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Surveillance and Internet Disruption in Baku
The authorities in Azerbaijan don’t need to shut down the internet or social media. They can achieve control by disruption alone.
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Deeply harrowing @CodaStory report on how the internet is weaponized in Azerbaijan.
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Networks Of Shadowy, Coordinated Pro-Trump Facebook Pages Are Posing As Grassroots State-Based Efforts
“I like positivity and like to follow all Trump media”
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We found two different anonymous networks of pro-Trump Facebook pages. Both had similar behaviour: posting on their respective pages in a coordinated manner. Facebook told us this does not constitute inauthentic coordinated behaviour.
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An Instagram Account That Threatened The California School Shooting Did Not Belong To The Gunman
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department told reporters they believed the account belonged to the 16-year-old shooter, but it was a hoax.
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From @ClaudiaKoerner and me: The Instagram account that many speculated belonged to the suspect was fake.
Instagram told us they "can confirm it did not belong to the shooter.”
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Facebook Took Down These Pages For Being Linked To Russia, But It Didn’t Seem To Tell That To The People Who Run Them
“Facebook should be responsible in informing account holders that they will be named in an international coordinated campaign that threatens democracy in different nations.”
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Following last week's takedowns of Russia-linked FB assets, @elamin88 and I spoke to a man in Sudan who seemed to have no idea why his page was down. After being shown the announcement, he responded with, “Whaaaat theeee fuck.”
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Hundreds Of Propaganda Accounts Targeting Iran And Qatar Have Been Removed From Facebook
Facebook took down over 200 accounts associated with a previous operation using the platform for propaganda.
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NEW and EXCLUSIVE: Facebook took down hundreds of accounts, pages, and groups spreading anti-Iran and Qatar propaganda. Traced to PR firms in UAE, Egypt, and Nigeria, the network we found is another arm of already known information operations
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@_loganmcdonald @buzzfeedexp @sbradshaww This investigation is a winding case study in how information operations are no longer just the crude spread lies. Instead we're looking at an intricate web of actors shielding those ultimately responsible. Please, read on
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Deepfakes and Cheap Fakes
This report traces decades of AV manipulation to demonstrate how evolving technologies aid consolidations of power in society.
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Fantastic graphic from @datasociety's report on cheapfakes and deepfakes out today. Wallpaper every newsroom with this chart datasociety.net/output/deepfak… pic.twitter.com/Aw7wH7zLG1
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How China Unleashed Twitter Trolls to Discredit Hong Kong’s Protesters
Twitter took down nearly 1,000 accounts that it said were part of a state-directed effort to undermine protests. Here is a look at their activities.
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This king of in-depth analysis is made possible by the data that Twitter made public.
Chinese operations on Facebook and YouTube can't be understood in the same way because neither company released any data, including the accounts or their content.
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Troll factories? So 2016. How the Moscow government diversified its online election interference strategies this summer
Shortly before Sunday’s elections to the Moscow City Duma, a mass of Russian-language news sites and social media accounts began posting about what they called “Lanovoy’s list.” The outlets all claimed that Vasily Lanovoy, a popular award-winning...
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Awesome investigation from @meduza_en on disinformation tactics in the Moscow election. Makes troll factories look like child’s play
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Twitter And Facebook Banned Chinese Accounts That Compared Hong Kong Activists To Cockroaches And ISIS
The decision to pull the accounts comes after BuzzFeed News and other outlets reported that Chinese state-run media outlets were running ads about Hong Kong on Facebook and Twitter.
Information operations directed at Hong Kong
We are disclosing a significant state-backed information operation focused on the situation in Hong Kong, specifically the protest movement and their calls for political change.
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Twitter says it proactively suspended 200,000 accounts from China before they were "substantially active."
Twitter's also disclosing 936 accounts originating from China that were created to "sow political discord in Hong Kong."
Data here
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Amazon Says Those Weird Brand Ambassador Accounts Defending The Company Are Run By Real Employees
“We're not paid to say that we like our job,” one of the accounts tweeted.
Five Police Officers Have Been Shot By A Gunman In Philadelphia
Police said at least one shooter was firing at officers.
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Several police officers have been shot by a gunman in Philadelphia. Latest here
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Epstein's Death Was On 4Chan Before Officials Announced It — And Authorities Had To Look Into It
About 38 minutes before news outlets first reported Jeffrey Epstein's death in prison, a 4chan user published a detailed post about it.
Epstein's Death Was On 4Chan Before Officials Announced It — Now Authorities Are Investigating
About 38 minutes before news outlets first reported Jeffrey Epstein's death in prison, a 4chan user published a detailed post about it.
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Scoop: Epstein' s Death Was On 4Chan Before Officials Announced It — Now Authorities Are Investigating
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Epstein's Victims Still Want Justice Despite His Apparent Suicide In Jail
"Epstein is gone, but justice must still be served."
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Epstein's victims still want justice despite his death this morning
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Hoaxy: How claims spread online
Visualize the online spread of fake news, hoaxes, rumors, conspiracy theories, satire, fact checking, and the occasional accurate claim.
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According to Hoaxy, the Clinton Body Count hashtag conversation is being driven primarily (but not exclusively) by far-right influencers like The Gateway Pundit, Terrence Williams, That Trump Guy, etc. See here: hoaxy.iuni.iu.edu/#query=%23clin… pic.twitter.com/yEw13xUCj1
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Russian officials start freezing the bank accounts of the country's top anti-corruption activists
Bank accounts belonging to Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) — one of Russia’s leading civic institutions — and several of its staff have been frozen, the organization’s press secretary, Kira Yarmysh, announced on August 8. Officials...
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Russian officials start freezing the bank accounts of the country's top anti-corruption activists
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This Weekend’s Shootings Revealed The Difficulty Of Fighting Disinformation On Messaging Apps
“It becomes harder and harder for us, particularly going into 2020”
Meet The Online Porn Pioneer Who Created A News Site For Internet Trolls
Jim Watkins wants to make The Goldwater the pre-eminent news source for the trolls of 8chan.
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In 2017 I spoke on the phone with the current owner of 8ch Jim Watkins for a story we wrote about his news outlet, The Goldwater. Here's what he told me at the time: buzzfeednews.com/article/craigs… pic.twitter.com/aZm2IVa7iU
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He Managed To Escape A Brutal Crackdown Against Gay Men. Others Won't Be So Lucky.
He was one of dozens of gay men arrested, imprisoned, and beaten in the Russian republic of Chechnya. He's escaped to Canada — but he's one of very few who have managed to get to safety.