Kremlin Influence Operations in Russian Online Spaces
Abstract
This project analyzes Kremlin propaganda and its impact on Russian speakers in online social media spaces. Our multidisciplinary team combines social science methodologies and digital forensics to study pro Kremlin narratives and responses to these narratives across six social media platforms: X/Twitter, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and VKontakte. The objectives of this study are to: (1) identify Russian propaganda efforts at scale leading up to and following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine; (2) classify Russian propaganda narratives, techniques, and objectives informed by political, social, and cultural contexts; (3) track the origin, diffusion, and evolution of influence operations across platforms and communities; (4) advance new theoretical models of disinformation; and (5) empirically test the effect of Kremlin narratives and tactics by combining computational analysis with an in-depth case study of Russian speaking communities in Hungar
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Dec 14, 2024
- Source ID
- N000142512042
Entities
People
- Karrie Koesel
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Notre Dame