States and large companies routinely try to understand who is behind journalistic endeavors, to influence them, and to counter other state's influence over them

States and large companies routinely try to understand who is behind journalistic endeavors, to influence them, and to counter other state's influence over them. This stuff is never going away, and it is very likely to get worse and more complex. Influence and counter-influence operations: https://www.rand.org/topics/information-operations.html https://www.rand.org/topics/information-operations.html