Post by @Nonilex@masto.ai

2026-05-21 13:59 UTC

…The compromised #Bluesky accounts included those of people who are influential in their fields, though perhaps not famous. They were journalists & professors, a pollster in Texas, an anime artist & a filmmaker in Hollywood, whose account posted a video doctored by #AI to impersonate a Canadian police official criticizing France’s president, Emmanuel Macron. #MediaLiteracy #disinformation #misinformation #Russia #Propaganda #RussianPropaganda #tech #SocialMedia #moderation

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@Nonilex@masto.ai 2026-05-21 14:01

The campaign, which the researchers at Clemson University linked to the #SocialDesignAgency, a company in Moscow, shows how #Russia continues to seek new ways to erode public support for #Ukraine…. While Russians have long flooded #SocialMedia platforms with fake accounts & #content, #hacking into real accounts appeared to be a novel strategy. #MediaLiteracy #disinformation #misinformation #Propaganda #RussianPropaganda #tech #moderation

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@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online 2026-05-21 14:12

@Nonilex@masto.ai As we learned back when the DDoS attack took #Bluesky offline for days, their centralized vibe coded network is vulnerable. The fact that the Russians are finding ways to hack into it should not be surprising. https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/116416693127157757

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