..., it showed how effective and powerful social media could be (despite all of the reputation risks). There is also an important point highlighted in the report, particularly that "
the use of modern-day disinformation does not start and end with Russia. A growing number of states, in the pursuit of geopolitical ends, are leveraging digital tools and social media networks to spread narratives, distortions, and falsehoods to shape public perceptions and undermine trust in the truth
." We are used to research, dedicated to propaganda and fake news issues, that establishes only Russia is responsible ...
... structure. However, months after Donald Trump was declared President of the United States, questions remain about the legitimacy of the U.S. elections. The central issues are the emergence and use of so-called ‘Fake News’ and the accusation that Russia, through espionage and online hacking operations, sought to influence the presidential elections to promote Donald Trump and denigrate the reputation of Hillary Clinton.
The issues thrown up in the wake of the U.S. presidential election have fundamentally ...
... contamination of the Pacific Ocean by Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown in 2011.
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Elena Alekseenkova:
Chaos and Play without Rules: On the Current
Crisis of Confidence in Trust in Relations
between Russia and the West
Powerful satellite imagery, tweeting astronauts and social media help connect people to space, oceans, freshwater, land and air, including in China, where a recent documentary about air pollution went viral. The documentary’s global distribution forced Beijing to once again announce plans to implement ...
