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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 In the aftermath of Israel's military operation against Iran, the disinformation detection company Cyabra discovered a significant disinformation bot network that went silent, revealing the extent of state-sponsored interference. 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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BrexitIranSocial MediaDisinformationRussiaGeopoliticsScottish IndependenceBotsCyabra

Places mentioned

Iran
"Israels military operation against Iran on June 13, the Tel Aviv-based Cyabra found a pattern of disinformation bots that went dark, only to re-emerge with anti-Israel and anti-Western messages."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Following Israels military operation against Iran on June 13, the Tel Aviv-based Cyabra found a pattern of disinformation bots that went dark, only to re-emerge with anti-Israel and anti-Western messages."
United Kingdom
"A covert army of bots meddling in British politics went dark, too."
Boulder, Colorado, United States
"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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