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Before a possible internet wall between Russia and the rest of the world is erected, it seems to me a priority to actively invest energy in join, receiving (internet) addresses, proxies, VPNs, satellite options, short golf etc.However, it is necessary that that information is quickly decentralized, through various media.<br> | Before a possible internet wall between Russia and the rest of the world is erected, it seems to me a priority to actively invest energy in join, receiving (internet) addresses, proxies, VPNs, satellite options, short golf etc.However, it is necessary that that information is quickly decentralized, through various media.<br> | ||
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The open internet in Russia must be protected. Here’s why, <br> | The open internet in Russia must be protected. Here’s why, <br> | ||
https://webfoundation.org/2022/03/the-open-internet-in-russia-must-be-protected-heres-why/ | https://webfoundation.org/2022/03/the-open-internet-in-russia-must-be-protected-heres-why/ | ||
Revision as of 18:43, 19 April 2022
Notes from the TacticalMediaRoom Signal group.
Contents
Network and Internet services
Open internet
Network
An Open Internet Remains the Goal - New from RIPE NCC:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/hans_petter_holen/an-open-internet-remains-the-goal/
What could be done, if there is political will, regarding the "technical sanctions" & blocking of the aggressive regimes/countries/networks:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/pdf/draft-giuliano-blocking-considerations-00
This research report shared OONI data analysis on recent blocks that have emerged in Russia(and in the EU) amid the war in Ukraine.
https://ooni.org/post/2022-russia-blocks-amid-ru-ua-conflict/
Article that explains why the RIPE NCC remains fully compliant with the latest sanctions
https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/eu-sanctions-and-our-russian-membership/ -
About data analysis & visualization relating to censorship. OONI discussion channel:
https://join.slack.com/t/openobservatory/shared_invite/zt-16ndyhjcw-xC~h_CNBKBm0IFZI3zhwNQ
https://pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/internet-perspectives-ukraine-and-russia
Platform governance
group doing analysis on the timeline of platform governance that I've shared here and that Ruben Brave has published online with ISOC. We also have another group doing an analysis on the most popular apps being used in Ukraine during the war. The datasprint will be done on Friday, we can share results after.
Sanctions
A More Robust Approach to Sanctions
https://labs.ripe.net/author/chrisb/a-more-robust-approach-to-sanctions/
Recent events in Ukraine have spotlighted some fundamental questions about Internet governance and the use of state-imposed sanctions. This post frames the discussion in reference to one of the Internet's most enduring maxims.RIPE NCC "position" :
https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/the-ripe-ncc-and-ukraine-russia/
"To sanction or not to sanction the Internet access: A SancNet debate"
https://www.giga-net.org/to-sanction-or-not-to-sanction-the-internet-access-a-sancnet-debate/
History of using sanctions against internet in Serbia (& history of war in ex-yugoslavia )
https://wiki.techinc.nl/TacticalMediaRoom#History
Ukraine
The link to keep Ukraine connect task force
https://keepukraineconnected.org
In the rubble of bombarded Ukrainian cities, technicians are risking their lives to keep the country online.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/03/22/while-russians-bombs-fall-around-them-ukraines-engineers-battle-to-keep-the-internet-running/?sh=4a20aad35a4c
Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online We are saving digitised collections from Ukrainian museums, libraries and archives.
https://www.sucho.org/
The international surge to help keep Ukraine's frontlines connected
https://www.cyberscoop.com/ukraine-internet-starlink-security/
Russia
Russia turns its diplomats into disinformation warriors
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-diplomats-disinformation-war-ukraine/
Redacteuren DOXA hangt gevangenisstraf boven het hoofd –
https://www.wereldbrand.nl/2022/04/08/redacteuren-doxa-hangt-gevangenisstraf-boven-het-hoofd/
Open Letter of Dmitry Pilikin, Russian Artist, Curator, Art Historian
https://networkcultures.org/blog/2022/04/04/open-letter/
Op zoek naar de feiten in oorlogstijd
https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2022/op-zoek-naar-de-feiten-in-oorlogstijd~v484352/
Internet
Before a possible internet wall between Russia and the rest of the world is erected, it seems to me a priority to actively invest energy in join, receiving (internet) addresses, proxies, VPNs, satellite options, short golf etc.However, it is necessary that that information is quickly decentralized, through various media.
U.S. Treasury moves to keep Russians connected despite sanctions
https://www.accessnow.org/u-s-treasury-russia-sanctions-internet/
The open internet in Russia must be protected. Here’s why,
https://webfoundation.org/2022/03/the-open-internet-in-russia-must-be-protected-heres-why/
Meduza is a Russian platform
https://save.meduza.io/eu
AmneziaVPN is the only service that has supported this petition. One free service for all Russians, accessible through a telegram bot - because all foreign vpn services are blocked or impossible to pay for from Russia. It as one small win for free internet access without
https://www.change.org/p/we-call-on-vpn-companies-to-provide-russian-users-with-free-access-to-their-services
How Is Russia Connected To The Wider Internet?
https://labs.ripe.net/author/emileaben/how-is-russia-connected-to-the-wider-internet/
On March 7, TikTok made all the content posted by non-Russian channels unavailable to Russian users. This unannounced restriction removes an estimated 95% of the content previously available to Russian TikTok users. Content restriction is happening at the application layer rather than the transport layer,which requires the direct involvement of TikTok. It is the first time a global social media platform has restricted access to content at this scale. A network of coordinated accounts is using a loophole to post new content promoting Russian pro-war propaganda in Russia, despite the current ban on new content uploads.
https://tracking.exposed/pdf/tiktok-russia-15march2022.pdf
Sanctions
Protests
I have contacts in OVD now, so if there is an interest on working together, I can cross-connect; more info:
https://ovd.news/news/2022/03/02/russian-protests-against-war-ukraine-chronicle-events
Flag from the Russian opposition - - The Russian design community has created a flag for anti-war movement in Russia. It is a white banner with blue horizontal stripe in the middle. We are removing bloody color because future and prosperity of new Russia is in peace'
https://whitebluewhite.info/english
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/03/red-is-dead-russian-anti-war-protesters-fly-a-new-flag-for-peace
Tools
dCommsDecentralized communications that work with or without the Internetdcomm.net.ua. This is a useful tool for regular people for connecting with family & friends, if their internet is flaky :
https://dcomm.net.ua/
Don’t help Putin and Lukashenko silence anti-war voices - Access Now
https://www.accessnow.org/putin-lukashenko/
Learning security courses
https://wiki.techinc.nl/TacticalMediaRoom/Workshops#Learning security courses
Online, self-paced courses offered to journalists
https://totem-project.org/
Internet Security
“Cryptography has failed to address the needs of the disenfranchised.But we can fix that!
bit.ly/3KYomFe
advice about secure communication tools, for non-techies:
https://labs.ripe.net
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/03/telegram-harm-reduction-users-russia-and-ukraine
https://cip.gov.ua/en/news/viktor-zhora-potencial-rosiiskikh-khakeriv-imovirno-pereocinenii
https://www.ft.com/content/1fb2f592-4806-42fd-a6d5-735578651471
Anonymous hacktivists warned that the next #OpRussia target will be corporations that refuse to pull their business from Russia as one group of hackers decided to try to use their data haul from a Russian company to financially help the people of Ukraine.
https://www.hstoday.us/featured/anonymous-hackers-fire-warning-shot-at-companies-refusing-to-pull-out-of-russia/
Journalism and Media
Crisis reporting
Institute of Mass Information in Kyiv
https://fixersandjournalists.humanities.uva.nl/
The Russian press in Exile petition to the EUropean Parliament
File:Independent Russian Journalists Relief.pdf
Desinformation
Funding for projects dealing with disinformation deadline 25. April (info in Duthc)
https://www.sidnfonds.nl/grip-op-desinformatie-2
Findings from the warfakes Telegram data sprint research published on INC
https://networkcultures.org/?p=14671&preview=1&_ppp=d58a9e9474
Humanitarian
Inzamelplekken Oekraïne / collection points for Ukraine
Vind een inzamelpunt bij u in de buurt en doneer spullen aan Oekraïners in nood. / Find a collection point near you and donate items to Ukrainians in need.
https://www.inzamelplekkenoekraine.nl/
Foods and Goods collection - Adam
untill 25th march
https://verblijfblog.nl/tijdelijke-bescherming-van-oekrainers-in-nederland/
Fundraising and support
Open Society Launches Fund for a Free and Democratic Ukraine
https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/newsroom/open-society-launches-fund-for-a-free-and-democratic-ukraine
Initiative supporting Ukrainian companies
https://dutchcloudcommunity.nl/community/cloud4ukraine/
https://twitter.com/freepressunltd/status/1503734397081735173
https://twitter.com/CFWIJ/status/1503809300589953026
https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-ukraines-media-going
petition https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rlmF3ug8chNX2cemMj-RmRoZ1b71GbuPvax8Vai45rQ/edit?usp=sharing
https://www.nobelprizeforukraine.org/
News and resources
https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/the-ripe-ncc-and-ukraine-russia
Nextcloud folder for the Tactical Media Room. !pwd protected
News on the war
Novaya Gazeta Europe will cover what is happening in Russia in several languages. It will cover international and Russian news for people who read in Russian and who share European values.
https://novayagazeta.eu/
The Last Days Of Mariupol’s Internet - Engineers who kept Ukraine’s port city online have gone missing or died in the carnage inflicted by Russia’s siege. Hope remains that Ukrainian cities knocked off the internet map will come back online fast—once the shelling ends.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2022/03/31/the-last-days-of-mariupols-internet/?sh=514f41a45962
From a Ukrainian colleague, a recommendation: "Some twitter accounts to follow: @DmytroKuleba (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, I saw this account being prised for efficient communication, could be interesting from professional point of view as well), @Kyivindependent, @ukraine_world (news in English), @andersostlund (a Swedish journalist reporting from Kyiv), @nolanwpeterson (war reporter based in Ukraine since 2014).
A Wikipedia author has been arrested in Belarus. Wikipedia advises all editors in Belarus and Russia to hide their personal data, and to write/complete articles about war only from secret accounts. Question: If they write under a pseudonym, is their IP address untraceable, or are they masked by Wikipedia?
MFFR komt met statement uit om Russische en Belarussische jourhttps://verblijfblog.nl/tijdelijke-bescherming-van-oekrainers-in-nederland/
more info: https://ovd.news/news/2022/03/02/russian-protests-against-war-ukraine-chronicle-events
File:FPU leaflet ONE MONTH OF INVASION.pdf
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/03/28/the-russians-fleeing-putins-wartime-crackdown
Platform Geopolitics in 2022: Russian Invasion of Ukraine – an incomplete overview
https://isoc.nl/nieuws/platform-geopolitics-in-2022-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-an-incomplete-overview/
Information wars
Russia targeting BRICS, Africa, Asia. Not the West really at all.
https://twitter.com/carljackmiller/status/1504896238826700800?s=21
OSint - open source intelligence
https://restofworld.org/2022/osint-viral-ukraine/
Events
TEXT from G
Tactical Media Room is a temporary coordination group supporting independent media in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, made possible by various organizations working in the tech sector, arts and culture, education and research. We are looking for an intern for one day a week with immediate effect, starting for a period of three months. Task will be supporting our producer with coordinating the platform, the meetings, social media presence and organizing planned public meetings. The intern will work for the Institue of Network Cultures and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences professor of practice of Marleen Stikker and will work closely with De Waag. We are specifically looking for people from Ukraine with a background in media or tech that are living in the Amsterdam area. The internship fee is 400 euros a month for, in principle, three months. Applications with CV to: info@networkcultures.org.
TEXT from G
Tactical Media Room: Where Tech meets Tactical Media to Support Ukraine and Independent Media in Russia and Belarus
The Tactical Media Room (TMR) aims to support independent tactical media, journalists, newsrooms and civic initiatives from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. Founded late February 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a weekly meeting and an app group, TMR is an initiative of Waag Futurelab and Institute for Network Cultures (HvA), in collaboration with hackers, artists, designers, and members of organizations such as Beeld en Geluid, Free Press Unlimited, Mediastudies (UvA), Freedom Internet, Free Russia, MCH2022/Dutch hackercamps, Stichting Democratie en Media, ISOC.NL and TechInc—including a growing number recently arrived Ukranians. As a temporary Amsterdam-based platform, TMR brings together different forms of expertise in the fields of journalism, media activism, arts and research. A Signal group with currently 40 members is the main internal channel for people involved in the organization of the TMR (new participants are invited by the members). Topics and activities vary from Russian disinformation, censorship and propaganda research, mapping platform geopolitics, support regarding hardware and online services by ISP’s and hosting providers, tech knowledge exchanges (from satellite phones to cybersecurity), and practical aid support.
The TMR is planning to host a series of monthly public meetings, preferably on Thursdays from 20.00 - 22.00 at Waag, Nieuwmarkt 4 Amsterdam. The format will be a combination of short presentations of insights and a hands-on practical approach to topics like guerrilla translation and subtitling, disinformation, and how to secure yourself.
From the basis of an initial data sprint held in late March, ongoing rapid response research will be coordinated by the Institute of Network Cultures at HvA, together with Mediastudies staff at UvA (coordinated by Marc Tuters) and affiliated members such as Michael Dieter (Warwick/UK), Ruben Brave (ISOC NL) and others. There is a blog with unique content, including diaries from Ukraine and postings from Russia: https://networkcultures.org/blog/category/ukraine/.
Coming
The History of the Yugoslavian Internet Live at SEE 10
https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/the-history-of-the-yugoslavian-internet-live-at-see-10/
12 April 20.00 Witnessing U: testimonials from the frontline 3 Ukrainian theatre makers Bogdana Orleanova, Iana Gudzenko, Alesia Andrushevska present @ Toneelmakerij, Laurier gracht 99c, Amsterdam
HTTPS://toneelmakerij.nl/en/voorstellingen/witnessing-u/
Past
Wendsday 6 apr 2022 20.00 – 21.30, LOCATIE SPUI25 : "De Russische invasie in media" - is recorded and streams on the page
https://spui25.nl/programma/de-russische-invasie-in-media
Datasprint -Buzzhouse space, located at the University of Amsterdam, BG5 (Oudezijds Achterburgwal 233-237) (enter through the Prisma cafe, then on the first floor). Only the keynote presentation will take place in OMHP D1.08.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QmKlgTS-9ZQqIpXieU1OVduIXMinpQaKTn243XYE_iU/edit# Here is the info on the datasprint.
dataprint
datasprint
datasprint
Ripe -As there is a lot of discussion and concern around sanctions related to the war in Ukraine and the effects on the net and the community, weare doing a cooperation working group (virtual) session coming Tuesday,22 March. The session will run from 13:00-14:30 UTC (14:00-15:30 CEST). To participate, you can register at
https://www.ripe.net/s/register-coop-wg-20220322
31-03 at 11PM, online event:
https://www.umass.edu/russian-eurasian-polish-studies/event/public-interest-technology-symposium-ukraine-and-russia-online-war
30 mrt 2022 event:
https://framerframed.nl/projecten/the-hmm-on-a-lighter-internet/
