“Hahahaha. That lady is just a stupid chicken!” — such comments aren’t uncommon under YouTube videos of various media outlets in Ukraine. Aggression, harassment, sexism, and threats against journalists are all examples of gender-based violence online. Although YouTube has strict policies against hate speech, its moderation algorithms often miss it, removing hundreds of thousands pieces of content but leaving “just a stupid chicken” under videos from Ukrainian media. This may be due to the imperfection of the algorithms themselves or problems with “understanding” the Ukrainian language.

From Trumpists to Communists. The forces in the U.S. impeding aid to Ukraine and how they do it

Russia continues its targeted military campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure. We mapped out the targets hit in recent Russian missile and drone attacks. The Trypillia thermal power station, one of the biggest electricity suppliers to the Kyiv region, was destroyed by Russian missiles on 11 April.

On the night of February 15, the Russians again attacked Ukraine with missiles of various types. The Ukrainian Air Force shoots down most of the Russian hardware flying into our territory, but some missiles still reach their targets. We have figured out the trajectory of hundreds of kilograms of explosives flying towards us.

Land of Ukrainian Cossack State, the Mongol Khan's headquarters and more

We have investigated the non-political segment of TikTok to understand whether Russian influences are penetrating through the entertainment content of this network. The weakest link is humor.TikTok shows Ukrainians videos of Russian stand-up comedians, and often it's "Zadornov-style" humor, mocking the West.Читати українською

The risk of encountering disinformation on YouTube in Poland is lower than in Ukraine. The primary shield against disinformation and Russian-language content for Poles is their lack of proficiency in Russian. 

outube has long earned the reputation of a convenient and reliable service. Two out of three Ukrainians come here for entertainment and educational content, but they also use it to watch the news and follow the twists and turns of Ukraine's political life. The recommendation algorithm is the “heart” of YouTube. In a nutshell, the better recommendations the platform offers, the more time its users spend watching videos and the more money they bring to the advertisers by watching their adverts.

We have mapped all the approximate routes of enemy air attacks that lasted from September 6 to November 3. The data was provided to us by the Telegram channel monitor. The routes are approximate, as are their starting and ending points.Read this article in Ukrainian

During the two years of the full-scale invasion, Russia has managed to harvest more than 10 million tons of wheat from the occupied territories. This is roughly equal to the annual output of an entire country, such as Romania.The material was prepared in partnership with TEXTY and agro-technology company OneSoil.