A report published by Stanford University and Graphika, a social media analytics company that works with Facebook and Twitter, found hundreds of inauthentic accounts designed to spread pro-U.S. views on current events to users in the Middle East and Asia.
Stefani Reynolds / Stefani Reynolds for The Washington Post via Getty Images fileFacebook and Twitter, in a first, have cracked down on a series of covert influence campaigns designed to spread pro-U.S. sentiment abroad, researchers announced Wednesday., jointly published by Stanford University and Graphika, a social media analytics company that works with Facebook and Twitter, found hundreds of inauthentic accounts designed to spread pro-U.S.
“Consistently across the campaigns we saw them advancing narratives in support of the U.S. and allies, and particularly criticizing Russia, China and Iran,” said Jack Stubbs, Graphika’s vice president of intelligence. Much of the pro-U.S. campaigns’ efforts seemed aimed at countering messaging efforts from Russia, China and Iran. Common themes included criticizing China for its internment of Muslim Uygghurs and Iran for its human rights record.
The campaigns also frequently shared articles from Western-sponsored news outlets, like the U.S. government-funded Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, as well as the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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