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UpdateCharts stated that in 2023, during the peak of "Taylormania," Taylor Swift fans named a street after the singer in Paraíba. According to the profile, "Taylor Swift Street" still appeared on Google Maps, and the city hall had not indicated any intention to change the name. https://t.co/BxBXiVgOXs #TaylorSwift #Swifties #CulturaPop (translated)

The author criticized what they described as the British prime minister’s response to soaring fuel costs, saying it amounted to a “Google Maps update”. They called it performative and said it was hard not to conclude that major fossil fuel donors still had a strong hold on Downing Street. #FuelPrices #UKPolitics #ClimateAction #GB

Nigeria – how pro-Russian influence networks sell military rule as the answer When Nigerians took to the streets in August 2024 to protest soaring living costs and frustration with government, some demonstrations acquired an unexpected symbol: the Russian flag. In Kano, Kaduna and other northern cities, protesters were filmed carrying Russian colours and calling for Moscow’s intervention. Some demanded a military takeover. What initially looked like an unusual expression of anger has since become part of a much larger picture. A September 2026 assessment by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies describes Nigeria as a major target of overlapping foreign information operations, with Russia the most active external actor in its information space. The report does not identify a single centrally controlled campaign. Instead, it maps an ecosystem in which genuine dissatisfaction over insecurity, corruption and living standards is repeatedly redirected towards a broader proposition: democratic government has failed, while the military-led regimes of the Sahel offer a more effective alternative. Turning a real protest into a pro-Russian message The clearest example emerged during the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests. Nigerian investigative reporting found that a Kano-based TikTok influencer with more than 100,000 followers had been paid through a Telegram channel associated with African Initiative, a Moscow-based media operation linked by researchers to Russian influence activity in Africa. The influencer said the channel supplied photographs, videos and talking points for redistribution on TikTok and Instagram. Among the messages provided were phrases such as “Putin please come and save Nigeria” and “The army is the answer for Nigeria”. Influencers were encouraged to use Hausa-language hashtags including #Zangazanga – “protest” – alongside references to Putin and Russia. Investigators identified 38 accounts circulating similar pro-Russian and pro-military narratives during the demonstrations. Russian flags subsequently appeared among protesters in several northern cities. This does not mean the protests themselves were created by Russia. They were driven by genuine economic and political grievances, and Nigerian protesters gave different reasons for carrying Russian flags. The important feature of the influence activity was precisely that it did not need to manufacture the original anger. It could attach a geopolitical message to an existing domestic crisis. From frustration to the idea of military government The narrative fits a wider pattern seen across West Africa. Russia has developed close relations with the military governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, while pro-Russian media ecosystems routinely portray those states as examples of sovereignty, stability and resistance to Western influence. Nigeria, by contrast, has remained under constitutional civilian government since 1999. Africa Center researchers say information networks targeting Nigerians increasingly contrast these two models. Recurring messages depict elections as wasteful or predetermined, civilian institutions as incapable of protecting citizens and military governments as more decisive on security and development. Some content portrays the Sahelian juntas as delivering better roads, lower prices and stronger security even where available evidence points to continuing or worsening instability. Language is central to the strategy. Hausa is spoken across northern Nigeria and neighbouring Niger, allowing political narratives to travel across borders that are far less important online than they are on maps. HumAngle documented efforts involving Nigerien state-linked actors to cultivate Hausa-speaking journalists and distribute material favourable to Niger’s junta and hostile to France and Western influence. The Russian and Sahelian-junta information ecosystems are not identical, but their narratives frequently reinforce one another. Fake journalists inside real Nigerian media The campaign environment extends beyond social media. A 2026 investigation by Graphika and Code for Africa identified 44 ghost reporters and fake experts whose identities were used to place Russia-aligned narratives in African media. Thirty-eight were assessed with high confidence to be fabricated. Their articles or quotations appeared across 138 websites and were amplified by at least 113 Facebook accounts and Pages. Nigeria was one of the most heavily targeted countries. According to the Africa Center’s analysis of the research, Daily Post Nigeria carried 39 articles involving 14 identified ghost authors. Once published by a genuine Nigerian outlet, such material could then be cited by other websites, social-media accounts or even Russian official channels as though it had originated independently in Africa. This is information laundering rather than simple propaganda: the most valuable asset being borrowed is the credibility of the local newsroom. Generative AI added another layer. OpenAI and Meta separately disrupted a Russia-origin network that produced Africa-focused political content and operated Facebook Pages posing as local media organisations. One fabricated commentator, “Dr Manuel Godsin”, was presented as a European-trained geopolitical expert although investigators found no evidence supporting his academic biography. ChatGPT had been used to generate articles under the persona’s name, while Meta removed 37 Facebook accounts and 29 Pages connected to the broader network. Different networks, similar strategic direction It would be misleading to merge all these activities into a single Russian command structure. The African Initiative-linked influencer campaign, the ghost-reporter network and the AI-enabled operation disrupted by OpenAI and Meta were uncovered separately and used different infrastructure. Public evidence does not demonstrate that every actor reported to the same organisation. What connects them is a recurring set of themes and methods: portraying Western partnerships as exploitative, presenting Russia as an alternative security partner, amplifying failures of civilian government, and giving military-led rule greater legitimacy. Investigative reporting on leaked Russian documents has meanwhile described a much wider influence apparatus operating across Africa, involving political consultants, paid journalists, influencers and locally tailored campaigns intended to reduce Western influence and expand Moscow’s position. The underlying technique is less about inventing dissatisfaction than redirecting it. Nigeria faces real security threats, economic pressure and public frustration. Influence operators do not need to persuade Nigerians that those problems exist. They need only influence the explanation for why they exist – and which political model appears to offer the answer. That is what makes the Nigerian case significant. The most effective propaganda does not necessarily introduce a completely false reality. It takes a real crisis and changes where the audience is encouraged to look for the solution. Sources Africa Center for Strategic Studies — The Raging Information Battle in Nigeria https://africacenter.org/spotlight/the-raging-information-battle-in-nigeria/ Graphika — Umbrae Ex Machina https://www.graphika.com/reports/umbrae-ex-machina OpenAI — Operation “No Bell” https://openai.com/index/disrupting-malicious-uses-of-ai-no-bell/ TheCable — Ghost reporters in African media https://www.thecable.ng/ghost-reporters-how-fabricated-african-voices-carried-pro-russia-narratives/ HumAngle — Nigeria Is Facing an Information War in Its Own Language https://www.humanglemedia.com/nigeria-is-facing-an-information-war-in-its-own-language DAIDAC / CJID — Russian influence during #EndBadGovernance https://daidac.thecjid.org/how-telegram-tiktok-aided-russian-disinformation-that-led-to-incarceration-of-nigerian-minors/ FactCheckHub — How Nigeria’s hunger protest took a radical turn https://factcheckhub.com/from-economic-protests-to-coup-agitation-how-nigerias-hunger-march-took-a-radical-turn/ News24 — Fake Kremlin-linked analyst planted stories in African media https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/ai-expert-exposed-fake-kremlin-linked-analyst-planted-stories-in-african-media-20260318-0560 Vanguard — AI ‘expert’ exposed https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/03/ai-expert-exposed-fake-kremlin-linked-analyst-planted-stories-in-african-media/ Africa Confidential — How Moscow wages social media war https://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/15961/how-moscow-wages-social-media-war Keywords #DISINFORMED #Episode15 #Nigeria #Russia #RussianInfluence #RussianDisinformation #Africa #WestAfrica #Disinformation #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #ForeignInterference #FIMI #Propaganda #MilitaryRule #MilitaryGovernment #Democracy #PoliticalManipulation #NarrativeManipulation #AfricanInitiative #EndBadGovernance #Hausa #LocalInfluencers #GhostReporters #FakeExperts #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIPersonas #SyntheticMedia #AIPropaganda #Astroturfing #SocialMediaManipulation #Telegram #TikTok #DigitalInfluence #SourceLaundering #NarrativeLaundering #MediaManipulation #Sahel #Geopolitics #OSINT #WRLD

The author stated that it was not serious for Brazil to vote for the far right when, as he wrote, its neighboring countries were suffering under governments of that same orientation. He called the situation shameful and referred to the Brazilian people in derogatory terms, whom he deemed unrecoverable. He added that, in his opinion, its inhabitants would have to live and experience misery. #Brasil #ExtremaDerecha #Política (translated)

The user claimed that those people would end up having a similar outcome to that of Argentina. He pointed out that there they had voted three times and that now they had a president who posted memes made with AI on his social networks and argued with children and women. #Política #Argentina #Elecciones (translated)

José wrote that Milei had been the gateway for Trump, Zionism, evangelism in politics, neofascism, and conservatism, and maintained that Lula would resist and give hope to the rest of Latin America. He also expressed his support for Lula. #Latinoamérica #Resistencia #Esperanza (translated)

Soul Chains indicated that the VCT CN had been eliminated from the Champions Shanghai. According to him, the four teams from the region had lost all their matches and only won two maps in total. He added that it was the first time, since the beginning of the partnership era, that an entire region had been eliminated in the first round of the knockout stage. https://t.co/HBLMznoBZ2 #VCT #Esport #Champions (translated)

More than 80 percent of buildings in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, and new satellite images on Google Maps clarify the shocking extent of this destruction, which is often downplayed despite the ongoing misery of the population in the region. #Gaza #Zerstörung #Satellitenbilder (translated)

The author said they had viewed new satellite images of Gaza on Google Maps, describing them as eerie, heartbreaking and enraging. They wrote that the images were another reminder of what they called one of the greatest crimes in human history. #Gaza #HumanRights #WarCrimes #PS #GZ

The author said official Russian maps appeared increasingly contradictory on closer inspection, claiming that Russian troops were bombing Ukrainian defenders from a distance in Hrafske while also claiming to have captured the area up to 7 kilometres south of the village. https://t.co/4eFSzTBJ72 https://t.co/wddYzPg8Ue #Russia #Ukraine #WarNews #RU #UA

For me, as a Palestinian from Gaza who has survived the ongoing genocide, the ruins of houses on Google Maps are not just remnants of buildings that look like a crumbling wall from a distance. I see the remains of people whose bodies were crushed under walls and ceilings that they painted with their own hands. I see https://t.co/glZZp3pngX #Palestina #Gaza #LidskáPráva #PS #IL (translated)

Podsumowując: 1. Stream z wejścia na Śnieżkę został odpalony o 12 (mimo, że xn chciał wejść już o 10); 2. Przez godzinę Olek walczył ze streamem, żeby go odpowiednio ustawić, mimo że wczoraj na dc zapewniał, że nigdy nie był tak dobrze przygotowany do IRL i wszystko działa. Jednocześnie Olek przyznał, że nie wziął ze sobą kurtki, portfela, a także że zamiast 7,5kg karmy w plecaku są 3kg; 3. Na ratunek musieli ruszyć rodzice Renaty, którzy przyjechali do mieszkania w Pile, próbując go naprawić (podobno rodzice Renaty nawet nie mają komputera u siebie w domu, ale teściu to złota rączka); 4. W międzyczasie zaczęli wchodzić na Śnieżkę z samym streamem xn'a.; 5. Panowie przeszli 500 metrów robiąc w tym czasie 4 przerwy na odpoczynek.; 6. Cały czas rwało neta więc przestali wchodzić wyżej, czekając na ratunek teściów.; 7. Teściów było słychać na streamie, ale Olek szybko pokierował ich jak wyciszyć transmisje xdd.; 8. Olek czekał na neta, a xn zaczął sam wchodzić wyżej.; 9. Decyzja o zejściu ze śnieżki; 10. Teściowie ostatecznie się poddali więc Olek musiał odpalić streama "w normalnym trybie".; 11. Kolejna godzina siedzenia przy wejściu na trasę.; 12. Olek włączyl strima bez tego programu co mu przełącza na BRB na komputerze.; 13. Xn wymyślił karę zastępczą - stream z powrotu do hotelu na piechotę (około 23 km).; 14. Po 2,5km i 15 przerwach zrobionych w 1,5h olek powiedzial, ze dalej nie idzie bo skonczyl sie chodnik, a on sie boi iść samym poboczem, ponieważ droga prowadzi przez las i zakręty. Dla 32 latka, było to skrajnie niebezpieczne i ryzykowne.; 15. Zawrócili z trasy, poszli na autbous i pojechali w przeciwną stronę niż mieli bo olek sie nie zapytał kierowcy gdzie jedzie. Ogólnie wyszło na tym streamie że olek nie ma hajperfokusu w obsługiwaniu google maps. 16. Wrócili do miejsca startowego z którego zamówili taksówkę za 200zł (mimo, że uber pokazywał im 100 zł za dojazd w to samo miejsce). Taksówka podwiozła ich do miejsca gdzie jest około 5km do hotelu. 17. Idą na piechotę przed siebie co chwilę robiąc sobie przerwy. Jest ich łącznie już 38. 18. Oluś to najlepszy organizator na świecie i absolutna sigma. @RandomBruce #Śnieżka #streaming #IRL

The Ants’ Treasure: Where the Paths Meet — English Edition www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXGNPD87 Visual Math Made Clear: Visually Explained Algebra Series Title Math Made Clear for Kids (Ages 9–12) The Ants’ Treasure: Where the Paths Meet is a visual math story that turns equations, graphs, and coordinates into an adventure children can actually see and understand. This is the English Edition. This book is also available in other language editions. When Mia and Alex discover two mysterious ant paths crossing the beach, they meet Mr. Numberwise — a quiet guide who shows them that math is not just numbers on a page, but stories, paths, patterns, and discoveries. Through ants, treasure maps, staircases, colorful paths, and exciting “Aha!” moments, children are introduced to: • linear equations • slope • coordinates • graphing • intersections and meeting points This book uses original visual models to make algebra easier to understand: • slope becomes a staircase • an equation becomes the recipe of a path • +b becomes the starting floor • coordinates become the address of a point • an intersection becomes the place where two different path-stories meet This book combines: ✔ story ✔ visual explanations ✔ solved exercises ✔ step-by-step learning ✔ drawings and graphs ✔ practice worksheets ✔ “Math Made Clear” style explanations ✔ memorable “Aha!” moments Instead of memorizing formulas, children begin to see how math moves. Perfect for curious learners, visual thinkers, homeschool families, classrooms, and children discovering algebra for the first time. Designed mainly for ages 10–14, this book can also help older students who find algebra difficult and need a clearer, more visual explanation. And honestly… many adults may finally understand slope better with this book too. A visual math story with solved exercises — designed to make algebra finally feel clear. #BeachVacation #MathAdventureForKids9_12 #GraphingAlgebra #CoordinateAlgebra #SlopeAlgebra #visually #explained #algebra #StorytellerUK2026 #SummerAdventure #StoriesForKids9_12 #VisualMath #0249 #AntsOnTheBeach #BrightonBeach #BournemouthBeach #BlackpoolBeach #FistralBeach #SandsendBeach #WhitbyBeach #RhossiliBay #BarafundleBay #TenbyNorthBeach #LlangennithBeach #OxwichBay #ManorbierBeach #SantaMonicaBeach #VeniceBeach #HuntingtonBeach #LagunaBeach #CoronadoBeach #SouthBeachMiami #ClearwaterBeach #SiestaKeyBeach #DaytonaBeach #CocoaBeach #WaikikiBeach #KaanapaliBeach #LanikaiBeach #Kids #TreasureIsland #AntTreasure #BeachAdventure #HiddenTreasure #TreasureHunt #TreasureMap #SecretBeach #IslandAdventure #LittleExplorers 20261006: 1491(591)13 #Happy #HappyEdu #HappyKids #HappyMath