Dirty public secrets Yandex leaks internal Google Docs apparently shared by Russian banks, state officials, and Internet trolls

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The “trolls” might be working according to a manual

On his Telegram channel, Alexander Plushev also drew attention to a spreadsheet shared on Google that was apparently used by an organized “troll” group to coordinate efforts to hijack online discussions. The document, titled “Let’s Find the Truth: Russia Under Putin, Achievements and Anti-Achievements,” lists various historical events throughout Putin’s 18-year rule, as well as events from the times of Stalin and Gorbachev, and includes scripted responses to share, when these issues come up on social media.

For example, the spreadsheet has an entry for when “Russia’s ambassador in Libya strongly opposed Moscow’s tacit connivance in Qaddafi's overthrow,” offering up the following prefabricated response: “Strictly speaking, Medvedev was in charge then. At least based on his public statements, Putin was opposed.” In character with the troll factory’s tactics, the spreadsheet also recommends scripted “counter-arguments” that are deliberately feeble. When responding to support for Russia’s ban on “gay propaganda,” for instance, one suggested answer reads, “It’s still a good law, but I don’t know how it actually works in practice.”

The website Znak.com speculates that this spreadsheet could be part of a manual distributed to professional trolls who are paid to write comments on social media in support of the Russian government.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4024814&forum_id=2#36417528)