Iranian Influence Operation Worldwide Significantly Larger Than Previously Identified

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Iranian Influence Operation Worldwide Significantly Larger Than Previously Identified

By CircleID Reporter
August 29, 2018, 7:19 pm PDT Views: 7,135 Add Comment

An apparent Iranian influence operation targeting internet users worldwide is reported as significantly larger than previously identified, Reuters reports. Operation encompasses a sprawling network of anonymous websites and social media accounts in 11 different languages. “Facebook and other companies said last week that multiple social media accounts and websites were part of an Iranian project to covertly influence public opinion in other countries. ... IUVM [International Union of Virtual Media] pushes content from Iranian state media and other outlets aligned with the government in Tehran across the internet, often obscuring the original source of the information such as Iran’s PressTV, FARS news agency and al-Manar TV run by the Iran-backed Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah.”

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