Friday, October 16, 2026

Charts circulating on X on October 11 appear to show a sharp decline in mentions of “Free Palestine” and “genocide” following Ukrainian drone strikes on data centers operated by Russian technology giant Yandex.

Ukraine struck three Yandex facilities between October 8 and 11 - Visegrad24
  • Screenshots shared online compared X keyword mentions between October 5 and 11, showing apparent declines in “Free Palestine” and “genocide” toward the end of the period, while mentions of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy increased.
  • The timing prompted speculation that Russian-operated social media bot networks promoting pro-Palestinian narratives may have been disrupted.


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