Philippines: On Facebook’s free version, fake news is even harder to spot
By Mong Palatino, for Global Voices
Facebook is an important platform for sharing news and information online. But even the most savvy of internet users...
Nothing Lasts Forever Whatever the Kremlin Says, Novoprudsky Argues
The Russian authorities have long promoted the idea that whatever is is forever as “an effective means of convincing people that the powers that...
Tracking Russian propaganda in real time The trouble with a new automated effort to...
By Kevin Rothrock, for Meduza
On August 2, The German Marshall Fund of the United States unveiled a new online tool — a “dashboard” —...
Making online platforms responsible for news content
By Klára Votavova, Jakub Janda, for European Values
This paper aims to contribute to the highly salient debate on fake news and hate speech by...
Russian public life today is not just a battle of individuals but a struggle...
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Despite the conviction of many that conflicts among opposition figures are simply battles among individuals, Vladimir Pastukhov says, “an...
Donbas militants ‘sentence’ blogger to 14 years for “spreading negative information”
By Halya Coynash. for Human Rights in Ukraine
A so-called military court in the self-proclaimed ‘Luhansk people’s republic’ has sentenced two Ukrainians to huge...
Andrei Soldatov: The Kremlin’s VPN ban has KGB roots (Op-ed)
The Kremlin’s ban on VPNs is less about national security than self preservation.
By Andrei Soldatov, for The Moscow Times
Putin went after technology last week...
Fake: Crimea Benefits Economically from Reunification with Russia
Prosperity came to the Crimea with the arrival of Russian rule - declared the occupying Crimean authorities in a government report last week, buttressing...
Why Trump is wrong about Ukrainian interference in US elections
By Adrian Karatnycky, for Atlantic Council
President Donald Trump’s July 25 tweet sent shockwaves through Ukraine, a country that relies on US support to...
Leonid Gozman: Is there a rebirth of stalinism in Russia?
Stalinism was criminal, costly and inefficient. Today's Russia could meet the same fate.
By Leonid Gozman, for The Moscow Times
Today’s Russia doesn’t have the concentration...