
About this episode
On episode 7, Nora Barrows-Friedman and Asa Winstanley host a discussion about Act.IL, an online influence campaign funded by the Israeli government.
They are joined by Michael Bueckert, who's been behind some of the most vital research on the group, publishing much of it to his @AntiBDSApp Twitter account(https://twitter.com/antibdsapp).
Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/podcast-ep-7-behind-israels-troll-army
Music: "The Death of Neoliberalism" by Lowkey
Image: Still from a video on Act.IL's YouTube channel
Production assistance by Sharif Zakout
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