[AlAhram] Russian actors believed to be connected to the government have been actively involved in spreading divisive...politicians call things
divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never
divisive,they're
principled...
content and promoting extreme themes in the run-up to Tuesday's U.S. mid-term elections, but they are working harder to hide their tracks, according to government Sherlocks, academics and security firms.
Researchers studying the spread of disinformation on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and other platforms say the new, more subtle tactics have allowed most of the so-called information operations campaigns to survive purges by the big social media companies and avoid government scrutiny.