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Explores in granular detail how online bots are operationalized by Russia for information operations and weaponized narrative attacks through a host of social media platforms.
Television is the main communication medium in Russia, and thus tracking and analyzing the programs the government allows and encourages offers a valuable window into how the Putin government...
While technology and changing geopolitical contexts have created new and more powerful versions of weaponized narrative, it is worth remembering the deep historical roots of some of the basic...
Illustrates the wide range of influence and information operations utilized by Russia.
"The big question is whether Mr. Kim, fearful that his nuclear program is becoming too large and obvious a target, is focusing instead on how to shut down the United States without ever lighting...
"As in the past, the Russian advertisements did not create ethnic strife or political divisions, either in the United States or in Europe. Instead, they used divisive language and emotive messages...
This article highlights not only the need for broader media literacy efforts, but also the successes of existing programs to help defeat propaganda, misinformation, disinformation, and other...
Provides new information on novel techniques used by Russian and other states for cyberespionage and cyberwarfare, which could be used to deploy weaponized narratives.
This article is more than simply a current events piece because it highlights important factors beyond Russian integration of various information operations capabilities. This work addresses the...
This piece highlights an important aspect of the weaponized narrative- the ability to link a less salient issue to a much more salient issue (identity). Whether you agree with the piece or not,...
"It’s easy to imagine that a second civil war might proceed like the first: two institutionalized factions wielding state militaries against each other along prescribed strategic fronts. Generals...
"Once again, the Kremlin’s quest to disrupt democracy, divide the West and erode the rules-based liberal international order may have found a toehold."
"These targeted messages, along with others that have surfaced in recent days, highlight the sophistication of an influence campaign slickly crafted to mimic and infiltrate U.S. political...
How Artificial Intelligence Will Enhance Computational Propaganda, Reprogram Human Culture, and Threaten Democracy... And What Can be Done About It
The difficult truth is humans simply cannot compete with MADCOMs, at least not alone. On the digital networks of the next decade, only humans teamed with AI machines can compete with AI machines....
The government cannot legally shut down free speech, so citizens -- those taking in that free speech -- are the only ones who can filter out what's really going on from attempts to divide...
A attempt by veterans to take back the definition of patriotism from those who have attempted to mis-use patriotism against segments of the American public. AM
A weaponized narrative by the NRA attacking mainstream media as a weaponized itself. It positions all gun owners as politically right wing (us) against those (them) who have resources other than...
The research is revealing in that it validates several strong suspicions about weaponized narrative: (1) These attacks were used less to promote or attack individual candidates by name, than to...
Turns out the alt right not only has rapidly increased the sophistication and scope of its attacks, but it actually does have links with the Russians. This report by the Atlantic Council’s...
The company providing key voting systems for North Carolina was targeted by Russian cyberattacks, according to NPR. Those systems went haywire on election day in locations that were overwhelmingly...