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Repetition and network amplification turn weak signals into political force. Low-quality claims can become socially powerful when channels manufacture visibility and perceived consensus.

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• Warning! An Army of Russian Trolls Has Invaded TikTok — The Moscow Times • 2020-12-18
• Anonymous Telegram Channels Are Shaping Russia's Daily Life — The Moscow Times • 2020-09-28
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• Do Revolutions Grow Out of Social Media? — Carnegie Endowment • 2015-10-22

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• The music of the media desert — Vedomosti • 2018-12-06
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• LSE analysis on protest mobilization references feb26.org coordination — LSE EUROPP • 2012-03-14
• HRW report on harassment of critics includes Klishin case context — Human Rights Watch • 2012-03-01
• Russia's New Decembrists — New York Magazine • 2012-01-20
• LSE-Analyse zur Protestmobilisierung verweist auf feb26.org-Koordination — LSE EUROPP • 2012-03-14

Timeline in this language

• Newer: RAND report RR295 on social media and political mobilization — RAND Corporation • 2013-01-01
• Older: LSE analysis on protest mobilization references feb26.org coordination — LSE EUROPP • 2012-03-14

Timeline from this source

• Newer: The internet will not do it automatically — Vedomosti • 2013-02-13

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