Russia-type information meddling interupted 18 nations' elections in last year: report
Source: The Hill
BY JOE UCHILL - 11/14/17 08:24 AM EST
At least 18 nations holding elections in 2016 experienced some kind of information attacks akin to the Russian social media campaign in the United States, according to a new report.
The annual Freedom House “Freedom of the Net” report, released Tuesday, tabulates this kind of election interference into its nation-by-nation rankings of internet freedom, under the theory that diluting authentic speech stifles legitimate debate.
In at least 16 nations, including the U.S., Columbia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and the United Kingdom, those election campaigns included a substantial influx of deliberately fabricated news stories.
In other instances, the controlling political regime have purchased vast armies of social media posters to hijack discussion threads. Praising Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on social media in the run up to the election could earn a member of his “keyboard army” $10 a day, while Turkey’s ruling party paid 6,000 “White Trolls” to manipulate conversations.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/360233-russia-type-information-campaigns-meddled-with-18-nations-elections-in
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