by jpitney | Jul 11, 2024 | Russia, Social Media, Ukraine, Uncategorized
From DOJ The Justice Department today announced the seizure of two domain names and the search of 968 social media accounts used by Russian actors to create an AI-enhanced social media bot farm that spread disinformation in the United States and abroad. The social...
by jpitney | Apr 16, 2021 | Journalism, Mass Media, Russia
From the Treasury Department: Russian Intelligence Services, namely the Federal Security Service (FSB), the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), and the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), play critical roles in propagating Russian disinformation online. The FSB, GRU,...
by jpitney | Mar 15, 2020 | Mass Media
by jpitney | Feb 29, 2020 | Russia
From AFP: Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting global efforts to fight the epidemic, US officials say. The disinformation campaign promotes unfounded conspiracy...