Nov. 21, 2023
When the RAND Corporation published this year‘s report on Chinese cognitive warfare, new AI technologies had just been introduced that RAND noted as being able to turbocharge so-called astroturfing operations in cyberspace. Astroturfing involves coordinating swarms of social media profiles to generate a false impression of grassroots support for a particular issue or advocacy campaign. Now it seems that investigative branches of Taiwan’s government have also taken up the task of looking into Chinese astroturfing campaigns. By looking into the flow of overseas money towards political causes and candidates, temple organizations, and social media influencers, Taiwan’s government could gain more information about Chinese cognitive warfare tactics. The central government is also sharing information with local law enforcement and investigators about financial transactions that might coincide with election interference activities from China.
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