 2025 Good Law Project / YouGov poll found that 70% of trans respondents consider the BBC’s coverage “hostile,” citing years of platforming fringe anti-trans views as if they were mainstream. See: Good Law Project poll.
At the same time, right-wing critics continue to attack the BBC. President Donald Trump recently announced plans to sue the corporation for $1–$5 billion over what he claims is defamatory coverage. See: The Hill report.
The BBC maintains editorial impartiality guidelines available here: Editorial Principles. Complaints can be filed through Ofcom: BBC Complaints Process."

Quote " Why does everything have to be in extremes?"

Because of calibration and perception, I think. A Corbyn fan, or a Farage fan might be out of calibration with their perception. And something I used to do was to read a story, and if I felt it was "off", I would go to Reuters to calibrate myself. Because if one is far off center, left or right, ones viewpoint might be skewed.

And add to that the centrist point of the Overton window is slightly different in different nations.

For everyone that claims the BBC is left wing there is also someone that claims it’s Right Wing. It can’t win. I’ve listened to phone ins every day for the last two years, (as they happen to be on as I’m driving to work), and you will often hear both accusations levelled at the host within half an hour.
I made the mistake of going on that Portsmouth thread. Very weird. I’m happy to respect opposing views to my own, but there is an odd aggression, lack of logic, and constant twisting of others posts to try and make the arguments so convoluted that they can barely be followed happening-and I’ve noticed it more and more lately. I don’t know if it’s deliberate or if it comes from posters who support reform just following how the senior figures in Reform behave in the media rounds. And then there are the more obvious extreme views, but where in the past these would been called out for what they were, they are now being more readily supported. Unfortunately I think that’s reflective of society in general. It’s how more and more people think now and that’s, to me, really sad.

hattie43 · 08/09/2026 05:39

I think they’ve always been there but their voices are being emboldened now because being told to be silent isn’t working . There’s also a narrative that this is just coming from the disenfranchised working classes , it isn’t , it’s coming from a lot of middle class people in my area who are sick of the country being turned into the third world .