#QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter, archives show

#QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter, archives show

“#QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter, archives show” Russian government-backed social media accounts nurtured the QAnon conspiracy theory in its infancy, earlier than previously reported, according to interviews with current and former Twitter executives and archives of tweets from suspended accounts. Researchers said in August that the archives showed Russian accounts had…

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#QAnon conspiracy bots are taking over Twitter

#QAnon conspiracy bots are taking over Twitter

“#QAnon conspiracy bots are taking over Twitter” Americans who seek political insight and information on Twitter should know how much of what they are seeing is the result of automated propaganda campaigns. Nearly four years after my collaborators and I revealed how automated Twitter accounts were distorting online election discussions in 2016, the situation appears…

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#Facebook is subverting democracy again — and it’s doing it on purpose

#Facebook is subverting democracy again — and it’s doing it on purpose

“#Facebook is subverting democracy again — and it’s doing it on purpose” As the US presidential election polling day draws close, it’s worth recapping what we know about how Facebook has been used to influence election results. The platform is optimized for boosting politically conservative voices calling for fascism, separatism, and xenophobia. It’s also these…

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