Coordinated inauthentic behaviour surfaces again in the re-run of Romanian elections
Annulled last year due to foreign interference, the re-run of Romania’s presidential elections continues to be overshadowed by concerns over opaque affiliations, cyberattacks, and coordinated online campaigns.
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By Manuela Preoteasa, ADB and University of Bucharest.
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What happened in the re-run? Coordination and astroturfing, identified
As part of the PROMPT Project, researchers at the University of Urbino analyzed a dataset of 45,272 posts from 17 -24 April 2025, created by a list of 1454 Facebook accounts between 17 and 24 of April 2025.
The analysis was performed using large language models (LLMs), based on lists of actors compiled by the AI de noi, a…
