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חשיפת אימפריית חוות הטרולים של רוסיה: בתוך מכונת הדיסאינפורמציה הגלובלית של הקרמלין

סוכנות מחקר האינטרנט (IRA), חוות הטרולים המרכזית של רוסיה, ממוקמת בסנט פטרסבורג והוקמה בסביבות 2013, וצמחה לכ-400 עובדים עד 2015 שעבדו במשמרות של 12 שעות. עובדי ה-IRA פעלו תחת מכסות קפדניות: 5 פוסטים פוליטיים, 10 פוסטים לא-פוליטיים, ו-150–200 תגובות בכל משמרת. הטרולים
ספטמבר 7, 2025

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