Russia is hell bent on using the open social media platforms to divide the country.
They've used it to support Brexit, to support Trump's election (like or hate him he's polarizing and divides the country).
Why? To undermine the united front. To undermine the UN. To undermine the EU. To undermine NATO. Because Russia is a smaller/weaker country, so the smaller/weaker they make us the better it is for them.
From the article...
Russia’s goals are to further widen existing divisions in the American public and decrease our faith and trust in institutions that help maintain a strong democracy.
Some fascinating gems in here - these were all Russian intelligence social media posts...
And this quote...
While tweeting uplifting messages about Warrick Dunn’s real-life charity work, Tyra, and several accounts we associated with her, also distributed messages consistent with past Russian disinformation. Importantly, they highlighted issues of race and gender inequality. A tweet about Brock Turner’s Stanford rape case received 15,000 likes. Another about police targeting black citizens in Las Vegas was liked more than 100,000 times. Here is what makes disinformation so difficult to discuss: while these tweets point to valid issues of concern — issues that have been central to important social movements like Black Lives Matter and #MeToo — they are framed to serve Russia’s interests in undermining Americans’ trust in our institutions.
They've used it to support Brexit, to support Trump's election (like or hate him he's polarizing and divides the country).
Why? To undermine the united front. To undermine the UN. To undermine the EU. To undermine NATO. Because Russia is a smaller/weaker country, so the smaller/weaker they make us the better it is for them.
From the article...
Russia’s goals are to further widen existing divisions in the American public and decrease our faith and trust in institutions that help maintain a strong democracy.
Some fascinating gems in here - these were all Russian intelligence social media posts...
- The warrick dunn tweet about him helping neighborhoods
- The "What would you do if you discovered that your child was a homo sapiens"
- “Joe Biden is damaging Obama’s legacy with his racism and stupidity!” and “Joe Biden doesn’t deserve our votes!”
And this quote...
While tweeting uplifting messages about Warrick Dunn’s real-life charity work, Tyra, and several accounts we associated with her, also distributed messages consistent with past Russian disinformation. Importantly, they highlighted issues of race and gender inequality. A tweet about Brock Turner’s Stanford rape case received 15,000 likes. Another about police targeting black citizens in Las Vegas was liked more than 100,000 times. Here is what makes disinformation so difficult to discuss: while these tweets point to valid issues of concern — issues that have been central to important social movements like Black Lives Matter and #MeToo — they are framed to serve Russia’s interests in undermining Americans’ trust in our institutions.
