Mon, Feb 4, 2019

#InfluenceForSale: Venezuela’s Twitter Propaganda Mill

Venezuelan government benefits from coordinated hashtag propaganda

Mon, Feb 4, 2019

The Small World of French Foreign Fighters

Yellow Vest protests highlight the presence of French fighters abroad, particularly Ukraine

Mon, Feb 4, 2019

#PutinAtWar: Contradictions Against “Fort Trump”

Kremlin-controlled media targets Poland’s request for a permanent U.S. military base

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

#TrollTracker: Outward Influence Operation From Iran

Facebook identified a network of pages originating from Iran targeting more than a dozen countries in eight languages

by Kanishk Karan, Donara Barojan, Melissa Hall, Graham Brookie

Fri, Jan 25, 2019

Protests Go Viral in Venezuela

Venezuelan protestors gather amid internet blocking attempts by the Maduro regime

by Jose Luis Peñarredonda

Mon, Jan 21, 2019

Coordinated Comments in Macedonia

Comments removed — likely through spam detection — on Facebook before they gained traction

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

#ElectionWatch: Likes from Afar in Oaxaca

Engagement from South Asia highly suspicious on local government pages in Mexico

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

Facebook’s Sputnik Takedown — Top Takeaways

Inauthentic pages linked to Sputnik promoted its content

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

Facebook’s Sputnik Takedown — In Depth

Inauthentic pages linked to Sputnik promoted its content

Mon, Jan 14, 2019

#ElectionWatch: What Was Up with WhatsApp in Brazil?

The messaging platform was considered a main vector of disinformation in the country

Wed, Jan 9, 2019

#DigitalSherlocks: Doxxing Statement

One of our colleagues was recently doxxed and harassed. Here’s our response:

Thu, Jan 3, 2019

#DigitalSherlocks: Happy New Year!

A look back at the top ten from 2018, as we look forward to 2019.