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01) In the interest of thread efficiency, if you believe that every annoyance on this hellsite is due to a domestic source that is diametrically opposed to your political views, you need read no further.
02) OK, good, you are not a total idiot. Let& #39;s begin.
@peterpomeranzev and @michaeldweiss wrote The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/the-menace-of-unreality-how-the-kremlin-weaponizes-information-culture-and-money">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
@peterpomeranzev and @michaeldweiss wrote The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/the-menace-of-unreality-how-the-kremlin-weaponizes-information-culture-and-money">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
03) DISCLAIMER: not using an Oxford comma in the title of the report is their choice. Makes me itch a bit, even though I typed it verbatim.
04) Then @edwardlucas and @peterpomeranzev worked with CEPA on Winning the Information War: Techniques and Counter-strategies to Russian Propaganda in Central and Eastern Europe. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/winning-the-information-war">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
05) There is a less voluminous summary, again by @edwardlucas and @peterpomeranzev: Defending and Ultimately Defeaeting Russia& #39;s Disinformation Techniques. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/infowar-recommendations">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
06) This is not specific to geopolitics, but @STWorg has done top notch work on understanding conspiracy theories. Recursive Fury is required reading. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/recursive-fury">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
07) Beyond Misinformation: Understanding and coping with the post-truth era is also highly recommended. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/beyond-misinformation">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
08) The Debunking Handbook is nine pages of easily digestible material based on the findings in Beyond Misinformation. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/debunking-handbook">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
09) I really need to revisit The Fringe Insurgency: Connectivity, Convergence and Mainstreaiming of the Extreme Right, by @julie_renbe and @jacob_p_davey https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/the-fringe-insurgency-connectivity-convergence-and-mainstreaming-of-the-extreme-right">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
10) The Turner Legacy by @intelwire is fifty pages, but it& #39;s much better than actually slogging through The Turner Diaries. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/the-turner-legacy">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
11) Nazis vs. ISIS on Twitter: A Comparative Study of White Nationalist and ISIS Online Social Media Networks, again by @intelwire, is more good background reading. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/nazis-vs-isis-on-twitter-82095225">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
12) Troops, Trolls and Troublemakers: A Global Inventory of Organized Social Media Manipulation by @sbradshaww and @pnhoward is now three years old, but a good foundation survey of things. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/troops-trolls-and-troublemakers-a-global-inventory-of-organized-social-media-manipulation">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
13) Rand Waltzman has been all over disinformation for quite some time as @CogSec. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/the-weaponization-of-information-the-need-for-cognitive-security">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
14) #protip You can learn a lot more about what @CogSec posts by following along on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randwaltzman/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/randwa...
15) @polbots is The Computational Propaganda Project, and they produce an ongoing stream of analysis. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/computational-propaganda-in-russia-the-origins-of-digital-misinformation">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
16) @oiioxford team members @pnhoward
@vidunarayanan @lmneudert @sbradshaww @nahema_marchal @monaelswah and @hubertdau
are involved in @polbots analysis.
@vidunarayanan @lmneudert @sbradshaww @nahema_marchal @monaelswah and @hubertdau
are involved in @polbots analysis.
17) @euroinfosec produced a nice little warning two years ago - Information Warfare: Gauging Trolls& #39; Influence on Democracy. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/information-warfare-gauging-trolls-influence-on-democracy">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
18) Here& #39;s a golden oldie from NATO Defense College - Handbook Of Russian Information Warfare, by @KeirGiles. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/handbook-of-russian-information-warfare">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
19) Meeting The Russian Hybrid Challenge by @LaurenSperanza and Franklin D. Kramer also qualified for a slot in my SlideShare. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/meeting-the-russian-hybrid-challenge-a-comprehensive-strategic-framework">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
20) The Minority Report from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2018, chaired by @AdamSchiff is worth the 99 page slog. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/hpsci-russia-minority-report-20180322">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
21) So that& #39;s all policy stuff by Dr. Whomever. Think it won& #39;t reach down to your level? It has for me, from a certain @MaltegoHQ transform vendor. Ask around, I know I& #39;m not the only one who& #39;s had this experience. https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauhauser/sociallinks-article">https://www.slideshare.net/NealRauha...
