INSM Research and Reports
Soft Censorship on Digital Platforms: The Algorithmic Exclusion of Political and Analytical Voices
With the increasing reliance on social media platforms like Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube, algorithmic systems have become...
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Artificial Intelligence in Disinformation: A New Electoral Weapon
Iraq is undergoing a rapid digital transformation that increasingly intersects with politics and election campaigns. As the parliamentary elections draw...
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“From Speicher to the 2025 Elections: How Did Electronic Armies Become a Tool in the Hands of Power?”
As the parliamentary elections scheduled for November 2025 approach, the political battle is no longer confined to ballot boxes or...
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The phenomenon of internet shutdowns during national exams in Iraq: A violation of digital rights and economic losses
In recent years, Iraq has witnessed the repeated phenomenon of internet shutdowns during the periods of national exams (for third...
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Eight Years of Silence: The Exposure of BladedFeline’s Long-Running Iran-Aligned Cyber-Espionage Against Kurdish and Iraqi Officials
By Tara Aziz For nearly eight years, a covert cyber-espionage campaign was quietly embedded inside the heart of Kurdish and...
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Memo from Baghdad: Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Iraqi Documenters
In a moment when free speech is under direct threat in Iraq, our recent needs assessment with Open Archive offers...
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