Jason Watkins

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For four years, it had posted around a hundred tweets a day, more than 130,000 messages in all. At first, the chief focus was support for UKIP, a far-right British party. Then it shifted to pushing Russia’s stance on the Ukraine conflict. Then it pivoted to a pro-Brexit stance, followed by support for Trump’s candidacy. After his election, it switched to white nationalist “free speech” protests. The efforts of these networks continue to this day, ever seeking to sow anger and division within Russia’s foes.
Likewar: The Weaponization of Social Media
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