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June 26, 2020 08:16 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/26/21304264/tiktok-twitter-activists-trump-online-store-sold-out-prank-hoax
Are TikTok activists actually shutting down Trumps online merch stores? An investigation
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Some critics of President Donald Trump have spent the last few days trying to lock up Trump-branded merchandise by leaving thousands of products from his online stores in shopping carts. But while the attack has become a kind of resistance meme, reminiscent of recent pranks on the president’s Tulsa rally, it’s far less clear whether the hoax actually prevented Trump’s stores from selling merchandise.
Earlier this week, TikTok and Twitter users started posting videos and messages claiming they were “buying” the entire supply of items like Trump baseballs and “Baby Lives Matter” onesies, then leaving them in the cart indefinitely, making them unavailable to other visitors. The attacks apparently involved at least two sites: Trump’s...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/26/21304264/tiktok-twitter-activists-trump-online-store-sold-out-prank-hoax
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