So we’ve seen the complaints and the reports and boy oh boy are there complaints and reports.

I’ve discussed the account with the other mods and admins multiple times, and while we agree the volume is a lot, it doesn’t point to a botfarm or multiple people using the account.

Obsessive? Absolutely, but not technically rule breaking… Until today.

Today they indescriminately posted the same story three times from three different sources apparently solely to flood the channel showing a decided lack of judgement.

It’s a valid story from a valid source, the original has been kept here:

https://lemmy.world/post/21098916

The others have been removed as duplicates.

I’m also applying a 15 day temp ban on the account.

“15 days? That’s oddly specific! What’s in 15… OH!”

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    If they don’t reappear then I think there is a legitimate argument that it was a coordinated propaganda account.

    If they do come back with the same level of veracity then I think there is merit to the potential mental illness, or neurodivergence argument.

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      I’ll bet they have an alt account up and running already in either case.

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        I mean maybe, but I think it would be pretty obvious given the nature of how and what they post.

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      Now that they were banned from politics, their rate of engagement went WAY down. Kinda speaks volumes.