5th Column is tracking many of the abusive messages that go towards Jacinta Price and many of the targeted and personal attacks seem to be carried out by bots.
During a casual analysis 4 out of 5 accounts that attacked her were rated at likely inauthentic by 5th Column. Another account was also pushing pro Russia messages alongside the voice debate was also rated as inauthentic.
If you think there are other accounts that need naming send us a dm and analyze them on 5th Column.
Why we track Division and Anger
Divisive campaigns that incite anger and splinter groups away from each other in a sowing of 'khaos' way are hallmarks of Russia's information warfare strategy. Russia goals to sow discord, increase division and cause 'khaos' are to ultimately cause more division within society and a loss of trust in the results of elections. We warned the Australian Senate about this and are monitoring for it.
Accounts that attacked Jacinta Price on x.com
so they dont give a stuff about 65 000 yrs of YOUR peoples history, well, now, whatever rocks ur boat hey. 🤔😳😳🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄😆🐀
— stephen harrison Lord of Sewer Rats (@stephen17859135) July 10, 2023
Absolutely an apartheid system developing in Australia. Are not white people indigenous in another country? An anti-white agenda. Mob Tix: Indigenous Aussies get 80pc off tickets to elite events | https://t.co/6AaMwuNkZ0 — Australia’s leading news site https://t.co/HJKPOAon7S
— lily (@lily20087360) September 12, 2023
¿Did you change name for this campaign?
— Lulu (@Luisa_Monier) July 11, 2023
Australian Aboriginals claiming a connection to the first people who arrived in Australia. Is exactly the same as Europeans claiming a connection to the Indo-European tribes wondering the steppes of Russia. By their logic that makes all Europeans Russians.
— VicVee (@IgnatenkoV13270) August 3, 2023
What is 5th Column
The 5th Column platform is an is an artificial intelligence that detects bots or inauthentic accounts on social media. It is designed to track advertising fraud where up to 32% of digital spend is lost. It will be operational during the Voice Referendum. It was originally developed in 2021 when the Pentagon was attacked on social media by the Russian made SANA botnet during the Myanmar coup.
The 5th Column algorithm utilizes a scoring system to determine whether a user is a human, a bot, or falls into the ambiguous gray area. A score of 0 indicates a high probability of the user being a human, while a score of 1 suggests a high likelihood of the user being a bot.
If an account is regularly engaging with bots then their score may tend to be high even if they are actually a human.
What is our position?
Internet 2.0 does not have a stated political position as we see ourselves as bipartisan. We have not been paid by any political party or campaign. We are pro-democracy.
We suggest social media companies should remove bots and monitor for CIB. We suggest people should have to verify they are a citizen of the country they are actively engaging in the political debate of.
