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Russian opposition tweets resonate longer, says Berkman paper

A study of more than 70 million tweets sent by Russian users from April 2007 to February 2011 shows that pro-government hashtags inspire a lot of discussion after they’re first mentioned but...

DDoS attacks used to curb Internet freedom in Russia

Politically motivated distributed denial of service attacks against journalist and opposition websites appear have been occurring in Russia, says a Feb. 15 analysis of web traffic by Arbor Networks.

Social media creates a democracy-challenging informational filter

The increasing pervasiveness of information filtering via social networks has implications for American democracy, said David Weinberger, a senior researcher with the Harvard Berkman Center for

Middle East, North Africa bloggers could be more vigilant about security, says Berkman Center

Being a blogger in the Middle East of North Africa can be a dangerous affair--but bloggers there don't always take all the steps they could to protect themselves online, says a report from the