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To beat "Fake News", look to… Finland? Paid Members Public
Finland has been fighting Russian information warfare for over five years. What have they learnt?
As Julian Assange is arrested, the questions posed by Wikileaks remain as pressing as ever Paid Members Public
Julian Assange has been dragged from the Ecuadorian embassy under arrest. Whatever happens to him, the impact of Wikileaks on journalism and politics will continue to be felt for years.
A caravan of bots, and other news from the misinformation wars Paid Members Public
Despite the efforts of the social platforms, the bots are getting more active — and more subtle.
Russia’s trolling operations are effective, but not sophisticated Paid Members Public
Russia’s Troll Operation Was Not That Sophisticated [https://medium.com/the-atlantic/russias-troll-operation-was-not-that-sophisticated-39111b4f1ce4] : > The Russians tracked how well what they were posting was connecting with people. “In order to gauge the performance of various groups on social media sites, the ORGANIZATION tracked certain metrics like the group’s size, the
An early sign of Russia’s infowars Paid Members Public
I think we can safely file this 2016 New York Times piece [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/31/world/europe/russia-finland-nato-trolls.html] under the “we should have taken this more seriously” category: > But pro-Russian voices have become such a noisy and disruptive presence that both NATO and the European
Underestimating the digital power of Russia's intelligence operations Paid Members Public
Buzzfeed [https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasonleopold/some-in-congress-dont-get-the-gravity-of-russian-election] : > In an internal memo to CIA employees last December, CIA Director John Brennan complained that some members of Congress he had briefed about the agency’s assessment that Russia interfered in the US presidential election did not “understand and appreciate the importance and
Life in the Kremlin's troll farm Paid Members Public
Some fascinating reporting on Russia's misinformation operations, and how they aim to influence elections…
