Thread by @justinhendrix

1/ Oxford University report chronicles disinfo campaigns in 70 countries, up from 48 in 2018 and 28 in 2017. Social media has become co-opted by many authoritarian regimes. h/t @TimKarr
comprop.oii.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

2/ "In 26 countries, computational propaganda is being used as a tool of information control in three distinct ways: to suppress fundamental human rights, discredit political opponents, and drown out dissenting opinions."

3/ '🇨🇳 has become a major player in the global disinfo order. Until 2019 protests in 🇭🇰, most evidence of 🇨🇳 computational propaganda occurred on domestic platforms But 🇨🇳’s new-found interest in aggressively using FB, Twitter, and YouTube should raise concerns for democracies.'

4/ Fascinating look at the "troop capacity" amongst state advanced persistent manipulators- these are just the "high capacity" countries cc @selectedwisdom