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

Fri, Nov 20, 2020

Nigerian government-aligned Twitter network targets #EndSARS protests

Influencer and sockpuppet Twitter networks amplifying

by Jean le Roux

Social Media

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

Tanzanian social media users post evidence of alleged election rigging amidst internet disruptions

Tanzanians used VPNs to upload footage

Elections Government

Fri, Nov 13, 2020

Suspicious Twitter accounts claiming to be Armenians from Turkey spur nationalist rhetoric

Several tweets went viral and were

Social Media