Russia: Fake US Ambassador Twitter Account Wreaks Havoc During Vote
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Donna Welles The March 4, 2012, Russian presidential election played out as many predicted: Vladimir Putin emerged with the majority of the vote. Given that a major theme of this election season is the... more
Views: 944Russia: The Early Days of Government Transparency
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Sven Hultberg Carlsson “Make your work available online.” It may seem a harmless demand, but in Russia it's more than that. Such a request led to Alexey Navalny [2], a famed an... more
Views: 1051Russia: The “Big White Circle” Protest in Moscow
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Veronica Khokhlova On Sunday, February 26, 2012, thousands of people gathered in central Moscow for the Big White Circle [2] protest, forming a human chain [3] along most of the le... more
Views: 1693Poland and ACTA: Gossip Portal Accuses Mainstream Media of Ignorance
Region: Poland
Written by Katarzyna Odrozek “In what kind of country are we living and how pathetic are the media here, if an article like this had to be written by an internet portal with a poodle in their logo?&nbs... more
Views: 1253Balkans: Online Platform Tracks Reports From Areas Hit by Record Snowfall
Region: SerbiaWritten by Danica Radisic Since last week, the Balkans have been hit by massive snow storms, the likes of which have not been seen in over a decade, if not longer. After an unusually long period of nearly no r... more
Views: 906Russia: Day of Protests Divides Citizens
Region: Russian FederationWritten by Alexey Sidorenko Despite temperatures of -20 degrees, thousands of Russians went out to the streets to participate in election manifestations. Many, organised online, were protesting against the current elect... more
Views: 829Spanish-Speaking Twittersphere Fumes Over Announcement
Region: SpainWritten by Juan Arellano and Translated by L. Finch Twitter's announcement [1], published on January 26, 2012, which revealed that due to its international growth it will res... more
Views: 1005Serbia: The Media War Against Angelina Jolie
Region: SerbiaWritten by Sasa Milosevic Not so long ago Angelina Jolie was “more concerned” [1] about the reception of her directorial debut movie, ‘In the Land of Blood and Honey [2]‘, ... more
Views: 1223Argentina: Diplomatic Conflict With United Kingdom Over Falklands
Region: Argentina
Written by Natán Calzolari and Translated by Eleanor Staniforth Argentina has been claiming sovereignty of the Falkland Islands since 1833, the year in which they were occupied by the United King... more
Views: 1352Russia: The Fake Political Twitter Account Phenomenon
Region: Russian Federation
Written by Alexey Sidorenko The Internet not only gives life to citizen activist groups, human bots or lolcat [1] lovers; online anonymity provides perfect conditions for human creativity and humor. Twitter i... more
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