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.
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
Tue, Dec 8, 2020
Anti-immigrant Maltese Facebook pages rail against NGOs
Amid increased immigration to Malta, Facebook
Fri, Dec 4, 2020
Internet marketers exploit Facebook ads to rent Facebook accounts in Ukraine
Scammers and shady marketers bombarded Ukrainian
Wed, Dec 2, 2020
Georgian far-right and pro-government actors collaborate in inauthentic Facebook network
Individuals linked to ultra-nationalist political party
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
Wed, Nov 25, 2020
Church and memorial desecration in post-ceasefire Nagorno Karabakh
After the ceasefire between Azerbaijan and
Fri, Nov 20, 2020
Nigerian government-aligned Twitter network targets #EndSARS protests
Influencer and sockpuppet Twitter networks amplifying
by Jean le Roux
Wed, Nov 18, 2020
Tanzanian social media users post evidence of alleged election rigging amidst internet disruptions
Tanzanians used VPNs to upload footage
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
Suspicious Twitter accounts claiming to be Armenians from Turkey spur nationalist rhetoric
Several tweets went viral and were
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
South Africa social media users stoke racial tensions ahead of bail hearing of murder suspects
Left and right-aligned accounts posted threats
Fri, Nov 6, 2020
Facebook removes hyperlocal news pages that promoted political party members in Ukraine
The social network took down assets
