AR writes about it, as reported by Ukrinform.

“Twitter pages run by the authoritarian governments of Russia, China, and Iran are taking advantage of recent changes to the social network that make it easier for them to attract new followers and spread propaganda and disinformation to more people,” the report said.

It was noted that this conclusion was reached by researchers at the London-based public institution “Reset”, which monitors authoritarian governments’ use of social media for propaganda purposes.

“Twitter no longer flags state-controlled media and propaganda agencies and blocks automatic promotion of their content. These two changes, implemented in recent weeks, have significantly strengthened the Kremlin’s ability to use the American platform to spread lies and misinformation about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US policy and other issues.

Russian state media now gets 33% more views than a few weeks before the changes took effect.

“We’re talking about more than 125,000 additional views of each message. These include allusions to the role of the CIA in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the embezzlement of foreign aid by Ukrainian leaders, and the justification for the Russian invasion of Ukraine by the alleged deployment of secret biolabs. in the country,” says the agency.

Readership grew after the changes and the introduction of Chinese and Iranian state media. There’s no official word on exactly when Twitter decided to change its policy regarding state media, but it was most likely done at the end of last month.

“Before the changes, users interested in Kremlin propaganda had to consciously search for a page or specific messages. They can now be promoted or recommended like any other content,” AR concludes.

As reported by Ukrinform, the company twitter It lifted restrictions on Kremlin-linked accounts after it was bought by American billionaire Elon Musk.

Mykhailo Podolyak, Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine criticized Twitter’s policy to publish information about the war in Ukraine.