
Microsoft’s Brad Smith on digital resilience during geopolitical volatility

Microsoft’s vice chair & president Brad Smith joins Atlantic Council and ACTech for a timely #ACFrontPage conversation on maintaining trust and promoting competitiveness in a time of trade and geopolitical volatility.
Explore the pravda network

DFRLab’s groundbreaking investigations , in collaboration with Check First, uncover how the Russian Pravda network leverages cross-platform, multilingual influence operations and manipulates Wikipedia, large language models, and X to amplify pro-Kremlin narratives.
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Unveiling the Russian infrastructure supporting the Moldova24 TV channel

Banned, yet broadcasting: Sanctioned Belarusian state media influencing the Polish elections

Online network with French ties promotes election interference claims in Romania

From Bucharest to Chisinau: How pro-Kremlin networks shaped Romania’s 2025 election

Pro-Kremlin actors exploit USAID scrutiny to destabilize Moldova’s pre-election landscape

South African influencers-for-hire attack Zelenskyy for declining Victory Day ceasefire

How a misleading viral video fueled a Canadian election fraud hoax

The evolving role of AI-generated media in shaping disinformation campaigns

How social media shaped the 2025 Canadian election

Bot-like activity targets Canadian political parties and their leaders ahead of election

Narrative and provocation: What Telegram had to say about the February attack on Chornobyl nuclear plant

Russia’s Pravda network in numbers: Introducing the Pravda Dashboard

Russia expands its strategic footprint in occupied Abkhazia

How Azerbaijani media and politicians endorse Georgia’s shift away from the West

Cross-platform campaign sows anti-Europe division in Moldova

Japan’s technology paradox: the challenge of Chinese disinformation

An existential threat: Disinformation ‘single biggest risk’ to Canadian democracy

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