In 2020, it was found that the number of countries using social media to spread computational propaganda and disinformation about politics was at an all-time high. Governments and political parties of 81 countries were using social media manipulation to influence public attitudes and to spread disinformation.
Number of countries with evidence of using social media to spread computational propaganda and disinformation about politics from 2017 to 2020
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Oxford Internet Institute. (January 13, 2021). Number of countries with evidence of using social media to spread computational propaganda and disinformation about politics from 2017 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023881/organized-social-media-manipulation-campaigns-worldwide/
Oxford Internet Institute. "Number of countries with evidence of using social media to spread computational propaganda and disinformation about politics from 2017 to 2020." Chart. January 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023881/organized-social-media-manipulation-campaigns-worldwide/
Oxford Internet Institute. (2021). Number of countries with evidence of using social media to spread computational propaganda and disinformation about politics from 2017 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023881/organized-social-media-manipulation-campaigns-worldwide/
Oxford Internet Institute. "Number of Countries with Evidence of Using Social Media to Spread Computational Propaganda and Disinformation about Politics from 2017 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023881/organized-social-media-manipulation-campaigns-worldwide/
Oxford Internet Institute, Number of countries with evidence of using social media to spread computational propaganda and disinformation about politics from 2017 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023881/organized-social-media-manipulation-campaigns-worldwide/ (last visited June 10, 2023)
Number of countries with evidence of using social media to spread computational propaganda and disinformation about politics from 2017 to 2020 [Graph], Oxford Internet Institute, January 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023881/organized-social-media-manipulation-campaigns-worldwide/