Strategy and Social Media Warfare - The Free Fire Zone
- Captain No Beard
- 4 days ago
- 4 min read
Updated: 15 hours ago
In around ten years plus of my efforts to counter ruzzian aggression on social media, the only other group who has created a tool that actively takes the fight to disinformation spreaders and trolls has been IT Army of Ukraine. We have a full article on their efforts to counter abuse and harmful activities on social media included in our blog series. Their tool enables public participation on the information front regarding the war in Ukraine via a scrollable feed of work.
As discussed in previous blog articles, a big part of the problem when facing abuse and harmful activity on social media is the effort required to bring about meaningful action by the platforms.
It should NOT take an army, to deal with a single harmful account on social media. Unfortunately this is the reality. It takes more than an entire Army.. it takes strategy.. and MULTIPLE confirmed violations of platform safety guidelines!
Find "Report Notifications and Troll Fortifications" in our blog series here to learn more about that.
In addition to distributing targets via #NAFOworks reporting groups and The IT Army of Ukraine, we wanted to create a resource that would help see things through to the end and finish the job!
The author Robert Greene does some amazing writing and anyone interested in strategy should be studying his stuff. In his book "The 48 Laws of Power" the 15th law applies here..
"Crush Your Enemy Totally"
Provided enough people help report harmful content, and praise the internet gods, IF a platform finds a violation..
Getting a random warning from a social media platform is NOT going to have much impact on the efforts of a dedicated troll or an automated bot. A single full suspension of an account may not even be enough to slow down harmful actors on social media.
But when they are losing burner accounts almost as fast as they can put them up, if they have two functional brain cells rattling around in their skulls.. they will learn. They will eventually get tired of gaining zero ground and having all of their time & resources completely exhausted.
"If you destroy a trolls will, to troll.. you need not destroy the troll account."
- Captain No Beard
This is where the strategy of "The Free Fire Zone and the Hit-List" comes in.
Rather than a feed of individual TOS violations, at the end of this article we are going to maintain a regularly updated list of Pro ruzzian troll accounts and frequent TOS violations posted by these accounts.
The idea is to visit these accounts and look for new TOS violations to pick off via their replies! Fire off a few reports when you have a free moment, save this article, check back often, rinse, repeat and with a little teamwork.. many TOS strikes will add up to locks, and many locks will add up to a pile of suspended troll accounts!
New accounts will be added to the list as others fall so be sure to save this article somewhere and check back often for new work!
Once a harmful account is suspended or becomes otherwise inactive, the target indication emoji will be updated to display the status of the account!
🎯 = Active Target
☠️ = Suspended Account
😴 = Inactive Account
🔒 = Protected Account
Rules of engagement : Do not interact with accounts beyond identifying and reporting TOS violations. Just occasionally check for new violations posted by accounts here via their replies and report accordingly!
Pattern of behavior and target parameters : The accounts listed in this article are chosen based on a pattern of behavior indicating possible state sponsored efforts or otherwise motivated targeting of Ukraine on social media. Typically by reply bombing hate and disinformation targeting Ukrainian Government accounts, fundraising efforts and individuals supportive of Ukraine.
Common violations : Targeted Harassment, Hateful References, Hateful Images and Spam. Use Grok to help identify possible violations!
Happy Hunting! Targets Inbound!
💥 | Troll Account Link: | Frequent TOS violations posted: |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References, Spam | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, hateful References, Slurs | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References, Slurs | |
🎯 | Glorification of violence, Targeted Harassment, Spam | |
☠️ | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References, Glorification of Violence | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References, Slurs | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Wish of Harm, Hateful References | |
🎯 | Hateful References, Slurs, Targeted Harassment, Hateful Images | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, hateful References, Slurs | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful Images, Spam | |
☠️ | Wish Of Harm, Hateful References, Targeted Harassment | |
🎯 | Hateful Images, Targeted Harassment | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hate : Dehumanizing + hateful References | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References, Slurs | |
☠️ | Violent Threats, Wish of Harm, Hateful References, Targeted Harassment | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Spam, Hateful References | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References, Spam | |
☠️ | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References, Spam | |
🎯 | Targeted Harassment, Hateful References, Spam |
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