SITUATION ASSESSMENT In March 2022, the Stanford Internet Observatory documented a coordinated inauthentic behavior campaign across multiple platforms targeting European audiences with fabricated evidence of...
SITUATION ASSESSMENT In March 2023, the French Parliamentary Commission on Cults released its annual report documenting a 37% increase in cult-related reports since 2020, with...
SITUATION ASSESSMENT In December 2022, the Stanford Internet Observatory documented a sophisticated multi-platform influence campaign targeting users across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Telegram. The operation,...
SITUATION ASSESSMENT In October 2022, security researchers at Stanford Internet Observatory documented a sophisticated cross-platform influence operation targeting U.S. midterm elections. The operation, later designated...
SITUATION ASSESSMENT In October 2021, whistleblower Frances Haugen presented internal Facebook documents to Congress revealing how social media algorithms systematically amplify divisive content to maximize...
SITUATION ASSESSMENT In March 2022, researchers at the Stanford Internet Observatory documented a coordinated inauthentic behavior network that deployed Ancient Chinese military philosophy alongside modern...
SITUATION ASSESSMENT In October 2022, researchers at the Stanford Internet Observatory documented a coordinated inauthentic behavior campaign across multiple platforms that exemplified the blurred lines...
SITUATION ASSESSMENT In September 2016, Facebook disclosed that Internet Research Agency (IRA) operatives purchased over 3,000 politically divisive advertisements, reaching an estimated 126 million American...
SITUATION ASSESSMENT: The Great Modern Con In March 2020, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University documented a striking convergence: the same psychological principles that enabled Depression-era...