Thread by @Dragnet_News, A running mega-thread:Within this thread, I will compile various articles, reports & [...]

A running mega-thread:

Within this thread, I will compile various articles, reports & other resources on influence operations.

This compilation will not be in any particular order. I will be adding material of interest as I find it. Feel free to bookmark for later reference.

[2] There will be a wide array of material in this thread, as influence operations come in various forms, including automation tools, cyborg accounts, trolls, marionettes, junk news, and other forms. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-a-conservative-twitter-user-sleeps-his-account-is-hard-at-work/2017/02/05/18d5a532-df31-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.html

As a conservative Twitter user sleeps, his account is hard at work

Daniel John Sobieski is among those who adeptly use “bots” and “cyborgs” to amplify their tweets.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-a-conservative-twitter-user-sleeps-his-account-is-hard-at-work/2017/02/05/18d5a532-df31-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.html

[3] https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/world/russia-ghana-troll-farms-2020-ward/index.html

How Russian meddling is back before 2020 vote

Russian trolls have outsourced their disinformation campaigns to Ghana and Nigeria, focusing on racial issues in the US ahead of the presidential election.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/world/russia-ghana-troll-farms-2020-ward/index.html

[4] https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kevincollier/irans-running-a-russia-style-troll-factory-operation

Iran’s Running A Russia-Style Troll Factory Operation, Researchers Say

Unlike Russia's US influence campaigns, the Iranian operations mostly mimicked beliefs and personas from the American left.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kevincollier/irans-running-a-russia-style-troll-factory-operation

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