• On this page we collect general information that could help community members navigate the info space and identify psychological manipulations.
• We’ll be adding more resources on an ongoing basis.

“Universal literacy was supposed to educate the common man to control his environment.  “Once he could read and write he would have a mind fit to rule”. Or so ran the democratic doctrine.  Instead, it gave them propaganda. And an easier way for the masters to control him. - “Propaganda” by Edward Bernays, 1928

Essential materials to read for pro-Ukraine community members:

[How to Assess “pro-Ukraine accounts” vs Ukrainians - 🧵 by @cryptodrftng (Twitter version + Telegram version)](https://www.notion.so/How-to-Assess-pro-Ukraine-accounts-vs-Ukrainians-by-cryptodrftng-Twitter-version-Telegram-fefdd1a11bab4ade9f2e48fb830e118e)

How to Speak about Ukraine

Character Assassination

Related pages

Foreign Assets List of Pro-Kremlin Telegram Accounts

Fact-Checking & Media Literacy

Mindful Webz - Mental Health

Ukraine DAO

How Healthy Discussions Work

Vocabulary

Resources

Additional Resources

Tymofii Brik - thread on expertise of Ukrainians

Ukrainian political culture - thread by Volodymyr Yermolenko

Communications Resilience Guides (UA & EN) - adapted for people in the warzone

“We are all on the same side”

Accusations of narcissism

How to Tackle this?

❌ Never accept false accusations.

Twitter version

Example

Reactive Abuse

Twitter version

Firehood of Falsehood

✨Distinctive Features of the Contemporary Model for russian Propaganda & Disinformation: 1️⃣ High-volume and multichannel

2️⃣ Rapid, continuous, and repetitive

3️⃣ Lacks commitment to objective reality

4️⃣ Lacks commitment to consistency

https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1604748564990754819?s=46&t=JipJZjuq6lxlM3DP_wYVpA

https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1609016409064984588?s=46&t=SKgckn0kI3KfE9NAloQ57w

https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1605869342385754112?s=46&t=JipJZjuq6lxlM3DP_wYVpA

https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1610141783304044544

Bellingcat

DARVO

The best way to tackle DARVO is recording what happens.

https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1634440855221051392?s=46&t=5Uvt6Sx7abH_ssZD4K4Hkg

🧵 about JJS Dissertation - here

https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1604681504239411200?s=46&t=JipJZjuq6lxlM3DP_wYVpA

https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1604687438751956999?s=46&t=JipJZjuq6lxlM3DP_wYVpA

https://twitter.com/cryptodrftng/status/1625299507062661121?s=46&t=xE2VeTT0TwHBOEPjB3nZrw

https://twitter.com/maxzoomout/status/1625173764609822720?s=46&t=xE2VeTT0TwHBOEPjB3nZrw

“Active measures will shape what others think, decide, and do—and thus change reality itself. When victims read and react to forged secret documents, their reaction is real. When the cards of an influenced parliamentary vote are counted, the result is real." - tweet

<aside> 🇺🇦 About Ukraine DAO

• Ukraine DAO is supported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. In particular, with their help the DAO co-organised Kyiv Tech Summit - click here to read up.
• Ukraine DAO is also the largest donor to Come Back Alive - click here to learn more.
• For more details on the DAO’s work, click here. </aside>

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