Counter C00048: Name and Shame Influencers

Summary: Think about the different levels: individual vs state-sponsored account. Includes “call them out” and “name and shame”. Identify social media accounts as sources of propaganda—“calling them out”— might be helpful to prevent the spread of their message to audiences that otherwise would consider them factual. Identify, monitor, and, if necessary, target externally-based nonattributed social media accounts. Impact of and Dealing with Trolls - "Chatham House has observed that trolls also sometimes function as decoys, as a way of “keeping the infantry busy” that “aims to wear down the other side” (Lough et al., 2014). Another type of troll involves “false accounts posing as authoritative information sources on social media”.
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Metatechnique: M003 - daylight
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Belongs to tactic stage: TA03

Actor types	Sectors

Counters these Tactics

Counters these Techniques
T0010 Map Target Audience Information Environment
T0045 Prepare Assets Impersonating Legitimate Entities
T0048 Purchase Targeted Advertisements
T0051 Chat apps
T0052 Livestream
T0053 Social Networks
T0054 Media Sharing Networks
T0056 Bookmarking and Content Curation
T0057 Blogging and Publishing Networks
T0060 Formal Diplomatic Channels
T0061 Traditional Media

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