Post by rubl on Nov 7, 2020 9:31:28 GMT 7
First we had those adorable proud buts boys, now another group of Trump supporters got tricked.
"Trump backers tricked into joining ‘Gay Communists for Socialism’ on Facebook
‘Stop the Steal’ group acquired 40,000 members after a similar group was shut down, then changed its name without explanation
Thousands of Donald Trump supporters have unwittingly found themselves in a Facebook group called “Gay Communists for Socialism”, after being tricked by its creators into joining what they thought was a pro-Trump election group.
On Thursday, a Facebook group called “Stop the Steal”, a reference to the president’s false claims that Joe Biden is “stealing” the US election, was disabled by the social network for misinformation after gaining more than 350,000 members. Other groups emerged in its place, including a second “Stop the Steal” group that attracted more than 40,000 castaways from the original group.
But less than 24 hours later, an administrator for the group changed its name to “Gay Communists for Socialism” without explanation, confounding the new members.
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The administrator told the Guardian it was likely the group would soon be removed due to the number of people in the group reporting content they are offended by. These reports, he said, are mostly coming from conservatives. “The real snowflakes,” he said."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/06/trump-supporters-gay-communists-for-socialism-facebook-group
"Trump backers tricked into joining ‘Gay Communists for Socialism’ on Facebook
‘Stop the Steal’ group acquired 40,000 members after a similar group was shut down, then changed its name without explanation
Thousands of Donald Trump supporters have unwittingly found themselves in a Facebook group called “Gay Communists for Socialism”, after being tricked by its creators into joining what they thought was a pro-Trump election group.
On Thursday, a Facebook group called “Stop the Steal”, a reference to the president’s false claims that Joe Biden is “stealing” the US election, was disabled by the social network for misinformation after gaining more than 350,000 members. Other groups emerged in its place, including a second “Stop the Steal” group that attracted more than 40,000 castaways from the original group.
But less than 24 hours later, an administrator for the group changed its name to “Gay Communists for Socialism” without explanation, confounding the new members.
...
The administrator told the Guardian it was likely the group would soon be removed due to the number of people in the group reporting content they are offended by. These reports, he said, are mostly coming from conservatives. “The real snowflakes,” he said."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/06/trump-supporters-gay-communists-for-socialism-facebook-group
