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Every single time a new analysis or report comes out on RUSSIAN HACKING, the MORE adjectives are used to describe the intensity of reach and depth they found. AND REPS WILL NOT LET AGENCIES DO ANYTHING FOR 2020!
Russia’s ability to manipulate social media is far worse than we previously thought: report
Published 1 hour ago on
June 5, 2019
By Matthew Rozsa, Salon
A new report reveals that Russia’s ability to manipulate Twitter before and during the 2016 presidential election is far worse than previously thought.
The cybersecurity firmSymantec offered that sobering conclusion in a report published Wednesday.It found that the Russian troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency began sowing the seeds of its disinformation and political divisiveness campaign long before the 2016 presidential election before kicking it into full effect during the campaign.
The key findings of the report included that “the operation was carefully planned, with accounts often registered months before they were used — and well in advance of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.” It also learned that the IRS had a “core group of main accounts,” which were utilized to manufacture original content for exacerbating divisiveness among both liberals and conservatives, targeting “the most disaffected elements of both camps.” This content included but was not limited to “‘fake news’ outlets.” A much larger pool of auxiliary accounts was used to amplify messages pushed out by the main accounts,” which instead of posing as political organizations or regional news outlets, pretended to be ordinary individuals...
https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...l-ordered-to-paint-border-barriers-to-improve
The company also wrote that “while this propaganda campaign has often been referred to as the work of trolls,
the release of the dataset makes it obvious that it was far more than that. It was planned months in advance
and the operators had the resources to create and manage a vast disinformation network.”
the release of the dataset makes it obvious that it was far more than that. It was planned months in advance
and the operators had the resources to create and manage a vast disinformation network.”
Russia’s ability to manipulate social media is far worse than we previously thought: report
Published 1 hour ago on
June 5, 2019
By Matthew Rozsa, Salon
A new report reveals that Russia’s ability to manipulate Twitter before and during the 2016 presidential election is far worse than previously thought.
The cybersecurity firmSymantec offered that sobering conclusion in a report published Wednesday.It found that the Russian troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency began sowing the seeds of its disinformation and political divisiveness campaign long before the 2016 presidential election before kicking it into full effect during the campaign.
https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...l-ordered-to-paint-border-barriers-to-improve
