Rossiya Segodnya assets seized in France
Bailiffs in France, carrying out court orders to seize assets belonging to the Russian Federation, have issued seizure notifications to Russia’s RT state-funded television...
Russian Censor Says It’s High Time the Country Developed Its Own Messenger App
Russia is in dire need of its own national text messaging service, according to Alexandr Zharov, head of Roscomnadzor, Russia's media watchdog. Speaking at...
Self-Proclaimed ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ Now Has an Internet Blacklist
Internet blacklists are a common occurrence in countries like Russia and Belarus, and now officials of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People's Republic” in the Donetsk...
Facebook’s block policy accused of facilitating pro-Kremlin trolls
Prominent bloggers claim their accounts are being routinely blocked after orchestrated complaints from Russia’s cyber army, wrote Dmitriy Volchek, RFE/FL.
On June 4, Ukrainian journalist...
Selfie Soldiers: Russia Checks in to Ukraine
As the conflict in Ukraine continues, so too does Russian President Vladimir Putin's denial of any Russian involvement. But a recent report from think...
Ukraine Restaurant Spoofs Russian Propaganda
Russia's propaganda on the conflict in Ukraine has often reached absurd levels, such as labeling government leaders “Nazis” and “fascists” to revive emotions from...
Facebook Responds to ‘Stop Political Blocking’ Petition by Russians and Ukrainians
t’s taken about about two weeks and almost 11,000 signatures, but Facebook has at last responded to the “Stop Political Blocking on Facebook” petition....
Ukrainian bloggers use social media to track Russian soldiers fighting in east
In his free time, Ukrainian blogger Anton Pavlushko trawls through Russian-language social networking sites searching for evidence of foreign soldiers in his country.
“Sometimes you...
EU sets up team to counter Russian propaganda
The European Union has created a team to fight Russian propaganda headed by Czech journalist Jakub Kalenský, Ukrainian newspaper Europeiska Pravda reported on Thursday, with reference...
How Western plans to fight Putin’s propaganda war could backfire
An information war is raging in Eastern Europe; at stake are perceptions of the situation in Ukraine. In both Russia and the West, the...