• Research Associate, Caucasus

Givi Gigitashvili

Givi Gigitashvili is a research associate at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab. In this role, Gigitashvili investigates influence operations, social media manipulation, and computational propaganda campaigns in Eastern European and South Caucasus countries. Before joining the DFRLab in 2019, Gigitashvili worked as an international development consultant for Ecorys, an international research and consulting company, where he was providing research and consultancy services to a wide range of public and private clients in Eastern European countries.

Gigitashvili holds a bachelor’s degree in social science from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, a master’s degree in EU-Russia studies from University of Tartu, and a postgraduate diploma in strategic communications from King’s College London.

December 2024

Suspicious Georgia protest-related Facebook ads lure users into financial scam

by Sopo Gelava, Givi Gigitashvili

Many ads impersonated local media outlets to direct users to financial scam websites
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November 2024

How mainstream Georgian media shaped perceptions of the foreign agent law protests

by Sopo Gelava, Givi Gigitashvili, Esteban Ponce de León

Georgian media promoted opposing views, with TV channels critical of the law outperforming pro-government channels
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October 2024

Malign interference in Moldova ahead of presidential election and European referendum

by Victoria Olari, Daniela Calmis, Givi Gigitashvili

Pro-Russian influence tactics exploit divisive issues to undermine Moldova’s October 2024 election and EU referendum
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