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Trump administration cuts funding to anti-Iran group that trolls human rights activists – The Independent – Trump administration cuts funding to anti-Iran group that trolls human rights activists The Independent
The US state department has suspended funding for an online project aimed at fighting Iranian disinformation after it appeared to troll human rights workers, academics and journalists. The funding suspension was announced on Friday after several people reported the account was targeting them for criticising or questioning the Trump administration’s stance on Iran. The Iran Disinformation Project was funded by the department’s Global Engagement Centre, which was set up by Congress to counter online extremism and propaganda. But several people denounced the group’s activity on Twitter in rece…
– June 3, 2019 at 09:08AM
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