Content

Wed, Nov 25, 2020

Anonymous Facebook pages intensified negative posts ahead of Georgian parliamentary elections

Pages undertook political trolling campaigns against Georgian Dream and opposition parties prior to voting on October 31

Elections Social Media

Wed, Nov 25, 2020

Church and memorial desecration in post-ceasefire Nagorno Karabakh

After the ceasefire between Azerbaijan and

Security Social Media

Mon, Nov 23, 2020

New report analyzes Brazil’s self-isolation from the global COVID-19 infodemic

While misinformation about the virus spread

Fri, Nov 20, 2020

Nigerian government-aligned Twitter network targets #EndSARS protests

Influencer and sockpuppet Twitter networks amplifying

by Jean le Roux

Social Media

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

Georgian parliamentary elections marred by allegations of vote rigging and violence

Footage surfaces online showing evidence of

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

Tanzanian social media users post evidence of alleged election rigging amidst internet disruptions

Tanzanians used VPNs to upload footage

Elections Government

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

Belarusian activist Telegram channels are losing their audience

Telegram users increasingly seeking independent news

Elections Government

Fri, Nov 13, 2020

Op-Ed: Baltic states offer insights into how to counter ongoing election disinfo

Foreign interference remains a concern as

Government

Fri, Nov 13, 2020

Suspicious Twitter accounts claiming to be Armenians from Turkey spur nationalist rhetoric

Several tweets went viral and were

Social Media

Fri, Nov 13, 2020

South Africa social media users stoke racial tensions ahead of bail hearing of murder suspects

Left and right-aligned accounts posted threats

Social Media

Thu, Nov 12, 2020

Satellite imagery shows environmental damage of reported white phosphorus use in Nagorno Karabakh

Images show extensive burn marks, traces of likely white phosphorous use on forested areas by Azerbaijan

Armenia Azerbaijan

Fri, Nov 6, 2020

Facebook removes hyperlocal news pages that promoted political party members in Ukraine

The social network took down assets

Government Social Media