When pro-Kremlin bots start speaking Latvian (March 2024)

When pro-Kremlin bots start speaking Latvian
March 2024
Inga Spriņģe (Re:Baltica)
Part of D2.5 of the EU-funded project with the ID 118471, coordinated by the University of Tartu (UTARTU).

Latvia’s social media users recently encountered an unprecedented attack of bots. During it thousands of accounts suddenly started to speak rudimentary Latvian and defend hockey players who had played tournament in Russia despite the ban. This was the first operation of such scale in one of the Baltic languages and has led to speculation that it could be a test-run before European Parliament elections.

Read the report: WHEN_PRO-KREMLIN_BOTS_START_SPEAKING_LATVIAN-4.pdf

Original: https://en.rebaltica.lv/2024/03/when-pro-kremlin-bots-start-speaking-latvian