Disinformation attacks in social media: the impact of russian disinformation via Facebook ads

Disinformation attacks in social media: A report on the impact of russian disinformation via Facebook ads

Participants:
– Mykola Balaban, Deputy Head at the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security;
– Igor Rozkladai, Deputy Director of the Center for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM), Chief Expert in Media Law and Content Moderation in Social Media;
– Serhii Zhukov, analyst at the Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security;
– Alyona Romanyuk, media expert, author of "NotaEnota" anti-fake project;
– Roman Osadchuk, Research Associate at Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab);

All in person.

Topics of focus:
– Using Facebook ads to spread malicious content: why is it possible?
– How do the russians use the capabilities of Meta in the information war against Ukraine?
– What pressure points are the russians trying to use against the Ukrainians on Facebook, what topics are they manipulating?
– Disinformation and internet fraud: the connections revealed.

Kyiv, April 30, 2024