Meta Identifies Five Pro-Russian Propaganda Campaigns Targeting U.S. Voters
Meta's latest quarterly Adversarial Threat Report reveals ongoing efforts by pro-Russian propagandists to influence Americans ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The report details Meta's dismantling of five distinct Russian propaganda campaigns over the past three months. These campaigns were centered on criticizing Ukraine and its defense efforts. One campaign used generative AI to create fake news articles. It noted that the U.S. had previously sanctioned one ongoing campaign for taking orders from the Kremlin.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02MEDA's latest quarterly adversarial threat report reveals ongoing efforts by pro-Russian
00:07propagandists to influence Americans ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
00:12The report details MEDA's dismantling of five distinct Russian propaganda campaigns
00:16over the past three months.
00:18These campaigns were centered on criticizing Ukraine and its defense efforts.
00:22One campaign used generative AI to create fake news articles.
00:26It noted that the U.S. had previously sanctioned one ongoing campaign for taking orders from
00:30the Kremlin.
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