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Czech counterintelligence has exposed a pro-Russian influence network on members of the European Parliament (EP) in Prague, linked to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's godfather and former Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk.

PREMIUM TIMES found accounts – most of them parody accounts of influential social media users – drumming support for Erisco Foods.

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Republican legislators are demanding an investigation into an Iranian-backed influence scheme that built ties with associates of the Biden administration's now-suspended Iran special envoy, including a current Pentagon employee.

Meta on Tuesday said it purged thousands of Facebook accounts that were part of a widespread online Chinese spam operation trying to covertly boost China and criticize the West. Facebook or Instagram accounts or pages identified as part of the "large and prolific covert influence operation" were taken down for violating Meta rules against coordinated deceptive behavior on its platforms.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyWhile Poland sends thousands of more troops and combat helicopters to its border with Belarus to head off a possible conflict with Russia’s Wagner Group, a more insidious threat is rankling top Polish officials, The Daily Beast has learned.The Kremlin has kicked its influence arm targeting Poland into high gear in recent days, with Russian and Belarusian operatives and officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin himself,...

Influence operation. this set of videos was promoted by an organization weve been tracking since at least 2019, and routinely amplifies narratives that aligns with beijings interests. >> reporter: a research firm issued a report on this broader campaign that says in part, more videos portrayed the u.s. in a negative light than focused on any other theme, presenting it as a law-breaking racked by civil strife and failing in the fight against covid-19. >> this meeting is of great significance. >> ...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) said on Dec. 29 it was unaware of a Public Health ...

Experts say they need established best practices in order to better counter influence operations. But first they need to agree on those practices.

For years, hundreds of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts engaged in manipulation and spam that promoted pro-Western narratives