NPR: Russia’s Divisive Twitter Campaign Took A Rare Consistent Stance: Pro-Gun

NPR: Russia’s Divisive Twitter Campaign Took A Rare Consistent Stance: Pro-Gun. “Russia’s influence campaign on Twitter pushed pro-gun and pro-National Rifle Association messages during the 2016 election and beyond — a rare example of consistency in a scheme that mostly sought to play up extremes on the left and right. On every issue, from race to health care, women’s rights to police brutality, gay marriage to global warming, accounts associated with the Internet Research Agency sought to amplify controversy by playing up conflict. Except when it came to guns and the NRA.”