‘Russia is deliberately expanding the boundaries of what it believes the world will tolerate,’ said foreign minister Andrii Sybiha

Key developments on Sept. 28: * Medical center, science academy struck in downtown Kyiv as all-day Russian drone attacks continue * Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi liberates 3 more settlements, inflict...

In the city center, local media and Telegram channels reported a strike next to the main campus of Kyiv's Taras Shevchenko National University.

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In the summer of 2016, Russia's security services gained unprecedented access to citizens' private calls, messages, and photos. The so-called Yarovaya laws demanded that telecoms companies store user...

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The chapter examines how the popular messaging service Telegram functions as a platform for politics. Platforms' role in, and effect on, politics can only be

The chapter examines how the popular messaging service Telegram functions as a platform for politics. Platforms' role in, and effect on, politics can only be

Russia's largest social media platform, VK, is a major channel for information distribution and state-backed narratives.

* Ukraine brings home 160 POWs in new exchange with Russia; * EU to restrict protections for Ukrainian men, says it's at Kyiv's request; * Russian-installed authorities in occupied Crimea announce s...

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

Russian forces launched a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine's central and southern regions overnight on May 18, injuring at least 12 people, including two children, officials reported.

Our official statement to the digital rights community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia

Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned.

The country has made itself too important to abandon.

Access Now, the group that organizes RightsCon, says Zambian officials asked it to exclude Taiwanese participants if it wanted the event to proceed as planned.

Our official statement to the digital rights community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia

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Ukraine's SBU says Russia's GRU used hacked Wi-Fi routers to spy on users in Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S.

Even before Russia launched its full-scale war in 2022, it set the groundwork by establishing distorted narratives about its “rightful” claim to Ukraine. Misunderstandings about empire, identity, and...

In 2025 alone, the union documented 160 attacks and threats against journalists, including 70 cases involving the destruction of media property or journalists' personal equipment.

During sunny days, Ukraine’s solar farms produce over 3 GW of energy. But a return of cloudy weather and rain in recent days has limited the sun’s ability to power Ukrainian homes.

"Sometimes good-willed direct blackmailing is the best option," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tells his Hungarian counterpart in one call as the EU convened to open accession negotiations for...

The occupied territories of Ukraine are not a “gray” or “buffer” zone. These are territories of lawlessness, where the law as an instrument of protection has been eradicated, and legislation has…

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This article explores the ethical and practical challenges of conducting long-term ethnographic fieldwork in conflict zones in an era of widespread smartphone and social media use. It argues that digi...

Russia attacked Kharkiv, Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles and drones overnight on March 7, targeting energy infrastructure.

UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1: Location-based platform work, LivePlatforms project

UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 Online creators, for LivePlatforms project, ERC funded