One Professional Russian Troll Tells All
(RFE/RL):
http://www.rferl.mobi/a/how-to-guide-russian-trolling-trolls/26919999.html
More and more, posts and commentaries on the Internet in Russia and
even abroad are generated by professional trolls, many of whom receive
a higher-than-average salary for perpetuating a pro-Kremlin dialogue
online. There are thousands of fake accounts on Twitter, Facebook,
LiveJournal, and vKontakte, all increasingly focused on the war in
Ukraine. Many emanate from Russia's most famous "troll factory," the
Internet Research center, an unassuming building on St. Petersburg's
Savushkina Street, which runs on a 24-hour cycle. In recent weeks,
former employees have come forward to talk to RFE/RL about life inside
the factory, where hundreds of people work grinding, 12-hour shifts in
exchange for 40,000 rubles ($700) a month or more.
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--Lauren--
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