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YouTube removes more than 9,000 channels relating to Ukraine war | The Guardian
by Dan Milmo
May 24, 2022
YouTube has taken down more than 70,000 videos and 9,000 channels related to the war in Ukraine for violating content…
Twitter announces crisis misinformation policy in Ukraine | Protocol
by Issie Lapowsky
May 20, 2022
Twitter will begin taking action against misinformation in crisis situations, the company said Thursday. The new policy will be immediately…
How Eutelsat, a French Satellite Operator, Helps Keep Russia’s TV Propaganda Machine Online | WIRED
by Justin Ling
May 15, 2022
Not long after Russia steamrolled into South Ossetia in 2008, effectively annexing the territory of its southern neighbor, a group of…
Meta withdraws ask for Oversight Board’s advice on Russia-Ukraine war | The Verge
by Alex Heath
May 12, 2022
Meta rescinded a request to have its own Oversight Board weigh in on content moderation policy related to the Russia-Ukraine…
The ongoing information war over Ukraine | Columbia Journalism Review
by Jon Allsop
May 10, 2022
Last week, a pair of leaks to the press shined a fresh light on the extent of US assistance to…
Italy launches inquiry into Kremlin disinformation | The Guardian
by Angela Giuffrida
May 10, 2022
An Italian parliamentary committee has begun an investigation into the spread of disinformation, reportedly amid suspicions that some Russian commentators hosted…
How Vietnamese ‘Putinistas’ are spreading disinformation about Ukrainians | The Conversation
by Quoc Tan Trung Nguyen
May 4, 2022
In March 2022, a Vietnamese Facebook post accused Ukrainians of slandering late president Ho Chi Minh, the founding father of…
Fleeing Russian bombs while battling Facebook. A Meta problem Ukrainian journalists did not need. | Coda Story
by Natalia Antelava
May 2, 2022
Valerii Garmash, a 42-year-old Ukrainian coder and entrepreneur, remembers the devastation Russians left behind in Slovyansk, his hometown in eastern…
Ukraine’s Digital Battle With Russia Isn’t Going as Expected | WIRED
by Justin Ling
April 29, 2022
WHEN RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin launched his full invasion of Ukraine in February, the world expected Moscow’s cyber and information operations…