October 30, 2020
The rise of disinformation campaigns on social media has led platforms to lay out wide-ranging solutions to mitigate foreign interference — from building out automatic detection mechanisms for coordinated inauthentic behavior to manual investigations of suspicious networks. However, when it comes to disinformation from state-controlled media sources platforms’ options are more limited. Most often channels like Russia’s RT1 and Iran’s PressTV do not technically violate a platform’s terms of service and so cannot be removed. However, they still play a vital role in the disinformation ecosystem. Not only do they put out disinformation through their websites and social media channels, they are key nodes in coordinated campaigns, as well.
