A 311 research account follows only the five people named in a complaint, making the persona obviously a watcher. What behavior-hygiene change is needed?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Following only the five people in the complaint is a neon sign that says this account is the investigation. Research accounts that only watch the target look like watchers and get blocked. Keep the persona's public behavior from advertising the assignment.
Full Explanation
Sock-puppet behavior hygiene includes not broadcasting the investigative task through follows, likes, or replies. An account whose entire graph is the complaint's five subjects is easy to recognize as a watcher and is likely to be blocked or reported. Using a personal account, commenting on every target post, or mass-following the city directory creates other OPSEC and ethics problems. Viewing public artifacts without a targeted follow graph better protects the persona.