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Authors: Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. Jakub Kubs, GLOBSEC. Wojciech Solak, Independent Researcher. Aleksandra Wojtowicz, Independent Researcher. Contributors: Lea Frühwirth, CeMAS. Or Yacobi, Alliance4Europe. Pavla Tarozikova, Alliance4Europe Executive Summary The long-standing Russian Doppelganger operation…
Author: Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. Note: the issue described below was addressed by X after we contacted their representatives. As the Polish Presidential Elections approach, the international Russian influence apparatus focuses more on the country. While many of these actors are sanctioned by the EU, it is up to the social media platforms to…
Authors: Julia Smirnova, CeMAS, Karolin Schwarz, Independent, Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. English language editors: Joel Haglund and Bia Bittencourt, Alliance4Europe. Read the German language version of this article on CeMAS website. 1. Introduction Research by CORRECTIV, Newsguard and Gnida Project documented how the Russian influence…
Summary – On January 17, more than 100 German language Doppelganger accounts become active on Bluesky, replying to posts by authentic users. During the same period, posts in English, Polish, French, and Turkish also appeared with the same pattern of behaviour. – The influence operation focused on narratives discrediting Ukraine and…
Author: Karolin Schwarz. Editor: Saman Nazari. Summary The German-language branch of the Russian-sanctioned media RT set up a new X account in January and started posting on January 13. The account was banned by X on the 17th of January but restored on the 21st of January The account has accumulated 17.3 thousand followers, being accessible to…
Press Release Social media giant Telegram, a platform long regarded for its hands-off approach to content moderation, announced on 30 December that it is blocking access within the EU to a number of Russian state-owned media, citing a need to comply with EU regulations such as the Digital Services Act (DSA). This move comes just two weeks…
Today, Alliance4Europe and Science Feedback unveil their latest report covering the failure of Big Tech platforms to uphold EU sanctions on Russian and Belarussian propaganda actors. This publication builds on five previous reports published in 2024, flagging the prevalence of sanctioned actors on the platforms of Meta, Google, TikTok, Telegram,…
A Counter Disinformation Network Report(PDF) EditorsLea Frühwirth, CeMAS (Center for Monitoring, Analysis & Strategy)Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe Authors Charles Terroille, Science FeedbackMax Lesser, FDD (Foundation for Defense of Democracies)Ivana Stradner, FDD (Foundation for Defense of Democracies)Claudia de Sessa, Alliance4EuropeLorenzo…
Author: Saman Nazaari, Alliance4Europe. This report builds on the previous work of: Kristina Gildejeva, Independent. Rikard Friberg von Sydow, Södertörn University. Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. Note: this flash report contains unarchived links. We have found no reliable way to achieve Facebook links. After Meta was contacted for comment the day…
Authors: Rikard Friberg von Sydow, Södertörn University Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. Contributor: Science Feedback This Flash report was made possible through a collaboration facilitated by the Counter Disinformation Network. Case As a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine which started in 2014 and reached full-scale…