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Datablog | Attitudes towards disinformation on social media in Armenia and Georgia 

Armenian and Georgian internet users have different perspectives on the effect of social media disinformation and its effect on their respective countries, according to a CRRC analysis.

Datablog | Attitudes towards disinformation on social media in Armenia and Georgia 

By Kristine Jinchveleishvili

Armenian and Georgian internet users have different perspectives on the effect of social media disinformation and its effect on their respective countries, according to a CRRC analysis.

Meta Oversight Board upholds decision to leave Armenian POW video on Facebook

The video is alleged to show injured Armenian soldiers being captured by their Azerbaijani counterparts, and will remain on Facebook.

Meta Oversight Board upholds decision to leave Armenian POW video on Facebook

The video is alleged to show injured Armenian soldiers being captured by their Azerbaijani counterparts, and will remain on Facebook.

Voices of dissent: Azerbaijan reacts to war

In Azerbaijan, many have spoken out against the recent fighting despite campaigns to persecute or silence them.

Voices of dissent: Azerbaijan reacts to war

By Ismi Aghayev

In Azerbaijan, many have spoken out against the recent fighting despite campaigns to persecute or silence them.

Datablog | Do Georgians worry about fake news online?

In Georgia, the majority of the internet-using public are concerned about fake news online, believing that fake news is produced in order to draw people's attention away from real issues.

Datablog | Do Georgians worry about fake news online?

By The Caucasus Datablog

In Georgia, the majority of the internet-using public are concerned about fake news online, believing that fake news is produced in order to draw people's attention away from real issues.

Azerbaijani government ran cyber espionage and influence ops on Facebook, company says

Facebook said they had removed a ‘hybrid network’ that ‘combined cyber espionage with Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour’.

Azerbaijani government ran cyber espionage and influence ops on Facebook, company says

Facebook said they had removed a ‘hybrid network’ that ‘combined cyber espionage with Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour’.

Facebook takes down pages tied to Georgian pro-Russia extremists 

Facebook has reportedly taken down ‘pages and groups’ associated with Alt Info, which had only just recently created its own political party in Georgia.

Facebook takes down pages tied to Georgian pro-Russia extremists 

Facebook has reportedly taken down ‘pages and groups’ associated with Alt Info, which had only just recently created its own political party in Georgia.

Facebook takes down social media pages of Ingush news site Fortanga

Immediately after losing the accounts, the outlet’s editor-in-chief began receiving threats and money extortion from an unknown Telegram user.

Facebook takes down social media pages of Ingush news site Fortanga

Immediately after losing the accounts, the outlet’s editor-in-chief began receiving threats and money extortion from an unknown Telegram user.

Baku court throws out case contesting President's blocking of accounts on social media

The Sabail District Court in Baku refused to consider a lawsuit filed by activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev.

Baku court throws out case contesting President's blocking of accounts on social media

The Sabail District Court in Baku refused to consider a lawsuit filed by activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev.

Analysis | As COVID-19 sends political campaigning to Facebook, will polarisation increase?

With Georgia in an election year and traditional face-to-face campaigning out of the question, the importance of Facebook is only likely to grow.

Analysis | As COVID-19 sends political campaigning to Facebook, will polarisation increase?

By CRRC

With Georgia in an election year and traditional face-to-face campaigning out of the question, the importance of Facebook is only likely to grow.

Facebook takes down hundreds of fake news pages ‘connected to Georgian government’

Hundreds of pages, accounts, and groups were taken offline for engaging in ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’ on behalf of the Georgian Government.

Facebook takes down hundreds of fake news pages ‘connected to Georgian government’

Hundreds of pages, accounts, and groups were taken offline for engaging in ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’ on behalf of the Georgian Government.