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It's Complicated
From Mike Dakkak | 33:12
Russian advertising campaigns on American social media campaigns during last year's Presidential Election.
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Recent revelations have shown that Russian-affiliated actors spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on social media campaigns promoting misleading websites and social media posts. What made online advertising such an attractive tool for these operatives and what made their actions so dangerous? We discuss in this episode.
Following the Money – Part I
From Mike Dakkak | Part of the Following the Money series | 30:04
The Russian hacking attack against the US was an unprecedented attack against the US and its election system. The attack was conducted using cyber means but cyberattacks are not the only tools of influence that the Russian government employs from its arsenal.
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The Russian hacking attack against the US was an unprecedented attack against the US and its election system. The attack was conducted using cyber means but cyberattacks are not the only tools of influence that the Russian government employs from its arsenal. In part one of a two-part series we discuss the other major means by which the Russian government seeks to expand its sphere of influence.