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[โ€“] [email protected] 97 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (18 children)

@pollodiabolo, it's interesting that whenever you post, you get boosts from the same set of accounts that downvote every other thread that trends towards the top. And all this happens roughly within a 10 minute stretch! Incidentally, this happens when those other accounts post too! How strange amirite? Wonder if there's an explanation?

@journalism_died @ishitwhite @muftiboy @kilkennygriffin and way more than I can tag here

EDIT: A few more - @jeremyfurzen @riseupagainstthem @ruse-of-metacarpi @johnson_waters @cazzodicristo @at-fieldu

I suspect a bunch more just to be clear, this is not a comprehensive list. But mentioned accounts are beyond a reasonable doubt either the same person or different people collectively vote manipulating.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Nice catch. With upvotes and downvotes being public manipulation is much more difficul

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How can you see who's voting?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm pretty sute the admins can see all the actions on the instance. This reporting is valuable as fuck to spot manipulation

Edit: replied to wrong post..

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