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A program of the Cyber Policy Center, part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.

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Self-harm Policies and Internet Platforms

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Contours and Controversies of Parler

David Thiel, Renee DiResta, Shelby Grossman, Elena Cryst

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Staying Current: an Investigation into a Now-Suspended Facebook Network Promoting the Palestinian Democratic Reform Current

Shelby Grossman, Gil Baram, Josh A. Goldstein, Carly Miller

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Stoking Conflicts by Keystroke: An Operation Run by IRA-Linked Individuals Targeting Libya, Sudan, and Syria

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Pandemics & propaganda: how Chinese state media creates and propagates CCP coronavirus narratives

Vanessa Molter, Renee DiResta

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To gain insight into how Chinese state media is communicating about the coronavirus pandemic to the outside world, we analyzed a collection of posts from their English-language presence on Facebook....

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Self-harm Policies and Internet Platforms

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Contours and Controversies of Parler

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Stoking Conflicts by Keystroke: An Operation Run by IRA-Linked Individuals Targeting Libya, Sudan, and Syria

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Pandemics & propaganda: how Chinese state media creates and propagates CCP coronavirus narratives

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Reporting for Duty: How A Network of Pakistan-Based Accounts Leveraged Mass Reporting to Silence Critics

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The Ministry of Made-Up Pages: Yemen-Based Actors Impersonate Government Agencies to Spread Anti-Houthi Content

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#ZakzakyLifeMatters: An Investigation into a Facebook Operation Linked to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria

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Reply-Guys Go Hunting: An Investigation into a U.S. Astroturfing Operation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

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An Investigation into a Female-Focused Online Campaign in Iran and Afghanistan targeting Afghans

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Hello from the Other Side: An Investigation into a Musical Pro-Muslim Brotherhood Disinformation Operation

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Slanted Narratives, Social Media, and Foreign Influence in Libya

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Cheerleading Without Fans: A Low-Impact Domestic Information Operation by the Royal Thai Army

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Royal Sockpuppets and Handle Switching: How a Saudi Arabia-Linked Twitter Network Stoked Rumors of a Coup in Qatar

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DeZurdaTeam: A Twitter network promotes pro-Cuba hashtags

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Bolivarian Factions: Facebook takes down inauthentic assets

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Reporting for Duty: How A Network of Pakistan-Based Accounts Leveraged Mass Reporting to Silence Critics

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Telling China’s Story: The Chinese Communist Party’s Campaign to Shape Global Narratives

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Cheburashka, Soros, Hillary’s Fly: Dispatches from the June 2020 Twitter Inauthentic Activity Takedown

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Sockpuppets Spin COVID Yarns: An Analysis of PRC-Attributed June 2020 Twitter takedown

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Political Retweet Rings and Compromised Accounts: A Twitter Influence Operation Linked to the Youth Wing of Turkey’s Ruling Party

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“The World is Swimming in a Sea of Rumors”: Influence Operations Associated with El Fagr Newspaper (Egypt)

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Blame it on Iran, Qatar, and Turkey: An analysis of a Twitter and Facebook operation linked to Egypt, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia

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“Fighting Like a Lion for Serbia”: An Analysis of Government-Linked Influence Operations in Serbia

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#VivaJOH o #FueraJOH: An analysis of Twitter’s takedown of Honduran accounts

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Analysis of Twitter Takedown of State-Backed Operation Attributed to Saudi Arabian Digital Marketing Firm Smaat

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Potemkin Pages & Personas: Assessing GRU Online Operations, 2014-2019

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Evidence of Russia-Linked Influence Operations in Africa

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Securing American Elections: Prescriptions for Enhancing the Integrity and Independence of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election and Beyond

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Artificial Intelligence and Counterterrorism: Possibilities and Limitations