Check out SVT's investigative piece and companion video linked head-of-thread. Also have a look at their investigation methodology piece, at [ www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...#OSINT#investigation#Europe#EU#UK#riots#xenophobia#Islamophobia#Xitter#socialMedia#platforms#farRight
It was suspended very briefly in early July. It's not clear whether this was related to its content or to its history of changing handles/branding and other inauthentic conduct. Either way, enough right-wing ruckus was raised to rapidly restore it.
The "Europe Invasion" account is one of the most active and followed nodes (especially for its age in current messaging/brand) in the lowbrow/anon layer of the Western far-right propaganda-disinformation ecosystem on X, its content having been boosted by Musk and other influential named accounts.
We also noted the role the account played in spreading the first burst of xenophobic misinformation, and in boosting the second burst (and a troll post), in the lead-up to the Southport riots in the UK this past summer, focusing outrage and violence onto Muslims and mosques.
As they mention, I had looked at these accounts before—and noted their inauthentic origins/conduct—in my and @marcowenjones.bsky.socialsites.google.com/view/theqata... ].
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Our detailed report on the influence operation, with archived media and ads for the browsing, can be found at [ sites.google.com/view/theqata... ].
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Our take on Meta's adversarial threat report's acknowledgement of and information on the operation can be found at [ threadreaderapp.com/thread/18259... ].
Our detailed report on the influence operation, with archived media and ads for the browsing, can be found at [ sites.google.com/view/theqata... ].
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