Social Media
Thu, Jul 25, 2019
Facebook Takes Down Inauthentic Pages with Connections to Thailand
Pages removed from Facebook and Instagram pushed anti-U.S. narratives
by Iain Robertson, Kanishk Karan, Ayushman Kaul
Thu, Jul 25, 2019
Facebook Takes Down the “Voice of Truth” in Ukraine
A small set of Facebook pages amplified divisive content related to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, and other pro-Kremlin messaging
by Roman Osadchuk, Eto Buziashvili, Michael Sheldon
Tue, Jul 23, 2019
“Gavrilov’s Night”: Multiple Facebook Pages Target Protests in Georgia
Georgian Facebook pages spread coordinated narratives to discredit demonstrators
by Eto Buziashvili
Tue, Jul 16, 2019
Crowdsourcing Violence in Kashmir, Part 1
How Burhan Wani recruited disaffected Kashmiri youth to the insurgency via social media
by Ayushman Kaul
Tue, Jul 16, 2019
Crowdsourcing Violence in Kashmir, Part 2
How terror groups in the Kashmir Valley use Burhan Wani’s model to fuel a new wave of homegrown insurgents via social media
by Ayushman Kaul
Mon, Jul 8, 2019
For the Kremlin, HBO’s “Chernobyl” Hits a Nerve
How — and why– the Kremlin media mobilized against HBO’s account of the 1986 Soviet nuclear disaster
by Eto Buziashvili
Wed, Jul 3, 2019
Real Users Inadvertently Boost Bot Campaign Against Glenn Greenwald in Brazil
In criticizing a trending hashtag targeting the journalist, his supporters unintentionally amplified a bot-fueled Twitter campaign
by Luiza Bandeira
Tue, Jul 2, 2019
Archimedes Ran Politically Charged Facebook Ads in Crisis-Torn Honduras
Israeli firm’s operation, now disrupted by Facebook, supported government and attacked the opposition
by Luiza Bandeira
Mon, Jul 1, 2019
360/OS 2019: Evolving Trends in Disinformation and Platform Governance
Part of a series of posts highlighting key themes at the DFRLab’s 360/OS 2019summit
Mon, Jul 1, 2019
360/OS 2019: Deepfakes — It’s Not What It Looks Like!
Part of a series of posts highlighting key themes at the DFRLab’s 360/OS 2019 summit
Sat, Jun 22, 2019
360/OS 2019: Ethical Norms and Methods in Open-Source Research
Part of a series of posts highlighting key themes at the DFRLab’s 360/OS 2019 summit
Thu, Jun 20, 2019
#DigitalSherlocks: Welcome to the Movement
The DFRLab’s flagship summit pioneers a 360-degree approach to open-source research
