Russia, China, and major tech firms exploit gender stereotypes using fake female personas online for increased engagement and credibility.

Russia, China, and major tech companies use fake female personas online to increase engagement and credibility due to age-old gender stereotypes. Disinformation researcher Wen-Ping Liu found that in China's influence campaign on Taiwan's recent election, fake female profiles received more attention than male ones, suggesting that technology can easily exploit human brain's vulnerability to stereotypes.

June 12, 2024
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