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Title: Exclusive: Iran-based political influence operation - bigger, persistent, global
Post by: 240B on August 29, 2018, 10:38:50 am

Reuters
Jack Stubbs, Christopher Bing
Aug. 28, 2018

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An apparent Iranian influence operation targeting internet users worldwide is significantly bigger than previously identified, Reuters has found, encompassing a sprawling network of anonymous websites and social media accounts in 11 different languages.

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-facebook-exclusive/exclusive-iran-based-political-influence-operation-bigger-persistent-global-idUSKCN1LD2R9