Twitter’s logo is pictured on screen reflected by mirrors in Mulhouse, eastern France on May 30, 2023. (Photo by Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images) Pro-Chinese Twitter accounts seek to expand Beijing’s influence in Latin America One of the accounts directs users to an app that gathers personally identifiable information and seeks access to Twitter accounts. Jul 11, 2023 By AJ Vicens
(Getty images) FSB’s Fronton DDoS tool was actually designed for ‘massive’ fake info campaigns, researchers say The analysis shows that what was thought of as a straightforward DDoS tool was so much more. May 19, 2022
Colombian presidential candidates center-right Federico Gutierrez (L), centrist Ingrid Betancourt (2-R) and leftist Gustavo Petro (R) are seen during the first debate after the preliminary elections in Bogota, on March 14, 2022. (Photo by DANIEL MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images) Venezuelan leftists took to Twitter in attempt to swing Colombian presidential election An account had more than 144,000 followers before Twitter suspended it. Mar 21, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
A protester waves an Honduran flag in front of the Congress during a demonstration marking International Workers’ Day, in Tegucigalpa on May 1, 2021. (Photo by Orlando SIERRA / AFP) (Photo by ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP via Getty Images) Hundreds of Twitter accounts aimed to suppress vote weeks before Honduran presidential election The operation targeting opposition candidates is the latest example of attempted social media manipulation in the region. Nov 10, 2021