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by aithrowawaycomm 591 days ago
My assumption is that some data broker had a list of age / ethnicity / phone numbers for targeted advertising.

Facebook signups -> "trusted 3rd party for serving you relevant ads" -> Jimbo's Totally Legit Web Marketing Service -> mass racist texts

It is entirely possible it was coordinated directly with bad actors / Elons at the social media companies.