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FintanDunne

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Persons unknown are destroying the #iranelection tag on Twitter. Currently the real messages coordinating Iranian political opposition to the Regime --are being drowned out by massive volume of tweet spam for a product called Turbo Cash Generator. ( Turbo Cash Generator - Earn Online Using Twitter )

Twitter have not responded to block the spam content --which is rendering the #iranelection tag unusable -especially to less experienced users.

Twitter are failing completely in their corporate responsibility to protect a vital online system of free speech and anti-fascist political organization.

We need to take action immediately: Austin Heap's new Haystack product is designed to enable Iranians use social networking sites such as Twitter to bypass regime censorship. That product is rendered pointless if the most popular Iranian opposition tag on Twitter is destroyed by cyberattack.

The sheer volume of tweet spam (up to 70% of tweets -see image) is counterproductive from a e-marketing point of view, so it's possible that Turbo Cash Generator is not the actual entity behind this cyberattack. Another entity may be using the product as cover for the attack.

Either way we need to act!

Defensive Moves:

1) Instruct Twitter users how to filter out the spam.

I have set up an antispam account on Twitter: http://twitter.com/iranelectnospam

This will instruct inexperienced users how to filter the spam out. But it requires volunteers to post this tweet on Twitter to get those instructions out:

Under cyberattack -Nospam search: "#iranelection -$3,000 -Ufc -hot -turbo" Join the AntiSpam Crew @iranelectnospam Retweet! pls

You can join the AntiSpam crew at https://twitter.com/iranelectnospam

But this is only a short-term fix.


Offensive Moves:

This is where /b/ or /i/ and other net-truth guerrillas come in.

Twitter will likely not bother their ass with this issue unless some noise starts being made. Unless some big waves get stirred up.

So make Noise! Make waves!

1) Take this ripoff site Turbo Cash Generator - Earn Online Using Twitter off the net to oblivion!

This is Job 1. If this ripoff product (with fake reviews spewed on the net too) is actually behind the spam then they deserve it. If not, then let them squeal anyway.

If we take them down we can generate some media coverage and use that to pressure Twitter.

2) Trend up the tag #iranelectnospam on Twitter.

That makes more noise. If 4Chan's or /b/'s or whoever was behind the recent trending of #gorrillapenis on Twitter, then surely this is a more valid raid.

See: 4chan may be behind attack on Twitter | The Web Services Report - CNET News

3) We need media on this (see 1 and 2)

4) Your ideas....??

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FintanDunne

Another Spam Message is now hitting the #iranelection tag on Twitter

Legitimate spam or not, it directs users to http://tonig.ht/

Let's make life hell for people who interfere with life
and death issues for the courageous people of Iran.

We need the word to get out that spamming Twitter #iranelection

...is the kiss of death for your spamsite.

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one of the main messages if from turbocashgenerator.

you can send threatening emails to http://www.turbocashgenerator.com/contact.php

they are hosted at theplanet.com - who was responsive this week to our requests to take down the pictures of iranian protesters that were being hosted by them. you can write and ask them to cut off the ip address to these guys at: abuse@theplanet.com and ydonaldson@theplanet.com .

i'll keep looking for irl things to do to this awful company . . . but i don't think there's much cyberwar to be done - it is all in the u.s., and theplanet is a legitimate company.

the other main spam is from http://tonig.ht/aboutus - but they are aware, and apparently trying to stop it already . . .

ANY OTHER IDEAS ???

FintanDunne

How do you know Tonig.ht is aware, please?

Other ideas.....

Yeah - why are we doing corporate Twitter's work for THEM!!??!

Hit Back! Launch CyberWar Response!

Make Waves or we are sunk.

I will work on the media end of this;

See:

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Unregistered

and now they fixed the issue after contacting twitter. they're good guys. and the attack from tonig.ht is over.

from the a$$ holes at turbocashgenerator.com it continues.

after looking at their site - they sell a software package that lets people spam from a home computer. and most of the spamming accounts look like they are posting to all the trending topics (it isn't just about #iranelection). i think this is a case of collateral damage.

the best thing is to let twitter know. it could be coming from a huge number of hijacked computers, a little joke from some fellow anon's.

twitter will eventually get it under control, i suspect.

in the meantime - rt them to @spam (minus the hashtags - of course). send an email (if you can come up with email for twitter . . .). if you know someone who knows jack dorsey (the founder of twitter), tell them.

and, certainly, the fucktards at turbocashgenerator.com deserve any punishment that someone creative enough can come up with - i'm down for any good ideas.

Unregistered

that's right, at least we can mail bomb the fuck out of support@turbocashgenerator.com

otherwise, they seem pretty well locked down - there's nothing else to interact with on their site. the ass wipes thought this through . . .

Unregistered

ur doing it wrong

turbocash has been around for ages so they know what theyre doing

this is a problem on the twitter developer end, all the trending topics have this cancer in them

FintanDunne

No we're doing it right.

#iranelection is a vital organizational resource for activists.

We can't afford that it becomes unusable at a time of peak
crisis in iran --which could be any day -unpredictable.

We need to light a fire under Twitter.

One person in Twitter could kill that spam in 5mins. attention per couple of hours.

And we have to make an example of someone to send a message
that spamming #britneyspears doesn't matter, but if you F&^k
with #iranelection you pay a price.

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Iran Uprising News at: http://seaofgreenradio.blogspot.com/

Unregistered

I've switched, at the urging of other tweeters, to #iranrevolution or #iran instead of #iranelection. It helps at least until these spam eejits figure it out.

FintanDunne

The "Killer Software" spam is back Sunday on Twitter & #iranelection

But the Twitter short links it is using, such as:

http://bit.ly/TCA71223A480

are no longer valid on bit.ly's link translation system.

So no benefit in traffic to the originator.
Just hassle for us.

For some time overnight the spam had ceased to target #iranelection

The originator is still unidentified.

I have provided turbocashgenerator.com with the affiliate code the spam was using:

http://www.turbocashgenerator.com/?hop=tkgk99

In response to a media enquiry by me, turbocashgenerator.com
said it would have the spam stopped, but did not admit if the affiliate
code was genuine, or if the company itself was responsible for the spam.

Nevertheless the spam continues today.

More at:
URGENT: Iran Opposition Under Cyberattack on Twitter
and
http://fintandunnenews.blogspot.com/...attack-on.html

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