SAN FRANCISCO—One hour after news broke about the school shooting in Florida last week, Twitter accounts suspected of having links to Russia released hundreds of posts taking up the gun control debate. The researchers zeroed in on Twitter accounts posting information that was in step with material coming from well-known Russian propaganda outlets. The researchers said they had watched as the bots began posting about the Parkland shooting shortly after it happened. Amplified by bot swarms, Russian-linked Twitter accounts tried to foment discord before and after the election. But the Twitter campaign around the Parkland shooting is an example of how Russian operatives are still at it.

Source: thestar February 20, 2018 17:03 UTC