telegram

4. Aug 2026

Estonian in Name, Russian Content: How the Pravda Network Brings Telegram Propaganda into Estonia’s Information Space

The Estonian branch of the Pravda network turns posts from Russian state media, propagandists and anonymous Telegram channels into news stories that can be found online. The study reveals how a worldview shaped within Russia’s information environment reaches Estonia’s Russian-speaking audience under the country’s name.

Analysis

13. Jul 2026

Russia’s Shadow Army in Europe: How Social Media Became a Recruitment Office for Saboteurs

A seemingly harmless job advertisement may be the first step into a Russian sabotage network. How does recruitment through social media work, and why are European security agencies warning about it?

Analysis

7. Apr 2026

“A clean internet” or control? Russia is testing how far the network can be shut down

The internet is not disappearing, but becoming controllable. Russia is testing how much of the network can be restricted while still keeping it functional.

Kuumad teemad·Propaganda incident

11. Mar 2026

Separatist “Narva People’s Republic” idea spreads on social media

Accounts on Telegram, VKontakte, and TikTok are pushing the idea of a so-called Narva People’s Republic, portraying Narva as separate from Estonia through military imagery, maps, and autonomy-themed propaganda.

Analysis·Propaganda incident

12. Feb 2026

The Telegram paradox: too free for the West, too uncontrollable for the Kremlin

Telegram is, at the same time, an amplifier for disinformation, a tool for cybercrime, and an inconvenient platform for authoritarian power. Propastop takes a closer look at why.

Propaganda incident

9. Jan 2025

The Many Faces of the Antihero: How Russian Propaganda Targeted Zelenskyy

Today, Propastop publishes an article by the fact-checking project “Provereno.Media,” which analyses how Russian propaganda systematically spreads fake news about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Analysis

3. Jan 2025

Shattered Illusions: Russian War Blogs Reveal the Harsh Realities of the Frontline

The theme of the Moscow-aligned war blogosphere has shifted somewhat this year, as in the third year of the war, Telegram blogs are filled with chilling revelations about the grueling daily life of Russian soldiers. Propastop offers a retrospective of 2024 through the eyes of Telegram bloggers.

Propaganda incident

31. Dec 2024

What closed KOOS chat hides?

Hidden Telegram chat of the most pro-Russian Estonian party KOOS is safely stored away from the public eyes. Propastop takes a peek into a keyhole to find out what secrets it might hide.

Analüüs

12. Feb 2021

Unknown Telegram

Most of us know what Facebook Messenger and Twitter are, and many also use WhatsApp as well as Signal, but surprisingly little has been said about the messaging exchange environment, Telegram.

Estonian in Name, Russian Content: How the Pravda Network Brings Telegram Propaganda into Estonia’s Information Space

Russia’s Shadow Army in Europe: How Social Media Became a Recruitment Office for Saboteurs

“A clean internet” or control? Russia is testing how far the network can be shut down

Separatist “Narva People’s Republic” idea spreads on social media

The Telegram paradox: too free for the West, too uncontrollable for the Kremlin

The Many Faces of the Antihero: How Russian Propaganda Targeted Zelenskyy

Shattered Illusions: Russian War Blogs Reveal the Harsh Realities of the Frontline

What closed KOOS chat hides?

Unknown Telegram

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