IRA Propaganda on Twitter: Stoking Antagonism and Tweeting Local News

IRA Propaganda on Twitter: Stoking Antagonism and Tweeting Local News
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爱尔兰共和军在 Twitter 上的宣传:煽动对抗并发布本地新闻

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10.1145/3217804.3217929
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2018
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Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Social Media and Society
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M. Bastos
M. Bastos
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J. Farkas;M. Bastos

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