Trolls without borders

A comparative analysis of six foreign countries’ online propaganda campaigns

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19005247
AutoresDror Walter (0000-0001-9870-998X, Georgia State University, autor correspondente), Yotam Ophir (0000-0001-5049-7906, Department of Communication, University at Buffalo, State University of New York , Buffalo, NY, USA)
Ano2023
Volume49
Fascículo4
Páginas421-432
Data de publicação2023-05-17
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHuman Communication Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0360-3989 • E-ISSN: 1468-2958
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/hcr/hqad022
OpenAlexW4376867815
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas28

Despite the existence of multiple propaganda campaigns from around the globe, most scholarly attention has been primarily given to those operated by Russia. This focus on a single country has limited the scope of propaganda research. We offer a systematic comparison of six campaigns, examining the issues they engaged with, and their deployment strategies. Using a computational analysis of more than 9.5 million tweets released by the Twitter Moderation Research Consortium, we show differences across campaigns. Some operations were massive in scale while others were modest. Some focused on US domestic affairs, while others emphasized global issues. While some campaigns showed high levels of sophistication in terms of persona crafting and account deployment, others did not participate in pre-propaganda. We conclude by discussing the practical and theoretical implications of these findings

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