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Unmasking Spamouflage: China’s Digital Deception Tactics

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Spamouflage, a social media campaign linked to the Chinese state, has called for the overthrow of a foreign government, alleging improper flood relief efforts in Spain. The campaign impersonated the human rights group Safeguard Defenders, criticizing Spain’s leadership amidst its flood crisis and targeting multiple nations since 2017.

Graphika, a New York-based online analysis firm, has exposed a Chinese social media operation known as Spamouflage, which is stirring political discontent in Western nations. The campaign has called for the toppling of a foreign government by impersonating protesters critical of Spain’s flood relief efforts, resulting in 224 casualties this October.

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Source: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3244355-unmasking-spamouflage-chinas-digital-deception-tactics


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