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Uni Passau Research Magazine @unipassauresearch.bsky.social · 21d

Please share: 🧪#PolComm

To learn more about the group's research on Russia's informational influence abroad, visit their website: www.rusinform.uni-passau.de/en/ #RUSINFORM

florian-toepfl.bsky.social @florian-toepfl.bsky.social · 22d

A new paper of ours on one of the successor organizations of Russsia's infamous Internet Research Agency (IRA) has been published: Congratulations to my (former) doctoral students and co-authors @sergepoliakoff.bsky.social and @jkling288.bsky.social! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

ANO Dialog: innovation in controlling Russia’s digital information

ANO Dialog, a new organization closely linked to the Russian presidential administration, was founded in Moscow in 2019 with the aim of “creating digital dialogue between the state and the public.”...

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florian-toepfl.bsky.social @florian-toepfl.bsky.social · 22d

A highly recommended read: policyreview.info/articles/ana...

Facebook, the EU and Russia’s war: Challenges of moderating authoritarian news

Despite several measures to curb their visibility, this study shows how Facebook mediates predominantly Russian state-aligned news during Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine

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Internet Policy Review @policyr.bsky.social · 22d

[New paper] Facebook, the EU and Russia’s war: Challenges of moderating authoritarian news, By @jkling288.bsky.social, University of Passau, and @sergepoliakoff.bsky.social, University of Amsterdam.
policyreview.info/articles/ana... #Russia #Ukraine #EU #Facebook #Misinformation

Source: Kling & Poliakoff, 2025 https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/russias-war-moderating-authoritarian-news

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florian-toepfl.bsky.social @florian-toepfl.bsky.social · 22d

A new paper of ours on one of the successor organizations of Russsia's infamous Internet Research Agency (IRA) has been published: Congratulations to my (former) doctoral students and co-authors @sergepoliakoff.bsky.social and @jkling288.bsky.social! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

ANO Dialog: innovation in controlling Russia’s digital information

ANO Dialog, a new organization closely linked to the Russian presidential administration, was founded in Moscow in 2019 with the aim of “creating digital dialogue between the state and the public.”...

www.tandfonline.com

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Julia Kling @jkling288.bsky.social · 27d

The study highlights the complexities of platform governance, Facebook's limited efforts to demote Russian state-aligned news and calls for greater attention of regional language contexts in content moderation. Here is the link: policyreview.info/articles/ana...

Facebook, the EU and Russia’s war: Challenges of moderating authoritarian news

Despite several measures to curb their visibility, this study shows how Facebook mediates predominantly Russian state-aligned news during Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine

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Julia Kling @jkling288.bsky.social · 27d

Two papers being published the same day, what a coincidence! This study was published at Internet Policy Review. Together with @sergepoliakoff.bsky.social, we investigated the consequences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Russia’s Russian-language news ecosystem on Facebook.

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Serge Poliakoff @sergepoliakoff.bsky.social · 27d

We demonstrate how russia has transitioned from outsourcing troll farms to setting up a publicly funded, centrally managed disinformation/propaganda ecosystem overseen by the presidential administration. 3/3

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Julia Kling @jkling288.bsky.social · 27d

Publication Alert 🚨 About ANO Dialog and practices of Russia’s digital control. It is open access!

Serge Poliakoff @sergepoliakoff.bsky.social · 27d

My new article, “ANO Dialog: Innovation in Controlling Russia’s Digital Information”, is out in Post-Soviet Affairs in Open Access. With @florian-toepfl.bsky.social & @jkling288.bsky.social, we extend our OSINT CV analysis method of Prigozhin’s troll factory to a new case doi.org/10.1080/1060...
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ANO Dialog: innovation in controlling Russia’s digital information

ANO Dialog, a new organization closely linked to the Russian presidential administration, was founded in Moscow in 2019 with the aim of “creating digital dialogue between the state and the public.”...

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Serge Poliakoff @sergepoliakoff.bsky.social · 27d

My new article, “ANO Dialog: Innovation in Controlling Russia’s Digital Information”, is out in Post-Soviet Affairs in Open Access. With @florian-toepfl.bsky.social & @jkling288.bsky.social, we extend our OSINT CV analysis method of Prigozhin’s troll factory to a new case doi.org/10.1080/1060...
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ANO Dialog: innovation in controlling Russia’s digital information

ANO Dialog, a new organization closely linked to the Russian presidential administration, was founded in Moscow in 2019 with the aim of “creating digital dialogue between the state and the public.”...

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Serge Poliakoff @sergepoliakoff.bsky.social · Sep 7

I am officially a Doctor of Social Science!
3.5 years and 5 articles, from Prigozhin's troll factory to ANO Dialog. All written under the careful supervision of @florian-toepfl.bsky.social . Special thanks also go to @jkling288.bsky.social and @kevinlimonier.bsky.social
Stay tuned for new articles!

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Apr 11

Fascinating new research reveals what became of Prigozhin's Patriot Media Group following its leadership’s failed mutiny against Putin.

Serge Poliakoff @sergepoliakoff.bsky.social · Apr 9

People ask about my research on Prigozhin's Patriot Media Group: what happened to the PMG after the mutiny? Here's a detailed answer: new data on the CVs of former PMG employees (Oct 2024), the PMG's role in the mutiny, and how ANO Dialog won the competition against Prigozhin doi.org/10.31205/RA....

Nach dem Aufstand: der Untergang von Jewgenij Prigoschins digitalem Imperium | Länder-Analysen

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Julia Kling @jkling288.bsky.social · Apr 9

What happened to the PMG after Prigozhin’s mutiny?

Serge Poliakoff @sergepoliakoff.bsky.social · Apr 9

People ask about my research on Prigozhin's Patriot Media Group: what happened to the PMG after the mutiny? Here's a detailed answer: new data on the CVs of former PMG employees (Oct 2024), the PMG's role in the mutiny, and how ANO Dialog won the competition against Prigozhin doi.org/10.31205/RA....

Nach dem Aufstand: der Untergang von Jewgenij Prigoschins digitalem Imperium | Länder-Analysen

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Serge Poliakoff @sergepoliakoff.bsky.social · Apr 9

People ask about my research on Prigozhin's Patriot Media Group: what happened to the PMG after the mutiny? Here's a detailed answer: new data on the CVs of former PMG employees (Oct 2024), the PMG's role in the mutiny, and how ANO Dialog won the competition against Prigozhin doi.org/10.31205/RA....

Nach dem Aufstand: der Untergang von Jewgenij Prigoschins digitalem Imperium | Länder-Analysen

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Julia Kling @jkling288.bsky.social · Mar 18

Seriously?!

Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · Mar 18

The Romanian School of Government (SNSPA) has just nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize! How does @civica.bsky.social, and its members, feel about this (SNSPA is a member of CIVICA, which includes LSE, @sciencespo.bsky.social, Bocconi, @eui-eu.bsky.social etc)?
snspa.ro/en/snspa-the...

SNSPA, the Romanian School of Government, Nominates Donald Trump, President of the United States, for the Nobel Peace Prize

On Thursday, March 13, 2025, the Senate of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration – SNSPA, the Romanian School of Government, decided to initiate the procedures for nom...

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Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · Mar 10

In Georgia, students are being expelled from university for protesting for the country’s freedom and European future.

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Meduza in English @meduza.io · Mar 7

A Russia-based disinformation network published 3.6 million online articles last year for the primary purpose of influencing AI chatbots' output — and succeeded, according to a new report.

Russia flooding training data to influence chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude

A Russian disinformation network called Pravda (“Truth”) has influenced leading AI chatbots’ output by publishing numerous articles that made their way into the bots’ training data, a new report from…

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Yan Matusevich @ymatusik.bsky.social · Mar 7

Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Feb 27

[New Research] Here are the leading sources of pro-Kremlin narratives on Telegram. Our analysis shows that only a handful of Russian-based Telegram acc. (10) dominate this news ecosystem, influencing the framing around the Russian-Ukraine war on Telegram & beyond. conflictmisinfo.org/leading-spre...

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Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com · Feb 20

The fact that this communication is now necessary ... for conferences happening in the *US* ... shocking.

The 75th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (#ICA25), set for 12-16 June in Denver Colorado, USA, is shaping up to be ICA’s largest conference yet, tracking with Toronto and Paris in terms of preregistration numbers. At the same time, we are closely monitoring the evolving situation in the United States which has raised concerns for some members of the ICA community intending to participate. We recognize your concerns regarding the uncertain environment and appreciate your feedback and perspectives.

We affirm ICA’s dedication to a global exchange of knowledge and perspectives and protecting the free exchange of ideas among our members and attendees. Current rhetoric and actions in some US communities run counter to ICA’s commitment to ensuring the full and equal participation of all members of our global academic community and conflict directly with ICA's IDEA principles.

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Oleksa Drachewych @odrachewych.bsky.social · Feb 22

I'm in the process of putting together a review article on how historians have analyzed Russia's War against Ukraine. In the process, I've read A LOT of what has been out there. Allow me to highlight some of my suggestions to help people understand Russia's War in Ukraine:

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Duluth News Tribune @duluthnewstribune.com · Feb 21

There are more than $6 million active National Science Foundation and National Institute of Health research grants in the Twin Ports and Fond du Lac Reservation.

Federal grant freeze, likely cuts chill local scientists, universities

There are more than $6 million active National Science Foundation and National Institute of Health research grants in the Twin Ports and Fond du Lac Reservation.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Jan 20

Bellingcat is currently working with universities to develop open source investigation courses in various fields and creating student-led investigative hubs at those universities, which seems well timed.

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Colin Gerard @colingerard.bsky.social · Jan 20

Inauthentic news-pravda websites from Russian Portal Kombat network are now creating accounts on Bluesky.

I created a moderation list, it would be nice to help me to share it. Please do not hesitate to send me new accounts.

Ping @moderation.bsky.app

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Alice Echtermann @echt-alice.bsky.social · Jan 23

Russische #Desinformation steht vor der #Bundestagswahl in den Startlöchern: rund 100 Webseiten, gefüllt mit KI-generierten Texten, warten auf ihren Einsatz. Mehrere Fakes wurden schon aktiviert - einige erinnern sich vielleicht an die Deepfake-Schmutzstory über Habeck? correctiv.org/faktencheck/...

Einflussoperation enttarnt: Russland greift in deutschen Wahlkampf ein

CORRECTIV hat rund 100 Fake-Nachrichtenseiten enttarnt. Ihr Zweck: die Bundestagswahl mit Desinformation beeinflussen.

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