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  2023-07-11

  Facebook says China trolls adopting new tactics in quest to sow discord overseas

  Chinese Facebook accounts were increasingly trying to influence public opinion by targeting journalists, charities and public relations firms.

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  2023-05-09

  Meta takes down China-based networks sowing disinformation around the world

  China-based disinformation is evolving 'with new threat actors, novel geographic targeting and new adversarial tactics', the report said.

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  2023-04-11

  Arab countries update joint media strategy to counter terrorism

  The updates focus on adopting policies that take into account new technological developments on social media that terrorist groups use to disseminate ideology and attract potential recruits.

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  2023-02-21

  Iranian TV channel critical of regime halts UK broadcasts after death threats

  London police in co-operation with the UK Security Service (MI5) said that since the start of 2022 it had foiled 15 plots to either kidnap or kill people critical of the Iranian regime.

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  2022-12-14

  'Founding father' of Houthi propaganda steers militia's media machine

  The spokesman, instrumental in setting up the Houthis' media operations, serves as a conduit between Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and Iran's leader.

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  Media

  2022-11-21

  Iran state media officials sanctioned for forced confessions, censorship

  Six officials of Iran's state-run broadcasting company have been blacklisted for restricting the free flow of information and forcing confessions.

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  2022-09-01

  China making inroads, building influence through media manipulation

  Controlling the narrative on China is a strategic priority for Beijing as it seeks to build up its political, military and economic influence in the Middle East, Central Asia and beyond, research shows.

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  Media

  2022-07-15

  China seen manipulating array of online platforms to spread propaganda

  China is using Google, Bing, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and more to disseminate narratives aimed at weakening democratic institutions and to spread propaganda to audiences around the world.

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  2022-03-14

  Pictures of Soleimani seep into Beirut book fair, angering many

  Lebanese writers, poets and activists have expressed outrage at the encroachment of Iran's ideology on their intellectual space, which they say is changing Beirut's cultural face.

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  Media

  2022-03-01

  'Media terrorism': Iran's Radio and Television Union found inciting violence, division

  The IRGC's Islamic Radio and Television Union (IRTVU) creates 'subversive propaganda activity that explicitly incites violence and hatred,' according to one analyst.