Articles like these based on 'reseach' is unavoidable, when we know that research that is given a seal of approval by big media, is used as justification for bureaucrats to do shit that would otherwise be illegal.
They supposedly can't know if Russians were behind it, until they are allowed to snoop on communication, and by exposing the network, you can easier counter or subvert it, even if nobody really buy into the excuse, as can be seen from the comments.
>France Probes Any Moscow Role in Yellow-Vest Movement
>Social media goads protesters, who include Kremlin supporters antagonistic to President Macron
>PARIS—When French President Emmanuel Macron emerged as a leading candidate in 2017, his campaign was targeted by waves of hacking attempts that cybersecurity researchers linked to Moscow.
>Now, French security services are investigating any Kremlin role in social media activity that has amplified the yellow-vests movement and spread misinformation about it, helping the protests become the most serious threat to Mr. Macron’s young presidency.
>“There has been some suspect activity,” a French cybersecurity official said. “We are in the process of looking at its impact.”
>Cybersecurity researchers disagree over whether Kremlin agents have been controlling some of the accounts used to whip up the yellow vests, promote Russian-backed coverage and encourage demonstrators on social networks.
>Ryan Fox of New Knowledge, an Austin, Texas-based cybersecurity firm, said it identified several hundred accounts on Twitter and Facebook it says are very likely controlled by Moscow and are active in the movement.
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