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Propamon searches for the word "Эстония" (Estonia) and its various forms in the Russian media channels
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Google’s motto is ‘don’t be evil’, but its news results have a problem
Headlines displayed by Google News are highly trusted and spread fast. Yet Google’s algorithms can’t always tell the difference between journalism and propaganda, as shown by a review of results about Estonia in English.
When artificial intelligence starts creating propaganda
A new tool called ChatGPT highlights the dangers of AI being used by propagandists. So we asked the AI to explain the risks in its own words.
The Russian media is struggling to stick to the Kremlin’s script
Putin has tied so much of his reputation to Russia’s war on Ukraine that it is dangerous in Russia to question why the Russian military is failing. Yet even Putin’s biggest supporters are angry.
These companies based in Estonia still shamefully advertise on Kremlin war channels
We found around 50 companies based in Estonia that still use Estonian consumers’ money to fund Kremlin propaganda channels.
Kremlin propaganda is seeping into Reddit
Reddit, “the front page of the internet”, brings together niche online communities in largely positive ways. But where there’s people to influence, Kremlin propagandists are there too.
Download the new media monitoring report: Anti-Ukrainian war propaganda in the Baltic states
The Civic Resilience Initiative (CRI), a Lithuanian NGO helping combat hostile propaganda, has just released a comprehensive new report examining and debunking false Russian narratives targeting audiences in the Baltic nations.
Fact check: Russia falsely claims EU sanctions are ‘blockading’ Kaliningrad
Not for the first time, the Kremlin accuses others of what it is itself doing. We fact checked the key claims about the “Kaliningrad blockade” (that isn’t a blockade).
Exposed: The Facebook groups spreading Kremlin propaganda
Propastop has identified 17 Facebook groups of concern operating in Estonia. Here’s how to help combat their hate and misinformation.
Belarusian propaganda is similar to that of the Soviet Union and is based on Russia’s experience
In a country where there has been no clear expression of ideology for years, and no talk of tendencies towards propaganda, everything has changed in recent months.
Attention! Provocative fake news is circulating in Narva
A staged fake news story about an activist attacked in Lasnamäe was published in the environment of Vkontakte.
