U.S. Department of Justice Cracks Down on Russian Government-Operated Social Media Bot Farm

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Friday, July 12, 2024
Author: 
Kaila Hall
Volume: 
40
Issue: 
7
Abstract: 

        On July 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced[1] the seizure[2] of two domain names and the search[3] of 968 X (formerly Twitter) accounts used by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to spread disinformation. These fraudulent accounts often purported to belong to individuals in the United States.