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The Stanford Internet Observatory is a cross-disciplinary program studying the abuse of the Internet and providing thoughtful policy and technical solutions.
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Dec 14, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
📢 New research SIO conducted jointly with @Graphika_NYC finds network of suspected Russian personas once again targeting right-wing audiences on alt-platforms. 🧵 1/4
stanford.io/3VVgkmv @Graphika_NYC The network amplified narratives common within some right-wing communities, such as voter fraud allegations and support for particular candidates, and expanded into pro-Russian arguments regarding the Ukraine war 2/4
Sep 21, 2022 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
📢OUT TODAY: Today we are publishing a report analyzing a suspended Twitter network that likely originated in India. 🧵⤵️

🔗cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/india-… Image It’s a BIG network (>1,000 accounts) that got decent engagement. Its goals included:
1⃣ Promote the work of the Indian Army in India-occupied Kashmir

2⃣ Target specific people perceived as enemies of the Indian government

3⃣ Criticize Pakistan and China Image
Oct 14, 2021 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
📢 Out Today: SIO Fellow @mastersonmv & team (Jenni DePew, Katie Jonsson, @ShelbyAPerkins and @0xAA5A) release two reports on the 2020 election & how to secure elections in an information distortion ecosystem actively undermining elections 🧵⤵️ /1
cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/2020-electi… First: an oral history documenting the experiences of elections officials during #election2020. It captures the voices of those that guarded American Democracy through a pandemic, massive mis/disinfo & ongoing threats to them, their staff & families. /2

cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/2020-electi…
Jul 8, 2021 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
We have a new report on a network that Facebook found & suspended, attributed to individuals associated with Jordanian military. The network had a small presence on TikTok & leveraged Clubhouse discussions. 🧵⤵️

🔗cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/jordan… Substantively, the network praised Jordan’s King Abdullah II and the country’s military.
Feb 13, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
📢 我们Tech team 和 China and Tech research teams今天新发表的研究成果: 我们研究了@joinClubhouse app’s 数据安全措施和中国大陆用户的潜在风险.
 
🔗 cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/clubho…
 
以下是我们的发现👋🧵⤵️

(1/8) 1. AgoraIO, 一家位于上海的初创企业，一般被猜测为Clubhouse提供了后端平台

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Feb 13, 2021 • 8 tweets • 5 min read
📢 New work out today from our Tech team & China research team: @joinClubhouse app recently became popular in 🇨🇳. We looked at its data security practices & found a potential risk to mainland Chinese users.

🔗 cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/clubho…

Here are our key findings 👋🧵⤵️

(1/8) (1) .@AgoraIO, a Shanghai-based startup, provides the backend platform to Clubhouse. This has been widely suspected.

(2/8)
Jan 28, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
1/ 📢 Out Today: A new report on the contours of Parler. Our team examines growth dynamics (non) moderation policies, and platform growth in 🇧🇷 and 🇸🇦 .

🔗 and 🧵⤵️

cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/sio-pa… 2/ Our analysis pulled data from three snapshots of Parler’s roughly 29 months online. We looked at metrics from the API to map join dates and linguistic patterns on the site.
Oct 8, 2020 • 8 tweets • 6 min read
🚨Today SIO released assessments of 7 #TakedownThursday info ops removals. On @Facebook 1 network attributed to US consultancy Rally Forge & 1 attributed to the Islamic Movement in 🇳🇬. From @TwitterSafety 5 separate networks attributed to 🇮🇷🇸🇦🇨🇺🇹🇭🇷🇺 🧵⤵️
cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/twitte… 2\ The Rally Forge network was an astroturfing operation involving fake accounts (some w/AI-gen faces) that left thousands of comments on FB, Twitter, & Instagram. Clients included Turning Point Action and Inclusive Conservation Group, a pro-hunting org cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/oct-20…