{"id":74340,"date":"2024-10-02T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T04:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=74340"},"modified":"2024-10-02T00:01:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T04:01:04","slug":"i-investigated-millions-of-tweets-from-the-kremlins-troll-factory-and-discovered-classic-propaganda-techniques-reimagined-for-the-social-media-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/i-investigated-millions-of-tweets-from-the-kremlins-troll-factory-and-discovered-classic-propaganda-techniques-reimagined-for-the-social-media-age\/","title":{"rendered":"I investigated millions of tweets from the Kremlin\u2019s \u2018troll factory\u2019 and discovered classic propaganda techniques reimagined for the social media age"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74341\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/troll-factory.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/troll-factory.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/troll-factory-250x125.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gentlemen, we interfered, we interfere, and we will interfere \u2026 Carefully, precisely, surgically, and in our own way, as we know how. During our pinpoint operations, we will remove both kidneys and the liver at once.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These are the words of the architect of Russian online disinformation, Yevgeny Prigozhin,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/14\/europe\/russia-yevgeny-prigozhin-internet-research-agency-intl\/index.html#:%7E:text=Yevgeny%20Prigozhin%2C%20head%20of%20the,for%20interfering%20in%20American%20elections.\">speaking in November 2022<\/a>, just before the US midterm elections. Prigozhin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/14\/europe\/russia-yevgeny-prigozhin-internet-research-agency-intl\/index.html#:%7E:text=Yevgeny%20Prigozhin%2C%20head%20of%20the,for%20interfering%20in%20American%20elections.\">founded<\/a>\u00a0the notorious Russian \u201ctroll factory\u201d, the Internet Research Agency (the agency) in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, agency trolls have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/demtech.oii.ox.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/The-IRA-Social-Media-and-Political-Polarization.pdf\">flooded<\/a>\u00a0social media platforms with conspiracy theories and anti-western messages challenging the foundations of democratic governance.<\/p>\n<p>I have been investigating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/transparency.twitter.com\/en\/reports\/moderation-research.html\">agency tweets<\/a>\u00a0in English and Russian since 2021, specifically examining how they twist language to bend reality and serve the Kremlin. My research has examined around 3 million tweets, taking in three specific case studies: the 2016 US presidential election, COVID-19, and the annexation of Crimea. It seemed that wherever there was fire, the trolls fanned the flames.<\/p>\n<p>Though their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/cyberwar-9780190915810?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;\">direct impact<\/a>\u00a0on electoral outcomes so far\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/network-propaganda-9780190923631?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;\">remains limited<\/a>, state-backed propaganda operations like the agency can shape the meaning of online discussions and influence public perceptions. But as another US election looms, big tech companies like X (formerly Twitter) are still struggling to deal with the trolls that are spreading disinformation on an industrial scale.<\/p>\n<h4>The creation of the troll factory<\/h4>\n<p>Research has suggested that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/demtech.oii.ox.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/12\/The-IRA-Social-Media-and-Political-Polarization.pdf\">the agency began<\/a>\u00a0experimenting with online propaganda and disinformation before 2013, employing a modest number of people tasked with spreading pro-Kremlin narratives and targeting opposition figures within Russia.<\/p>\n<p>By 2012, it started to focus on international audiences, particularly the US. Since then, it has been implicated in numerous campaigns to influence public opinion in Russia and abroad, most notably\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intelligence.senate.gov\/publications\/report-select-committee-intelligence-united-states-senate-russian-active-measures\">attempting to interfere<\/a>\u00a0in the 2016 US presidential election. Prigozhin and his troll factory colleagues later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/novayagazeta.eu\/articles\/2023\/07\/06\/trollsbane-en\">confirmed<\/a>\u00a0these findings.<\/p>\n<p>The agency was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/14\/europe\/russia-yevgeny-prigozhin-internet-research-agency-intl\/index.html#:%7E:text=Yevgeny%20Prigozhin%2C%20head%20of%20the,for%20interfering%20in%20American%20elections.\">founded and financed<\/a>\u00a0by Prigozhin and initially based in St Petersburg. It\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.ru\/magazine\/2017\/04\/58d106b09a794710fa8934ac?from=center_1\">operated<\/a>\u00a0through several front entities, including Teka and Glavset, both of which were dissolved and reformed under new names so it could continue its operations seamlessly.<\/p>\n<p>Prigozhin first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jan\/24\/yevgeny-prigozhin-the-hotdog-seller-who-rose-to-the-top-of-putin-war-machine-wagner-group\">gained prominence<\/a>\u00a0as a Kremlin caterer but later expanded his activities significantly, leading the agency and then the Wagner Group \u2013 Russia\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/vladimir-putin-yevgeny-prigozhin-russia-kremlin-gave-wagner-group-nearly-1-billion-in-the-past-year\/\">state-funded<\/a>\u00a0private military company that was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-60947877\">active<\/a>\u00a0in Ukraine and Africa, among\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-43167697\">several other countries<\/a>\u00a0under Prigozhin, but is now reported to have been largely\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c4nn1p81q59o\">subsumed by the Kremlin<\/a>. During the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Prigozhin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-66013532\">increasingly challenged<\/a>\u00a0Russia\u2019s military top brass for its handling of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>His fate took a decisive turn after a brief but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/34f3a349-a05f-4672-b059-6980ecc27adf\">highly publicised mutiny<\/a>\u00a0in June 2023, when Wagner forces marched toward Moscow, stopping less than 125 miles (200km) from the capital after negotiations. As part of the settlement, Prigozhin temporarily\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jun\/27\/belarus-exiled-wagner-chief-yevgeny-prigozhin-russia-ukraine\">relocated<\/a>\u00a0to Belarus. Then on August 23, 2023, a jet with Prigozhin on board\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-66632924\">crashed<\/a>\u00a0near Kuzhenkino village, north of Moscow killing everyone on board.<\/p>\n<p>Some sources\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/russia\/putin-patrushev-plan-prigozhin-assassination-428d5ed8\">claimed<\/a>\u00a0that Prigozhin\u2019s death was orchestrated by the Kremlin, marking him out as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner-group-boss-joins-long-list-of-those-who-challenged-vladimir-putin-and-paid-the-price-212181\">another figure<\/a>\u00a0who challenged its authority and paid the ultimate price.<\/p>\n<p>As its operations scaled up between 2014-2015, the agency hired hundreds of online commentators (trolls) who were responsible for promoting and amplifying the narratives that suited the Kremlin\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>According to previous whistleblowers, who started shedding light on the organisation in 2015, most agency employees were young people, often students,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/novayagazeta.ru\/articles\/2015\/06\/01\/64343-171-ya-hochu-zakryt-etu-fabriku-lzhi-187\">recruited<\/a>\u00a0through public job adverts, with applicants\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/technology\/the-21st-century-russian-sleeper-agent-is-a-troll-with-an-american-accent\/2018\/02\/17\/d024ead2-1404-11e8-8ea1-c1d91fcec3fe_story.html\">undergoing<\/a>\u00a0interviews involving English language and \u201cpolitical knowledge\u201d tests. Earning\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/novayagazeta.ru\/articles\/2015\/06\/01\/64343-171-ya-hochu-zakryt-etu-fabriku-lzhi-187\">modest salaries<\/a>\u00a0of around 40,000 rubles per month (roughly \u00a3324 or US$432).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong> Maksim Markelov is a PhD Candidate, Russian and East European Studies at Manchester University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gentlemen, we interfered, we interfere, and we will interfere \u2026 Carefully, precisely, surgically, and in our own way, as we know how. During our pinpoint operations, we will remove both kidneys and the liver at once. These are the words of the architect of Russian online disinformation, Yevgeny Prigozhin,\u00a0speaking in November 2022, just before the [&hellip;]\n&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/i-investigated-millions-of-tweets-from-the-kremlins-troll-factory-and-discovered-classic-propaganda-techniques-reimagined-for-the-social-media-age\/\" class=\"more\">learn more&rarr;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[435114],"coauthors":[11733],"class_list":["post-74340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-politics","tag-troll-factory"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I investigated millions of tweets from the Kremlin\u2019s \u2018troll factory\u2019 and discovered classic propaganda techniques reimagined for the social media age - World leading higher education information and services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/i-investigated-millions-of-tweets-from-the-kremlins-troll-factory-and-discovered-classic-propaganda-techniques-reimagined-for-the-social-media-age\/\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I investigated millions of tweets from the Kremlin\u2019s \u2018troll factory\u2019 and discovered classic propaganda techniques reimagined for the social media age - World leading higher education information and services\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gentlemen, we interfered, we interfere, and we will interfere \u2026 Carefully, precisely, surgically, and in our own way, as we know how. 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