Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Political censorship in Russian comedy shows

By EU vs Disinfo Satire and comedy are universal ways of overcoming tensions in any society. Kings and queens have always had to live with...

The election was rigged, the news is fake, and the deep state is out...

Or, How conspiracy theories are (still) for losers! Conspiracy theories are all about power – who has it and what they are doing with it,...

No chance for fake news

What we might have come to understand after this german election By Jutta Kramm, for Correctiv For four weeks a group of “fact checkers”, put together by...

Russian Censor Summons CNN Staff Over Supposed Media Law Violation

By The Moscow Times Russia’s state media censor on Friday summoned representatives of the U.S.-based CNN International cable news television channel over supposed media law violations. Roskomnadzor spokesman Vadim...

The pro-Kremlin pulp mill

By EU vs Disinfo This week, pro-Kremlin propagandists wrapped themselves in red tape. Significant paper work is needed to dig into the details: it’s all about...

The Monumental Obsession of Bulgaria’s Russophiles

By Michael Colborne, for Codastory Could a campaign to protect Soviet-era statues become a future Kremlin Trojan horse in Bulgaria? To hear Nikolai Malinov tell it,...

John F. Tefft: On the Day of My Departure (Op-ed)

We need to rebuild trust between our two countries. By John F. Tefft, for The Moscow Times When I first joined the diplomatic service, working on the Soviet desk...

Now Facebook is Feeling Election Heat in Russia

By Codastory Already under fire in America over allegations it was used as a platform for Russian interference in last year’s US presidential campaign, Facebook...

Moscow’s strategy to carve up Europe

By Janusz Bugajski, for CEPA Moscow’s strategy toward Europe is reminiscent of carving a hunted game. It exploits and exacerbates the vulnerabilities of targeted states, and...

Giving pro-Kremlin propaganda a helping hand

By Corina Rebegea, for CEPA The Kremlin’s disinformation machine is widely opportunistic. It stirs up existing emotions within various groups in society to bring them more in...