China Sowing Chaos On Social Media

Social media accounts linked to China sowed disinformation prior to the US election, with some continuing to amplify reactions to the Capitol riot. With Today's ALG Minute, I'm Catherine Mortensen. International security experts are calling it a significant attempt to influence US politics. A report from Cardiff University in Wales says a sophisticated China-linked social media operation played a key role in spreading disinformation during and after the US election. The network reportedly spread anti-US propaganda which amplified calls for violence before and after the Capitol riot. One researcher said "The behaviour of the accounts was sophisticated and disciplined, and seemingly designed to avoid detection by Twitter’s counter-measures. He added that this raises an intriguing question about how the operators had learned what was and was not likely to ‘trip’ Twitter’s detection algorithms. Clearly -further investigation is needed. But one thing is certain -- the Chinese have a vested interest is undermining our freedoms. They are exploiting our political divisions in order to destroy us from within.

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