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Visualizing disinformation networks on Twitter: Watch six decade-long disinformation operations unfold in six minutes
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- Authors
- ALEXA PAVLIUC
- Published
- Jan 29 2020
- Word count
- 2419 words
Alexa Pavliuk, a Master's student in data science, explains and presents temporal network analysis visualizations of six different nations' Twitter strategic disinformation programs. The research is undertaken in cooperation with NATO Strategic Defense Communications.
It's an interesting exercise, both to demonstrate the planning and execution timelines of disinformation campaigns, and to attempt graphic representation of complex, multi-axial datasets. Pavliuk's summary at the end fairly represents the assumptions and challenges involved.