Started By
Message

Plot twist: Trump reinstatement twitter poll was a bot trap (UPDATE: I was right)

Posted on 11/19/22 at 8:17 pm
Posted by FlexDawg
Member since Jan 2018
12812 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 8:17 pm
This post was edited on 11/19/22 at 11:58 pm
Posted by BearCrocs
Member since Aug 2013
6434 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 8:18 pm to
We know
Posted by davyjones
NELA
Member since Feb 2019
29959 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 8:18 pm to
I told y’all, never trust a bot or a droid
Posted by CatholicLSUDude
Member since Aug 2018
755 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 8:25 pm to
I don’t know. Someone explain this to me.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
141735 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 8:28 pm to
quote:

I told y’all, never trust a bot or a droid
or a boid
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
53104 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 8:30 pm to
Posted by umrebel2009
Member since Feb 2010
7284 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 8:30 pm to
Elon did say he could see the bots trying to manipulate the poll
Posted by davyjones
NELA
Member since Feb 2019
29959 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 8:37 pm to
quote:

I told y’all, never trust a bot or a droid


or a boid

Imagine how bad it’s gonna be when the humanoids start to get all uppity as well.
Posted by SCLibertarian
Conway, South Carolina
Member since Aug 2013
35986 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 8:52 pm to
quote:

humanoids

Posted by TigerAxeOK
Where I lay my head is home.
Member since Dec 2016
24689 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 8:55 pm to
quote:

Trump reinstatement twitter poll was a bot trap

Please explain this to me like I drive a $1200 1993 Chevy Caprice with $9000 30 inch rims.
Posted by TSLG
Member since Mar 2014
6724 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 9:00 pm to
Better twist:

The thousands of people that aren't able to follow his account right now exposes code deep in the software that censors people.
Posted by fwtex
Member since Nov 2019
1928 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 9:02 pm to
Why is so hard to find and shut down bots?

It seems like a random, simple verification test would expose them and require a new verification before the account can do anything other than read on the site. My thought is a simple code that pops up randomly requiring the user to retype it within a set time would clean out bots
Posted by davyjones
NELA
Member since Feb 2019
29959 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 9:17 pm to
quote:

Why is so hard to find and shut down bots?

Because what they do is jump around and route through who knows how many different random servers. The proprietors of the vast majority of those servers don’t even have a clue they’re being used for that. And they have special code to do what’s called “server flow through” which means they are only “in” the server database’s RAM for a brief moment, and never leave a footprint in their mail database server memory. Thus in order to trace them you have to lock in on them while in the active process of “passing through” the server. Which lasts all of about a millisecond. It’s just not possible.

Naw I made all of that up and have no real clue. But it sounds close though maybe. Same ballpark at least, surely.

**Just providing a little reading material while we await some real info on the subject. That’s all.
This post was edited on 11/19/22 at 9:25 pm
Posted by fwtex
Member since Nov 2019
1928 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 9:25 pm to
quote:

Because what they do is jump around and route through who knows how many different random servers.


I know the difficulties of tracking them so going through that process is useless IMO. I am asking why not stop them when they are active participating as a user on the site? As far as I know bots do not react to a specific input requirement so a random pop up that requires human action should expose them.
Posted by BoarEd
The Hills
Member since Oct 2015
38862 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 9:37 pm to
Seemed obvious from the beginning. Trump, like everyone else in the damn world, should be allowed a Twitter account if he wants one.
Posted by DotBling
Member since Oct 2019
2887 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 9:38 pm to
quote:

Please explain this to me like I drive a $1200 1993 Chevy Caprice with $9000 30 inch rims.


Post of the day!!
Posted by davyjones
NELA
Member since Feb 2019
29959 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 9:42 pm to
I was just messing around and don’t have any real knowledge on the subject. But it sounds like you have some. There’s got to be some hitch that just can’t be gotten around because one would think they’d have been eager to address the issue. But then again, they possibly have some sort of incentive or justification to leave it be. Some nefarious reason. It’s hard to write off that possibility these days.
Posted by craynagin
North Louisiana
Member since Dec 2006
465 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 9:49 pm to
quote:

Please explain this to me like I drive a $1200 1993 Chevy Caprice with $9000 30 inch rims.


Cracked my arse UP!
Posted by FlexDawg
Member since Jan 2018
12812 posts
Posted on 11/19/22 at 11:58 pm to
Update
Posted by hawgfaninc
https://youtu.be/torc9P4-k5A
Member since Nov 2011
46370 posts
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:00 am to
The man knew Trump would get the votes, adding Trump back adds traffic to his site, and doing it this way if Trump declines to come back to Twitter he’ll be letting those that voted for him down.

Kill multiple birds with 1 stone, the sly fox.
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 2Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram