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1/ This influence campaign about Sudan, Saudi, Turkey + others targeted and reached millions of people across Europe and EU, with France alone accounting for 49% of its recorded Meta reach.
But look at the cites advertisers specifically chose to target.🧵
#dysinfluence #disinfo
35/ I will leave it there for now cos this thread is hyooj, I will post the full report on my substack after dinner.
Your sincerely,
Clara Quill
#dysinfluence
1/ A week ago, a LinkedIn ad for a site called the @levantinereport came up in my feed.
Curious, I started to dig.
The subsequent journey took me to Hong Kong, North Macedonia, Brussels, New Jersey, Israel and Dubai, Sudan and three other websites.
Read on 👉
#dysinfluence
Excited about presenting remotely at the Exeter Centre for Gulf Studies this evening/afternoon. Tune in later as I will be discussing - #Dysinfluence: Transnational Deception Operations in the Middle East. 1700 GMT
https://t.co/WDeMWp0JmI
My perspectives on the use of AI in the wake of the Maduro abduction. Thanks as ever to @SaulStaniforth for his judicious video captures! #dysinfluence
"Its no longer about the truth.. it becomes about propaganda.. its trying to curate reality, that looks realistic, that doesn't necessarily reflect reality, but reflects what people in power want you to see"
@marcowenjones on the US administration using AI images
New substack: The Times publishes clarification on Amjad Taha’s article about UK campuses “surrendering to radical Islamists” - I contacted three universities to find if they cancelled events on safety grounds...
https://t.co/3lekGckH8B #dysinfluence
ICYMI: Shortly after the El Fasher massacre by the RSF, thousands of RSF-aligned bots began whitewashing war crimes. I detected 19,000 of bots. Read more about it on my substack. #Sudan #Dysinfluence
🧵1/6 After the El Fasher massacre, I identified a large UAE-aligned influence operation on X promoting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Around 19,000 accounts showed strong indicators of automation - bots https://t.co/1wfSBp4KY2 #Sudan #Dysinfluence
Norwegian outlet @Aftenposten deletes a post defending an immigration-skeptical oped by Asle Toje, after they find it was probably written by someone with a fake profile claiming to be a 'Jewish businessman' https://t.co/dvAZLNIzLz #dysinfluence
ِ1/ Another day, another pro-UAE botnet focused primarily on Sudan. These 20 bots are almost certainly using an LLM-agent to produce content. There is a heavy focus on criticising Islamists and the Sudanese Armed Forces #dysinfluence
🧵1/6 After the El Fasher massacre, I identified a large UAE-aligned influence operation on X promoting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Around 19,000 accounts showed strong indicators of automation - bots https://t.co/1wfSBp4KY2 #Sudan #Dysinfluence
1/ One really interesting strand of the Emirati dysinfluencer ecosystem is its sustained focus on #Sudan, and how that focus circulates through a set of pseudo-news outlets. These aren't all the sites but this bit is an interesting bit of OSINT. #Dysinfluence
It's finally here! Remember that weird group of Emirati influencers you keep seeing online. Well I've done a VERY deep dive, & the story is even weirder than you can imagine!
"Amjad Taha, Muslim Brotherhood Maxxing & the Emirati #Dysinfluencer Factory"
https://t.co/onJZqJpqME
10/ It's a long read, but an important one (and also a weird one). Check it out here > https://t.co/21DtaDpkV2
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8/ The weirdness does not end there. At least eight members of the network published books within months of each other, all with the same publisher (as Amjad Taha), no bibliographies, and clear signs of LLM-assisted authorship.
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Who is Amjad Taha?
From Bahrain-era provocateur to “Emirati expert,” from front organisations to UK court rulings, this is a deep dive and long read into one of the most consistently platformed disinfluencers in Western media.
#Dysinfluence
https://t.co/Gwlsdpgsuw
1/ Remember the Hillel BC‘Contractor’ Who Spread “I ❤️ Hamas” Stickers Framing the SJC at UBC? Turns Out He Had Been Hillel BC’s Advocacy Officer & President of UBC’s 'Israel on Campus' - Adam Dobrer
https://t.co/ggLiIERzhz #cdnpoli #dysinfluence
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