Company:Archimedes Group

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Archimedes Group
IndustryPrivate intelligence agency
HeadquartersTel Aviv

Archimedes Group is a Tel Aviv-based private intelligence agency that has operated political campaigns using social media since 2017.[1]

History

Archimedes' chief executive is Elinadav Heymann, former director of the Brussels-based European Friends of Israel lobbying group, a former political adviser in Israel's parliament and an ex-intelligence agent for the Israeli air force.[2][3][4] Other senior executive include Yuval Harel, Flávio Goldberg, Uri Ben Yosef, Ariel Treiger, and Rafi Cesana.[5][6][7]

In 2019, it was banned from Facebook for "coordinated inauthentic behavior" after Facebook found fake users in countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia.[8] Facebook investigations revealed that Archimedes had spent some $1.1 million on fake ads, paid for in Brazilian reais, Israeli shekels and US dollars.[9] Facebook gave examples of Archimedes Group political interference.[10] The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab said in a report that "The tactics employed by Archimedes Group, a private company, closely resemble the types of information warfare tactics often used by governments, and the Kremlin in particular."[11][better source needed]

new sources have emerged that Archimedes Group is heavily involved in a Black project called "Project: Sentinel". Which is based on social media gamification by targeting far-right influencer/s on social media.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Debre, Isabel; Satter, Raphael (2019-05-16). "Facebook busts Israel-based campaign to disrupt elections". https://apnews.com/7d334cb8793f49889be1bbf89f47ae5c. 
  2. ↑ Satter, Isabel Debre and Raphael (2019-05-16). "'Change reality': Facebook busts Israel-based campaign to disrupt elections" (in en). https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/change-reality-facebook-busts-israel-based-campaign-to-disrupt-elections-20190517-p51oad.html. 
  3. ↑ "Haywood Hunt". https://www.haywoodhunt.ca/. Retrieved 3 July 2020. 
  4. ↑ Solomon, Shoshanna; AP. "Facebook bans Israel-based firm that ran campaigns to disrupt elections" (in en-US). https://www.timesofisrael.com/facebook-takes-down-network-of-fake-accounts-pages-linked-to-israeli-firm/. 
  5. ↑ "Israeli Tech's Dirty Ops" (in en-US). https://jacobinmag.com/2019/06/whatsapp-hacking-ngo-group-israel. 
  6. ↑ Needleman, Sarah E. (2019-05-16). "Facebook Bans Israeli Firm Over Fake Political Activity" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-bans-israeli-firm-over-fake-political-activity-11558030115. 
  7. ↑ Weinglass, Simona. "Archimedes Group, outed by Facebook for election fakery, works from Holon office" (in en-US). https://www.timesofisrael.com/archimedes-group-outed-by-facebook-for-election-fakery-works-from-holon-office/. 
  8. ↑ Madowo, Larry (2019-05-24). "Is Facebook undermining democracy in Africa?" (in en-GB). https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48349671. 
  9. ↑ Satter, Isabel Debre and Raphael (2019-05-16). "'Change reality': Facebook busts Israel-based campaign to disrupt elections" (in en). https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/change-reality-facebook-busts-israel-based-campaign-to-disrupt-elections-20190517-p51oad.html. 
  10. ↑ "Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior From Israel | Facebook Newsroom" (in en). 16 May 2019. https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/05/removing-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior-from-israel/. 
  11. ↑ Business, Donie O'Sullivan and Hadas Gold, CNN (16 May 2019). "Facebook says Israeli company used fake accounts to target African elections". https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/16/tech/facebook-takedown-israeli-company/index.html. 



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