Why elderly people are vulnerable to disinformation and psychological operations on social media
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台北時報
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The article discusses how elderly people are particularly susceptible to psychological operations (psyops) and disinformation campaigns on social media, using the example of AI-generated videos targeting Taiwanese users during the Iran conflict. These videos featured fake AI anchors posing as Taiwanese broadcasters with localized subtitles, warning of imminent social collapse. The piece analyzes the psychological and cognitive factors that make older demographics more vulnerable to such manipulation tactics.
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bskyWhy elderly people are vulnerable to disinformation and psychological operations on social mediataipeitimes.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledFollowing the outbreak of conflict in Iran, TikTok was flooded with videos targeting Taiwanese users.
Many featured artificial intelligence (AI)-generated anchors posing as Taiwanese broadcasters with localized traditional Chinese subtitles.
The videos warned of imminent social collapse.
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