Spreading fake news becomes standard practice for governments across the world

18 July 2017

Authors: Robert Gorwa

The project’s research on government-sponsored social media manipulation was covered in the Washington Post. These propaganda efforts exploit every social media platform — Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and beyond — ... Read More Spreading fake news becomes standard practice for governments across the world

18 July 2017

Authors: Robert Gorwa

The project’s recent paper on government efforts to manipulate public opinion online was covered by Bloomberg. Governments around the world are enlisting “cyber troops” who manipulate Facebook, Twitter and ... Read More Government ‘Cyber Troops’ Manipulate Facebook, Twitter, Study Says

17 July 2017

Authors: Philip Howard

Cyber troops are government, military or political party teams committed to manipulating public opinion over social media. In this working paper, we report on specific organizations created, often 8ith ... Read More Troops, Trolls and Troublemakers: A Global Inventory of Organized Social Media Manipulation

5 July 2017

Authors: Robert Gorwa

With social media strategy now an essential component of electioneering worldwide, election campaigns have developed increasingly sophisticated methods of maximizing the impact that the internet can have on the ... Read More Cyber Populism & Cyber Troops (Chatham House, London)

3 May 2017

Authors: Robert Gorwa

The project’s research was covered by the Financial Times. “At least 22 countries are using public money to create digital cyber troops that can manipulate public opinion through bots,” ... Read More From autonomous drones to fake news generators, Military researchers seek to weaponise AI