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DRAPAC VPN Bot

This bot offers an interface for requesting and accessing VPN support via Telegram and WhatsApp.

Telegram, WhatsApp

Telegram Page Verification

Telegram offers verification for public figures and organizations so that users can easily identify official sources.

Telegram

Telegram third-party verification

Telegram allows public figures and organizations to become verified, so users can quickly identify official sources of information. To further improve transparency on Telegram, official third-party services are now able to assign extra verification icons to user accounts and chats.

Telegram

Dokopalsya!

Dokopalsya! (which playfully means "got to the bottom of it" in Russian), leverages large language models to serve as a rapid fact-checking assistant in Russian. When users share claims or news snippets, the bot identifies key assertions and checks them against reliable sources, providing evidence-based verification with links to authoritative references.

Russia
Telegram

Naskvoz

"Naskvoz" (meaning "seeing through" in Russian), analyzes news texts for emotional manipulation techniques and propaganda markers.

Russia
Telegram

Empurrando Juntas

Free tool to gather opinions and simplify participation.

São Paulo
2018
Telegram, WhatsApp

Сетевые свободы: юридическая помощь по делам о свободе выражения мнения в сети

Юристы проекта защищают тех, кого преследуют власти за свободное выражение мнения в Интернете

Russia
Telegram, free speech

Encrypted Messaging Applications and Political Messaging: How They Work and Why Understanding Them is Important for Combating Global Disinformation

This report provides an overview of how various EMAs work, a review of popular EMAs and their notable features (LINE, Signal, Telegram, Viber, WhatsApp, and WeChat), and examples of how EMAs have been used for political manipulation

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
2023
Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, LINE, reports

Brasil Participativo

Decidim platform for Brazil's national participatory process

Brazil
2023
Telegram, Decidim, Brazil (federal government)