Flock CEO tells police chiefs anti-Flock protests are not real
Original title: It's not the bots, Flock
In leaked IACP audio, Garrett Langley blamed criticism on paid posts and Russian bots without evidence.
404 Media reports leaked audio of Flock CEO Garrett Langley speaking to police chiefs at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Orlando. He said protests against the automatic license plate reader company are inorganic and claimed, without evidence, that social-media opposition is mostly Russian bots. He also said chatter fell after Ukraine struck a Russian data center, repeating a theory 404 Media calls disproven.
Unconfirmed: Langley’s bot and foreign-influence claims are presented without evidence and are disputed by 404 Media.
- Langley said Flock social-media chatter is down about 95 percent from July.
- He claimed it fell 50 percent overnight after a Ukraine drone strike.
- The IACP conference runs Saturday to Tuesday in Orlando, Florida.
- He previously called 404 Media’s abortion-tracking report entirely false.
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