🚨New Report/Thread! Following the release of the #RwandaClassified documents by Forbidden Stories we have identified a coordinated network employing LLMs and new AI tools to flood online discussions with over 650,000 posts since early 2024. Full report: tigerprints.clemson.edu/mfh_reports/5/ /1

Protesters how now entered the Kenyan parliament, part of which is on fire. I am hearing that 10 or more people have been shot dead. This should be front page news *everywhere* today. Retweet and share #kenya #KENYAPeoplePower

How Rwanda floods Twitter with AI-generated messages to create the impression of massive support for Paul Kagame in the run up to the elections. Foreign editors and correspondents take note: none of this is real. Stop falling for the lie in your coverage. theconversation.com/ai-propaganda-…

More interesting papers on politics & AI from Valentina González Rostani Nicole Wu, Stephen Chaudoin, Morgan Wack, Daniel Schiff, Kaylyn Jackson Schiff, Tobias F. Tober, David Holtz , Matthias Haslberger, Ιάσων Αναστασόπουλος #AIconference Caltech Caltech LCSSP #Day1

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓-𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓 🇧🇼 Dumelang Bagaetsho, I hope you are all well. I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the new President-Elect, Adv. Duma Gideon Boko, on his victory.

⏰Another opening for a PhD position in our (w Morgan Wack and Frank Esser ) SNF project on political social media influencers! 🥳 If you are into computational methods, social media, and political communcation, we are looking for you 🔎 All details here: tinyurl.com/44arrawh

🚨Breaking News🚨 The opposition has won the Ghanaian elections, and the NPP government has conceded defeat. This makes it a record breaking year for Africa, with five transfers of power, more than ever before in the region's history! More here 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Our paper is finally out at Social Science Quarterly! See 🧵below for a summary of our findings! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ss…

A study of a propaganda site with ties to Russia shows that using AI allows propagandists to dial up the volume of their content without sacrificing persuasiveness. The authors call for action to combat the threat. In PNAS Nexus: ow.ly/GfXL50VuISx

A study of a Russian-backed propaganda outlet finds that AI is already being used to enhance messaging and expand disinformation campaigns, raising concerns about its growing impact on global influence operations. In @Physorg_com: ow.ly/VM6y50VvJEu

A pro-Kremlin influence campaign used AI to boost disinformation output without undermining credibility, according to new research. dlvr.it/TKBz5B

The Russian propaganda account Johnny Midnight ⚡️ recently posted a fascinating story about "the pedophile church of Ukraine," citing a website called the New Zealand Times. You won't be surprised to hear the website is a fake. It doesn't even have any news from New Zealand! 1/3

🔎 Want to know more about how policies can influence the spread of election narratives? My new article interrogating this topic, written alongside an talented team from the CIP, is out now at PSJ (@psjeditor.bsky.social)! Access via the link ⬇️