What& #39;s up with all these extremely similar tweets from enraged former fans/season ticket holders? #Copypasta #ThursdayThoughts
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We downloaded tweets containing "That seals the deal. I am no longer a/an <X> fan. I& #39;ve been a fan since <Y> and a season ticket holder since <Z>/ I officially will not be renewing my plan next season nor will I watch on TV ever again". Very few look automated (it& #39;s not bots).
The earliest tweets of this form are from July 2019 and nearly all are directed at the Baltimore Orioles, with the first tweet coming from @will61375.
The volume of the "That seals the deal. I am no longer a/an <X> fan" copypasta increased dramatically on July 22nd as the result of @YearOfTheCovid using it as a reply to a @RedSox #BlackLivesMatter
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Retweet network(s) for the "that seals the deal" copypasta. The largest network consists mostly of accounts using it as an anti- #BlackLivesMatter
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