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Unmasking Russia’s Troll Farm Empire: Inside the Kremlin’s Global Disinformation Machine
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Разкриване на империята от тролове на Русия: Вътре в глобалната машина за дезинформация на Кремъл

Агенцията за интернет изследвания (IRA), водещата руска фабрика за тролове, е базирана в Санкт Петербург и е основана около 2013 г., като до 2015 г. нараства до около 400 служители, работещи на 12-часови смени. Служителите на IRA работят по строги квоти: 5
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