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Tue, May 3, 2022
Russian gamer banned after drawing the letter Z during esports competition
Russian team Virtus.pro was competing against Ukrainian players during Dota 2 tournament at the time of the incident.
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
Russian War Report: Facebook takes down inauthentic networks targeting Ukraine
Facebook removed an online Russian and Belarusian network targeting Ukrainians named Ghostwriter while more Russian Twitter accounts turn to VK and Telegram.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Wed, Mar 23, 2022
Understanding Telegram’s ecosystem of far-right channels in the US
DFRLab analysis of nearly 6,000 Telegram channels identified distinct “communities” ranging from MAGA supporters to QAnon
Wed, Jan 12, 2022
Twitter accounts disproportionately amplified Chilean presidential candidate hashtags
Analysis of hashtags supporting both presidential candidates shows activity highly concentrated among a small percentage of accounts.
Tue, Jan 4, 2022
Experts react to the year since January 6
Domestic extremism experts weigh in on the year since the January 6 attack and their perspectives on continuing threats to US democracy.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Oct 28, 2021
Sudanese Facebook network promoting paramilitary group removed month before coup
Inauthentic FB assets linked to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces operated for years; some admins based in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
by Tessa Knight
Wed, Oct 27, 2021
Geolocated footage capture chaotic scenes following Sudan military coup
Sudanese citizens protest military coup and dissolution of transitional government following arrest of civilian leadership
Thu, Jun 3, 2021
Inauthentic Facebook assets promoted Russian interests in Sudan
Network with links to Russia’s Internet Research Agency promoted oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russian naval presence in Sudan
by Tessa Knight
Fri, Jul 22, 2016
Kremlin’s ‘Secret’ Elite
Online Open Source Investigation lifts the cover of Russian Clandestine Service.
