Gail Rego

3/ If we zoom in we can see this relationship. On the left, you have a tweet by 'general' mazon_elhosy extolling the virtues of #Cop28UAE. Circled you can see 109 likes. On the right is the network graphic showing Mazon_elhosny's tweet being liked by 'minions'.

6/ What's clever(ish) about the network. The bots don't all retweet each general 1900 times. They're divided into units/cells - and each unit will like a tweet by a specific general, with a few exceptions. Presumably this is to avoid detection by Twitter/X.

13/ The COP28 bots were also very active earlier this year - see my thread here > twitter.com/marcowenjones/…

10/ So the TLDR: At least 1900 unique bots/fake accounts are involved in promoting #COP28 greenwashing, mostly in English and Arabic. The bots are connected to a much larger network of fake accounts numbering at least 7000, seemingly aligned with UAE foreign policy

🚨🧵1/ I have identified around 1900 Twitter/X bots #greenwashing COP28. They are part of a much larger bot network, likely connected to the UAE or a UAE-aligned entity. They post on issues ranging from Sudan to Mauritania. I will focus on #COP28 here though > #disinformation

EU staff sit-in for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels today

👀 Participants at #COP28 must now disclose their employer for the first time - we expect a LOT of #fossilfuel lobbyists! 🛑 But we need more than disclosure, we need to #KickBigPollutersOut 🚭 Like we did to the tobacco lobby ✊ Join the campaign kickbigpollutersout.org

Our new analysis out today showing that the biggest fossil fuel polluters sent more than 7200 lobbyists to the UN climate talks to dampen climate mitigation efforts! #KickBigPollutersOut

There is no “pause” on genocide. The way to “pause” a genocide is to end it. End the genocide. End Israel’s deranged, psychopathic genocide in Gaza.

It's shocking how little coverage this is getting: After the Oct. 7 attack, Hamas offered to free children, women & elderly hostages in exchange for 5 day ceasefire Israel said no and invaded Gaza instead Those hostages are now trapped under the bombs theguardian.com/world/2023/nov…

Hospitals are being repeatedly hit by Israel. Please log all apologises and defamation of ceasefire protestors with @archivegenocide Never forget. Never forgive.

Hundreds of school and college kids in Bethnal Green striking and marching for a #CeasefireNow 🥹

BRAVA. This is our job as humanists: to refuse ghoulish euphemisms, sanitized hell-worlds and warmongering lies.

When I tweeted “Fuck Israel” in October after witnessing the genocide committed against Palestinians and children in particular, I tweeted out of emotion at what was happening. It was the first time I made a non-diplomatic statement and I knew this would affect my professional life, and it did. But what shocked me the most was my close friends and family. They started asking me why you said that? Will this affect your career? Will this affect your travel? Will this put you in danger? People are not with Israel, people are afraid of Israel, afraid of losing their jobs, their bank accounts, their interests, their work permits in foreign countries, and their residency in other countries. People are afraid of speaking the truth. Because speaking the truth about this matter will make you a terrorist, especially if you are a Muslim, and we all know what will happen next. Unfortunately…

it is now confirmed. gaza is cut off from the rest of the world. full communication and internet blackout. i tried to call my family several times today. the last time i tried, i got an automated message that said, 'all connection with gaza has now been cut off'. ceasefire. now.

We filed a petition today at the #ICC charging Israel with genocide & apartheid. We requested arrest warrants against Israel’s President Herzog, PM Netanyahu and Defence Minister Gallant. aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/9… #WeChargeYouWithGenocide #Gaza #Palestine #Genocide #Ceasefire

One reason I won't tolerate antisemitism is because I know how it feels to witness my faith hijacked and distorted by monsters to justify their atrocities

.@Chaucer 23 insurance companies have already ruled out the #EACOP. When will you? Be on the right side of history. @AXAFrance @LibertyMutual @AskLiberty @chaucersynd #StopEACOP @StopEACOP