Religion and politics: key things to know as Kyiv and Moscow clash in a new church disagreement President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko (left) and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. This week the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko addressed the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, requesting autonomy for Ukraine’s… Continue reading Religious Warfare: Key Things To Know As Kyiv And Moscow Clash In A New Church Disagreement
Religious Warfare: Key Things To Know As Kyiv And Moscow Clash In A New Church Disagreement
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A Mole Among Trolls: Inside the Internet Research Agency
April 20, 2018 Vitaly Bespalov had no idea what to expect when he arrived at a business center in St. Petersburg, Russia, to ask for a job. Everything about the building seemed unusual to the 23-year-old reporter. There was a lot of security. The windows were darkened. Guards dressed like soldiers asked him where he… Continue reading A Mole Among Trolls: Inside the Internet Research Agency
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Disinfo News: The “Troll” That Went Public
April 21, 2018 By Polyghaph It seems that not only were rumors of Ian56‘s (@Ian56789) Twitter “death” (suspension) on Thursday exaggerated, but on Friday afternoon the world became acquainted with the real man behind the Twitter account with over 32,000 followers. And contrary to what you see in his profile pic, he’s not male model David Gandy.… Continue reading Disinfo News: The “Troll” That Went Public
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Half of college students aren’t sure protecting free speech is important. That’s bad news
To say the very least, this article is disheartening. Achieving equality and freedom is not about suppressing others. It is about gaining the right to express oneself openly, honestly, and freely. Expressing oneself without the fear of retribution, of physical or mental harm, should be pre-eminent among the free peoples of the world. Yet here… Continue reading Half of college students aren’t sure protecting free speech is important. That’s bad news
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (47)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russia’s self-flagellation campaign continues, it appears they aim to add on the record at least two new instalments of self-evident nonsense daily – this is coherent with Pastukhov’s observation on Russia’s medieval “mythological consciousness”, whereby fact and fiction are indistinguishable and carry equal weight. Tyundeshev’s recent work support’s Pastukhov’s… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (47)
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Trump sends cyberwar strategy to Congress
Gentle readers, words mean things. In the title, they use the word “strategy”. In the first sentence of the article, they use the word policy. I’m here to tell you there is a very large difference between a strategy and a policy. There are a few other news outlets which are pushing the same story,… Continue reading Trump sends cyberwar strategy to Congress
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (48)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russia’s self-flagellation campaign continues, but no evidence of any creative additions since yesterday. Quite a number of rebuttals, including the Beeb. The frantic effort in propaganda seems to reflect a more general unraveling of Russia, detailed in 10 observations by Prof Goble. Sobov’s commentary on commonalities between… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (48)
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (49)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russia’s self-flagellation campaign continues, but again no evidence of any creative additions, only ad nauseam regurgitation of earlier mythological constructs. The main focus of Russian posturing today has been the supply of the S-300PMU2 Favorit / SA-20B to Syria, with numerous statements claiming it will happen or might not happen, and… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (49)
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Russian propaganda getting smarter, evading flagging, targeting youth
Russian propaganda getting smarter, evading flagging, targeting youth It starts looking and sounding like the kind of online news millennials love — with a heavy dose of talking points pushed by Russia. On most days, ICYMI, a millennial-focused channel on YouTube, looks like a standard, BuzzFeed-style digital media knockoff. There is, however, one distinct difference… Continue reading Russian propaganda getting smarter, evading flagging, targeting youth
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Countering disinformation: some lessons learnt by Ukraine Crisis Media Center
Kyiv, April 20, 2018 On March 15th Nataliya Popovych, co-founder and board member of Ukraine Crisis Media Center, and Oleksiy Makhuhin, Head of Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group of Ukraine Crisis Media Center testified before the Special Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods of the Parliament of Singapore. The lessons learnt by UCMC in the four years of serving on the frontline… Continue reading Countering disinformation: some lessons learnt by Ukraine Crisis Media Center
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Facebook reveals 25 pages of takedown rules for hate speech and more
Facebook rules for moderators are made public for the first time. Now watch how the trolls adjust to slide between the new rules. FB blog post: https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/04/comprehensive-community-standards/ FB policy page: https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards/ </end editorial> Josh Constine@JoshConstine Facebook has never before made public the guidelines its moderators use to decide whether to remove violence, spam, harassment, self-harm, terrorism, intellectual… Continue reading Facebook reveals 25 pages of takedown rules for hate speech and more
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Kremlin Watch Briefing: British Parliament moves toward a more coordinated investigation
Topics of the Week British Parliament moves toward an effective and comprehensive investigation of Russian influence, setting an example for other national parliaments to expose and counter disinformation and influence operations. The Democratic Party has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Russia, Trump, and Wikileaks for carrying out an illegal conspiracy to influence the outcome… Continue reading Kremlin Watch Briefing: British Parliament moves toward a more coordinated investigation
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (50)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. A note from the author: The S-300P threats against Israel are the major story. To wit, these stories illustrate the serious nature of Russia’s threats against Israel. Russia Warns Israel Against Hitting Its S-300s Missile In Syria | Independent Newspapers Russia Warns Of ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences If Israel Strikes S-300… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (50)
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VDV Pride and VDV Russian Airborne Song with English Subtitles
Ladies and gentlemen, Somebody out there, specifically Ivan Rodionov – an obvious alias – published this highly insulting video about Russian airborne and Spetsnaz troops. Gays in Russia are commonly assaulted, abused, even killed. Whoever posted this video, you are a frigging genius. I want to work for you. I want to support you. But… Continue reading VDV Pride and VDV Russian Airborne Song with English Subtitles
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The week in Russian media: threats of annihilation
By EU vs Disinfo An odd but not surprising theme appeared in Russian media during this week. Whereas threatening with the possible use of nuclear arms is a recurring theme in Russian state media, and from representatives of the Kremlin, talk about total annihilation is maybe more rare. On April 16 in one of the main programs on Russian state… Continue reading The week in Russian media: threats of annihilation
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NSA launches “Unfetter” cyber tool
https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/news-stories/2018/unfetter-makes-cyber-better.shtml http://www.executivegov.com/2018/04/nsa-develops-cyber-threat-intelligence-collaboration-platform-tools/ Cyber threats are real, growing, and among the biggest security challenges that public and private institutions face. The internet and connected systems are interwoven into our daily lives – and our economy would not function without them. At the same time, such dependency introduces new and evolving cyber threats, placing networks at risk.… Continue reading NSA launches “Unfetter” cyber tool
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Senate confirms Trump’s pick for NSA, Cyber Command
By MARTIN MATISHAK 04/24/2018 12:51 PM EDT The Senate Tuesday quietly confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command. U.S. Army Cyber Command chief Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone was unanimously confirmed by voice vote to serve as the “dual-hat” leader of both organizations. The two have shared a leader since… Continue reading Senate confirms Trump’s pick for NSA, Cyber Command
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Russian spy Anna Chapman DELETES Instagram post days after Salisbury attack on Skirpal
VLADIMIR Putin’s glamour spy Anna Chapman has failed so far to comment on the mounting scandal over the poisoning of double agent Sergei Skirpal – with whom she was exchanged in a 2010 Cold War-style swap in Vienna. By WILL STEWART PUBLISHED: 11:02, Thu, Mar 8, 2018 | UPDATED: 11:11, Thu, Mar 8, 2018 But she surprisingly deleted one posting… Continue reading Russian spy Anna Chapman DELETES Instagram post days after Salisbury attack on Skirpal
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (50) – Addendum
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. There was a product on the market a few years ago in the US called Sham-Wow. Adapting and bastardizing the name, what the Russians are doing (and getting caught doing it) is actually “Damn-Wow” stupid. Choke On Coffee Warning (COCW) applies, it’s that bad sometimes. </end editorial> Russians resorting… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (50) – Addendum
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The Really Dark Side of Facebook
The world has been outraged by Cambridge Analitica scraping personal data from Facebook to facilitate targeted campaigning in the US Presidential election and, possibly, the Brexit referendum. But this is small beer. The real story is how Facebook, and other social media platforms and search machines (like Google), support Russian Information Warfare, while frustrating Public… Continue reading The Really Dark Side of Facebook
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