Busted Again! Vietnamese Bots Flood MP Lisa's Clip, Linked to Pattaya Follower Scam

MGR Online•General•1d ago

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Vietnamese bots flooded comments on a clip of MP Lisa, stirring concerns among netizens who linked the incident to a past scandal involving inflated follower counts for a Pattaya mayoral candidate.

•A Facebook page, 'Chakrawan Dom Som,' revealed a flood of Vietnamese user accounts posting 'AI TEST BOT' on MP Lisa's parliamentary discussion video.
•Netizens connected this incident to a previous case in April where a Pattaya mayoral candidate was found to have used Vietnamese bot networks to boost page followers.
•Speculation suggests the bots might be a system test by an IO service provider preparing for upcoming elections.

Overview

•A Facebook page 'Chakrawan Dom Som' revealed a suspicious influx of comments on MP Lisa's parliamentary video.
•Numerous Vietnamese user accounts posted identical messages saying "AI TEST BOT" in the comments section.
•Netizens have linked this incident to a past scandal involving inflatable follower counts for a Pattaya mayoral candidate from the same party.
•The previous incident in April involved the confirmed use of Vietnamese IO networks to increase page followers.
•The current activity is suggested to be a system test by an IO service provider preparing for upcoming elections.
•The incident has sparked widespread discussion and commentary on social media.
•Some netizens humorously suggested MP Lisa might consider running for 'Governor of Hanoi' due to the strong Vietnamese support.
•The previous incident of using bot networks to inflate followers occurred in April.

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Key Entities

Person

MP Lisa(สส.ลิซ่า)

A Member of Parliament whose video comments were flooded with Vietnamese bot activity.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party to which MP Lisa belongs and which was previously involved in a follower inflation scandal.

Chakrawan Dom Som(จักรวาลด้อมส้ม)

A Facebook page that brought attention to the unusual comment activity on MP Lisa's video.

Place

Pattaya City(เมืองพัทยา)ℹ️

A location relevant to a past scandal where a mayoral candidate from the People's Party was accused of using bot networks to inflate follower counts.

Hanoi(กรุงฮานอย)ℹ️

The capital of Vietnam, humorously suggested as a potential electoral target for MP Lisa due to the prominent Vietnamese bot activity.