JuneSim63 💚Fascinating long read about Russian troll factories. Founded in 2013 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, they are still going strong after his death, albeit in more fragmented forms.
Particularly relevant in the run up to the #USElection and the current wars.
#Russia #TrollFactory #Disinformation #Misinformation #SocialMedia #Covid19
I investigated millions of tweets from the Kremlin’s ‘troll factory’ and discovered classic propaganda techniques reimagined for the social media age
https://theconversation.com/i-investigated-millions-of-tweets-from-the-kremlins-troll-factory-and-discovered-classic-propaganda-techniques-reimagined-for-the-social-media-age-237712
I investigated millions of tweets from the Kremlin’s ‘troll factory’ and discovered classic propaganda techniques reimagined for the social media age
Tailored messaging, repeated exposure, and false grassroots campaigns are classic propaganda techniques, now used widely by state-back trolls.