Was a drone strike on Yandex's data centers behind the drop off in bot activity? A new report breaks it down. Credit: Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ukrainian drones struck data centers ...

In early October, a claim (archived) circulated that Ukrainian strikes on Russian bot farms caused right-wing or MAGA social media activity to decrease. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that a Ukrainian bombing ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russian bot traffic dropped dramatically following Ukrainian strikes on ...

Ukraine has launched a series of drone strikes over the past week that have knocked multiple Russian data centers offline, resulting in internet bot traffic from the country dropping to almost zero.

The glass facade of the headquarters of Yandex NV, Russia's largest search-engine company, Credit: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images Russia's army of bots is apparently offline. At least, that ...

At least, not the troll traffic that blights social media. At least, not the troll traffic that blights social media. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture ...