{"id":20041088,"date":"2023-06-01T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T07:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20041088"},"modified":"2023-08-29T09:06:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:06:09","slug":"mapping-sudans-baffling-propaganda-battlefield-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/mapping-sudans-baffling-propaganda-battlefield-on-social-media","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Mapping Sudan\u2019s baffling propaganda battlefield on social media<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><strong>SUDAN \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-06-01T09:07:00+02:00\">01\/06\/2023<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As is the way with 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century conflicts, social media is part of the battleground, and the war in Sudan is predictably spawning contradicting propaganda from both sides. This makes it increasingly challenging for people in Sudan to form an accurate picture of the situation on the ground. Valent projects* claim that \u201cbelligerent actors\u201d are astroturfing** Sudanese, as well as international actors into thinking there is an organic appetite for war when in fact the opposite is true, they say.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By using the <a href=\"https:\/\/demtech.oii.ox.ac.uk\/research\/posts\/measuring-traffic-manipulation-on-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coefficient of Traffic Manipulation (CTM)<\/a> and a key-word bias algorithm, \u201cwe examined 12,545 tweets using a pro Sudan army hashtag, the top five per cent of accounts [113], have classic indicators of bot\/troll activity including; generic account names, mass posting and account registration around the time of Sudan\u2019s uprising against military rule in 2019,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valent_projects\/status\/1663132075656970242?t=sjLQHjC9nUQZdBuQus8Lng&amp;s=09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valent Projects reported in a tweet on Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accounts in this group commonly used specific pro-army phrases such as \u201cSupport the Sudanese army\u201d, \u201cNeutrality is treason\u201d and \u201cWe are all the army,\u201d and the overall intent is to \u201cgaslight Sudanese and observers\u201d into thinking there is \u201ca groundswell of support\u201d for the military to escalate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bottom group however, made up half the users, but only 10 per cent of the total number of tweets,\u201d examining those accounts, most of them are authentic users, supporting the military in the hopes of a quick end to the fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They did not use \u201cjingoistic phrases\u201d, instead they tweeted \u201cin a less extreme messaging focused on ending the violence and safeguarding civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Escalating Propaganda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africaintelligence.com\/eastern-africa-and-the-horn\/2023\/02\/09\/hemeti-seeks-spin-doctor-in-europe,109911778-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lt Gen Mohamed \u2018Hemedti\u2019 Dagalo, \u2018reportedly\u2019 hired<\/a> a French public relations firm to polish his image. Furthermore, he used a Dubai-based private equity company <a href=\"https:\/\/intpolicydigest.org\/the-platform\/the-west-should-back-the-right-horse-in-sudan\/?s=09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to shield his public relations activities.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His advisor <a href=\"told%20Radio%20Dabanga%20on%20Sunday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told Radio Dabanga on Sunday<\/a>, that he is not appearing on videos\u201d due to a strategy followed by the RSF.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/new-report-highlights-escalating-propaganda-campaigns-in-sudan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On May 10, Radio Dabanga also reported that<\/a> both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are active on social media, with 1.4 million and 988,000 followers respectively. Islamist groups aligned with the SAF and the now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-dissolves-national-congress-party-repeals-public-order-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dissolved National Congress Party<\/a> (NCP) are also allegedly using social media platforms to spread propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>* London-based <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valent_projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valent Projects<\/a> is a digital agency that addresses online manipulation, disinformation, and misinformation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>** Astroturfing is the practice of hiding the sponsors of a message or organisation (e.g. political, advertising, religious or public relations) to make it appear as though it originates from and is supported by grassroots participants. It is a practice intended to give the statements or organisations credibility by withholding information about the source\u2019s financial backers. The term astroturfing is derived from AstroTurf, a brand of synthetic carpeting designed to resemble natural grass, as a play on the word \u201cgrassroots\u201d. The implication behind the use of the term is that instead of a \u201ctrue\u201d or \u201cnatural\u201d grassroots effort behind the activity in question, there is a \u201cfake\u201d or \u201cartificial\u201d appearance of support. (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Astroturfing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" 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