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Srsly Risky Biz: American Diplomats to Fight Propaganda… on X
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed diplomatic posts worldwide to counter foreign state-backed propaganda and disinformation on social media platforms. The directive comes after the State Department's dedicated counter-propaganda office was dismantled, shifting responsibility for detecting coordinated disinformation campaigns to private companies with varying commitment to content moderation. Diplomats now face the challenge of mounting their own campaigns against foreign propaganda with limited institutional infrastructure.
Why it matters: Security and policy practitioners should monitor how State Department efforts to counter disinformation on platforms like X evolve, given the historical instability of these initiatives and the dependency on private platforms with inconsistent moderation policies.
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