Bluesky accounts hijacked in pro-Russia propaganda campaign
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Compromise accounts have been used to publish stories hostile to Ukraine, illustrating how Russian propagandists are looking for new ways to undermine Western support in Kiev
(AFP) A Russian propaganda campaign hacked hundreds of Bluesky accounts—many of them from influential Americans—to spread propaganda, researchers said, in an amazing disinformation tactic he used as a weapon authentic identities instead of relying on false accounts. The campaign, which researchers at Clemson University linked to Moscow-based Social Design Agency (SDA), targeted journalists, academics and filmmakers who have an account on the pla…
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A Russian influence campaign hijacked hundreds of Bluesky accounts—many belonging to influential Americans—to spread propaganda, researchers said, in a striking disinformation tactic that weaponized authentic identities rather than relying on fake accounts.
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