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• @camillefrancois Camille Franois on x

  🆕 Our latest report uncovers a covert pro-Huawei influence campaign using fake accounts and AI-generated faces (again!) to criticize the Belgian government's #5G policy. 🗞 In @nytimes here: https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @sariarhohavren Sari Arho Havrn on x

  “FT also found a handful of what appeared to be fake accounts dedicated to reposting Huawei content. One such account, for example, only had four followers including Huawei's verified German account. Several bot accounts were suspended by Twitter..” https://www.ft.com/...

• @graphika_nyc Graphika on x

  A cluster of inauthentic Twitter accounts amplified and at times created articles attacking the Belgian government's plans to limit access of “high-risk” suppliers to its #5G network, particularly Chinese firms #Huawei and #ZTE. Read the full report: https://graphika.com/...

• @kenyatta Kenyatta Cheese on x

  folks in cultural influence marketing should recognize these mechanics immediately. https://twitter.com/...

• @ftchina @ftchina on x

  How and why do some Huawei executives have so many Twitter followers? https://www.ft.com/...

• @tariqpanja Tariq Panja on x

  Great, important story by Adam. Now think who else might be using the same tactics. It's the direction of travel and the sports world is not immune https://twitter.com/...

• @thorstenbenner Thorsten Benner on x

  „Clumsily executed & easy to identify". How faux journalism sites like EU Reporter & lawyers paid to write pro Huawei opinions become part of Huawei's online campaigns pushed by fake accounts & Huawei trolls. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @roslynlayton Roslyn Layton, PhD on x

  @jmulvenon The FT also covered this story. See https://www.ft.com/...

• @houseforeigngop @houseforeigngop on x

  LR @RepMcCaul: “More proof of #Huawei's nefarious actions & risk to our national security, @satariano exposes another manipulation effort. Huawei steals US IP, threatens 5G security, & supports #CCP genocide & should remain on the #EntityList. (1/2) https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @collinslkoh Collin Koh on x

  Just bots. And bots have accused me of letting down my ancestors for criticizing Beijing. https://www.ft.com/...

• @uuallan @uuallan on x

  I am always impressed with the depth and breadth of @Graphika_NYC's research and this is no different. They uncovered a pro-Huawei influence campaign in Belgium. As these campaigns become more common this kind of research in the hands of leaders is more critical than ever. https:…

• @peterpomeranzev Peter Pomerantsev on x

  hmm...didn't I read something in the EU Digital Services Act about curbing inauthentic behaviour? Do hurry up please. These campaigns are both tiresome and make a laughing stock of any possibility of ‘civic discourse’ (another EU term). https://twitter.com/...

• @mattdrange Matt Drange on x

  The latest entry in a long line of examples where pro-#Huawei messaging isn't always what it seems ... “The effort suggests a new twist in social media manipulation”: https://twitter.com/...

• @benimmo Ben Nimmo on x

  We found this network when it was boosted by Spamouflage, a pro-China operation. Independently, @mvanhulten of @TI_EU and @ArbiterOfTweets of @Knack found it with different methods. It's not a friendly environment for fake campaigns, folks. https://graphika.com/...

• @satariano Adam Satariano on x

  More from @Graphika_NYC & @benimmo about the operation, including how Huawei execs amplified fake Twitter accounts created with A.I.-generated profile pics. Others including @ArbiterOfTweets & @mvanhulten also identified the suspicious activity. https://graphika.com/...

• @mollymckew Molly McKew on x

  Inauthentic conversation amplification is here to stay: https://twitter.com/...

• @mbrookerhk Matthew Brooker on x

  “Kevin Liu, Huawei's president for public affairs and communications in Western Europe, who has a verified Twitter account with 1.1 million followers, shared 60 posts from the fake accounts over three weeks in December” https://twitter.com/...

• @robpegoraro Rob Pegoraro on x

  Not a PR pro or anything, but responding to concerns about your company's good faith and transparency by ordering up a Twitter bot campaign complete with fake GAN-generated profile pics does not seem like the right way to work the problem. https://twitter.com/...

• @mshannahmurphy Hannah Murphy on x

  Little-known Huawei execs in Europe all built up hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter in a matter of weeks, many of which appear inauthentic They've now lost thousands of followers after the FT asked Twitter about the phenomenon Story w/ @SVR13 https://www.ft.com/...

• @benimmo Ben Nimmo on x

  Great report by @satariano on a fake network that @Graphika_NYC (and others) found in December. Twitter accounts with GAN faces, boosting Huawei, boosted by Huawei execs, and attacking Belgium's 5G policies. Not enough evidence to prove who ran them. https://www.nytimes.com/...