anne_twain, 5 months ago

@kcarruthers "Even those users who joined the discussion to mock the conspiracy theory inadvertently drew more attention to it."

I keep saying this.

Same applies to re-posting something offensive just so you can say how offensive it is.

kcarruthers, 5 months ago

@anne_twain yup the only way to win is not to share their messaging but to share your own messaging back to them.

anne_twain, 5 months ago

@kcarruthers And importantly, don't use the same hashtag.

Oozenet, 5 months ago

@kcarruthers "The study identified a single account whose sole purpose was to spread the conspiracy."

kcarruthers, 5 months ago

@Oozenet yup these conspiracies are often one or handful of spreaders.