Social Media
Thu, Dec 9, 2021
Written testimony of DFRLab’s Rose Jackson at Senate hearing on disrupting dangerous algorithms
Delivered before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband.
Wed, Dec 8, 2021
How Russia is placing troops and equipment near the Ukraine border
Open-source evidence throughout 2021 shows Russian military buildup along Ukraine’s eastern borders and in Crimea.
Tue, Dec 7, 2021
How the Chilean elections unfolded on Twitter
“Far-right” and “far-left” were among the most used terms, with pro-Kast hashtags prevailing.
Wed, Nov 24, 2021
How RT DE spread COVID misinformation on YouTube
YouTube banned RT DE in September 2021 after the Russian network revived an old channel to avoid an initial suspension.
Mon, Nov 15, 2021
Suspicious Twitter accounts amplified hashtags ahead of Polish nationalist march
Accounts promoting a nationalist march in Poland exhibited multiple indicators raising questions of their authenticity.
Wed, Nov 10, 2021
Anti-government activists in Latvia openly recruit anonymous trolls
Previous activities involved active amplification of COVID-19 disinformation and conspiracies.
Fri, Nov 5, 2021
Multi-platform troll farm linked to Nicaraguan government
Inauthentic network targeted domestic audiences in the lead-up to Nicaragua’s November 2021 general election
by Daniel Suárez Pérez, Esteban Ponce de León, Luiza Bandeira
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
Fri, Jul 23, 2021
Online calls for attacks against Georgia’s LGBTQ community result in offline violence
Anti-LGBTQ, pro-Kremlin groups, and representatives of the Orthodox Church mobilized people online for violence in real life
Thu, Jul 1, 2021
Iranian accounts promote anti-Israel hashtags in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war
The campaign, promoted on Telegram, is linked to an Iranian conspiracy theorist previously suspended from Twitter.
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, Apr 23, 2021
Ethiopian diaspora groups organize click-to-tweet Tigray campaigns amid information scarcity
Social media campaigns promoted pro-government and anti-conflict narratives to capture attention from an international audience.
by Tessa Knight
