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To undermine Western values from within, Russia uses the achievements of the democratic world — head of the Centre for Strategic Communication
Closure of the German language YouTube channel Russia Today is a positive step, but an insufficient one. The…
Facebook removes accounts spreading fake info about vaccines
Facebook has removed a network of accounts from Russia that spread fake news about Western vaccines. According to…
China on the map of information warfare: Russia’s disciple and “big brother”
On June 14, the NATO summit identified two main threats facing the Alliance. These are Russia, which, according to Douglas D Jones, the US Chargé d’Affaires, is “the most immediate threat to the common security of the Allies,” and “the new threat” — China. But so far these threats are of various types. “Russia is a rogue, not a peer; China is a peer, not a rogue.”
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All the infographics referred is available in original publication Information spreads via Internet not only by means of…
Internet troll confession: “We provoke a new level of aggression in our victims”
Texty was not able to verify from other sources everything that the “troll” said, but given the importance…
5 take-aways from Ukraine’s rank in Facebook’s threat report
For years Ukraine has been a training ground for Russian newest disinformation warfare. Now this fact is being not merely recognized, but measured: Facebook’s data shows Ukraine is one of the biggest misinformation build-up spots on the planet.
Is Ukraine fighting lies with lies now? No, it is not the case. Let’s have a closer look at The State of Influence Operations 2017–2020 report presented by Facebook on May 26.
Awareness and attitude toward the problem of disinformation and propaganda in mass media
The research goal of the StopFake project was to find out the level of awareness and attitude of Ukrainian citizens regarding the problems of disinformation, informational manipulations and propaganda in the media.
Computational propaganda in Ukraine: caught between external threats and internal challenges
Social media being used by governments to spread fake news and manipulate public opinion, finds first comparative study of automated political propaganda worldwide.
Facebook report: Russia is the biggest player in disinformation
Russia remains the largest player in the global disinformation field. This was reported by the Washington Post on…
How Russian media fuels hostility towards the West
The ruling elite of the Russian Federation and other key figures in politics and business were mostly born and shaped during Soviet times and thus have a tendency to agree with Vladimir Putin’s statement: “The collapse of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.” Despite the downfall of the USSR, a Soviet tradition of looking for internal and external enemies lingers on.