Facebook, Twitter manipulated by Governments, Study Claims

According to a report from the University of Oxford, Governments around the world are enlisting ‘cyber troops’ who manipulate Facebook, Twitter, and other social media outlets to steer public opinion, spread misinformation and undermine critics. Researchers found 29 countries using social media to shape opinion domestically or with foreign audiences. The tactics are deployed by authoritarian regimes, but also democratically-elected governments.

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