To a researcher, there are telltale signs Russian disinformation has crossed the border.
. It’s going to be difficult to get clarity in this situation for anyone who isn’t following reporters on the ground or official channels.Ukrainians know why Putin is doing this. I think the confusion is mostly taking place in the West. Putin caused this war, and he’s spreading disinformation to justify it. But there is intentional confusion, and there is also unintentional confusion. After an attack, it takes time to understand the extent of it.
That’s a really difficult question. Of course, it doesn’t just happen out of nowhere. It has to do with the. Russia’s interference played a central role in politicizing the country. But we saw a consistent narrative that Russia hadn’t done anything wrong, or their various disinformation campaigns, hacking campaigns, cyberattacks were all fabricated. I would guess that a part of that is an extension of the politicization on this issue that has stemmed from 2016.
. Russia was not above spreading false disinformation about that huge tragedy. Keeping that context in mind, there’s no way that they won’t continue spreading false information aggressively about Ukraine.Do the reported swarms of Russian bots who post to websites like Twitter and Reddit concern you on the same level?
I would say that automated activity is part of our information environment, but the key thing with disinformation is that it needs people to spread. It doesn’t rely on automated activity only. There is a clear tug of war in the information space. Disinformation works because real people keep the wheels spinning, and it is incredibly important for social media companies to be particularly stringent with any automated or inauthentic activity that they find.
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