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  2021-12-10

  Kremlin, through Gazprom, tightens grip on VKontakte

  A shift in shares means that Gazprom, through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, now controls more than 50% of the voting rights in VK Group. A digital 'Iron Curtain' is evolving.

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  2021-12-03

  Twitter shuts down thousands of Chinese propaganda accounts

  The vast majority of the nearly 3,500 accounts were part of a network that amplified Chinese Communist Party narratives related to its repression of Muslims in Xinjiang.

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  2021-09-17

  Kazakhs say 'thanks but no thanks' to China's Kazakh-language propaganda

  Editors at the People's Daily say they are making every effort to 'globalise the Chinese dream and China's voice' by disseminating truthful, comprehensive information. Kazakhs are rolling their eyes.

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  2021-09-08

  Russian trolls hijack comments in Western media to push Kremlin narratives

  State media outlets have been compiling 'reader comments stories' that use the comments pro-Russian trolls post on the websites of Western media outlets as their basis to claim 'dissent'.

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  2021-08-30

  Central Asia eyes Ukraine's sanctions on Russian propaganda outlets

  Russian media outlets continue to promote the Kremlin's agenda in Central Asia and many say it's time to implement bans of their operations.

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  2021-06-24

  US spreads awareness of Russia's 'disinformation ecosystem' on COVID-19

  'The tragic fact is that Russian disinformation undermines trust in all vaccines,' a top US official told Central Asian journalists and scholars in an online forum.

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  2021-04-14

  What can Central Asia learn from Russia's hybrid warfare against Europe?

  'The danger of hybrid war is that the aggressor exploits weaknesses,' analysts say. The state must become stronger through a democratic society, economic growth and respect for human rights.

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  2021-03-05

  Moscow seen pressuring Central Asia to adopt feared 'foreign agent' laws

  The Kremlin's crackdown on civil society continues after Putin signed a number of laws that worsen the country's human rights situation. Moscow is trying to spread similar laws in Central Asia.

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  2021-03-05

  Facebook derails Kremlin effort to mislead protesters in Russia

  The network of accounts used hashtag and location 'poisoning' typically associated with spam or financial scams to drown out posts by protesters who are worrying the Kremlin.

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  2021-02-24

  Putin tries to 'tighten the screws' on the media with 'closed door' meeting

  The meeting was held to give journalists special access to the Russian president, according to authorities. But 'leaked' excerpts show the Kremlin's carefully choreographed narrative, analysts say.