[ad_1] Erin Houchin prepared for the worst when a mysterious, well-funded group began receiving television commercials last month in the highly competitive southern Indiana congressional race. Houchin assumed that whenRead More
Tag: influence
Bezos questions China’s influence on Twitter through Musk
[ad_1] Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has questioned whether China is gaining influence over Twitter’s operations through Elon Musk’s imminent takeover of the social media company. The two billionaires compete inRead More
Pro-Russian tweets in India spark suspicions of an influence campaign
[ad_1] In the days following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Twitter accounts shared messages of support for Russian President Vladimir V. Putin. They tried to deflect criticism by comparingRead More
The last link in China’s quest for influence, the rail line winding through the desert,
[ad_1] Bangkok, Thailand | Ancient Silk Road travelers cursed ChineseThe largest desert known as “Takla Makan” is an ominous Persian-Turkish phrase that roughly translates as “Enter and you may neverRead More
‘War of weaponized influence’: US spends millions on tools to find
[ad_1] NS US government It’s building expensive new tools to fight enemies that use tweets and memes instead of bullets and bombs. Instead of Afghanistan’s deserts and mountains, the battlefieldRead More