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Exclusive Interview: Social media activism and the online information war over Ukraine

Social media has emerged as one of the key battlegrounds in the information war currently being fought over Ukraine, but how effective are the armies of online activists which the conflict has unleashed? Kyiv-based Canadian advertising executive Luc Chenier recently ran an online campaign on crowdspeaking platform Thunderclap in a bid to raise awareness over the plight of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko. Chenier visited the Ukraine Today newsroom to discuss the campaign and explore the...

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Free Savchenko Campaign: Social media appeal for release of Ukraine pilot held in Moscow

An international media campaign, a so-called Twitter storm, is underway for the release Nadia Savchenko, a Ukrainian fighter pilot, from detention in Russia. The 33-year-old pilot started a hunger strike more than 43-days ago. Savchenko has vowed to die in prison if she is not released by Russian authorities.

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Latvia Probes Online Separatist Map: Social media map proposes ethnic Russian breakaway region

Latvian security officials are investigating a controversial map circulating on social media, which backs the NATO member being split in two, reports the Baltic Times.

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Russian Soldier Exposes Invasion: Social Media post undermines Kremlin Ukraine war denial

More evidence of Russian soldiers operating in Ukraine. Photos have emerged on social media of a Russian soldier who posted photos of himself and fellow troops on aparent active service deep in Ukrainian territory.

The photos were posted to the Russian social media page of the soldier, whose name is Temur Isakov. One photo, posted on September 2, shows him and other soldiers posing in front of a sign near the village of Chervonosilske, nearly 30 kilometres inside Ukraine....

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Facebook Restores Missing Russian Soldiers Page: Social network removed page following complaints

The page called “Cargo 200 from Ukraine to Russia” is meant to counter Kremlin's claims that no Russian troops have been sent across the border to support the insurgency in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Cargo 200 is the term used to identify those killed in battle while their bodies are transported back home.

A PR spokeswoman for Facebook told Ukraine Today that the page had been removed in error after the company received complaints from users, although she declined to go into detail,...

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Facebook Bows to Kremlin Censorship? Social media giant deletes page on Russian army in Ukraine

A Facebook group that publishes information about Russian soldiers killed fighting alongside insurgents in Ukraine’s east has been removed from the social network. The page called “Cargo 200 from Ukraine to Russia” aimed to counter Kremlin propaganda claims that no Russian troops had been sent across the border to support the insurgency in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

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