On May 17, 2023, a page called "Progressive Conservatism," which uses anti-liberal, including homophobic, messages to incite anti-Western sentiments, was created on Facebook. This page periodically publishes short videos in which people posing as blo ...
I. Main Findings The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy has exposed pro-Russian network operating on social media platforms in three countries of the South Caucasus region – Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaij ...
Since Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and Georgia’s application for EU membership and the Commission’s decision regarding the candidate status, anti-Western messages have particularly strengthened in Georgia. Along with pro-Russian an ...
Since 2018, ISFED has been monitoring political activities on social networks and studying information campaigns on social media platforms. Over the years, the strategies of active actors are changing, adapting to certain limitations, new circumstanc ...
On 29th of August, certain figures acting in favor of the ruling party, who present themselves to public as expert-analysts, posted in an organized manner about the so-called "partner states’/US agents". Considering country’s existing con ...
Parallel to the war waged by Russia in Ukraine, anti-Western and, in some cases, openly pro-Russian messages have intensified in Georgia. According to the popular narrative, the West is pushing Georgia into war against Russia. Similar rhetoric and in ...
Facebook Privacy Shortcuts: An ability to control your own algorithm? Facebook Privacy Shortcuts have been updated again in 2021 - the interface has been improved and navigation has been simplified. The platform has been informing users about the dat ...
In addition to invading Ukraine and unleashing war, Russia is also waging an active information war on social media. Pro-Russian propaganda activity is observed in Georgia as well, especially on Telegram, which is used to spread the news about the wa ...