“IN THE RUN-UP to Uganda's general election on January 14th, social-media platforms are struggling to combat propaganda and fake news.”-@TheEconomist
“This week Facebook announced that it had taken down a network of government-linked accounts that it alleges engaged in ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’ aimed at boosting support for Yoweri Museveni, the country’s president, at the expense of his opponents.”-@TheEconomist
“Organised disinformation campaigns were waged in 81 countries in 2020, up from 28 three years ago. Such propaganda..is used to discredit opponents, influence public opinion, drown out dissent and meddle in foreign affairs.”-@TheEconomist
“Facebook notes the Russian groups had links to individuals associated with Internet Research Agency’s (IRA) an organization known for online misinformation run by Russian businessman Yevgeniy Prigozhin—who was indicted by US justice department.”
qz.com/africa/1947174… @qzafrica
qz.com/africa/1947174… @qzafrica
These are not isolated events.
https://twitter.com/wendysiegelman/status/1305853090554281984
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