Meta and Twitter have taken down accounts pushing pro-U.S. and pro-Western themes to Middle Eastern and Central Asian audiences.
Meta and Twitter have taken down accounts pushing pro-U.S. and pro-Western themes to Middle Eastern and Central Asian audiences,In July and August, both platforms removed the accounts for violating terms of service around manipulation and inauthentic behavior, researchers from the social media analytics group Graphika and the Stanford Internet Observatory write in the report.In the past it hasn't been common for such campaigns to push pro-Western narratives and messages boosting the U.S.
The posts and tweets got limited engagement, and only 19% of the "covert assets" identified by researchers had more than 1,000 followers.
The accounts created fake personas with deepfake technology. Some posed as media outlets, using memes and videos and attempting hashtag campaigns and trying to circulate online petitions.
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