by jpitney | Feb 29, 2020 | Russia
From AFP: Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting global efforts to fight the epidemic, US officials say. The disinformation campaign promotes unfounded conspiracy...
by jpitney | Jan 13, 2020 | Election Security, Internet, Russia
Matthew Rosenberg, Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger at The New York Times: The National Security Agency and its British counterpart issued an unusual warning in October: The Russians were back and growing stealthier. Groups linked to Russia’s intelligence...
by jpitney | Dec 27, 2019 | Election Security, Russia
From the Defending Digital Democracy Project (D3P): D3P is led by Eric Rosenbach, Co-Director of the Belfer Center and former Assistant Secretary of Defense. Prior to his July 2015 appointment as Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Rosenbach served as...
by jpitney | Dec 15, 2019 | Freedom of Press, Journalism, Russia, Uncategorized
No this is not a joke. After killing dozens of journalists for exposing the crimes of the Putin regime, the Russian government tweets out their recognition of Remembrance Day of journalists killed in the line of duty. https://t.co/C0jUyvu4es — Bill Browder...
