Pokemon Go Was Reportedly Targeted By Russian Disinformation Efforts

Pokemon Go Was Reportedly Targeted By Russian Disinformation Efforts

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https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-go-was-reportedly-targeted-by-russian-disi/1100-6454042/

Russia's efforts to influence the United States were, and are, expansive, according to the American Intelligence Community and government officials. As we learn more, we are discovering that the scale of the interference efforts is much larger than previously thought--and even Pokemon Go was targeted.

According to a new report from CNN, Russian-linked accounts leveraged the popularity of the mobile game in an effort to play up a divisive topic. Across Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter accounts, actors linked to the Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency posted under the name "Don't Shoot Us." The posts and videos all related to police brutality.