Russia to Web Anonymizers: Shut Up and Go Away
Russia is now officially cracking down on anonymizing web services—tools that allow users to access content and websites that might be banned in the...
West Must Offer Russians and East Europeans an Alternative Worldview Not Just Accurate Information,...
Those in the West thinking about launching a Russian-language television station to counter Moscow’s lies need to reflect on the fact that “Kremlin propaganda...
Up to 10-year sentences proposed for ‘anti-Russian propaganda’
Russia’s legislators are reportedly preparing draft laws that envisage up to 10-year terms of imprisonment for ‘anti-Russian propaganda’. There is no clear definition of...
Fake: Sweden’s Purchase of Ukrainian Black Soil
In early July, media and social networks mistakenly reported that Sweden would purchase and export black soil from Ukraine.
The news first appeared July 3-4...
Is counter-propaganda the only antidote to propaganda?
Russia Today is packed full of lies. But aren't there motes aplenty in our own eyes onto the world? Is media credibility shot, and...
Ekho Moskvy Faces Loss of Economic Independence
Ekho Moskvy has been turned down for a request to its shareholders for a loan of 100 million rubles for six months, RBC.ru reported,...
Russia Says Twitter Doesn’t Need to Comply With Its New Data-Localization Law
State officials have announced that Twitter can ignore a new law coming into force on September 1 that will require online services to store...
Russia’s Internet Censor Threatens New YouTube Block
Roscomnadzor, the Russian government's media and Internet watchdog, has issued an official warning to video hosting website YouTube about adding the site to Russia's...
New paper: The Pro-Russian Disinformation Campaign in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Both countries, with relatively small Russian minorities and only a handful of Russian-language media outlets, have been recently awakened by a new phenomenon –...
Russia’s RT Spins And Spins Over New MH17 Footage
Кussia's Kremlin-controlled RT has heavily spun* previously unreleased footage of the MH17 crash site that is consistent with indications that the Malaysian airliner was...