Did hashtag activism forget the World Cup?
Social media was an active force in campaigning against Russia’s human rights abuses in Sochi. In Brazil, it’s been silent.
On Jun 30, 2014 by S.E. Smith
Russia is secretly hiring an army of Internet trolls
Now you know where those comments come from.
On Jun 3, 2014 by Rob Price
Is the White House using sponsored Google searches to troll Russia?
Whitehouse.gov appears to have purchased keywords that lead to a sponsored link slamming Russia’s president.
On Jun 2, 2014 by Tim Sampson
LiveJournal just rolled out a major update, but is anyone there to notice?
Increasingly, LiveJournal is peddling its changes to tumbleweeds. Will the latest redesign help or hurt the diminished community?
On May 22, 2014 by Aja Romano
Russian official backtracks after threatening to ban Twitter
Will Twitter cave?
On May 16, 2014 by Kevin Collier
Kim Jong-un is now the star of a totally serious side-scroller video game
Featuring special guest star Dennis Rodman.
On May 14, 2014 by Ned Donovan
Russia launches ‘Swearbot’ to scour the Web for obscenities
Government steps up enforcement of obscenity laws with new technology.
On May 7, 2014 by Tim Sampson
The Internet is a ‘CIA project,’ says Vladimir Putin
Russian presidents say the darndest things.
On Apr 24, 2014 by Fran Berkman
Pavel Durov, founder of Vkontakte, ‘fired’ over Kremlin dispute
“Most likely, in the Russian context, something like this was inevitable from the start,” he said.
On Apr 22, 2014 by Kevin Collier
Snowden makes surprise appearance during 4-hour Putin interview
Edward Snowden is proving to be good at surprises.
On Apr 17, 2014 by Rob Price
Darth Vader is running for president of Ukraine
The borscht is strong with this one.
On Mar 29, 2014 by Miles Klee
Thousands sign White House petition to give Alaska back to Russia
Time to buy stock in salmon hatcheries.
On Mar 24, 2014 by Miles Klee
The Internet is obsessed with Crimea’s new attorney general
Natalia Poklonskaya is Tumblr’s new lust object, and the worship has gone from creepy to disturbing.
On Mar 20, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Putin’s inner circle is viciously mocking the U.S. on Twitter
Whatever’s happening on the ground, we’re getting owned online.
On Mar 19, 2014 by Miles Klee
Someone 3-D-printed a Vladimir Putin butt plug
You’ve never seen the Grey Cardinal quite like this before.
On Mar 7, 2014 by EJ Dickson
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