Ukraine Hits Yandex Data Centers; Zelensky Claims Fewer Bots, Hate Speech Online, but No Evidence of a Link
Cloudflare data showed automated traffic from Yandex’s network fell about 94% after the strikes, though no independent evidence links that drop to bot activity.
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Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex
Days after Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the campaign had hurt Russia's disinformation efforts. "It suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social platforms," Zelenskyy said Monday. "There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations." Zelenskyy isn't the first to assert that the […]
What Zelenskyy’s Bot Claim Means for Black Voters
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says online hate dropped after his country’s drones struck Russia’s largest tech company. Independent researchers have not yet confirmed or ruled out that claim. Speaking to the Warsaw Security Forum on Oct. 12, Zelenskyy said that after Ukrainian strikes reached data centers owned by Yandex, there was “less hate, less division, and […]
A Danish research firm tells Jyllands-Posten that they found the same answer as the fact-checkers after they investigated the Russian bot activity on Tuesday.
Ukraine hits Yandex data centers; Zelensky claims fewer bots, hate speech online, but no evidence of a link
Users pointed to a drop in posts containing phrases like “Free Palestine” and “Genocide” on X after the strikes, but researchers said some of the graphs covered an unfinished day
Zelensky hailed 'genius' for taking out Russian 'bot farms' before midterm elections
People have praised Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky for destroying Russian “bot farms” right before the US midterm elections.Last week, Ukraine continued to take direct action against Russia’s invasion and attacks on its data centres by striking three data centres owned by Russian tech giant ...
It is claimed online that Ukrainian attacks have eliminated Russian propaganda bots, including in Germany. However, the alleged evidence does not stand up to an examination.
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