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The '''Swaledale Mutton Company''' is a suspected UK intelligence front, that through its numerous accounts is [[troll]]ing [[Twitter]] (X) accounts of dissidents (especially about [[COVID dissident|COVID-19]]) reporting them en masse for spurious alleged rule infringement attempting to get them suspended or banned.<ref>https://archive.md/Rzo8k</ref><ref>https://iaindavis.substack.com/p/can-anyone-help-brent-lee-escape</ref><ref>https://unseendetective.substack.com/p/observations-of-the-infamous-dr-graham-5a9</ref>
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'''Swaledale Mutton Company''' is a suspected British intelligence front.
  
They accounts are art of the disinformation arm of the British Army, the [[77th Brigade]].<ref>https://archive.md/Rzo8k#selection-555.40-563.1</ref>
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==Overview==
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Led by pharmaceutical propagandist [[Dr Graham Bottley]], the network operates dozens of online accounts on social media platforms. Operatives in the network are renowned for engaging in vicious [[psychological warfare]] tactics.
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On [[Twitter]] (X), the network is notorious for [[troll]]ing the accounts of activists, dissidents and government critics, especially over [[COVID-19]].<ref name=unseen1>https://unseendetective.substack.com/p/observations-of-the-infamous-dr-graham</ref><ref name=arkmedia1>https://www.arkmedic.info/p/yes-mrna-vaccines-are-different-heres</ref><ref name=dpl>https://dpl003.substack.com/p/hacking-at-the-root-of-the-virus</ref>
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Operatives in the intelligence network have been dubbed the "Mutton Crew". Their online activities include derailing of debate with name-calling and ridicule and the filing of spurious complaints about their targets, alleging infringement of [[Twitter]] rules. Their objective is to force the censorship, suspension or banning of critics from the platform.<ref name=davis1>https://iaindavis.substack.com/p/can-anyone-help-brent-lee-escape</ref><ref name=unseen2>https://unseendetective.substack.com/p/observations-of-the-infamous-dr-graham-5a9</ref>
  
==Overview==
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The "Mutton Crew" operatives are suspected of belonging to a covert wing of the disinformation unit of the British Army known as [[The 77th Brigade]].<ref name=arkmedia2>https://arkmedic.substack.com/p/viki-and-the-mutton-crew</ref>
The "mutton crew" accounts, so called because they frequently have the Swaledale Mutton account, run by [[Graham Bottley]], listed at the top of their follower list on the 'X',  are treated differently in some way by [[Elon Musk]]'s platform. In these accounts, the Swaledale Mutton account is listed at the top of their follower list on the 'X' platform, unlike the standard organization in chronological order, with the most recent follower listed at the top. <ref name=davis>https://iaindavis.substack.com/p/swarmed-by-mutton</ref>
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==Platform Complicity==
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"Mutton Crew" accounts on [[Twitter]] frequently have the '''Swaledale Mutton Company''' account shown at the top of their Follower list. Their treatment is different by [[Elon Musk]]'s platform. In contrast to the standard chronological order of Followers on [[Twitter]] where the most recent followers are listed first, '''Swaledale Mutton Company''' is invariably listed at the top of the Follower list for these "Mutton Crew" accounts. <ref name=davis>https://iaindavis.substack.com/p/swarmed-by-mutton</ref>
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Independent investigative journalist [[Iain Davis]] remarks that the "Mutton Crew" tactics are somewhat crude but effective nonetheless, due to the complicity and connivance of the [[Twitter]] (X) platform itself. <ref name=davis2>https://iaindavis.substack.com/p/swarmed-by-mutton-part-2</ref>
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==Tactics==
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Operatives are trained in emotionalizing, antagonizing and goading their opponents into making aggressive and potentially abusive comments. Responses which could be construed as abusive or '[[hate speech]]' are then reported to [[Twitter]]. The network utilises other recognised techniques of [[psychological warfare]] to suppress the truth and to propagate disinformation.<ref name=sweeney>http://www.pnl-nlp.org/download/propaganda/page4.htm</ref>
  
[[Iain Davis]] points out that the "Mutton crew tactics are pretty basic but effective nonetheless, presumably, because Musk’s 'X' platform is complicit. They try to provoke people into making aggressive and potentially abusive posts by first making the same kind of posts themselves. They then report the anything they can vaguely construe as abusive or '[[hate speech]]'.<ref name=davis/>
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==Allegations of Criminal Harassment==
  
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On 14 May 2024, British member of parliament, [[Andrew Bridgen]], a long-standing critic of government policy on [[COVID-19]], alleged that he had been targetted on [[Twitter]] by the "Mutton Crew" network, in a sustained campaign of online harassment against him. Bridgen accused the intelligence network of bombarding him with communications of a “grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character”. Bridgen called for the public's help in gathering evidence against the anonymous perpetrators.<ref name=abridgen1>https://twitter.com/ABridgen/status/1790464009189077419</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:35, 18 May 2024

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Suspected British intelligence front, using numerous personas to troll Twitter (X) accounts of dissidents, to dilute and debase the discussion, and to drive them off the platform.

Swaledale Mutton Company is a suspected British intelligence front.

Overview

Led by pharmaceutical propagandist Dr Graham Bottley, the network operates dozens of online accounts on social media platforms. Operatives in the network are renowned for engaging in vicious psychological warfare tactics.

On Twitter (X), the network is notorious for trolling the accounts of activists, dissidents and government critics, especially over COVID-19.[1][2][3]

Operatives in the intelligence network have been dubbed the "Mutton Crew". Their online activities include derailing of debate with name-calling and ridicule and the filing of spurious complaints about their targets, alleging infringement of Twitter rules. Their objective is to force the censorship, suspension or banning of critics from the platform.[4][5]

The "Mutton Crew" operatives are suspected of belonging to a covert wing of the disinformation unit of the British Army known as The 77th Brigade.[6]

Platform Complicity

"Mutton Crew" accounts on Twitter frequently have the Swaledale Mutton Company account shown at the top of their Follower list. Their treatment is different by Elon Musk's platform. In contrast to the standard chronological order of Followers on Twitter where the most recent followers are listed first, Swaledale Mutton Company is invariably listed at the top of the Follower list for these "Mutton Crew" accounts. [7]

Independent investigative journalist Iain Davis remarks that the "Mutton Crew" tactics are somewhat crude but effective nonetheless, due to the complicity and connivance of the Twitter (X) platform itself. [8]

Tactics

Operatives are trained in emotionalizing, antagonizing and goading their opponents into making aggressive and potentially abusive comments. Responses which could be construed as abusive or 'hate speech' are then reported to Twitter. The network utilises other recognised techniques of psychological warfare to suppress the truth and to propagate disinformation.[9]

Allegations of Criminal Harassment

On 14 May 2024, British member of parliament, Andrew Bridgen, a long-standing critic of government policy on COVID-19, alleged that he had been targetted on Twitter by the "Mutton Crew" network, in a sustained campaign of online harassment against him. Bridgen accused the intelligence network of bombarding him with communications of a “grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character”. Bridgen called for the public's help in gathering evidence against the anonymous perpetrators.[10]


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