Some of the sites in the network dig up “compromising information” on “enemies of the Russian state.” Image by Paul Reynolds on Flickr. CC BY 2.0.
In mid-July, RuNet Echo reported on a sprawling network of pro-Kremlin websites, discovered through the use of open-source information such as Google Analytics IDs, domain registration records, and email addresses. In this installment, Lawrence Alexander and Aric Toler collaborate to dive deeper and provide an analysis of the content of some of the websites in the network.
Of the 83 websites in the network identified to date, many promote a broad anti-Western polemic, often in the …read more
Source: Global Voices
