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Inal Ardzinba’s troll factory
The article was originally published on the “Echo of the Caucasus” website. The text and terminology of the article are unchanged. All rights belong to “Echo of the Caucasus”. Publication date: March 15, 2024.
The Abkhazian Telegram channel “OKNO” published another investigation about a coordinated campaign conducted by anonymous users on social networks. They criticize civil activists and journalists while praising Inal Ardzinba, the foreign minister of the self-proclaimed republic.
“OKNO” publishes a list of these anonymous users, including names like “Heretic,” “Crocodile,” “Vakhtang,” “Dima,” “Anri Mzalia,” “Masik,” “Daut,” “Demagogue,” “Bata,” and “David.” They simultaneously comment on posts at the same time in the Telegram channels “Sputnik Abkhazia” and “Amra-life.”
“We reviewed all comments on ‘Sputnik Abkhazia’ posts from February 28 to March 13. There are 327 posts at the time of preparing this publication. Out of these, 24 posts are dedicated to the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia, and comments from this group of anonymous users are literally present in each of these posts. It becomes clear that their task is to exclusively comment on publications related to the work of the MFA and Inal Ardzinba,” states the Telegram post by “OKNO.”
Inal Ardzinba’s troll factory
The outlet publishes comments on news about the foreign ministry and its leader. They are “complimentary and encouraging, but at the same time formulaic, as if written by bots.”
- Masik: “Humanitarian cooperation will be a good foundation for relationship development.”
- Klein Zaches Genannt Apollon: “Healthy relationships between countries are the key to strengthening peace on earth!”
- Dima: “Another step towards establishing friendly ties.”
- Vakhtang: “Any cooperation is a step towards development. I hope both sides will find it beneficial.”
- Anri Mzalia: “What areas of cooperation were discussed? Anyway, good luck with the joint activities.”
- Daut: “Cooperation between two small but spiritually close countries.”
- Crocodile: “The main thing is to keep up the pace.”
- Heretic: “Cooperation with such a behemoth is very important.”
- Demagogue: “Today we invest in tomorrow’s well-being.”
- Bata: “Students need support, there are many talents among them.”
- David: “Human capital, IT, biotechnologies – that’s the future. It’s great that we are starting to develop this.”
When commentators disagree with their idyllic view, the anonymous users switch to trolling and attacks:
- Crocodile: “Maybe try again in the next post, but make sure YOU come prepared, we’ll have a little fun.”
- Demagogue: “Where do you see self-isolation when Abkhazia is actually establishing relations with other republics?”
The “OKNO” representatives were drawn to the anonymity under the nicknames “Heretic” and “pus” for their “particularly offensive, arrogant, and derogatory manner of communication,” who are highly likely to be the same troll.
“Heretic and the rest of the anonymous group (Dima, Vakhtang, Masik, Daut, Anri Mzalia) appear on the ‘Amra-life’ channel, under posts about NGOs. ‘Pus’ is also there, summarizing the statements of these anonymous users. Interestingly, the rhetoric of the anonymous group and ‘pus’ is absolutely identical—they support the foreign minister’s policy towards NGOs, they are in favor of the ‘foreign agents’ law, and the so-called ‘investment policy’ of president Aslan Bzhania,” says the “OKNO” publication.
The anonymous team, according to “OKNO,” attempts “to cultivate a favorable image of the foreign minister and counter attacks from critical commentators.”
“This activity, which amounts to dozens, if not hundreds of comments a day, matches a well-known mechanism for boosting political image — astroturfing. Clearly, no one would engage in this altruistically. Furthermore, as we have established, the troll ‘pus,’ who is part of this anonymous team, is located in Tbilisi,” says the publication.
Previously, “OKNO” representatives sent “pus” a special link which he, reportedly, “carelessly clicked on.”
“This allowed us to establish his IP address and, accordingly, his exact location. So, we obtained the following information about ‘pus’:
IP address: 31.146.30.241
Country: Georgia
Internet provider: JSC Silknet (Georgia),” stated the “OKNO” publication on March 1.
At least five people have been killed and others injured in a motorway crash involving a coach near the eastern German city of Leipzig, the BBC reports.
The FlixBus coach veered to the right on the busy A9 autobahn before falling on to its side.
The FlixBus service had left Berlin with two drivers and 53 passengers and was on its way to Nuremberg en route to Zurich, the company confirmed.
Officials in the state of Saxony said their thoughts were with the victims.
FlixBus runs coach services in Europe and beyond. It said the accident had happened at around 10:00 (09:00 GMT).
The bus was two hours into its journey at the time of the crash at a junction near Leipzig/Halle airport, to the north-west of the city.
“The exact circumstances of the accident are not yet known,” the company said in a statement that said the long-distance service was being run on behalf of FlixBus. “Our thoughts are with all those affected by this accident and their families.”
AIR Center head of the department, Javid Valiyev’s article entitled “Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan relations, the Turkic world is on the rise” was published in “Yeni Şafak.”
Touching upon the details of the visit of President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev to Azerbaijan, Javid Valiyev notes that all these steps are aimed at strengthening the Organization of Turkic States.
“The most important agenda of Tokayev’s visit was the opening of the Children’s Creativity Center, named after the famous Kazakh artist Kurmangazy, built and donated to Azerbaijan by Kazakhstan in the liberated Fuzuli. At the same time, during the visit, it became clear that the city hospital in Fuzuli would be constructed by Kazakh companies. Kazakh companies are expected to be more active in the restoration of the region. This is a manifestation of political trust in Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan relations. In the process of reconstruction of lands freed from occupation, Azerbaijan attaches importance to investments made by Turkic states. In fact, this is an indicator of the recognition of the sovereignty of Azerbaijan in the liberated lands by the Turkic states. Unfortunately, some countries cannot accept the newly emerged geopolitical realities. Some embassies are determined not to visit the lands liberated from occupation. In other words, the visit of Azerbaijan’s allies to the lands freed from occupation and even active participation in the restoration processes are manifestations of legal, political, and moral support for Azerbaijan.”
Underscoring the important economic agreements signed between the two countries, J. Valiyev said that Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan relations developed rapidly after the Karabakh victory, and about 40 documents were signed in the past year and a half.
“There are other reasons for the rapid development of relations between the two countries. Along with the recent geopolitical changes, the growing importance of the Middle Corridor, Kazakhstan’s search for an alternative energy export route, and growing need for Kazakhstan’s uranium have contributed to the relations between the two countries.”
The author also touched on the importance of Azerbaijan-Kazakh cooperation for Turkic geography and beyond.
