Tag: disinformation
Bioweapons allegation against Ukraine: a Russian disinformation
Russia’s claim that the US is funding bioweapons laboratories in Ukraine has been repeatedly exposed as a hoax. Nevertheless, the UN Security Council met on Friday. how come The former…
Attack in Mariupol: the photo of a pregnant woman at the heart of disinformation
A pregnant woman, injured in the attack on the Mariupol children’s hospital, has been at the heart of an image war since Thursday, carried by Russia’s accusations against her. On…
Cyber support for Ukraine, fight against disinformation: European Telecom Ministers are mobilizing
Alexander Boero March 10, 2022 at 9:15 a.m. 11 © freestocks.org/Pexels Meeting in Paris and Nevers for two days, the European ministers in charge of telecommunications and digital technology had…
DuckDuckGo will downgrade all sites spreading Russian disinformation
The DuckDuckGo search engine is applying a new sorting criterion: sites spreading Russian disinformation will be less visible in its results. Can a search engine be neutral in the face…
Media on the defensive as Russia criminalizes ‘disinformation’
* Russia threatens to jail those who spread ‘false news’ * Law signed by Putin appears to criminalize journalism, says BBC * Moscow accuses Western media of anti-Russian bias LONDON/LOS…
Accused of disinformation, Facebook is blocked in Russia – 03/04/2022 at 19:16
MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Access to Facebook was blocked in Russia on Friday, the Russian telecommunications regulator said, accusing social network Meta Platforms FB.O of spreading false information. According…
Accused of disinformation, Facebook is blocked in Russia – 03/04/2022 at 20:04
(updated with clarification, Meta statement) MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Access to Facebook was blocked in Russia on Friday, the Russian telecommunications regulator said, accusing the social network of Meta…
Microsoft hunts down Russian malware and disinformation
Microsoft revealed that it discovered a new piece of malware dubbed “FoxBlade” on February 24, hours before Russia invaded Ukraine. In a blog post, Microsoft President Brad Smith says his…
Facebook neutralized Russian disinformation campaigns targeting Ukraine
Cyberwar is also a war of disinformation. Facebook (Meta), which closely follows the development of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, said it had dismantled a network, run by people…
Invasion of Ukraine and disinformation: Twitter is not prepared to moderate a war
Social network Article reserved for subscribers War between Ukraine and Russiacase A few hours before the start of the conflict, the company mistakenly suspended accounts reporting information on the Russian…
Disinformation on the climate and the Covid-19: Facebook accused of having lied
Despite the statements made to its shareholders and users concerning its involvement in the fight against false information on the climate or Covid-19, Facebook is struggling to convince. The network…
“Russian disinformation campaigns are designed to target weak spots in every society”
Vera Jourova, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of values and transparency, in Brussels, on February 1, 2022. JOHN THYS / AFP Vera Jourova, Czech Vice-President of the European…