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Russian is the social-media language of choice for Ukrainians

Data collected on Instagram shows that 50% of Ukrainian users post in Russian, 46% in Ukrainian, and 4% in English, according to researcher Sven Etienne Peterson. This is despite the fact that only 30% of Ukrainians reported Russian to be their native language, with a higher percentage in eastern and southern districts. Meanwhile, 67% reported Ukrainian as their …

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Workee keys in $600,000 to help freelancers manage their online business

There are an estimated 1,2 billion freelancers around the world – nearly 1/3 of the total global workforce. Freelancing is on the rise, along with remote work, growing three times faster than the traditional workforce. The growth of the freelance workforce is three times faster than the traditional workforce. To cash in on the rising …

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Meet UNC1151, the group behind the latest attack against Ukrainian websites

January 13-14, Ukrainian government sites were hit by a massive cyber-attack. The attack immediately prompted harsh warnings from the international community and the general assumption that Russian hackers were behind the attack. However, on further investigation it appears the attack originated in Belarus and the hackers had access to the administration codes from a private company that …

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“Massive” cyberattack hits Ukraine government websites

A sweeping cyberattack briefly knocked out key government websites in Ukraine Friday amid high-voltage tensions between Russia and the West over Ukrainian security. Kyiv said the damage was limited and held back on apportioning blame but the ex-Soviet country has accused Russians with links to Moscow for previous hits on websites and key infrastructure. “As …

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Security service busts Russia-backed bot farm attacking Crimea Platform

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) detained four Kyiv residents suspected of operating a bot farm to spread disinformation about the Crimea Platform summit on social media. The suspects used 15,000 fake online accounts, the so-called bots, to write disparaging content about the results of thesummit, posing as ordinary users of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, SBU said on Aug. 28. …

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Ukrainian Security Service uncovers bot farm that sells bots to Russia

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) detained a Ukrainian national who is suspected of setting up a bot farm to sell fake online accounts, called bots, to Russian customers. The suspect, a local tech specialist, allegedly used nearly 12,000 SIM cards of Ukrainian and Russian mobile operators to create fake user profiles in social networks, messengers and electronic wallets, …

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Mapping the routes of the Internet for geopolitics: The case of Eastern Ukraine

A team of French and US researchers has just published a paper about the geopolitical significance of data routing, through the analysis of Eastern Ukraine. Their paper proposes “new methodologies to understand and represent the new forms of power rivalries and imbalances that occur within the lower layers of cyberspace.” “We [selected] Eastern Ukraine as …

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Facebook bans hundreds of fake accounts linked to Ukrainian lawmakers

Social network Facebook removed in April up to 1,000 fake accounts and public pages that spread propaganda and offensive content against rival politicians. Some of these accounts were run by Ukraine’s top officials. People behind these accounts could be linked to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party, ex-Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, head of the Dovira …

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At 1.8% of net salary, Ukraine ranks 16th in Europe for broadband Internet expense

AddictiveTips.com, an online resource on apps, phone and the web, has calculated the cost of broadband Internet relative to users’ income across 37 European countries. Price data came from Cable.co.uk and salary data from Numbeo.  Ukraine ranks 16th as the average broadband expense in this country (€64.66 per year) accounts for 1.8% of Ukrainians’ net salary (€3.580 per year).  Albania features the highest …

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Ukraine-founded language tutoring marketplace raises $35 million for “blitzscaling”

Last week Preply, an international language learning platform founded by three Ukrainian entrepreneurs, announced the completion of an impressive round of financing.  No fewer than 13 investors were involved in this $35 million Series B round, led by Sillicon Valley VCs Full In Partners and Owl Ventures. The other investors are Point Nine Capital (Germany), …

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Genesis Investments backs Russian-founded edtech startup in Series A round

Genesis Investments is backing IntellectoKids, a Russian-founded edtech startup, for the second time in one year. The Ukrainian tech investment company, which put $1 million in the startup in late 2019, is now contributing an undisclosed amount to its Series A round. Other participants in this round include Allrise Capital (Silicon Valley), Vershina Capital (Moscow) and Quonota …

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In Southern Ukraine, EBRD and EU help local ISP secure enhanced network access

Established in the city of Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog) since 2010, IT-Invest provides high-quality broadband Internet services using fibre-optic. It serves more than 2,400 organizations and 4,800 households.  To ensure uninterrupted local network access, the company has purchased machinery with support from the EBRD, the European Union and OTP Leasing. As the result of the investment, IT-Invest claims to have …

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