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 the German...
Narrative Report "Presidential Elections in Belarus 26.01.2025" Author: Belarus Strategic Communications Centre Published in the days before the published Presidential Elections in Belarus, which were held on 26.01.2025, this in-depth analysis examines the narratives propagated by Belarusian state media regarding the electoral process and their...
Author: Karolin Schwarz. Editor: Saman Nazari. This Flash report was made possible through the Counter Disinformation Network. 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...
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...
Elections in Moldova and Romania: Influence Operations and Lessons Learned On Tuesday 17th December 2024, Alliance4Europe and GLOBSEC convened a Chatham House Rule Roundtable consisting of media, civil society, and institutional representatives. The session explored the recent elections in Moldova and Romania, diving into current trends in...
2.12. Image credit: Maxence Peniguet on Flickr, creative commons licence, https://www.flickr.com/photos/maxxp/ Author:Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. This flash report was made possible through collaborations facilitated through the Counter Disinformation Network’s IDA project. For more information, please read the last section of this report. ...
This report, authored by the Belarus Strategic Communications Centre, explores how Belarusian state propaganda manipulates historical narratives surrounding the newly established public holiday – "People's Unity Day". A celebration of the "reunification" of Western and Eastern Belarus in 1939, the event has become a cornerstone for rewritten...
This report, authored by the Belarus Strategic Communications Centre, investigates an orchestrated campaign of disinformation and manipulation by the Belarusian regime and its allies. This campaign weaponises migration as a tool to destabilise European democracies while shaping domestic and international perceptions to serve authoritarian...
Author: Saman Nazari, Alliance4Europe. Contributor: Lea Frühwirth, CeMAS. A special thank you to Lars Wienand from T-online for informing us that the Doppelganger links are working again. This flash report was made possible through collaborations facilitated through the Counter Disinformation Network. Summary In this report, we will...
Author: Saman Nazari, Lead Researcher, Alliance4Europe. This flash report was created as part of the IDA project led by Alliance4Europe and supported by the Counter Disinformation Network. Funding details are provided at the bottom of the article. In this report, we will show how two Chinese state-controlled media outlets have used Meta to...