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July 8, 2019

r/RusProp: How the Kremlin’s Propaganda Uses Reddit

In October 2018, Steve Huffman, CEO and founder of Reddit, said that the company has created a “war room” to take on propaganda and disinformation spreading across...
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April 26, 2019

#WordsAndWars Digest 6: What Does the Kremlin Really Think about Volodymyr Zelenskiy?

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not congratulate Volodymyr Zelenskiy on his presidential election victory. It does not mean the Kremlin refused to support him...
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April 24, 2019

#WordsAndWars Digest 5: The Kremlin’s Top Eight Lies about the Second Round of Ukraine’s Presidential Race

On April 21, Ukraine had the second round of its presidential election. And it looks like the Kremlin’s media had little doubts which candidate to support.
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April 18, 2019

Freedom of speech vs. information security? Key quotes from UkraineWorld’s event at Kyiv Security Forum 2019

While democracy is often under attack today through its own means and gaps, a new problem has emerged on how to protect freedom of speech. On April 12, Internews...
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April 8, 2019

How to Balance Information Freedom and Information Security? – Discussion at Kyiv Security Forum

On 12 April, 14.30 – 16.00 Kyiv Security Forum will host a side event “Words and Wars: How to Balance Information Freedom and Information Security?”
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March 28, 2019

#WordsAndWars Digest 4: The Kremlin’s Top Eight Lies about Ukraine’s Presidential Race

On March 31, Ukrainians go to the polls to elect their sixth president. An openly pro-Russian candidate is unlikely to win. However, Moscow is watching closely and...
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March 28, 2019

Chaos and Hate: What Russian Social Network VKontakte Says About Ukrainian Election

Until 2017, Russian social network Vkontakte (VK) was one of the most popular web-resources in Ukraine. For Ukrainians, it was a source of accessible (and often...
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March 25, 2019

“Serialized Disinformation”: Protecting the International Community

On 12 February 2019, Ukraine’s Ministry of Information Policy (MIP) presented a 384-page-long study titled “White Paper of Special Information Operations Against...
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March 21, 2019

#WordsAndWars Digest 3: The Kremlin’s Narratives About Ukrainian Elections

With Ukraine preparing to elect its president in March and April, pro-Kremlin information sources persuade Ukrainian citizens that their vote will be falsified.
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March 4, 2019

#WordsAndWars Digest 2: Kremlin’s Most Recent Propagandist Stories Regarding Ukraine

Five years into the war against Ukraine, and Russia keeps up support for its activities in the field with aggressive propaganda both home and abroad. A number of...