Russian efforts to avoid detection by the platforms' security teams have been increasing since the IRA's alleged efforts in 2016 were first exposed, said Nimmo, who has helped Facebook analyse influence operations and currently runs investigations at Graphika. — Reuters
LONDON: Efforts by Russian influence campaigns to stay undetected on social media ahead of next year's US elections are undermining their ability to gain followers and spread divisive political messages, a senior Facebook executive told Reuters.
Social media users need to stand out from the crowd to gain traction online, but that type of behaviour also helps Facebook and other platforms identify suspicious activity to then analyse for signs of foreign involvement, said Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook's head of cyber security policy.
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