My Heart Belongs to Kashmir: An Analysis of a Pro-Indian Army Covert Influence Operation on Twitter
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
On August 24, 2022, Twitter shared 15 datasets of information operations it identified and removed from the platform with researchers in the Twitter Moderation Research Consortium for independent analysis. One of these datasets included 1,198 accounts that tweeted about India and Pakistan. Twitter suspended the network for violating their Platform Manipulation and Spam Policy, and said that the presumptive country of origin was India. Our report builds on a report on this same network by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
The network tweeted primarily in English, but also in Hindi and Urdu. Accounts claimed to be proud Kashmiris and relatives of Indian soldiers. Tweets praised the Indian Army’s military successes and provision of services in India-administered Kashmir and criticized the militaries of China and Pakistan. Two accounts existed to target specific individuals who were perceived as enemies of the Indian government.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Date created | September 21, 2022 |
| Date modified | September 21, 2022 |
| Publication date | September 20, 2022; September 21, 2022 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Grossman, Shelby |
|---|---|
| Author | Tianshi, Emily |
| Author | Thiel, David |
| Author | DiResta, Renee |
Subjects
| Subject | India |
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| Subject | |
| Subject | Takedown |
| Subject | Social media |
| Subject | Information Operation |
| Genre | Text |
| Genre | Report |
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- Grossman, S., Tianshi, E., Thiel, D., and DiResta, R. (2022). My Heart Belongs to Kashmir: An Analysis of a Pro-Indian Army Covert Influence Operation on Twitter. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/zs105tw7107. https://doi.org/10.25740/zs105tw7107.
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