Social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook have been consistently hypocritical in terms of their policies. As if people living in developing countries are lesser beings and their manipulation through social media doesn't matter.

2/3

— Pratik Sinha (@free_thinker) February 22, 2020

We’ve gone from the worst timeline to the most pathetic one. https://t.co/5sAUxOa5cS

— Jamie O’Grady ⚡ (@JamieOGrady) February 22, 2020

Scooooop:

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing ‘platform manipulation’
https://t.co/scmM98buYG

— Shani Olisa Hilton (@shani_o) February 22, 2020

1. Did they sign NDAs?
2. Will the monthly fee go up for adding adjectives?
3. How do you feel about a Republican propagandist running for the Democratic nomination? https://t.co/9RCTimSy9D

— Zephyr Teachout (@ZephyrTeachout) February 22, 2020

WHERE’S MY SWEET SWEET HOBBIT CASH? https://t.co/tu39q9kHlM

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) February 22, 2020

The most important part of this story may be that Facebook is not doing what Twitter is because it is making so much off Bloomberg's campaign.

This is the communications infrastructure for our democracy. Facebook is a democratic mess. https://t.co/9RCTimSy9D

— Zephyr Teachout (@ZephyrTeachout) February 22, 2020

Currently, propaganda+misinformation is belted out by multiple accounts controlled by various Indian political parties, with identical behavior as mentioned in the above article, but Twitter won't consider it as platform manipulation.

3/3

— Pratik Sinha (@free_thinker) February 22, 2020

Who needs Russian oligarchs meddling with elections when you have an American oligarch doing so? https://t.co/AEYWaEm5zX

— Nomiki Konst (@NomikiKonst) February 22, 2020

way to set priorities @twitter @jack -- hate speech, millions of fake accounts, russian trolls, trump lies & bigotry & incentivized violence are all ok -- but Bloomberg sock puppets? hey THAT'S WHERE WE DRAW THE LINE. #FiddlingWhileRomeBurns ?? https://t.co/LESPa4GObX

— Dave McClure (@davemcclure) February 22, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 accounts on charge of platform manipulation with identical messages, images being posted to prop up Bloomberg's presidential candidacy.

This practice was heralded by BJP in India with even Union Ministers joining the act yet no action against them.

1/3 pic.twitter.com/5YAsMtda0m

— Pratik Sinha (@free_thinker) February 22, 2020

Oh. OK. https://t.co/350zUJcwOB

— Ed Bott (@edbott) February 22, 2020

Friends do change friends’ votes. But only when their enthusiasm is real, not paid. Which means Bloomberg’s new strategy might backfire. https://t.co/QkjyLDQKQA

— Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) February 20, 2020

New from @GiladEdelman on Mike Bloomberg's truly outstanding commitment to spending more money than god on his campaign https://t.co/eMGrVFW7RU

— Caitlin Kelly (@caitlin__kelly) February 20, 2020

We’ve reported on Bloomberg’s payments to people to support him — a controversial legal method that skirts laws against paying for votes — now Twitter is suspending some of those Bloomberg-backed accounts https://t.co/WMIeXvfHfc https://t.co/WmOMJUwBUP

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) February 22, 2020

It looks like Mike Bloomberg's paid twitter trolls got busted! https://t.co/6nzG76w2ix

— Michael Raveles ????????? (@ravelesm) February 22, 2020

The Bloomberg campaign broke the rules with its paid social media blitz, says Twitter. It just suspended 70 accounts, some belonging to campaign employees who were copy-pasting messages. Scoop from @suhaunah and me. https://t.co/M065RB0Ogm

— Jeff Bercovici (@jeffbercovici) February 22, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' https://t.co/cccMHIDOrV@QTAnon1 @930VM @Renee41085532 @AWISHNSTAR2 @Lightworker2012 @P0A_Triot23 @bob_donoven @jfkrwrdjt @VincentCrypt46 @MAGAMNCD8 @qjmoss66 @JohnGrahamDick1 @EyesOnQ @RaeAnon

— Mac@⭐⭐⭐? (@Maca691) February 22, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing ‘platform manipulation’https://t.co/rYBynJ3t42

— michaelscherer (@michaelscherer) February 22, 2020

THIS!
Wow...Just Wow...

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' https://t.co/ck0WFLFDST

— Jon Kitchen ? (@kitchen5203) February 22, 2020

#bloombergforthepeople

By paying troll farms https://t.co/XA8XELasTF

— ???? ???????? (@Wade_Turnbull) February 22, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' https://t.co/8gCDUpfiCU

— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) February 22, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation.’

Bloomie pays temp employees $2500/month to pump out campaign messages.

Well ... well ... Bloomie can’t buy social media ...how long will that last? https://t.co/XdZ5rXsNQf

— Diane MAGA ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Lowcountry1Girl) February 22, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' https://t.co/tclMNkWIK7

— Anonymous Press (@AnonymousPress) February 22, 2020

Breaking: Twitter suspends 70 accounts posting pro-Michael Bloomberg content, citing rules on paid and duplicate tweets https://t.co/MnGzrdTfUN

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 22, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts found to be posting identical messages in a way that violates the company’s rules against platform manipulation and spam.
https://t.co/D2iUSBIcGP

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) February 22, 2020

kick rocks propagandists https://t.co/Ap10XL5qsK

— NY For Sanders #Bernie2020 (@NYforSanders) February 22, 2020

You pay people enormous amounts of money so that they like you

Who knows if these aren't your employees pretending to be Bernie supporters https://t.co/H5ebA8UxID

— Tommy 'Elena' Kombuchar (@ThomasIsOnline) February 22, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' https://t.co/LPmPz8Z08C

— Barbara⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@BarbFromCamelot) February 22, 2020

Do they still get the $2500 a month Mini Mike is paying libs to promote him?

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' - Los Angeles Times https://t.co/uKT4r8TUaZ via @GoogleNews

— ??TheHardTruth?? (@CallingBSonU) February 22, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' - Los Angeles Times
But let’s point to “Putin”, and all blame everything on “the Russians”...
(Right?) https://t.co/qv53pkKIBI

— James Madison, Unrepentant Indepenent. (@JamesMa96163439) February 22, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' https://t.co/VPnB0yyoUM

— Shelby Grad (@shelbygrad) February 22, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' #SmartNews https://t.co/KHlX96SzXR

— mary (@mary834041061) February 22, 2020

How many troll farms ?https://t.co/XA8XELasTF

— ???? ???????? (@Wade_Turnbull) February 22, 2020

Bloomberg's meme campaign underscores the loopholes in political-ad rules.

Dem candidates are paying social media influencers to spread political messages. Itty-bitty is going full extreme since his platform shoes didn't make him as tall as the rest.

https://t.co/ZZbff5EaRm

— S•P•Q•R™?⚔️?? (@Static_Waste) February 21, 2020

Twitter suspends 70 pro-Michael Bloomberg accounts for ‘platform manipulation’ https://t.co/CRorkIGMmG pic.twitter.com/enxLhsBXA4

— The Verge (@verge) February 22, 2020

Real Election Meddling & Real Troll Bot Accounts:-

Twitter suspends 70 Bloomberg-boosting accounts for violating company policyhttps://t.co/7UdyeEglX8

Bloomberg is buying Social Medial Trolls & the DNC has hundreds of them.#NevadaCaucus

— Ian56 (@Ian56789) February 22, 2020

mini mike can follow twitter rules https://t.co/aS4bkwsj7x

— Ozzie (@ozzie_usa) February 22, 2020

Twitter suspends 70 Bloomberg-boosting accounts for violating company policyhttps://t.co/YDRpp2jbzd

— Culttture (@culttture) February 22, 2020

Twitter suspends 70 Bloomberg-boosting accounts for violating company policy. #BloombergBots https://t.co/jSwJbrIjPG

— Nick Short ?? (@PoliticalShort) February 22, 2020

Twitter has suspended 70 pro Bloomberg accounts for tweeting identical stuff. On that basis, shouldn’t they also be suspending the accounts of media bros who just parrot each other?https://t.co/nCJ5rIbQ7n

— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) February 22, 2020

So weird that #BernieIsARussianAsset started trending at the same time that it comes out that Twitter found out about paid Bloomberg shills. https://t.co/fxOOy0DRo4

— Wil Schultz (@w6fu) February 22, 2020

https://t.co/d4igFhPwvB

“The pro-Bloomberg posts violated policy by “creating multiple accounts to post duplicative content” and “coordinating with or compensating others to engage in artificial engagement or amplification, even if the people involved use only one account.”

— brownOUT (@JHWalz32) February 22, 2020

"A portion of accounts are operated by Bloomberg campaign workers — called “deputy field organizers” — who pump out pro-Bloomberg content across social media networks, including Twitter, for $2,500 a month"https://t.co/e1hRJLuN0M

— Mάρτιος _ (@Vitalintegrity) February 22, 2020

Can $45m buy an election? How Bloomberg spent the last 90 days making sure the vast majority of political ads Facebook users see are his https://t.co/bKRtjmrqHl pic.twitter.com/ehbXWxLPpE

— Kari Paul (@kari_paul) February 21, 2020

Glad we talked about Bloomberg's performance in a debate 19.7 million people watched.

Now let's talk about how he's doing on Facebook, where his ads have been shown

1.6 BILLION times.

From @juliacarriew: https://t.co/xY0uMKQlU3

— Lois Beckett (@loisbeckett) February 21, 2020

Other insights from @juliacarriew's analysis of more than 142,937 Facebook ads: Bloomberg spent $500,000 on ads about wildfires alone, more than Klobuchar's campaign has spent on all Facebook advertising the entire presidential race https://t.co/bKRtjmrqHl

— Kari Paul (@kari_paul) February 21, 2020

Reminiscing about the bad old days because @juliacarriew basically did this for a story... (this one: https://t.co/xY0uMKQlU3) and now she is VERY TIRED and I keep looking at her out of the corner of my eye and muttering..."unicorn..."

— Lois Beckett (@loisbeckett) February 21, 2020

rihanna deserves better than to have her name taken in vain like this https://t.co/MAhrlFeVeG pic.twitter.com/5WoasHkLBv

— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) February 21, 2020

Twitter has reportedly suspended about 70 accounts posting pro-Bloomberg content.https://t.co/RHi0YgznYs

— Axios (@axios) February 22, 2020

? Twitter suspends pro-Bloomberg accounts for spam and "platform manipulation" ?
https://t.co/3okyuykASy

— Alex (@aroseblush) February 22, 2020

Dear ⁦@MikeBloomberg⁩ you will not win no matter how dirty you play period! Money can’t buy ethics and integrity.

Twitter suspends pro-Bloomberg accounts for spam and "platform manipulation" https://t.co/xeHFlBIvUe

— ??????????????? (@Rionach_KAG) February 22, 2020

Twitter has reportedly suspended about 70 accounts posting pro-Bloomberg content.https://t.co/RHi0YgQZn2

— Axios (@axios) February 22, 2020

Twitter suspends pro-Bloomberg accounts for spam and "platform manipulation" https://t.co/ZyGXM22UIh

— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) February 22, 2020

Twitter suspends pro-Bloomberg accounts for spam and "platform manipulation."https://t.co/BeGjUjuCPK

— The Great War & Modern Memory (@ps9714) February 22, 2020

@MikeBloomberg how desperate, you can't even manage your BOTs on social media not to put out the same exact message verbatim? 70 accounts gone smh! Guess that is one way to save $150 per nice comment.@realDonaldTrump is going to have w/ this#TAPhttps://t.co/U70uKPrTWP

— Joker (@AmericasJoker) February 23, 2020

“Money Can’t Buy Everything For Mini Mike Bloomberg”
Twitter Suspends Platform For Manipulation! ???

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' https://t.co/hFxGtAcTba

— ????? MSTRISH KAG (@MspdcaliKag) February 23, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing ‘platform manipulation’https://t.co/zH7DENtsy3

— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) February 23, 2020

Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' https://t.co/doMrviohe7

— Aric Toler (@AricToler) February 22, 2020

@MikeBloomberg, how do I sign up to be a $2,500-per-month “deputy field organizer” “to promote the former New York mayor’s candidacy within [my] personal social circles.” I guess I just start doing it and then send you a bill? https://t.co/22XB68Nrim #Bloomberg #Bloomberg2020

— Lenny Dykstra (@LennyDykstra) February 23, 2020

It is in violation of Twitter’s rules to “artificially amplify or disrupt conversation through the use of multiple accounts” or compensating people to boost messages, “even if the people involved use only one account.” https://t.co/8qtPMp6061

— Michelle Murray (@MichelleMckM) February 23, 2020

Forget about Russian bots. Now we have Bloom-bots.https://t.co/7v1EJXvJR6

— Mark Mendlovitz (@MendlovitzMark) February 22, 2020

You can't buy friends, but man oh man Michael Bloomberg sure is trying. https://t.co/7wwo6Xkj8E

— FutureShift (@futureshift) February 22, 2020