They say they “protect us from dangerous cults.

In reality, anti‑cult “experts” are plugged into a Kremlin influence network: 99 sources link them to hate crimes, fake threats and hybrid warfare across Europe.

https://open.substack.com/pub/robertweiss69/p/exposing-russias-network-of-influence?r=8jp85s&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#Russia #HybridWarfare #Disinformation #InfluenceOps #Ukraine

#SocialMedia #Telegram #Israel #IDF #InfluenceOps #Propaganda #Palestine #Gaza: "During the original investigation, sources told Haaretz that members of the unit, which is in charge of psychological warfare targeting the enemy and foreign audiences, created 72 Virgins – Uncensored on October 9, two days after the war began, without official approval and without being authorized to do so. Furthermore, the channel was directed at an Israeli audience.

After processing its findings, IDF officials contacted Haaretz to present their conclusions. In a written response, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said that after a thorough investigation, "it was found that the Telegram page was operated by the IDF without authorization and without authority. The incident has been dealt with."

The channel's administrators posted graphic content, such as images of the dead bodies of Hamas terrorists, captioned "Shatter the terrorists' fantasy," on a daily basis. On several occasions, they posted exclusive material from investigations or information that was only available to the defense establishment at the time, boasting that it was "exclusive from Gaza." They uploaded thousands of videos and still images of the killing of terrorists and destruction in the Strip, and encouraged the channel's followers to share the content so that "everyone can see we're screwing them."

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2024-02-04/ty-article/.premium/israeli-army-its-admits-staff-was-behind-graphic-gaza-telegram-channel/0000018d-70b4-dd6e-a98d-f4b6a9c00000

«A wave of elections coincides with state influence operations, a surge of extremism, A.I. advances and a pullback in social media protections.»
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/business/media/election-disinformation-2024.html

#disinfo #influenceOps #AI #genAI #socialMedia #elecrions

〝Messages tended to be repetitive, and this repetition led to the identification and removal of these networks. Newer AI tools make it easier to create more content, so it isn’t necessary to rely on one set of messages crafted by humans.
[…]
AI also can be used to more efficiently translate information, Thibaut said. This can aid people outside the U.S. who are conducting influence campaigns within the U.S.〞
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2023/how-generative-ai-could-help-foreign-adversaries-influence-us-elections/

#disinformation #AI #genAI #influenceOps #tech #media

By @AlKapDC: «The ad was paid for in Norwegian currency, and was seemingly taken down. It is now listed in Meta’s Ad Library with a note that the ad ran “without a required disclaimer,”»
https://www.mediamatters.org/facebook/meta-has-profited-multiple-ads-pushing-pallywood-conspiracy-theory-palestinian-crisis

#disinformation #Facebook #Meta #ads #IsraelGazaWar #Pallywood #influenceOps