RH DOSSIER / Influence contractor
Social Design Agency
- Purpose
- A Russian influence contractor linked to the Doppelganger campaign. DOJ alleges it promoted pro-Kremlin narratives, weakened support for Ukraine and sought to influence foreign voters. [18]
- Size and reach
- Staff total unknown. DOJ’s September 2024 action targeted 32 domains across a campaign involving several companies; those domains are not an SDA workforce count. [18]
- Why this alignment
- DOJ alleges direction from Russia’s Presidential Administration, including Sergei Kiriyenko. The relationship is state-directed influence work, not an independent grassroots political movement. [18]
01 / STATE RELATIONSHIP
Russian Presidential Administration
A September 2024 DOJ affidavit alleges SDA, Structura and ANO Dialog operated under the Presidential Administration's direction in a covert influence campaign.
02 / CONTEXT IN THE RECORD
What to know
This record covers SDA as one named contractor. It does not label all Russian media, public-relations firms or readers as state proxies.
Where the evidence stops
Doppelganger is a campaign label, not another armed group. Allegations in a seizure affidavit are distinct from a conviction.
The cited dates establish the scope of this record. They do not confirm current operational capacity, complete membership or a present-day legal designation.
PUBLIC RECORD
Sources
- Doppelganger domains seized in Russian influence case ↗
U.S. Department of Justice · 2024-09-04