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Ukraine’s Yandex data‑center attacks spotlight new front in disinformation wars

The White House Disinformation Machine Is Doing Its Best to Derail …

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Key developments – Ukrainian drone strikes knocked out three major Yandex data centres in Russia, halting automated traffic and disrupting cloud services used by Russian political bots. …

Disinformation Landscape Shifts as US Funding Ends, Yandex Attacks Silence Bots, and Iran Deploys AI‑Generated Fake Journalism

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The US National Science Foundation has halted all funding for disinformation research, asserting the work does not align with its strategic priorities, marking a significant policy retreat amid partisan attacks on scholars.
Ukrainian drone strikes on three Yandex

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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Shut Yandex Data Centers, Silencing Russian Bot Networks

Key developments: Ukrainian drone attacks between Oct. 8‑11 disabled two Yandex data centers and damaged a third, causing a sharp drop in the company’s automated traffic. Analysts noted a rapid decline in pro‑Russian bot activity online, with fewer Polish‑and‑Ukrainian‑targeted harassment …