Posted on 09/02/2021 5:45:39 AM PDT by Phoenix8
Some sling personal insults; others come bearing GIFs. With eclectic names like âtruth_seeker456â and âmariele01757186,â and typically zero Twitter followers, they arenât exactly hard to spot. But for all their obvious tells, Chinaâs internet trolls are a more potent force than most analysts give them credit forâand remain a core part of the Chinese Communist Partyâs (CCP) strategy to seize international discourse power. Influence Campaigns and Disinformation Today, most onlookers regard the âFifty Cent Armyâ as an oddity of the Chinese internet, more warranting mockery than demanding action. But as the CCP pivots to more aggressively pushing propaganda on foreign social media networks, its trolls are beginning to pose serious threats to economic security, political stability, and personal safety worldwide.
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Well chances are good some are indeed just that.
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