Tactics
Wed, Dec 9, 2020
Pro-government accounts use old images to depict Ugandan protesters as hooligans
Twitter campaign ensured anti-protester hashtag trended in Uganda after protests broke out following arrest of a presidential candidate
by Tessa Knight
Fri, Aug 18, 2017
Kremlin and Alt-Right Share “Nazi” Narrative
U.S. activists echo Kremlin’s argument on Ukrainian Nazis and American hypocrisy
Tue, Aug 8, 2017
#FireMcMaster, explained
How alt-right media and a handful of Twitter bots tried to get the United States National Security Advisor fired
Tue, Aug 1, 2017
German Election: Waiting For Leaks
Assessing online conversations about document dumps
by Ben Nimmo
Fri, Jul 28, 2017
Strange Bedfellows Align Against Russia Sanctions Bill
How a handful of far-right media outlets, Redditors, and Twitter accounts tried to stop the Russia sanctions legislation in the U.S.
Fri, Jul 28, 2017
Battle of the Botnets
President Trump’s fans and foes go head-to-head with Twitterbots
by Ben Nimmo
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
Polish Astroturfers Attack… Astroturfing
Coordinated Twitter campaign accuses others of coordination
by Ben Nimmo
Mon, Jul 3, 2017
#AfDLeaks: Analysis of a Hashtag
Assessing Twitter traffic around a German far right political leak
by Ben Nimmo
Tue, Jun 27, 2017
Why Bot Makers Dream of Electric Sheep
Using fake social media accounts to attract real users
Mon, Jun 19, 2017
INFLUENCE FOR SALE: Bot Shopping on the Darknet
How vendors are selling social media influence and reach for profit on the Darknet
Thu, May 25, 2017
The Many Faces of a Botnet
How a single network of fake accounts claims many identities
by Ben Nimmo
Sat, May 6, 2017
#MacronLeaks Campaign Hits Resistance
French internet users mock alt-right US twitter storm