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Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine
People in the street hold signs that read, in Ukrainian and English, "Stop Russian Aggression."

Image: Dovile Ramoskaite

Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine

Media scholar Courtney Radsch says tech platforms should have been faster to address Russian government propaganda, misinformation, and censorship.

Alina Ladyzhensky

Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century
On the screen of a tablet (l), the website of the Russian TV channel RT can be seen. On the right, the screen of a smartphone shows the official Twitter account of Ukrainian President Selenskyj

Penn Today spoke with Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a Perry World House visiting fellow, to learn more about how cyberattacks have shaped modern warfare and how countries are adapting their cyber defense strategies amidst the ongoing war. (Image: Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/picture-alliance/dpa/AP images)

Cyberattacks, Russia, and the changing face of war in the 21st century

Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, a visiting fellow of Perry World House, shares her expertise in cybersecurity and how cyber methods are being utilized during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Erica K. Brockmeier

‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine

‘Bot holiday’: COVID disinformation down as social media pivot to Ukraine

Mitchell Orenstein of the School of Arts & Sciences said the content disseminated by Russian troll farms shifts depending on Russian officials’ priorities. “They’ve had tremendous success with social media platforms,” Orenstein said. “They play a pretty substantial role, and they do shift people’s perception about what opinion is.”

Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier

Facebook researchers find its apps can make us lonelier

Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences agreed with Facebook’s 2018 findings about the benefits of limiting social media usage. Young people who logged in for an hour or less per day “seem to have the highest levels of well-being and connectedness and are less lonely” than those who use social media much more or not at all, she said.