If you follow social networks, you can easily name the topics of the most popular posts. War, the army, fallen defenders, civilian victims of Russian aggression, heroism of the Ukr ...
‘Bukvy’ continues to publish investigative materials about how government officials and their surrogates use fake accounts to promote narratives on Facebook.
The Digital Transofrmation Ministry led by Mykhaylo Fedorov is swept up in a new controversy over allegations it may have used bots and fake accounts for a dubious social media c ...
Opposition MP bemoans blocked Facebook account, alleges revenge of Zelensky officials for criticism over state TV spending
Court testimony looms for Facebook CEO in a lawsuit between two feuding politicians in a small Ukrainian town.
Ratings are a capricious thing that needs constant attention and support. It is especially difficult to to create the semblance of ‘people’s love and approval’ in social networks, where one person can sometimes appear in dozens of avatars, names and accounts. Moreover, the attempts to use bot farms attract the attention not of a potential voter, but of law enforcement officers.
'Bukvy' have looked at feeds and pages of Zelensky's supporters to see how his social media campaign and messaging have changed after a network of fake accounts and compomised Public groups affiliated with his officials were removed by Facebook earlier this year.