The ISD also noted that Chinese-linked groups are rebuilding their presence on various social media platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, following a crackdown on disinformation campaigns. The U.S has also been implicated in similar disinformation campaigns targeting Russia, Iran, and China. The ISD suggests that the CCP's current focus is shifting towards the U.S's 2024 Presidential elections, potentially using U.S military involvement overseas as a divisive issue.
Key takeaways:
- A campaign linked to the Chinese Communist Party is creating and spreading AI-generated memes designed to stoke anti-American sentiment, capitalizing on President Biden’s support of Israel’s ongoing bombing campaign in Gaza.
- The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) reports that China has ramped up its spamouflage activities in recent years, using bots to mass post memes and propaganda across social media.
- Chinese-linked groups are in a rebuilding phase on various social media platforms, creating new accounts and using AI-generated faces as profile pictures.
- The focus of the Spamouflage campaign is shifting towards the US’s 2024 Presidential elections, potentially seeking to associate Biden with costly US military entanglements overseas.