Priit Talv: information operations are here to stay

We have to accept and get used to a manipulated virtual world as a new normality. Here is Priit Talve’s full article, which appeared in the Delfi Klikimagnet (Click Magnet) section in September.

Kremlin online propaganda fighter # 1- Ben Nimmo

Ben Nimmo is one of the leading experts and activists on the Kremlin’s influence activities in social media networks.

When one country attacks another on social media

Russia is not the only one trying to influence the population of another country in social media.

Help! We are lost!

This brand new picture game will test your skills in geolocation. Help identify where Propastop was on St. John’s day.

The war of winning hearts and minds in Venezuela

In crisis-filled Venezuela, there is an active conflict between the political parties in the streets and in social media.

How much were the Latvian elections effected by foreign influencers?

Let us read about the methods used to influence the Latvian elections and predict the likelihood of their implementation in Estonia.

Fresh fake news from Latvia and Lithuania

In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about fake news. Estonia has so far not had any serious experiences with fake news in our own language, so we can only read about them through the experiences of other countries. The summer months have seen the topic of fake news arise through the experience of our southern neighbours of Latvia and Lithuania.

Where there are doers, there are watchers – OSINT

Over the recent years and above all since the handling of Ukraine and Syria by Russia, the gathering of information from open sources has come to the attention of the public and conclusions made on the basis of them or the rejection of Russian false examples.

Propaganda in March

Information warfare and the new advent of the Cold War dominated the topics in March. The case of the Skirpal poisoning and the Cambridge Analytica revelations on the use of Facebook data laid a considerable foundation for the month.

Propaganda in February

February was the most active month on influencing issues in the last couple of months. Several studies and articles on Russian influence activities were published. Several social media channels took steps to improve the quality of their content and factors affecting the country in regards to the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia was discussed much more often.