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Unmasking Russia’s Troll Farm Empire: Inside the Kremlin’s Global Disinformation Machine
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Odhalení ruského impéria trollích farem: Uvnitř kremelské globální dezinformační mašinérie

Internet Research Agency (IRA), vlajková loď ruské trollí farmy, sídlí v Petrohradě a byla založena kolem roku 2013. Do roku 2015 narostla na přibližně 400 zaměstnanců pracujících na 12hodinové směny. Zaměstnanci IRA pracovali podle přísných kvót: 5 politických příspěvků, 10 nepolitických příspěvků
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