#InfluenceOps
~Checkpoint~
Kameleo, AdsPower and MultiLogin combine fingerprint spoofing, automation and AI to scale fraud and coordinated inauthentic activity.
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IOCs: (None identified)
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#Fraud #InfluenceOps #ThreatIntel
AI Antidetect Browsers Enable Scams
research.checkpoint.com
October 20, 2026 at 4:03 PM
A uOttawa whistleblower says the harassment campaign against him mirrors the tactics Citizen Lab documented in BlackCore: fake profiles, AI-driven psyops, and "subversion-as-a-service." He's demanding the university president investigate. #PsyOps #InfluenceOps #Whistleblower #CdnPoli #uOttawa
October 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
🟢 CyberSecurity | 5/10
🇺🇸 🇷🇺 🇮🇷

OpenAI bans Russian and Iranian accounts
OpenAI has banned ChatGPT accounts linked to Russian and Iranian influence operations that used AI to promote geopolitical propaganda and support covert organizations.

#osint #newsgroup #cybersecurity #openai #influenceops
October 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
While US-China discusses AI safety, remember Iran's 'Lego clips'. This signals a new era of sophisticated, accessible propaganda. Tech isn't just enabling innovation; it's reshaping influence operations at an alarming speed. Critical thinking is your best defense. 💡 #AIForgery #InfluenceOps
September 22, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Musk's PAC took https://ow.ly/xoup50ZPLGk on 14 Sep 2024. 40 days earlier, North Carolina opened an inquiry into the PAC's first voter site. Certificate logs show the same backend now serving allied groups under their own logos.
https://ow.ly/yXPE50ZPLGg
#Musk #OSINT #InfluenceOps
September 22, 2026 at 8:45 AM
🟢 InfluenceOperation | 6/10 🇮🇷 🇨🇳 🇮🇱

Use of AI for social media influence
Iran, China, and groups in Israel have used autonomous AI systems to conduct social-media influence campaigns

#OSINT #AI #InfluenceOps
September 19, 2026 at 4:16 AM
🟢 InfluenceOperation | 6/10
🇮🇷 🇨🇳 🇮🇱

Use of AI for social media influence
Iran, China, and groups in Israel have used autonomous AI systems to conduct social-media influence campaigns.

#osint #newsgroup #ai #influenceops #cyberwarfare
September 19, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Every adversary campaign begins with a narrative. Cognitive warfare training deconstructs the manipulation, exposes the alibi, maps the target, and contains the campaign before it reaches your people. #CognitiveWarfare #InfluenceOps https://www.cyberinteltrainingcenter.com/
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September 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
We should all be aware this isn’t happening by itself. There are massive influenceOps supporting those on social media’s targeting special groups, showing violent desinformation. Chinese TikTok is heavily involved bombarding young people with influence materials in all countries having elections.
September 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Setting up a fake thinktank in the US to influence commercial LLMs for IDF-propaganda sure is a measure increase influenceOps in countries with "higher media freedom".

It's unnerving to see Israel go down that road, but it's also not a surprise, is it -- i bet agencies worldwide are doing that.
August 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
“… Russian propaganda on Bluesky first became notable during Germany’s elections last year, when the Kremlin sought to bolster Germany’s far right, led by the Alternative for Germany party, known as AfD.”

#SDA
#RussianOps
#InfluenceOps
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/desd...
“… Trump and his inner circle have been vocal in their support. AfD co-leader Alice Weidel was invited to Trump’s inauguration, and Elon Musk spoke at an AfD election campaign event in January.

Musk said that banning the “centrist AfD” would be an “extreme attack on democracy.””

#AfD
#ddrm
MAGA Melts Down as Germany Declares Far Right ‘Extremists’
Donald Trump, JD Vance, Elon Musk, and Marco Rubio are all supporters of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM
“… Russian news outlets also cite these fabricated posts, falsely suggesting that the content, mostly in English, originated in the West.”

#SDA
#RussianOps
#InfluenceOps
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/ducu...
And SDA is just one example.

It shows how Russia is evolving from old-school propaganda to state-aligned influence firms:
– Creative
– Professional
– Networked
– Subtle

They don’t create noise.
They design narratives.

#DeceptionByDesign1
May 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
“… Clemson attributed the Social Design Agency’s campaign to a Kremlin influence operation that researchers have called Matryoshka, after the Russian nesting dolls.”

#SDA
#RussianOps
#InfluenceOps
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/anti...
May 21, 2026 at 5:56 PM
“… In a statement, the company called Russian influence operations “an industrywide problem.” “We dedicate significant resources toward detecting and disrupting coordinated inauthentic campaigns,” the statement said.”

#SDA
#RussianOps
#InfluenceOps
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/kaka...
“Russian propaganda on Bluesky first became notable during Germany’s elections last year, when the Kremlin sought to bolster Germany’s far right, led by the Alternative for Germany party, known as AfD.”

#giftlink #disinformation #propaganda
Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2026 at 5:50 PM
“… Bluesky has been tracking the activity and removing the posts — as many as a couple of thousand. They came in waves beginning in April and continuing until at least last week.”

#SDA
#RussianOps
#InfluenceOps
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/ducu...
This model matters because it changes how we think about disinfo:

It’s not chaos.
It’s not crowdsourced.

It’s commissioned strategic communication, with political objectives, KPIs, and feedback loops.

Think less “trolls.” Think more “Black PR.”
May 21, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“… While Russians have long flooded social media platforms with fake accounts and content, hacking into real accounts appeared to be a novel strategy.”

#SDA
#RussianOps
#InfluenceOps
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/ducu...
SDA has:
– Clients (usually Russian state actors)
– Campaign pitches and proposals
– Project timelines
– Performance metrics
– Teams for design, targeting, and amplification

This isn’t ad hoc. It’s planned, pitched, and professionalized.
May 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
“… The campaign, which the researchers at Clemson linked to the Social Design Agency, a company in Moscow, shows how Russia continues to seek new ways to erode public support for Ukraine, which Russian forces invaded in 2022.”

#SDA
#InfluenceOps
#RussianOps
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/ducu...
Most people still imagine disinformation as noisy trolls, low-effort memes, and crude fake accounts.

That picture is outdated.

The Social Design Agency (SDA) shows how far the Kremlin’s playbook has evolved.

#DeceptionByDesign1
May 21, 2026 at 5:43 PM
“… The campaign, which the researchers at Clemson linked to the Social Design Agency, a company in Moscow, shows how Russia continues to seek new ways to erode public support for Ukraine, which Russian forces invaded in 2022.”

#SDA
#InfluenceOps
#RussianOps
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/ducu...
🧵 Troll Farms Aren’t the Problem: How Disinformation Got Professional

#DeceptionByDesign1

Source: Beyond Operation Doppelgänger (Pamment & Tsurtsumia, 2025)

mpf.se/psychological...
May 21, 2026 at 5:41 PM
‘X launches About This Account to help users identify real profiles: How the new feature works’

“The update was confirmed by Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, who announced on Sunday that the feature would go live worldwide within hours.”

#InfluenceOps
#ddrm
www.livemint.com/technology/t...
X launches About This Account to help users identify real profiles: How the new feature works | Mint
X is rolling out the About This Account feature, a new transparency tool showing an account’s region, username change history, join date and download method. The feature aims to curb bots and boost au...
www.livemint.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“… Meanwhile, app researchers poking through X’s code have discovered signs of another potential feature: a VPN warning. If implemented, it would alert others that a user’s listed location may not be accurate if a VPN is detected.”

#InfluenceOps
#trolls
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/wart...
X’s new “About this account” tool reveals that dozens of pro-Russian and MAGA accounts with tens of thousands of followers, long posing as American or Russian, are actually created and run from India, Bangladesh, and other South Asian countries.
November 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“… Users can also choose how much location information they want displayed. You can choose to show either your specific country or a broader region, and you can adjust this setting under Privacy and Safety by selecting About Your Account in the app.”

#InfluenceOps X
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/kitt...
How to know, if someone in X is Nigerian hoax?

Click the 3-dots, choose "about this account".
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“… The idea is simple: by surfacing more account history, users can better gauge whether an interaction feels legitimate or if it might be coming from someone attempting to spread misinformation or stir up trouble.”

#InfluenceOps
#Foreign X Twitter
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/soci...
X is essentially exposing accounts that are using VPNs. This is not cool for people living in repressive countries where a VPN is a necessity for safety.
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“… According to the company, the goal is to reduce inauthentic engagement by making it easier for people to tell whether they’re dealing with a real user or a bot.”

#InfluenceOps
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/tech...
X starts rolling out About This Account globally, letting users see the country or region where an X account is based by tapping the signup date on the profile (Nikita Bier/@nikitabier)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“… The update shows where an account is based, how many times its username has changed, when it originally joined the platform, and even how the user downloaded the app.“

#InfluenceOps
#disinformation
#foreign x twitter
#ddrm
bsky.app/profile/jame...
Huge amounts of the focus on misinformation/disinformation goes on the idea of things like “Russian bots” and “Russian influence ops”.

That’s the 1% bit of the iceberg. The 99% is people doing it to turn a profit, because it’s easy money. And the platforms largely ignore it because they get a cut.
13k comments on one tweet is a massive payout. All of the tweets follow a certain formula, so the content is likely automated using AI technology (e.g., AI generated images and text). Basically running it as a money printing machine. But for those in the US, it translates to low simmering rage.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
‘X Rolls Out “About This Account” Feature’

‘Revealing details like account origin, username change history, and download source.’

#InfluenceOps
#trolls
#disinformation
#foreign twitter
#ddrm
www.lowyat.net/2025/374079/...
X Rolls Out “About This Account” Feature
X, formerly known as Twitter, has started rolling out a new “About this account” transparency feature that adds extra account information to user profiles. The update shows where an acc…
www.lowyat.net
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM