Bard spotting on Bluesky 13 November 2024

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

Any of my followers members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers?

There's a network of inauthentic propaganda accounts on Reddit targeting /r/IBEW with anti-union talking points. It has the same signature as a network that is targeting progressives against organising against Trump.

5gCovidCat (@covidcat.bsky.social):

There's a shitton of weird propaganda accounts popping up on reddit since the election. I had my feed carefully curated to avoid right-wing bullshit, but it's in every political sub and most of the personal drama subs right now.

Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):

Usually they're 2 months old with <1K karma and commenting 2-4 times in specific subreddits, laddering up through them in sequence.

It's a formula that got popular with astroturfers in 2018

5gCovidCat (@covidcat.bsky.social):

Yep.

I should have mentioned that I've had that particular sub pop up in my feed because of the right-wing bullshit the last few days, when it's never shown up there before.