Social Media

Tue, Jan 12, 2021

Facebook removes assets connected to Ukrainian NGO

Assets linked to Anti-Corruption Block Post, an NGO that accused various public officials of corruption

Social Media
In this photo from the 2016 Ugandan presidential election, Uganda’s President and the presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni of the ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM) waves to his supporters as he arrives at a campaign rally in Entebbe, Uganda, February 10, 2016. (Source: REUTERS/James Akena TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Mon, Jan 11, 2021

Social media disinformation campaign targets Ugandan presidential election

Facebook takes down pro-government network after investigation inspired by DFRLab research; Twitter also removes suspicious accounts.

by Tessa Knight

Africa Business
Protesters argue with police during the protest on December 12, 2020 in Riga.

Fri, Jan 8, 2021

Fringe influencers exploit COVID-19 disinfo for political gain in Latvia

One influencer mobilized an anti-government protest in Riga while several fringe political figures peddled COVID-19 conspiracy theories

by Nika Aleksejeva

Latvia Social Media

Thu, Dec 17, 2020

UK-based far-right Telegram channels amplified disinfo targeting U.S. election integrity

The flourishing domestic demand for disinformation

Elections Social Media

Wed, Dec 16, 2020

How Venezuelans use Twitter to protest the ongoing humanitarian crisis

Opposition leaders were among the most

Social Media

Tue, Dec 15, 2020

Turkish pop culture Twitter accounts mobilize to support Azerbaijan

Turkey’s support for Azerbaijan translated to social media campaigns by Turkish pop culture communities amid the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

by Lukas Andriukaitis

Azerbaijan Social Media
BANNER: Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, reacts from inside a police van, in Luuka district, Uganda, November 18, 2020. (Source: REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa)

Wed, Dec 9, 2020

Pro-government accounts use old images to depict Ugandan protesters as hooligans

Twitter campaign ensured anti-protester hashtag trended in Uganda after protests broke out following arrest of a presidential candidate

by Tessa Knight

Africa Brigading

Tue, Dec 8, 2020

Anti-immigrant Maltese Facebook pages rail against NGOs

Amid increased immigration to Malta, Facebook

Immigration Social Media

Fri, Dec 4, 2020

Internet marketers exploit Facebook ads to rent Facebook accounts in Ukraine

Scammers and shady marketers bombarded Ukrainian

Social Media

Wed, Dec 2, 2020

Georgian far-right and pro-government actors collaborate in inauthentic Facebook network

Individuals linked to ultra-nationalist political party

Georgia Government

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