Social Media
Fri, Dec 22, 2023
Pro-Saudi X accounts repeatedly harassed activist and fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Turkish activist Hatice Cengiz, fiancée of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, targeted with death threats and insults on the platform formerly known as Twitter
Fri, Dec 15, 2023
Russian War Report: Putin to run for re-election in annexed regions of Ukraine
The Central Election Commission confirmed the possibility of holding presidential elections in illegally annexed Ukrainian territories.
by Digital Forensic Research Lab
Thu, Dec 14, 2023
Massive Russian influence operation targeted former Ukrainian defense minister on TikTok
Joint DFRLab-BBC Verify investigation exposes the largest information operation ever uncovered on the platform
Wed, Dec 13, 2023
How foreign actors targeted Polish information environment ahead of parliamentary elections
Foreign - or seemingly foreign - actors implemented different interference actions in order to influence Polish voters or foment societal instability
Thu, Dec 7, 2023
Deceptive marketing ads used fake images of Polish politician
Digitally altered photos deployed as clickbait in Facebook ads drew users to promotional campaign for sketchy cryptocurrency operation
Wed, Dec 6, 2023
Learning more about platforms from the first Digital Services Act transparency disclosures
An analysis of platform reporting on content moderation teams' language skills
Tue, Dec 5, 2023
Indian Twitter accounts exploit Mideast conflict to attack journalist
Accounts potentially coordinated to portray journalist Barkha Dutt as a security threat to Israel and urged action against her
Mon, Dec 4, 2023
Egyptian social media reacts to calls for evacuating Gaza residents into Sinai
Narratives calling for displacement of Gaza Palestinians into the Sinai Peninsula met with rejection in Egyptian social media
by Dina Sadek
Thu, Nov 30, 2023
The Kremlin and its proxies attempted to deflect the “spy antennas” scandal in Moldova
Pro-Russian entities attempted to divert attention away from the growing volume of potential intel-gathering equipment on its embassy roof
Tue, Nov 28, 2023
Pro-Kremlin actors amplify video to target multinational military exercises in Moldova
A video featuring a local Moldovan farmer accosting military personnel participating in multinational exercise was used as a pretext to attack the West
Mon, Nov 20, 2023
Nontransparent network of pro-opposition Polish Facebook pages coordinates its attacks
Network pushed similar or identical pro-opposition and anti-ruling party content, often in a way by which their coordination, authenticity, and provenance was obscured
Thu, Nov 2, 2023
Accounts on Facebook, TikTok spread ISIS call for violence against Jewish targets
Accounts openly shared publication advocating offline violence, which continues to circulate on both platforms
