Experts say there is no evidence that Russian trolls have been affected by Ukraine’s Yandex attacks.

Claims that Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centres reduced Kremlin-linked bot networks have spread widely online, but experts have told BBC Verify there is no evidence the attacks have significantly reduced them.

Researchers from dTeam, a US-based group that tracks Moscow-linked influence operations, told BBC Verify there has not been “any traffic change from known Russian accounts and bot clusters on any platform”.

Bots linked to pro-Kremlin influence operations like Storm-1516 and Matryoshka - both of which BBC Verify has previously reported on - were still active on social media on Tuesday, evidence shared with BBC Verify by dTeam shows.

  • lokalhorst@feddit.orgEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Nah, it’s actually a way more important topic than the Diesel “deal”. The deal is useless and we knew Trump was a traitor before. But the most important thing for Ukraine is political and financial long term support from its European allies. And these systems are highly under pressure due to far right authoritarian parties, which are directly supported by the disinformation system of the Kremlin.

    • Doomsider@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      12 days ago

      If you think a proganda story is on the same level as a superpower extending a war they insinuated they would end then perhaps you are incapable of logic.