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The 'Defenders of Free Speech' account claims to have been created in January 2024, however its first post was in March 2026 when it also became verified and changed username. Despite the location being the United States, it is connected to X via a Korean Android App
The release also reveals that sanctioned ANO Dialog is also tasked by the Russian PA and works alongside Russian Intelligence services to carry out malign influence campaigns. 3/
SDA's use of #AI-generated videos, massive bot networks, impersonations of legitimate news outlets, and social media accounts are a genuine threat to democracy and have landed the following employees on the latest sanctions list. 5/
Does the Rybar image gallery reveal the "new" restmedia[.]st?
Among the images on the Rybar image gallery I discovered earlier this week, the below images are saved. Some of them appear to be used on this X account.
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These sanctions follow similar action conducted by New Zealand last week when they sanctioned 20 cyber actors and entities for supporting Russia's illegal war against Ukraine. 4/
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-a...
I've recently received several DNS alerts about restmedia.st, which was supposedly shut down earlier this year. I had a look at the site and multiple images failed to load. The network interface is sending requests to rybar.ru!
Seen this @dfrlab.bsky.social @gnidaproject.bsky.social?
Hopefully the calling out of individuals may prompt them to consider their future prospects if they continue to serve
their Kremlin masters.
The full list of names is available here:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Here is a reminder of the report from @DFRLab from last September which explains why these findings could be significant.
dfrlab.org/2025/09/23/s...
The Social Design Agency is a disinformation company specializing in creating content and then exploiting digital marketing tools to push Russian #propaganda. They are currently active establishing pro-Russian organizations in Armenia to influence a change in power
towards pro-Russian figures. 2/
The UK just sanctioned another 49 individuals who work for the Social Design Agency (SDA), including writers, translators, and video makers of Kremlin propaganda. The SDA is tasked and funded by the Kremlin, and almost certainly the Russian Presidential administration. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
