Event 02deec95-d868-459a-8448-788951a7e3c0

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: InfoOps Country: Latvia

Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/12.03.2024-pro-kre...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Pro-Kremlin 'bots' are starting to speak Latvian

Short Summary: Pro-Kremlin bots have begun disseminating propaganda and disinformation in Latvian, targeting Latvian-speaking users and making it harder to distinguish fake accounts.

Description

A new wave of pro-Kremlin propaganda bots have begun posting in Latvian, increasing the sophistication of efforts to target Latvian-speaking audiences with Kremlin-aligned narratives and disinformation.

Evidence

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Pro-Kremlin bots are starting to speak Latvian

Until now, many Latvian speakers have believed that language gave them an extra layer of protection against Kremlin propaganda.

New pro-Kremlin bots are now manipulating discussions in Latvian.

Some of the posts were aimed at creating controversy or polarizing opinions between Latvians and Russian speakers.

The team monitoring the networks includes researchers, journalists and the NATO StratCom Centre.

Related URLs

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/12.03.2024-pro-kremlin-bots-are-starting-to-speak-latvian.a546380/

Source

https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/12.03.2024-pro-kremlin-bots-are-starting-to-speak-latvian.a546380/

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