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The Growing Threat of Foreign Influence Campaigns on Social Media
This chapter analyzes the involvement of foreign intelligence services in running influence campaigns on social media to create conflict and diminish the authority of institutions. It highlights evidence of foreign hackers using stolen material to spread false narratives and focuses on recent activities by reportedly Chinese intelligence services on Facebook. The chapter emphasizes the vulnerability of social networking sites as echo chambers and the importance of maintaining capable cybersecurity capabilities.