Propaganda Tools

UK far-right violence shows why the audience of dangerous propaganda should be in focus

Taking down misinformation has limited use since factual accuracy is not important to those who wield online influence identify and target a powerbase.

Richard Fern, The Conversation
· Aug 08, 2024 · 10:00 pm
BJP supporters have their own app to hijack Twitter trends and manipulate WhatsApp

A probe by ‘The Wire’ reveals that an app called Tek Fog lets users spread propaganda by automating pushing hashtags, content and retweets.

Samanth Subramanian, qz.com
· Jan 07, 2022 · 07:30 pm
How China is using social media propaganda to whitewash the repression of the Uyghurs

Thousands of videos of members of the minority group denying abuses are showing up on Twitter and YouTube.

Jeff Kao, ProPublica
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Raymond Zhong, The New York Times
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Paul Mozur, The New York Times
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Aaron Krolik, The New York Times
· Jun 25, 2021 · 07:30 pm

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How Woodrow Wilson’s war-time propaganda machine changed American journalism

An executive order in 1917 created what's been called “the nation's first ministry of information”. The media is still feeling its impact.

Christopher B. Daly, The Conversation
· May 04, 2017 · 11:30 pm