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<blockquote>A <a

href="http://www.iftf.org/statesponsoredtrolling">new

report</a> from the Institute For the Future on

"state-sponsored trolling" documents the rise and rise of

government-backed troll armies who terrorize journalists and

opposition figures with seemingly endless waves of individuals who

bombard their targets with vile vitriol, from racial slurs to rape

threats. </blockquote>

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<blockquote>The rise of authoritarian troll armies has been documented

before. Google's Jigsaw division produced a detailed report on the

phenomenon, but decided not to publish it.</blockquote>

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<blockquote>One question left unanswered by the reports is why so many

nations developed strikingly similar trolling operations at around the

same time. There is some evidence of information-sharing among

countries, consultants and government functionaries.<br>

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<div><a

href=

"https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-government-sponsored-cyber-militia-cookbook/"><span

></span>AGlobal Guide to State-Sponsored Trolling</a> </div>

<div>[Michael Riley, Lauren Etter and Bibhudatta

Pradhan/Bloomberg]<br>

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<div><a href="http://www.iftf.org/statesponsoredtrolling">Government

Sponsored Trolling</a> </div>

<div>[Carly Nyst and Nicholas Monaco/Institute For the Future]</div>

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