"HBO CEO Casey Bloys and Executives Accused of Online Trolling Tactics"

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HBO CEO Casey Bloys reportedly had a "secret army" of dummy accounts to respond to negative comments and reviews on Twitter, according to a Rolling Stone report. Bloys and HBO's senior vice president of drama programming coordinated responses to critics, with an executive assistant named Sully Temori being involved. The embarrassing text messages between Bloys and McCaffrey have now led to a lawsuit against HBO. Bloys targeted both established critics and anonymous commenters, expressing his frustration and seeking to defend HBO's reputation.
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