The unequal aplication of advertising transparency
The role of social media and search engine companies in political campaigning and elections is under scrutiny.
Manipulation of history – yet another tool of Russia’s hostile influence operations against Poland
One of areas Russia heavily exploits in its hostile information activities against Poland is history. For the Kremlin, this year’s 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War was a good occasion to push multiple manipulated narratives.
The US investigations highlight Europe’s laxity on disinformation
This article is a part of a special series for #StratComDC 2019. Learn more at stratcomdc.org On October 8, the United States Senate Intelligence Committee released its updated report on Russian interference into the 2016 US presidential election.
Trolling Trudeau: Fears of foreign interference in Canada
This article is a part of a special series for #StratComDC 2019. Learn more at stratcomdc.org Foreign interference in Canadian elections has been a major concern since Russian entities interfered in the 2016 US presidential campaign.
“’Information war’ is a Term Used by the Kremlin to Justify Disinformation”
Roman Dobrokhotov is a Russian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the independent outlet The Insider. He has earned international recognition for exposing government-sponsored disinformation in Russia, often working together with international partners.
The oligarchs are the main disinformation proxies in Bulgaria, says local expert
This interview originally appeared on Meta.mk News Agency, a project of Metamorphosis Foundation. An edited version is published below as part of a content-sharing agreement.
What more could we want from social media platforms
When it comes to countering information operations online, the most frequent approach so far has been to target “coordinated inauthentic behavior.
Bulgaria Challenges Moscow: Sofia fights back against Russia’s distortions of history
Despite Bulgaria’s NATO membership, Moscow has exploited its historically cordial ties with Sofia to undermine the country’s Western commitments.
Kseniya Kirillova: Countering Russia’s ‘ideologies for export’ propaganda and disinformation war
The theme of the need to confront Russian propaganda is relevant for most Western countries for at least the past few years.
Is Turkey the Trojan Horse of NATO?
More and more often the need of creating the European army, the army functioning besides the NATO is brought up. It would protect the borders of European Union member states.