{"id":496548,"date":"2022-09-28T04:41:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T01:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/meta-disables-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-europe\/"},"modified":"2022-09-28T04:41:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T01:41:47","slug":"meta-disables-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meta-disables-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"#Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2570e324db1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2570e324db1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meta-disables-russian-propaganda-network-targeting-europe\/#%E2%80%9CMeta_disables_Russian_propaganda_network_targeting_Europe%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMeta_disables_Russian_propaganda_network_targeting_Europe%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> accounts and dozens of sham <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> websites to spread Kremlin talking points about\u00a0the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said it identified and disabled the operation before it was able to gain a large audience. Nonetheless, Facebook said it was the largest and most complex\u00a0Russian propaganda effort\u00a0that it has found since\u00a0the invasion began.<\/p>\n<p>The operation involved more than 60 websites created to mimic legitimate news sites including The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom and Germany\u2019s Der Spiegel. Instead of the actual news reported by those outlets, however, the fake sites contained links to Russian propaganda and disinformation about Ukraine. More than 1,600 fake Facebook accounts were used to spread the propaganda to audiences in Germany, Italy, France, the U.K. and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The findings highlighted both the promise of social media companies to police their sites and the peril that disinformation continues to pose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVideo: False Staging in Bucha Revealed!\u201d claimed one of the fake news stories, which blamed Ukraine for\u00a0the slaughter of hundreds of Ukrainians\u00a0in a town occupied by the Russians.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/meta-facebook-headquarters-menlo-park.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Meta announced that it has disabled a Russian propaganda campaign that has targeted Europe.\" class=\"wp-image-24031946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/meta-facebook-headquarters-menlo-park.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/meta-facebook-headquarters-menlo-park.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/meta-facebook-headquarters-menlo-park.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Meta announced that it has disabled a Russian propaganda campaign that has targeted Europe.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Tony Avelar, File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fake social media accounts were then used to spread links to the fake news stories and other pro-Russian posts and videos on Facebook and Instagram, as well as platforms including Telegram and Twitter. The network was active throughout the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a few occasions, the operation\u2019s content was amplified by the official Facebook pages of Russian embassies in Europe and Asia,\u201d said David Agranovich, Meta\u2019s director of threat disruption. \u201cI think this is probably the largest and most complex Russian-origin operation that we\u2019ve disrupted since the beginning of the war in Ukraine earlier this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The network\u2019s activities were first noticed by investigative reporters in Germany. When Meta began its investigation it found that many of the fake accounts had already been removed by Facebook\u2019s automated systems. Thousands of people were following the network\u2019s Facebook pages when they were deactivated earlier this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ukraine-bucha.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A mass funeral for Ukrainians who died in the occupation of Bucha on September 2, 2022. The Russian propaganda network was used to spread disinformation about the deaths in Bucha.\" class=\"wp-image-24031960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ukraine-bucha.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ukraine-bucha.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ukraine-bucha.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A mass funeral for Ukrainians who died in the occupation of Bucha on September 2, 2022. The Russian propaganda network was used to spread disinformation about the deaths in Bucha.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Emilio Morenatti<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Researchers said they couldn\u2019t directly attribute the network to the Russian government. But Agranovich noted\u00a0the role played by Russian diplomats\u00a0and said the operation relied on some sophisticated tactics, including the use of\u00a0multiple languages\u00a0and carefully constructed imposter websites.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Since the war began in February, the Kremlin has used\u00a0online disinformation\u00a0and conspiracy theories in an effort to weaken international support for Ukraine. Groups linked to the Russian government have accused Ukraine of staging attacks, blamed the war on\u00a0baseless allegations of U.S. bioweapon development\u00a0and portrayed Ukrainian refugees as criminals and rapists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though Russia is fully involved in Ukraine in the military conflict, they\u2019re able to do more than one thing at a time,\u201d said Brian Murphy, a former Department of Homeland Security intelligence chief who is now a vice president at the counter-disinformation firm Logically. \u201cThey have never stopped their sophisticated disinformation operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social media platforms and European governments have\u00a0tried to stifle the Kremlin\u2019s propaganda\u00a0and disinformation, only to see Russia\u00a0shift tactics.<\/p>\n<p>A message sent to the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., asking for a response to Meta\u2019s recent actions was not immediately returned.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at Meta Platforms Inc., which is based in Menlo Park, California, also exposed a much smaller network that originated in China and attempted to spread divisive political content in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The operation reached only a tiny U.S. audience, with some posts receiving just a single engagement. The posts also made some amateurish moves that showed they weren\u2019t American, including some clumsy English language mistakes and a habit of posting during Chinese working hours.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its ineffectiveness, the network is notable because it\u2019s the first identified by Meta that targeted Americans with political messages ahead of\u00a0this year\u2019s midterm elections. The Chinese posts didn\u2019t support one party or the other but seemed intent on stirring up polarization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile it failed, it\u2019s important because it\u2019s a new direction\u201d for Chinese disinformation operations, said Ben Nimmo, who directs global threat intelligence for Meta.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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