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Is Elon Musk’s Starlink actually making a difference in Ukraine?

It's almost impossible to gauge.

On Mar 22, 2022 by Viola Stefanello

Moscow, Russia - February 02, 2021: Logotype of the oil company ' Transneft ' in Moscow City near headquarter.

Hacked documents reveal great lengths Russian companies are going to fight growing hacktivism wave

The 79 GB data trove shows the company's response to U.S. sanctions and hack attacks.

On Mar 17, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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Hackers drop deepfake of Zelenskyy ordering troops to surrender on Ukrainian news site

The Ukrainian president responded to the fake video by calling on Russian troops to surrender instead.

On Mar 16, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy addresses US Congress with Peter Schiff tweet 'I understand times are hard, but doesn't the President of the #Ukraine own a suit? I don't have much respect for current members of U.S. Congress either, but I still wouldn't address them wearing a t-shirt. I wouldn't want to disrespect the institution or the Unites States.'

‘Stupidest thing I’ll read all day’: Complaint that Zelenskyy didn’t wear a suit to address Congress gets rightfully dragged

Peter Schiff promptly became 'Twitter's main character' after suit tweet.

On Mar 16, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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Fake Twitter account tries to cast doubt on Russian editor who went viral protesting Ukraine invasion

The account initially pretended to be a New York Times journalist.

On Mar 15, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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‘Where is all that humanitarian aid?’: Aid worker shows empty shelves in Ukrainian grocery store in viral TikTok

'The food situation is getting worse. That's pretty noticeable.'

On Mar 14, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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Facebook now lets you call for Putin’s assassination, but only if you don’t say how you’re gonna do it and where he lives

The decision comes amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

On Mar 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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Twitter deletes tweets from Russia saying pregnant women hit in bombing were crisis actors

The embassy claimed the bombing was staged.

On Mar 10, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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EU orders Google to block Russian state media from search results

The E.U. even wants posts from users discussing stories from Russian media to be blocked from view.

On Mar 10, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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‘It was nice knowing you brother’: TikToker shows sibling receiving Selective Service letter

Some users mistakenly believe the draft is coming back.

On Mar 9, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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Russia’s ‘Z’ movement isn’t the next QAnon—but it’s already caused more harm

It's not the next big conspiracy.

On Mar 9, 2022 by Mike Rothschild

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‘The Kremlin is lying’: Hackers build tool to let anyone text Russian citizens about the war in Ukraine

'Dear Russians, your media is being censored. The Kremlin is lying.'

On Mar 8, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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Newsletter: Big tech pushes back against Russia

In today's 'Internet Insider' newsletter, we also look at what comes next after a recent FCC and FTC nominees vote.

On Mar 8, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich

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Far-right conspiracy theorists regurgitate Russian propaganda about U.S. bioweapons labs in Ukraine

Russia started the rumor to justify invading Ukraine. But it's got legs.

On Mar 8, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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‘This is unbelievable’: Russian police allegedly check citizens’ phones in viral TikTok

An apparent crackdown is taking place.

On Mar 7, 2022 by Mikael Thalen