Jasper Hewitt
@jasperhewitt.bsky.social
Analyst, Digital Intelligence Team, Doublethink Lab
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Revealed: online campaign urged far right to attack China’s opponents in UK
Revealed: online campaign urged far right to attack China’s opponents in UK
Social media incitement following last summer’s riots appears to be new tactic against Hong Kong exiles
One morning last August, a troubling message appeared in a social media group for Hongkongers in the UK. It was already a tense time to be an immigrant. Rioters, propelled by false claims online that the man who had murdered children in Southport was an asylum seeker, were descending on hotels housing refugees, trying to burn them alive.
The message alerted the Hongkongers to posts on far-right channels suggesting some new targets. “They all help refugees who come to the UK to take resources,” one of them read. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Revealed: online campaign urged far right to attack China’s opponents in UK
Spamouflage Diaries.
Blending in ✅
Blending in ✅
April 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Spamouflage Diaries.
Blending in ✅
Blending in ✅
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A recent investigation reveals a Facebook account attempting to recruit Taiwanese individuals with ties to sensitive sectors such as the military, police, and critical infrastructure (including Chunghwa Telecom). Meta Ad Library records show the ads were paid for by a company based in the PRC.
March 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A recent investigation reveals a Facebook account attempting to recruit Taiwanese individuals with ties to sensitive sectors such as the military, police, and critical infrastructure (including Chunghwa Telecom). Meta Ad Library records show the ads were paid for by a company based in the PRC.
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The 3rd EEAS FIMI Report is out today as our FIMI Conference continues.
It exposes how Russia and China manipulate and interfere in the EU and partner countries’ information space.
Full report out this afternoon: europa.eu/!kCQYpN
#DontBeDeceived
@euvsdisinfo.eu
It exposes how Russia and China manipulate and interfere in the EU and partner countries’ information space.
Full report out this afternoon: europa.eu/!kCQYpN
#DontBeDeceived
@euvsdisinfo.eu
March 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The 3rd EEAS FIMI Report is out today as our FIMI Conference continues.
It exposes how Russia and China manipulate and interfere in the EU and partner countries’ information space.
Full report out this afternoon: europa.eu/!kCQYpN
#DontBeDeceived
@euvsdisinfo.eu
It exposes how Russia and China manipulate and interfere in the EU and partner countries’ information space.
Full report out this afternoon: europa.eu/!kCQYpN
#DontBeDeceived
@euvsdisinfo.eu
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Now is a good time to say that I’m open to new work opportunities. I’m a China-focused reporter based in DC covering disinformation, internet surveillance and how AI is impacting these areas. Feel free to reach out to me. Thank you.
March 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Now is a good time to say that I’m open to new work opportunities. I’m a China-focused reporter based in DC covering disinformation, internet surveillance and how AI is impacting these areas. Feel free to reach out to me. Thank you.
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A US-based vocal critic of China's censorship regime has found himself in the crosshairs of a months-long online harassment campaign that experts say is likely the work of a Beijing-backed operation known as Spamouflage. substack.com/home/post/p-...
US-based Critic of Chinese censorship targeted by troll campaign
Hundreds of disparaging comments flooded Eric Liu’s social media accounts, including death threats. Experts say the campaign is likely connected to Beijing.
substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A US-based vocal critic of China's censorship regime has found himself in the crosshairs of a months-long online harassment campaign that experts say is likely the work of a Beijing-backed operation known as Spamouflage. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Spamouflage turns to street fight videos for traffic... It's working.
@hnfsnet mixes street fight videos with pro-PRC posts. The account went viral several times, with one street fight video gaining over 9M views.
There appears to be spillover to pro-PRC posts. One post obtained 98K views.
@hnfsnet mixes street fight videos with pro-PRC posts. The account went viral several times, with one street fight video gaining over 9M views.
There appears to be spillover to pro-PRC posts. One post obtained 98K views.
January 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Spamouflage turns to street fight videos for traffic... It's working.
@hnfsnet mixes street fight videos with pro-PRC posts. The account went viral several times, with one street fight video gaining over 9M views.
There appears to be spillover to pro-PRC posts. One post obtained 98K views.
@hnfsnet mixes street fight videos with pro-PRC posts. The account went viral several times, with one street fight video gaining over 9M views.
There appears to be spillover to pro-PRC posts. One post obtained 98K views.
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🇰🇷🇹🇼 Taiwan's @doublethinklab.bsky.social has a Seoul job posting for an analyst "to support investigations into information manipulation methods unique to the country." MORE HERE: public.3.basecamp.com/p/ootVapMUK6...
December 17, 2024 at 9:41 AM
🇰🇷🇹🇼 Taiwan's @doublethinklab.bsky.social has a Seoul job posting for an analyst "to support investigations into information manipulation methods unique to the country." MORE HERE: public.3.basecamp.com/p/ootVapMUK6...
A great example of an AI-empowered influence operation.
A Spamouflage account on X likely used AI translation and text-to-speech software to convert a Chinese Baidu post into spoken english.
This is just one of the highlights from our latest report on the US election.
A Spamouflage account on X likely used AI translation and text-to-speech software to convert a Chinese Baidu post into spoken english.
This is just one of the highlights from our latest report on the US election.
December 13, 2024 at 8:35 AM
A great example of an AI-empowered influence operation.
A Spamouflage account on X likely used AI translation and text-to-speech software to convert a Chinese Baidu post into spoken english.
This is just one of the highlights from our latest report on the US election.
A Spamouflage account on X likely used AI translation and text-to-speech software to convert a Chinese Baidu post into spoken english.
This is just one of the highlights from our latest report on the US election.
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CGTN and CGTN Europe are officially on BlueSky (domain as handle).
There are a bunch of Chinese state media accounts here but their authenticity remains unclear.
There are a bunch of Chinese state media accounts here but their authenticity remains unclear.
December 12, 2024 at 6:27 PM
CGTN and CGTN Europe are officially on BlueSky (domain as handle).
There are a bunch of Chinese state media accounts here but their authenticity remains unclear.
There are a bunch of Chinese state media accounts here but their authenticity remains unclear.
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kyivindependent.com/constitution... The annulment of election results due to large-scale Russian information manipulation through TikTok is an unprecedented move that will hopefully increase awareness of the threat of foreign information manipulation and interference to democracies.
Romanian constitutional court annuls results of presidential election's first round
The Romanian Constitutional Court annulled the results of the first round of the presidential election, which had been led by anti-NATO, pro-Russian independent candidate Calin Georgescu, Digi24 repor...
kyivindependent.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:22 AM
kyivindependent.com/constitution... The annulment of election results due to large-scale Russian information manipulation through TikTok is an unprecedented move that will hopefully increase awareness of the threat of foreign information manipulation and interference to democracies.
A Big V blogger on Weibo just shared a TikTok video of a Georgian protestor overlaid with a speech from the Hunger Games. The blogger asserts that the CIA frequently uses symbols from the Hunger Games such as the three-finger salute to stoke protests around the world.
December 6, 2024 at 6:25 AM
A Big V blogger on Weibo just shared a TikTok video of a Georgian protestor overlaid with a speech from the Hunger Games. The blogger asserts that the CIA frequently uses symbols from the Hunger Games such as the three-finger salute to stoke protests around the world.
Excited to share our latest report on PRC information operations during the US elections, a collaboration with Voice of America. Grateful to my co-author Elena Yi-Ching Ho and the teams at @doublethinklab.bsky.social and VOA for making this possible!
medium.com/doublethinkl...
medium.com/doublethinkl...
Doublethink Lab and Voice of America: US Election Joint Observation Mission Final Report
This report provides an overview of Chinese information operations during the US elections.
medium.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Excited to share our latest report on PRC information operations during the US elections, a collaboration with Voice of America. Grateful to my co-author Elena Yi-Ching Ho and the teams at @doublethinklab.bsky.social and VOA for making this possible!
medium.com/doublethinkl...
medium.com/doublethinkl...