Russia Made a Bigger Use of Instagram Than Facebook During Elections
- 5 years ago
Russia Made a Bigger Use of Instagram
Than Facebook During 2016 Elections The revelation comes via a
report commissioned by the
Senate Intelligence Committee. The report claims that the
Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA)
will use Instagram in the 2020 elections as well. During the
2016 elections, Senate Intelligence Committee Report,
via 'Bloomberg' The agency's engagement
with Instagram was more than
double the amount on Facebook,
with 187 million interactions. Researchers say the IRA's performance
on Instagram could be an "indicator of the
platform being more ideal for memetic warfare." "Memetic warfare"
refers to the changing of
people's minds using viral memes. Senate Intelligence Committee Report,
via 'Bloomberg'
Than Facebook During 2016 Elections The revelation comes via a
report commissioned by the
Senate Intelligence Committee. The report claims that the
Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA)
will use Instagram in the 2020 elections as well. During the
2016 elections, Senate Intelligence Committee Report,
via 'Bloomberg' The agency's engagement
with Instagram was more than
double the amount on Facebook,
with 187 million interactions. Researchers say the IRA's performance
on Instagram could be an "indicator of the
platform being more ideal for memetic warfare." "Memetic warfare"
refers to the changing of
people's minds using viral memes. Senate Intelligence Committee Report,
via 'Bloomberg'