A new study of Ohio’s 2022 elections concluded social media bots were able to influence what candidates were messaging about online, and the issue has likely only worsened with time, according to its ...

A new report is shedding light on a February 2026 malign influence campaign tied to the Russian-linked “Matryoshka” bot network, highlighting how artificial intelligence is being used to scale and ...

Foreign influence campaigns, or information operations, have been widespread in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Influence campaigns are large-scale efforts to shift public opinion, ...

The fox8 bots created fake engagement with each other and with human accounts through realistic back-and-forth discussions and retweets. In this way, they tricked X’s recommendation algorithm into ...

Of particular concern is that generative AI models can make it much easier and cheaper for malicious agents to create and manage believable accounts. We have uncovered many examples of coordinated ...

Foreign influence campaigns, or information operations, have been widespread in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Influence campaigns are large-scale efforts to shift public opinion, ...

The information environment in Finland during the coronavirus pandemic was exceptional and intense in many ways. The spread of disinformation and the number of actors involved reached unprecedented ...

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said Face ID, Touch ID, and other forms of passkey technology were the 'most lightweight way' to ...

OREM, Utah (KSL.com) — In the aftermath of last week’s fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox urged people to stay off ...

The Ohio Statehouse with the Leveque Tower and Rhode Tower behind it, both lit up in red, white and blue lighting. A new study of Ohio’s 2022 elections concluded social media bots were able to ...

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