Russian social media accounts sow US election discord
Social media usage in Russia: 10 key statistics | Russian Mar 19, 2019 The Biggest Social Media Operation You’ve Never Heard of But it also creates political content, including pro-Russian versions of histories that contain inaccurate information. The social media platforms, which I made aware of TheSoul’s activities, have not taken action against the company—apparently having concluded that its activities do not violate their policies.
Facebook and other social media companies met with US intelligence officials in 2018, specifically to discuss how to counter “foreign influence” on the midterm elections. Facebook also routinely complies with requests from the US government to remove content .
Dec 17, 2018 Analysis: Sexism, homophobia, and anti-Western narratives The Russian social media platform hosts a concentration of extremist groups representing a wide range of ideological stances and including old school supremacist, imperialist, and chauvinist
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May 20, 2019 Exposing Russia’s Effort to Sow Discord Online: The “[The Russian] social media campaign was designed to further a broader Kremlin objective: sowing discord in the U.S. by inflaming passions on a range of divisive issues. The Russians did so by weaving together fake accounts, pages, and communities to push politicized content and videos, and to mobilize real Americans to sign online petitions Russia: leading social media platforms by penetration 2019 Russian use of social media Although Russians tend to display a preference for home grown services such as VK and Odnoklassniki, western social networks also have significant user bases. Russian Social Media Influence: Understanding Russian