Meta disrupted an Iran-linked influence operation using AI-generated fake personas on Instagram. Accounts posed as journalists and activists to spread political messaging to U.S. users through layered amplification. #Iran #InfluenceOps
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Meta disrupted an Iran-linked influence operation using AI-generated fake personas on Instagram. Accounts posed as journalists and activists to spread political messaging to U.S. users through layered amplification. #Iran #InfluenceOps
‘X launches About This Account to help users identify real profiles: How the new feature works’
“The update was confirmed by Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, who announced on Sunday that the feature would go live worldwide within hours.”
#InfluenceOps
#ddrm
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“… Meanwhile, app researchers poking through X’s code have discovered signs of another potential feature: a VPN warning. If implemented, it would alert others that a user’s listed location may not be accurate if a VPN is detected.”
#InfluenceOps
#trolls
#ddrm
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“… Users can also choose how much location information they want displayed. You can choose to show either your specific country or a broader region, and you can adjust this setting under Privacy and Safety by selecting About Your Account in the app.”
#InfluenceOps X
#ddrm
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“… The idea is simple: by surfacing more account history, users can better gauge whether an interaction feels legitimate or if it might be coming from someone attempting to spread misinformation or stir up trouble.”
#InfluenceOps
#Foreign X Twitter
#ddrm
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“… According to the company, the goal is to reduce inauthentic engagement by making it easier for people to tell whether they’re dealing with a real user or a bot.”
#InfluenceOps
#ddrm
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“… The update shows where an account is based, how many times its username has changed, when it originally joined the platform, and even how the user downloaded the app.“
#InfluenceOps
#disinformation
#foreign x twitter
#ddrm
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‘X Rolls Out “About This Account” Feature’
‘Revealing details like account origin, username change history, and download source.’
#InfluenceOps
#trolls
#disinformation
#foreign twitter
#ddrm
www.lowyat.net/2025/374079/...
“… With many of the MAGA influencer accounts revealed to originate in Eastern Europe or Russia, users are questioning the ongoing interference in American politics by foreign adversaries.”
#InfluenceOps
#trolls
#foreign X twitter
#ddrm
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“… The use of fake accounts to bolster the MAGA movement is something The Centre for Information Resilience, an independent, nonprofit research organization, flagged during the 2024 election.”
#InfluenceOps
#disinformation
#trolls
#ddrm
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#SpinRoom #PoliticalInsider #PoliticalMachine #InfluenceOps
Trump, who had boasted of his access to “the elite of the world,” renamed it Trump Princess and invited select journalists aboard for publicized tours.
@tagesschau.bsky.social @zdfde.bsky.social Anbei ein interessanter Artikel, der es bisher nicht in die deutschen Leitmedien geschafft hat. Nicht nur Trump setzt massiv auf die Kontrolle des Narrativs.
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#FARA #Hasbara #InfluenceOps #Transparenz #AstroTurf #Israel
4/8 Both sides are using social media strategically. 🇮🇱 launched campaigns (incl fake accts) to sway US lawmakers. 🇵🇸 share firsthand accounts & photos from Gaza. #InfluenceOps #Propaganda
Step 2: Build the machine (lists, leaders, leverage)
Movements need infrastructure. Take Back Alberta (TBA) delivered just that—church-to-boardroom mobilization, scrutineer trainings, & pressure politics that helped topple a premier & install loyalty inside UCP
#Traitors
MAGA #InfluenceOps #ableg
This isn’t satire; it’s a message strategy.
Say the quiet part out loud, then call it “just a conversation.”
Alberta Separatists Say Trump Regime Offered Them $500,000,000 “Loan” To Break Up Canada
#Traitors
MAGA #InfluenceOps
deanblundell.substack.com/p/this-is-no... #cdnpoli #ableg
and a headline-grabbing gambit—(APP) talking openly about leveraging “51st-state” conversations to pressure Ottawa and, if possible, to walk Alberta right out of Confederation.
#Traitors
MAGA #InfluenceOps
deanblundell.substack.com/p/this-is-no... #cdnpoli #ableg
Step 1: Seed the narrative (“You’ve been robbed. There’s a shortcut.”)
Enter the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) and its roadshow: town halls, merch, pledge drives,
#InfluenceOps #Traitors
deanblundell.substack.com/p/this-is-no... #cdnpoli #ableg
Correct #InfluenceOps should not be allowed.
#BuyCanadian
#CanadaStrong
🚨 Graphika uncovered a China-aligned network of 1,000+ fake X accounts pushing anti-U.S. tariff narratives and boosting pro-China messaging.
Read the full report: graphika.com/reports/tari...
#China #TradeWar #OSINT #InfluenceOps
What actually works in influence ops?
What tactics shift beliefs, change behavior, or polarize the public?
In 2021, Carnegie reviewed 82 studies to find out.
Here’s what the data shows—stripped of hype.
#Disinformation #InfluenceOps
#Disinformation
#InfluenceOps
Thread 1: The Four-Point Framework (Actor, Content, Infrastructure, Target)
"This is the core of the Diamond Model-used by threat analysts worldwide."
#CognitiveSecurity
#InfoOps
#DigitalResilience
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#InfoOps #Disinformation #CognitiveSecurity #InfluenceOps #DigitalResilience
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#InfoOps #Disinformation #InfluenceOps #CognitiveSecurity #DigitalResilience
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#InfluenceOps #InfoOps #Disinformation #DigitalResilience #CognitiveSecurity
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This is just the base layer.
In the next thread, we’ll dive into how analysts map campaigns using this framework, and how the diamond can evolve over time.
#InfluenceOps #InfoOps #Disinformation #DigitalResilience #CognitiveSecurity
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