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685327592 t1_iuw8dkl wrote
Likely very few. The idea that bots are behind everything is overly optimistic. The reality is Americans truly are very divided.
_DOA_ t1_iuww3bi wrote
You made a couple huge leaps/assumptions to make this statement. "No one said bots are behind everything." Division in U.S. politics is real, and some number of bots/Russian trolls/sock puppets on Twitter is also real. One doesn't make the other impossible/untrue.
Stan_Golem t1_iuw8xza wrote
That's exactly what a bot would say /s
But seriously, wasn't it confirmed that a lot of the "trump supporters" on social media were actually bots?
685327592 t1_iuw9gqx wrote
Do you have a citation for that? 74 million people voted for Trump so there's clearly a lot of legitimate supporters.
Kenilwort t1_iuwa6r2 wrote
I have no doubt that Trump has a huge amount of supporters. But bots are also very plausible and troll farms are a real thing. One would then have to prove how many bots were being used for this of course.
Tiabaja t1_iuwdr23 wrote
Why do you think they decided to vote for him? Media/social media persuasion works, especially with an army of bots and paid influencers.
685327592 t1_iuwe6bv wrote
Obviously some people were affected but my point is most of his supporters sincerely support him, they aren't just following some Twitter bot opinion.
Stan_Golem t1_iuwbluc wrote
My Google is acting up so I can't click any links and share them. But Google trump supporters bots and there are a lot of articles about it.
DrMobius0 t1_iuwax95 wrote
It's both, honestly. It takes a large operation to hijack the conversation so consistently, but once you get it going, well, you can see the results.
vineyardmike t1_iuw90wk wrote
What is the y axis? Percentage? Can see it goes up and down but if it's percentage then most of Twitter was Maga in 2020?
Cute-Invite7491 t1_iuwdk3q wrote
Likly amount of users that has trump or maga somewhere on their profile per 10000 people. At the peak 60 people per 10000 had trump or MAGA in their bio or type it frequently. Idk though just guessing.
jasonjonesresearch OP t1_iuwlj2u wrote
The y-axis is prevalence per 10,000 accounts.
For a proportion, divide 60 by 10,000 = 0.006
For a percentage, multiply the proportion by 100 = 0.6%
It's good to compare prevalence against other words you might have an intuition about.
Old_Gringo t1_iuw74uh wrote
I suppose the Twitter MAGAverse will grow again under Musk. Especially once Don the Con gets back on Twitter.
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Maleficent_Rope_7844 t1_iv0bhoq wrote
>who ever screams the loudest has no real impact on the election.
Were you paying any attention in 2016?
Old_Gringo t1_iv0wl5o wrote
The influence of Twitter isn't Twitter. At least not directly. Journalists and media execs are all over Twitter. They then magnify what they see by covering it and amplifying Twitter BS through other media. That's why Trump was able to leverage his Twitter presence so effectively. Trump posts some dumbass tweet while taking a dump. Fox News and the rest of right wing media amplify it Other media start covering the dumpster fire. Aaaand there goes a whole news cycle. It's definitely about unemployed young people, regardless of political affiliation.
jasonjonesresearch OP t1_iuw4zio wrote
Data source: Twitter 1% sample stream
Tools: Python, regular expressions, R, ggplot
More discussion in my blog post
SeedyRedwood t1_iuwe3si wrote
Don’t get it twisted. They haven’t gone anywhere, they were just afraid of losing their jobs.
kangyrooCourtJuror t1_iuwgfwd wrote
Noone is gonna lose their job because they support a candidate. Grow up
authorPGAusten t1_iux2o8b wrote
Well some people will, but it won't be as direct as other things.
Sea-Signature90 t1_iuymfab wrote
Haha, what? I’m pretty sure it would be illegal to fire someone because of who they support. It’s just weird to keep someone’s campaign slogan in your bio when they are not running for office. Trump’s approval rating is about 41%, same as Biden’s, do you really think that corporations would fire 41% of their workers during one of the biggest labor shortages? You are weird, and are probably suffering from brain rot, I would have that looked at.
minecon1776 t1_iuwsxa6 wrote
But what about people who are anti Trump and put something bad about him in their bios?
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Equal_Ad_9977 t1_iuytumh wrote
What is this “data” attempting to convey? The date Trump was kicked off Twitter?
PaxNova t1_iuxlb9o wrote
MAGA people love winners. When he lost, a lot of them jumped ship. It's partly why he never admitted he was wrong. It would have turned off a big part of his support.
chrisLivesInAlaska t1_iuzdosa wrote
Where's the chart for the Democrat's "Make America Less Great" movement on Twitter?
_DOA_ t1_iuw50w3 wrote
I’m really curious how many of these were bots, sock puppets, Russian trolls, etc.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/05/study-russia-cybersecurity-twitter-1353543