News and Research articles on Russia

A mixed method study of the EU geo-block's effectiveness in limiting sharing of Russian propaganda media and content in the wake of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

A platform policy implementation audit of actions against Russia’s state-controlled media

Sofya Glazunova, Queensland University of Technology
Anna Ryzhova, University of Passau
Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology
Silvia Ximena Montaña-Niño, Queensland University of Technology
Arista Beseler, University of Passau
Ehsan Dehghan, Queensland University of Technology
PUBLISHED ON: 14 Jun 2023 DOI: 10.14763/2023.2.1711

A platform policy implementation audit of how major digital platforms implemented their content moderation policies towards RT and Sputnik accounts at the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It shows a wide, yet inconsistent range of measures taken by tech giants.

Russia’s great power imaginary and pursuit of digital multipolarity

Stanislav Budnitsky, University of Pennsylvania
PUBLISHED ON: 26 Aug 2020 DOI: 10.14763/2020.3.1492

Russian ruling elites’ view of Russia as a great power transcends political leadership and ideology, and directs the state’s advancement of a multipolar digital order.