RUSSIAN TROLLS ARE SENDING YOU FACEBOOK FRIEND REQUESTS

[CajunBlazer]

Yep, they are at it again, but there is a darn good chance that while you think you can identify them, but you are mistaken. Give them credit - they very sophisticated and can fool almost all of us. Best read the article

http://www.cajunscomments.com/russian-trolls-are-sending-you-facebook-friend-requests/

[Act_of_Reparation]

1. Seems legit.

[oldsoftie]

2. Its very simple; dont accept friends requests from people you dont know;

and if its someone you DO know, why werent you already friends?

[Champion Jack]

3. Bingo!

[Cha]

17. I barely do FB anymore but I

didn't accept from people I didn't know. There's enough to deal with.. it's about quality not quantity in my view.

[redqueen]

32. Well I don't want to be facebook friends with everyone I know.

I don't like everyone I know.

But yeah, I don't add strangers either.

[MontanaMama]

4. I don't have a personal FB page but

I manage our family business FB page and we've been getting Russian hottie "friend" requests daily for at least a couple of months. I decline them and report them as spam but they keep rolling in regardless. It's definitely a thing.

[ancianita]

5. Again, don't "friend" anyone you've never met. "Unfriend" any you've never met, too.

[Blue_true]

12. Sounds simple enough.

Why would a person become "friends" with a person that is not already a friend? When I meet new people that I like, I keep them outside the envelop of "friend" until I know more about them.

[ancianita]

14. Always wondered that, myself. Then I met so many people who think numbers impress and

"friended" anyone who asked or was suggested.

I'm not their FB friend, either. It's also not just about who you know, it's who they know, people whose comments make no sense, and one wonders if they're even real accounts.

What I've noticed when I "Like" any of the Democratic candidates, the swarms of bots come in to tear up the threads. I've reported fake accounts over a hundred times since the last major election. It was an unspeakable evil mess when Clinton ran.

I've since learned to open new tabs, find their wall, examine all their posts and then hope FB will respond to my "fake account" or "harassment" or "spam" reports. They say they delete spam posts immediately.

[Blue_true]

15. Looks like you use discretion. Everyone should do that. nt

[Skittles]

6. not me

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I would never join that piece of shit site - fuck that

[saidsimplesimon]

8. I agree.

[Blue_true]

16. I honestly don't see a reason to. It has no personal nor business relevance for me. nt

[redqueen]

33. I live in a deep red area

so I feel like it's a good thing for me to be on there to help counter the BS.

[CajunBlazer]

36. Me too

[2naSalit]

29. Same here!

[House of Roberts]

7. That's not how this works.

That's not how any of this works!

[CajunBlazer]

19. Okay, tell us how it works then.

You must be some kind of Facebook expert - please tell us why your view should be considered better than mine.

[House of Roberts]

21. proof

[CajunBlazer]

23. Cute but BS

[yaesu]

9. lots of follows on twitter to. nt

[Ligyron]

10. I keep getting dozens of friend requests from what I believe are Africans.

Black African Africans not white South Africans. I think what happened was I friended one who liked one of my anti Trump shares and they just started rolling in.

Yikes, what have I done?

Haven't seen too much RW idiot stuff thrown my way yet other than this add for Epoch Times in YouTube videos or some BS survey "Do you approve of President Trump,blah, blah, blah.." I answered one "no" just one time and I got notice of a virus attack being repelled so no more of that. I have no fear they will brainwash me with their idiocy

I do see posts in comment sections of political blogs that are obviously Slavic or at least non English as a 1st language posters easily identified by their Trump humping and/or from their lack of articles and awkward syntax.

As long as I don't get fooled into downloading a virus I don't care because FB is the only way I know to keep up with all my friends, lovers and family as well as a few Groups I enjoy belonging to and participating in. I don't know how a business could survive not being on FB as unfortunate as that may or may not be.

[CajunBlazer]

25. Those requests are from scammers

If you accept their friend request that start messaging you with get rich schemes or break your heart stories - it is all about getting you to send them money.

[Politicub]

11. Facebook is a cesspool. I don't use it that much anymore.

It has devolved over the years into a right-wing meme sharing platform for middle age and older people. My cousin has gone insane and posts daily Trump devotionals, complete with a drawing of him in the Oval Office with Jesus standing behind him.

You can't reason with crazy, and it doesn't get much crazier than that.

[ancianita]

18. It can be a cesspool if you don't control the posts you see. If you "like" news sources, then

list them in priority of view, you won't get any random thing; you'll get useful info. every day.

I get many good news sources like McClatchy, Mother Jones, EFF, Techdirt, Ars Technica, Unicorn Riot, Shaun King (BLM) SPLC, ACLU, PBS, NYT, Chris Hayes, Occupy Democrats, environmental groups, Crooks & Liars (written by lawyers lol) and our Democratic candidates, etc.

The downward slide of humanity can show up in the comments (usually in the candidates' threads), but generally these posts attract people with good questions, jokes and criticisms I learn from.

And then there's the ageist stereotype of FB being filled with old people, and just not a "cool" platform.

So there's that.

[brettdale]

13. Russian Trolls are active on twitter

But they have one thing in common.

They always seem to have a little American flag, next to a little eagle, next to a maga hat,
and their user name is always something like

USAmer16538GH4

[CajunBlazer]

20. I suspect that if they are advertizing that they are Trump supporters . . .

They may be Russian trolls, but if they are those accounts are meant eventually post conspiracy theories, etc. which will excite the deplorables and encourage then to vote.

The Russian operatives who use accounts to try to influence us and sow turmoil in our ranks to discourage voting will pretend to be one of us.

The same Russian troll might well be opperating many of both types of fake accounts. They have all of the time they need; this is their job and that is all that they do their entire shift.

[CajunBlazer]

24. Facebook is trying to control the trolls but is basically clueless

For instance, a new FB algorithm limits the the number times a single post can be posted in multiple FB groups. This is very unlikely to bother a Russian operative who probably has open a large number of dJW FB profiles and can use those many aliases to post the same fake news in as many groups as he desires. However, it keeps legitimate FB users from posting legitimate articles in multiple groups. That is my definition of clueless.

[Blue Owl]

26. You are now friends with Tulsi Gabbard

NOT!

[Grasswire2]

27. I have very limited FB friends.

Not even all of my family are on my list. Not even my sister.

But I have almost 200 friend requests!! LOL.

Many are legit friends of friends. I just don't care to get that much feed every day.

And I just looked at my followers. Geez Louise. Many offshore. WTH?

[TidalWave46]

28. I know everyone on my friends list well.

Wouldn’t consider accepting a request from someone I didn’t know. I never really get political stuff on my page.

[doc03]

30. I don't friend anyone unless I know them and if

they post Trump stuff I un-friend them. On just about any post on Facebook I don't care if it's about bicycle riding a Republican has to make a comment about Obummer or Crooked Hillary. Its always a Republican that starts shit.

[CentralMass]

31. No, they aren't.

[pintobean]

34. No, they're not.

I've never gotten a friend request from a Russian; troll, or otherwise.

[pintobean]

41. One just did.

[cwydro]

42. Bwahaha!

Well played!

[pintobean]

43. Aw, it's gone

Wasn't me.

[cwydro]

44. Lol.

Coulda been anyone...

[cwydro]

35. Lol.

They must not have my fb addy.

Haven’t been there in ages anyway.

[OhZone]

37. I have a lot of fiends and relatives there -

But all of us have cut down on Facebook, except for jokes, lesbian support, and anti-Trump memes.

I have a couple of pro-Trumpers on my list, but I keep them around because they are funny on other topics.

And I admit I am into a couple of fetishes so there are those friends.

But most of people I haven't met personally are other lesbians. We help each other, and joke around. I've skyped, snapped, or facetimed with a few, of course. There are a few, like this Scottish lass I could like but she's too young. Early 20's. I'm almost 40, even if I don't look like it.

Also, My girl friend gave up Facebook before I met her. And she's perfect for me. We just had our first girlfriend anniversary. So far so good.

[totodeinhere]

38. Well people should not be accepting friend requests from people they do not know.

It's a good rule of thumb, Russian trolls or not. And BTW I haven't got any friend requests from any Russian trolls that I know of. I guess I don't rate.

[Wounded Bear]

39. I don't think I've added more than 1 friend in the past year or so...

I routinely ignore and delete random friend requests, even those linked from my short list of current friends.

Life's too short.