Latest (and last?) word from the "PeaceData" operation, run by people linked to the Russian Internet Research Agency: after their statement of aggrieved innocence, they're shutting down.
This follows a pattern of earlier Russian troll ops.
This follows a pattern of earlier Russian troll ops.
For example, the "Blue Man" from Secondary Infektion.
Operated 2014-19. Exposed June 2019 in our @DFRLab investigation, after a tip-off from @Facebook.
Made one last post trolling the exposers, then vanished.
secondaryinfektion.org/report/early-e…
Operated 2014-19. Exposed June 2019 in our @DFRLab investigation, after a tip-off from @Facebook.
Made one last post trolling the exposers, then vanished.
secondaryinfektion.org/report/early-e…
Or "Jenna Abrams," queen of the IRA trolls.
Exposed and taken down, but stood up a new account and a surreal blog post claiming "I wasn't a Russian troll, I was just visiting."
Exposed and taken down, but stood up a new account and a surreal blog post claiming "I wasn't a Russian troll, I was just visiting."
Or "Alice Donovan," run by Russian military intelligence, who was exposed, emailed @natcounterpunch one last time, and then vanished.
Well worth reading this report here.
counterpunch.org/2017/12/25/go-…
Well worth reading this report here.
counterpunch.org/2017/12/25/go-…
So PeaceData, having declared its innocence, is no longer with us.
Fortunately, there's a thing called the @waybackmachine and the @internetarchive.
Plenty to explore at web.archive.org.
Fortunately, there's a thing called the @waybackmachine and the @internetarchive.
Plenty to explore at web.archive.org.
