Computational Propaganda in Ukraine: Caught Between External Threats and Internal Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorZhdanova, Mariia
dc.contributor.authorOrlova, Dariya
dc.contributor.editorSamuel, Woolley
dc.contributor.editorHoward, Philip
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-01T11:01:56Z
dc.date.available2018-06-01T11:01:56Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis working paper examines the state of computational propaganda in Ukraine, focusing on two major dimensions, Ukraine’s response to the challenges of external information attacks and the use of computational propaganda in internal political communication. Based on interviews with Ukrainian media experts, academics, industry insiders and bot developers, the working paper explores the scale of the issue and identifies the most common tactics, instruments and approaches for the deployment of political bots online. The cases described illustrate the misconceptions about fake accounts, paid online commentators and automated scripts, as well as the threats of malicious online activities. First, we explain how bots operate in the internal political and media environment of the country and provide examples of typical campaigns. Second, we analyse the case of the MH17 tragedy as an illustrative example of Russia’s purposeful disinformation campaign against Ukraine, which has a distinctive social media component. Finally, responses to computational propaganda are scrutinized, including alleged governmental attacks on Ukrainian journalists, which reveal that civil society and grassroots movements have great potential to stand up to the perils of computational propaganda.en_US
dc.identifier.citationZhdanova M. Computational Propaganda in Ukraine: Caught Between External Threats and Internal Challenges / Mariia Zhdanova, Dariya Orlova ; ed. Samuel Woolley, Philip N. Howard. - Oxford, UK : Project on Computational Propaganda, 2017. - 26 p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/13179
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherProject on Computational Propagandaen_US
dc.statusfirst publisheden_US
dc.subjectcomputational propagandaen_US
dc.subjectinterviewen_US
dc.subjectpolitical botsen_US
dc.subjectOnline Manipulationen_US
dc.subjectPublic Opinion in Ukraineen_US
dc.subjectUkrainian journalistsen_US
dc.subjectworking paperen_US
dc.titleComputational Propaganda in Ukraine: Caught Between External Threats and Internal Challengesen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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