"調查是由美聯社與英國牛津大學(Oxford University)「牛津網路研究所」(Oxford Internet Institute)歷時7個月作成。
研究者表示,自去年6月起至今年1月止,中國189名外交官獲得的轉推次數,逾1成是來自3月1日前已被推特(Twitter)停權的帳號。推特平台規定禁止人為操縱。"
“According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Chinese foreign agent spending has skyrocketed from just over $10 million in 2016 to nearly $64 million last year.”
“Its new FARA filing disclosed $8.6 million in payments since March 2020 from Xinhua's Chinese parent to its U.S. arm, including payments directly to bureaus in Washington, Los Angeles, Houston, San Francisco and Chicago.”
"Despite the low levels of additional engagement among
genuine Twitter users, these high levels of inauthentic engagement are remarkable for two reasons. First, artificial engagement can amplify content by manipulating
Twitter’s recommendation algorithm, in turn leading more
genuine UK-based Twitter users to see the content. And second, artificially increasing the retweet and engagement counts of tweets may also benefit the
account holder. In our case, the ambassador or the embassy’s, status and reputation may have benefited, as higher retweet counts suggest broader support among their target audience."
https://demtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/127/2021/05/Chinas-Inauthentic-UK-Twitter-Diplomacy-Dem.Tech-Working-Paper-2021.2-1.pdf