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Politics

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Media studies

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Social science

This report summarizes a review of an expansive data set of social media posts and metadata provided by Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet (Google), plus a set of related ata, to serve as evidence for an investigation into the Internet Research Agency (IRA) influence operations. null It includes an overview of Russian influence operations, a collection of summary statistics, and a set of key takeaways. null Some of the key observations noted in the report include:The threat remains; there is evidence of continued interference operations on several platforms.Although Instagram, a photo and video-sharing social networking site owned by Facebook, was a significant platform for the IRA the report notes that it is not often mentioned as a key battleground on social media.Black-American communities seem to have been specifically targeted, with the IRA focused on “developing Black audiences and recruiting Black Americans as assets.”Voter suppression tactics included [1] malicious misdirection; [2] candidate support redirection; and [3] and voter turnout suppression.Operations included biases for presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton, and other prominent figures including Sens. Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Lindsay Graham, John McCain, and Dr. Ben Carson.

The tactics & tropes of the Internet Research Agency