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When Iran’s internet went down during its war with Israel, so did bot networks spreading disinformation: Report

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli military strikes on June 13 not only targeted Iranian sites but also temporarily disrupted Iranian state-aligned disinformation efforts that infiltrated British politics, an activity monitored by Cyabra, an Israeli disinformation detection company. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BrexitIranDisinformationRussiaScottish IndependenceGeopolitical TensionsOnline InfluenceCyabraBot Networks

Places mentioned

Iran
"When Israeli strikes hit Iran on June 13, it wasnt only nuclear sites and senior Iranian commanders that were taken out."
Israel
"When Israeli strikes hit Iran on June 13, it wasnt only nuclear sites and senior Iranian commanders that were taken out."
Scotland, United Kingdom
"had posed as British users and fueled online debate around Scottish independence, Brexit and institutional collapse."
United Kingdom
"sought to amplify polarizing messages within British political discourse while promoting Iran as a model of unity and resistance."
Boulder, Colorado, United States
"in the wake of the fatal firebombing of Israeli-hostage demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, finding that 22% of the antisemitic accounts celebrating the attack were inauthentic."

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