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Detecting Coordination in Disinformation Campaigns

A technical how-to for open source investigators

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Coordination is one of the central features of information operations and disinformation campaigns, which can be defined as concerted efforts to target people with false or misleading information, often with some strategic objective (political, social, financial), while using the affordances…

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Ray Serrato

Ray Serrato

Independent open source investigator, researching disinformation, human rights, and online baddies. Previously @UNHumanRights.

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