September 30, 2019

Social media manipulation as a political tool is spreading

Researchers say 'cyber troops' in 70 countries are using it to automate suppression, mount smear campaigns, or spread disinformation.

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May 20, 2019

Facebook bans accounts of fake news firm

It's not clear who paid Archimedes Group for its reality-warping campaigns, but it's clear disinformation is now a global scourge.

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December 19, 2018

Instagram became the preferred tool in Russia’s propaganda war

Facebook and Twitter got a lot of heat, but "Instagram’s appeal is that’s where the kids are, and that seems to be where the Russians went."

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October 18, 2018

Twitter publishes data on Iranian and Russian troll farms

Over 1m tweets show that we're suckers for funny/sarcastic/edgy, not so much for blah-blah-blah “news” spreaders.

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January 23, 2018

Twitter will email 677,775 users who engaged with Russian election trolls

It's found and banned thousands more automated Russian accounts, and it's planning for detecting such accounts better in time for mid-terms.

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November 27, 2017

Facebook tool will reveal if you were fooled by Russian propaganda

Facebook says that Russia-backed posts reached 126 million Americans during the 2016 US election.

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November 22, 2017

Google and Twitter turn their backs on Russian media over fake news

Russia Today and Sputnik swear up and down they're legitimate news sources. The FBI, and former employees, beg to differ.

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November 06, 2017

Meet Russian Twitter troll Jenna Abrams and her 2,752 friends

The alt-right blogger had almost 70,000 followers, was an utter fiction, and wasn't alone.

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