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Putin's trolls : on the frontlines of Russia's information war against the world / Jessikka Aro.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Ig Publishing, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 330 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781632461292
  • 1632461293
Subject(s):
Contents:
Escape -- The diplomat -- Pysops -- The volunteer -- Millions of views -- The businessman -- Special courses at Moscow State University -- The reporters -- 55 Savushkina Street -- The scholar -- The trolls' impact -- The think-tanker -- What the f...k??!! -- The investigator -- The trial -- The insider -- The return.
Summary: "A chilling account of Russian information warfare, Putin's Trolls exposes the individuals and organizations behind the Kremlin's coordinated, military-style social media operations against the Western world. In this courageous and unflinching book, award-winning journalist Jessikka Aro interweaves her own dramatic story as a target of Russian social media propaganda with accounts from many internationally known critics of the Kremlin, who share their own stories of being targeted by Russia's multifaceted cyber warfare campaigns. While investigating the impact of Russian troll operations outside of Russia, Jessikka learned that citizens in many other countries were being victimized by Kremlin-designed information campaigns. These actions were frequently conducted through an organized "troll factory" led by Russia's security and intelligence apparatus, using unregulated social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter"--Page 4 of cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 327.47 A769 Available 33111010864599
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A chilling account of Russian information warfare, shedding light on the individuals and organisations behind the Kremlin's coordinated, military-style social media psy-ops against the Western world. Award-winning journalist Jessikka Aro interweaves her own dramatic story as a target of Russian social media propaganda with accounts from many internationally known critics of the Kremlin, who share their own stories of being targeted by Russia's multifaceted cyber warfare campaigns. These actions were frequently conducted through an organised 'troll factory' using unregulated social media platforms.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-330).

Escape -- The diplomat -- Pysops -- The volunteer -- Millions of views -- The businessman -- Special courses at Moscow State University -- The reporters -- 55 Savushkina Street -- The scholar -- The trolls' impact -- The think-tanker -- What the f...k??!! -- The investigator -- The trial -- The insider -- The return.

"A chilling account of Russian information warfare, Putin's Trolls exposes the individuals and organizations behind the Kremlin's coordinated, military-style social media operations against the Western world. In this courageous and unflinching book, award-winning journalist Jessikka Aro interweaves her own dramatic story as a target of Russian social media propaganda with accounts from many internationally known critics of the Kremlin, who share their own stories of being targeted by Russia's multifaceted cyber warfare campaigns. While investigating the impact of Russian troll operations outside of Russia, Jessikka learned that citizens in many other countries were being victimized by Kremlin-designed information campaigns. These actions were frequently conducted through an organized "troll factory" led by Russia's security and intelligence apparatus, using unregulated social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter"--Page 4 of cover.

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