Brazil introduces tougher regulations on ‘fake news’ ahead of 2018 elections
By Taisa Sganzerla, for Global Voices
In early December 2017, Brazil's government established a committee to monitor and possibly order the blocking of false news reports...
Isolating Russia’s three master narratives in Latvia
By Mārtiņš Kaprāns, for CEPA
Since the 1990s, the Kremlin has disseminated three grand narratives about Latvia: that it systematically discriminates against its ethnic Russians; that...
The Fake News Stories That Reeled In Russians In 2017
By Carl Schreck, for RFE/RL
Fake news -- or at least global discussion of the phenomenon -- continued to flourish in 2017, so much so...
Facebook news feed: replacing Disputed flags with Related articles
By Tessa Lyons, Facebook product manager, for Facebook's blog
Facebook is about connecting you to the people that matter most. And discussing the news can...
Facebook, Twitter threatened with sanctions in Britain
By Jamie Dettmer, for VOA
Social media giants Facebook and Twitter could face sanctions in Britain if they fail to be more forthcoming in providing details...
The wrath of trolls
By CEPA
On 27 November, the U.S. State Department issued a press statement expressing concern about legislation it said could undermine anti-corruption efforts and weaken judicial independence....
RT: U.S. LNG Reduces Europe’s Energy Security
By Polygraph
Ivan Karyakin
Investment analyst
“Brussels surely understands that replacing the Russian pipeline gas with American LNG does not increase, but reduces the energy security of...
Russia Today video has Father Frost tying up Santa Claus, forcing US сhild to...
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
In “celebration” of Western Christmas, Russia oday featured a video clip showing an American child putting out cookies and...
Fresh battle lines drawn in Russia’s culture wars
Outside the doors to the Moscow courthouse, the crowd of supporters, and reporters, swelled into the hundreds. Inside, one of Russia's most famous theater...
Russian Embassy in the UK Claims the US Arms and Trains Islamic State Fighters
By Polygraph
Russian Embassy in the UK
“US training a “New Syrian Army” near refugee camp in Al-Hasakah to fight the government, core fighters of the...