This particular operation allegedly exploited popular U.S. right-wing influencers, who amplified pro-Russian positions on Ukraine and other divisive issues in exchange for large payments.
This recent manipulation campaign highlights how digital disinformation is a growing shadow industry, thriving due to weak enforcement of content-moderation policies.
According to a report from the U.S. State Department in 2022, Russia spent at least $300 million to influence politics and elections in more than two dozen countries.
What is different today-and what the Tenet Media case perfectly illustrates-is that Russia need not rely on troll farms or Facebook ads to reach its targets.
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