EPISODE · Mar 27, 2018 · 5 MIN
Tumblr Finally Breaks Its Silence on Russian Propaganda
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
After months of silence, Tumblr Friday released a list of 84 usernames and their aliases that it says were connected to "state-sponsored disinformation and propaganda campaigns." It's the first time the company has publicly acknowledged what journalists and researchers have known now for months: Russian trolls also used Tumblr to spread their divisive memes and gifs, reportedly to the tune of hundreds of thousands of interactions. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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