John Scott-Railton ✓

@jsrailton · joined 26 Jan 2011

Chasing digital badness. Sr. Researcher @citizenlab @UofT @munkschool. Founding.Fmr.Ed. @SecPlanner. Tweets mine. Other platforms @jsrailton too.

165 200Followers

3 101Following

1 988Posts total

641KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

25 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. shown far beyond its own audience, and the audience reacts.

Median views6 051this account7 037median for 100K–1M

Reach, %3.66%this account2.88%median for 100K–1M

Engagement, %2.56%this account1.40%median for 100K–1M

Metric	This account	Median for 100K–1M	Ratio
Median views per post	6 051	7 037	0.86×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	3.66%	2.88%	1.27×
Engagement rate	2.56%	1.40%	1.83×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

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Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

2.49%2 Sep

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Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 1.40%.

What the audience does

Likes73.5%8 825 in total

Reposts18.5%2 226 in total

Replies2.3%273 in total

Quotes1.7%199 in total

Bookmarks4.0%484 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

@AmnestyTech @accessnow @HNeumannMEP 11/ UPDATE: Congress weighs in! @RepJoeWilson calls abuse of spyware in Serbia 'unacceptable.'👇 He just introduced bipartisan SRBIJA Act, calling out excessive force against protesters. Knows exactly what he's talking about. Chairs @House 3K views · 53 likes · 4 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 It is unacceptable that the Vucic regime has used invasive surveillance spyware to target Serbian citizens. This totalitarian technology is being weaponized against a free people demanding the rule of law. https://t.co/Ah7wL0ETMx 113.4K views · 2.3K likes · 466 reposts · 93 replies 02 Sep 2026 @AmnestyTech @accessnow @HNeumannMEP 10/ The news of these spyware attacks also comes amidst a split on Serbia's #EU ambitions. A wave of hacking targeting pro-democracy campaigners probably won't help. Especially as the conversation focuses on Serbia's adherence to democracy & 3.7K views · 82 likes · 14 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 @AmnestyTech @accessnow 9/ MEP @HNeumannMEP reacting to the Serbian spyware abuses👇 It's clear: without accountability & consequences, mercenary spyware companies like NSO Group will keep fueling abuses & attacks on democracy. https://t.co/LBYgCsEfRa 3.6K views · 69 likes · 7 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 @AmnestyTech 8/ Think you might be targeted with spyware? TOP TIP: Use Apple's Lockdown mode as an additional layer of protection, and seek expert support. We recommend @accessnow's helpline for civil society members. Android Pixel users can use Advanced Protection for Androi 2.7K views · 69 likes · 9 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 @AmnestyTech 7/ Ten years ago we found Pegasus's first target: pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Mansoor. He's still jailed. Today, it's Serbian students campaigning for democracy. NSO spent a decade promising reform, lobbying & shuffling ownership. The product hasn't change 2.9K views · 93 likes · 9 reposts · 2 replies 02 Sep 2026 @AmnestyTech 6/ Serbia is headed into the most important elections in decades. The student democracy movement has a wave of popular support. And the government is worried. Which is what makes these spyware attacks so dangerous. They are an attack on the vote. If you care abo 3.4K views · 133 likes · 27 reposts · 2 replies 02 Sep 2026 @jsrailton Oh, yeah. We have no money for schools, hospitals or to put out wildfires that destroyed thousands of acres but money for spyware must be allocated! https://t.co/Ffb7scCXGQ 1.3K views · 44 likes · 2 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 @AmnestyTech 5/ Serbia has a LONG history with mercenary spyware finds. Yet impunity reigns & abuses are escalating. Pegasus found in 2023, NoviSpy in 2024.. Before that? Predator, CyberBit, FinFisher, Circles... A 2024 NoviSpy infection that phoned home to Serbia's intel 8.5K views · 181 likes · 36 reposts · 2 replies 02 Sep 2026 Welcome to a new edition of: As long as this technology is out there, it will be abused for political repression or personal enrichment or both. This time: #Serbia’s pro-democracy movement hit with #spyware during elections. What more do we need to act internationally? 9.4K views · 272 likes · 54 reposts · 6 replies 02 Sep 2026 @AmnestyTech 4/ At least 11 more pro-democracy & opposition voices also just got Apple Threat Notifications. These notifications are Apple's high-confidence warning that mercenary spyware targeted a device. Our guidance: treat any notification as a presumed infection & 5.5K views · 136 likes · 25 reposts · 2 replies 02 Sep 2026 3/ The Android cases, confirmed by our colleagues @AmnestyTech: One pro-democracy student's Android was hacked while in police custody with NoviSpy rebuilt to avoid detection. Another spyware target had their Viber messages read live on pro-government TV. https://t.co/ciS03yk11 9.2K views · 208 likes · 37 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 2/ One of the targets: we confirmed a student protester was infected with NSO Group's notorious Pegasus spyware. A zero click attack over iMessage. No link. No click. No warning. Would have given attackers total access to iPhone: encrypted messages, photos, mic, camera... htt 6.1K views · 182 likes · 29 reposts · 2 replies 02 Sep 2026 NEW INVESTIGATION: Serbia's pro-democracy movement hit with spyware in runup to 2026 elections. 📱iPhone: Newly confirmed Pegasus zero-click 🤖Android: Stealthier NoviSpy + Wave of Apple mercenary spyware notifications. 14+ targets already IDd: students, activists, opposition h 87.5K views · 1.6K likes · 524 reposts · 33 replies 02 Sep 2026 @lukalicno Odavno oni to rade. https://t.co/IIU46jGQbe 2.1K views · 6 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 02 Sep 2026 NEW POLLING: Americans don't want a private company running warrantless mass surveillance. And they really don't like Flock. Polls also show serious & growing bipartisan momentum. By @drewharwell https://t.co/QCEVFcgr2c https://t.co/pFzWdiC2vP 22.6K views · 187 likes · 53 reposts · 5 replies 28 Aug 2026 @jsrailton NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TALK TO THE POLICE WITHOUT A LAWYER PRESENT. Do not do it. Nothing and I mean nothing can help your situation if you open your mouth. Invoke the 5th and request a lawyer immediately. Even cops won't talk to cops without a lawyer present. 976 views · 27 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies 18 Aug 2026 @JoeRLancaster 4/ I wonder if Flock ever workshopped messaging like: Innocent citizens should want even MORE Flock cameras. If every minute of your day is monitored you can prove your innocence faster. 3K views · 48 likes · 7 reposts · 1 replies 18 Aug 2026 @JoeRLancaster 3/ The problem with mass surveillance isn't just that it can be wrong & have false-positives. It's that it can be used badly. Incompetently. And in ways that hurt people. Rushing it to as many customers as possible is bound to lead to more cases like this. S 5K views · 90 likes · 17 reposts · 1 replies 18 Aug 2026 2/ Flock can be used to create the impression of certain guilt. Even for the innocent. Lindsey Isaacs had 7 months of "legal hell" before the charges were dropped. Story:@JoeRLancaster https://t.co/Xj8vMeCEzn 7.6K views · 77 likes · 14 reposts · 2 replies 18 Aug 2026 Do you have an alibi for every minute of your day? A single Flock error can send cops to your door, convinced you are a crook. Like this woman forced to prove her innocence. Flock doesn't publish a false positive rate. But Roseville PD found 71% of their alerts were wrong. 82.7K views · 1.2K likes · 398 reposts · 48 replies 18 Aug 2026 A democracy engaging in mass secret surveillance is doing false advertising. For the social contract to hold, citizens must understand what surveillance powers a government holds... And how often they use them. 12.6K views · 240 likes · 73 reposts · 7 replies 14 Aug 2026 Big win for privacy that the federal courts have agreed with me about the urgent need to spotlight the many ways the government is spying on Americans. Now Congress must go further and pass my Government Surveillance Transparency Act. https://t.co/IBzIvu6BcW 20.8K views · 172 likes · 61 reposts · 24 replies 14 Aug 2026 https://t.co/AzB9mzb42l 6.7K views · 58 likes · 17 reposts · 1 replies 13 Aug 2026 ALERT: Did you get a notification like this today? Seek expert security help asap! Apple just sent out a fresh round of threat notifications about mercenary spyware. That means tech like Pegasus used by governments to spy on you. Here are steps to take right now 1/ https:// 216.8K views · 1.3K likes · 342 reposts · 33 replies 13 Aug 2026

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