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Re:Sad bot truth about the 400K retweets of “Delete your acc... by therobot24 on Friday June 10, 2016 @04:42PM (#11879848)
what's more likely though?

Random fan buys thousands of retweets/likes, or campaign known for astroturfing (http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/correct-...) buys retweets/likes.

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Re:Sad bot truth about the 400K retweets of “Delete your acc... by mmanfrin on Friday June 10, 2016 @07:26PM (#11880965)
It's most likely that the bot is retweeting random or high profile tweets to establish account credibility, as happens with facebook like sellers.

Don't slip to the conspiracy that confirms your worldview so quickly without considering much more likely reasons.

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