Sockpuppet network impersonating Americans and Canadians amplifies pro-Israel narratives on X (dfrlab.org)
from solo@slrpnk.net to world@lemmy.world on 07 Nov 2024 22:25
https://slrpnk.net/post/14994951

A network of accounts on X using stolen and possibly AI-generated images coordinated to engage with accounts supportive of Israel

This discovery follows previous research by the DFRLab and other investigators which exposed a similar network of inauthentic pro-Israel accounts which became active on Facebook, Instagram, and X after the beginning of the war in Gaza.

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intresteph@discuss.online on 07 Nov 2024 23:28 next collapse

Probably funded by X

ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world on 08 Nov 2024 02:11 next collapse

I wonder how long it will be before the Supreme Court awards these sock puppet accounts with personhood, just like they did corporations.

Djtecha@lemm.ee on 08 Nov 2024 04:09 next collapse

Isn’t this just a massive lawsuit for Twitter? I’d sue the shit out of them if someone was impersonating me on their platform.

wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world on 08 Nov 2024 05:27 collapse

They are all over social media and news aggregators pushing nakedly pro-US narratives about everywhere the west doesn’t like, feverishly downvoting anyone who has the temerity to offer a different point of view