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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-are-russian-trolls-spreading-online-hoaxes-in-the-u-s
2016 Internet Troll Factory
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2018 Internet Troll Factory (Facebook reach 150 million people) “Murder through Words” one remarkable woman
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2019. The anatomy of a Russian troll :: The Fact Checker. Washington Pos :: The Fact Checker 2.16 mn followers
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In 2012 and 2013, social media use skyrocketed. Facebook reached a billion users and went public. There were over a hundred billion Google searches per month. By 2014, both tech giants had acquired smaller companies ranging from advertising exchanges to services like YouTube and Instagram. The platforms were able to directly capitalize on the data consumers gave them in order to help companies target those same people with ads. Russia weaponized these capabilities by using digital tools to try to influence an election.Starting in 2014, a Russian troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency – or IRA – promoted propaganda on social media in the U.S. Jacob Shapiro, a professor at Princeton University, found that by 2016, the Russians had started 20 campaigns in 13 countries. And Russia didn’t just target individuals on social media. Russian military intelligence, often referred to as the GRU, tried to push propaganda into the larger media ecosystem through fake personas, think tanks and “alternative news.” The GRU also strategically leaked hacked information via WikiLeaks and direct messaging journalists at opportune moments of the 2016 campaign. Facebook estimated around 126 million people may have seen content from an IRA page. Twitter announced it identified 3814 IRA-controlled accounts and notified 1.4 million people they may have been in contact with one of them. Propaganda articles were published in at least 142 alternative media outlets. After 2016, the social media companies removed accounts that were run by foreign operatives, built partnerships with fact checkers to flag fake news and have instituted voluntary policies to label ads. While the tech companies have made efforts at transparency and blocking foreign interference, no new laws or regulations have been implemented to govern digital political advertising as a whole. Read more: https://wapo.st/32Muv0H. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK
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Bloomberg Technology 4th August 2022 (Imagine layers…The Russian Doll)
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20th May 2023
Dmitry Petrov is a Russian ultra left-wing activist and anarchist who fought for Ukraine and was killed in Bakhmut a month ago. This is what he said in an earlier interview when asked what he sees as victory:
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Sky News
19th May 2023
“If Ukraine wasn’t fighting Putin, we would be fighting Putin” Bill Browder says the G7 “should be giving Volodymyr Zelenskyy every type of support he asks for whether that is military aid, weapons or sanctions on Russian officials” https://trib.al/eEpB9t7 Sky 501
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Russia defeated completely in Ukraine is the first essential matter. But if Ukraine and the rest of the world are to know real peace, Russia must undergo a transformation. Unstable is better than a rogue gangster state, but we must plan for more.
Kasparov predicts collapse of Russian “empire”
The activist and former world chess champion told Newsweek about his vision of Russia’s future.
20th May 2023
The similarities between Nazi Germany’s 1942 to 1943 siege of Stalingrad, & Russia’s 2022 to 2023 siege of Bakhmut, are revealing. Because this time, Russia’s become the Nazis – destroying everything in their path & it’s Ukrainians who’re defending their freedom. #UkraineWillWin
20th May 2023
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is helping to consolidate Moldovan society in favor of EU integration.
themoscowtimes.com How Russia Torpedoed Its Own Influence in Moldova Opinion | Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned neighboring Moldova into a tinder box.
20th May 2023
BAKHMUT HOLDS!
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20th May 2023
Zelensky is truly one of the greatest leaders the world has seen since the Second World War. Confidence, courage, energy, charisma… the man has it all Via
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20th May 2023
Zelensky today met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
20th May 2023
RUSSIA NEED NOT APPLY China , Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan signed a document on the next steps to build a railway bypassing Russia . Thus, these countries may have a shorter route to Europe. Russia, of course, will lose income from the transit of freight trains… Show more
20th May 2023
Take with a grain of salt. Prigozhin says Wagner’s forces have established full control over Bakhmut after a bloody siege that all but destroyed the city. His declaration of triumph is a long rant about how Shoigu and Gerasimov were no help and Wagner mostly did it on their own
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
20th May 2023
Yury Gavrishov (left) was convicted for murdering Ksenia Podkorytova (right) before joining the Russian mercenary group Wagner to fight in Ukraine. He now lies in a Wagner cemetery hundreds of miles from his hometown.
19th May 2023
1/ The Wagner mercenary group is reported to be pulling its most experienced members out of Ukraine and sending them to Sudan, with remaining “unnecessary fighters” being left to die in Bakhmut. It may rebrand itself as the “Musicians” or “Orchestra” private military company.
#Japan is imposing new sanctions against #Russia, under which it will ban Japanese architects from providing construction and engineering services in Russia. The assets of about 100 individuals and organizations from Russia will also be frozen. It is planned to introduce export…
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Sky News hears from
who says new sanctions against Russia, which include a ban on diamond exports, are like “moving around the deck chairs on the Titanic” and that the “major issue here is not diamonds”, but Russia’s oil and gas exports.
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20th May 2023
As part of its efforts to destabilize Europe, Russia tries to undermine stability in Moldova. Ukraine, even while fighting back Russian aggression at home, remains loyal to its neighbor. Moscow’s threats also strengthened ties between Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania.
@United24media
https://twitter.com/i/status/1659957820123488256
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Ukrainian Community in Ireland Retweeted
19th May 2023
Ukraine’s national theatre, the Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Drama Theatre, will bring its production of Brian Friel’s play Translations to the Abbey Theatre stage in Dublin this June.
20th May 2023
Coming on top of Jake Sullivan’s earlier announcement about the US and its allies’ plans to provide F-16 to Kyiv, Ukraine’s defense ministry hints that formal agreements on the matter have already been reached
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Defense of Ukraine
@DefenceU
20th May 2023
Coming this fall! The greatest air force blockbuster of all time! F-16s in Ukraine’s skies! We shall defend our skies!
Russia has managed to scale up the production of Kinzhal missiles fivefold, Defence Express expert Ivan Kyrychevskyi said in an interview with Radio NV.
Business Ukraine mag Retweeted
20th May 2023
“If we all pull our weight … and decisions are made quickly,” Yuri Sak said Friday, “I would estimate that end of September, early October, we could see the first F-16s flying in the Ukrainian airspace.”
Business Ukraine mag Retweeted
20th May 2023
The Kremlin is so invested in Trump’s coup attempt that it sanctions Americans for upholding the American constitution.
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Christo Grozev
@christogrozev
20th May 2023
Just when you thought this regime couldn’t get any madder. Russia bans 500 Americans over “anti-Russian actions”, including, wait for it, “people involved in the persecution of dissidents” who took part in the January 6 storming of the Capitol.
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Speaking of head choppers, the beheading of an Ukrainian soldier by Russian Wagner terrorists didn’t go unnoticed in the Middle East. That Cartoon drawn by
summarizes it quite well. #ISIS #IslamicState #Russia #Ukraine
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