Russia using Internet trolls to target war critics, UK finds


‘Cyber soldiers’ are targeting politicians and audiences across countries including the UK, South Africa and India, the report said. — Dreamstime/TNS

The Kremlin is using a new troll factory to spread disinformation on social media and in comment sections of popular websites to try to manipulate public opinion about its war in Ukraine, a UK government-funded report showed.

“Cyber soldiers” are targeting politicians and audiences across countries including the UK, South Africa and India, the report said.

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