Information Warfare Watch No. 19
Moscow begins weaving a new narrative;
Needed: A fund for independent media;
Russia's new samizdat industry;
Tightening Kremlin restrictions on the internet
Moscow begins weaving a new narrative;
Needed: A fund for independent media;
Russia's new samizdat industry;
Tightening Kremlin restrictions on the internet
The current triumphalism among many in the West regarding the decline of Russian disinformation is somewhat premature. That's because, while Russian propaganda outlets are now having a more difficult time reaching European nations, they're still making major gains in advancing the Kremlin's position—and eroding that of the West—throughout the developing world.
Troubles for TV Rain...;
...and a new start for Ekho;
Russia spreads its propaganda in Africa;
Information and the Chinese way of war
Moscow tries to make up informational ground...;
...and steps up its propaganda efforts in Africa;
Armenia's crumbling internet freedoms;
Singapore gets serious about online security
The informational costs of cooperating with China;
A media fight for Iranian dissidents;
Latvia pushes back;
Conspiracies in Syria foreshadow a crisis of truth in Ukraine;
London focuses on foreign influence online