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Russian Cops Arrest Journalist Who Exposed Spies Involved in MH-17 Downing
Authorities raided Roman Dobrokhotov's house and seized his devices after the Russian government labeled his newspaper as a "foreign agent."
Google Won't Say If It Will Update Its Blurry Maps of Gaza
Images of Israel and Gaza are now legal to distribute. But Google is still running outdated images on Maps, potentially hindering open source conflict researchers.
How ‘Flight Simulator’ Handles Conflict Zones and Concentration Camps
Microsoft Flight Simulator gives players the world, literally, and open source investigators are evaluating if it can be a source of important information.
Satellite Imagery Service Used by Human Rights Investigators Abruptly Shuts Down
TerraServer, a high-definition satellite imagery service used by independent investigators and journalists with limited budgets, shuttered Monday. Now, human rights abuse researchers are unsure where to turn next.
Amazon’s Creepy Twitter PR Army is Growing
Amazon now has dozens of apparent employees tweeting about how much they love the company. But even former employees are suspicious of the accounts.
Facebook Quietly Changes Search Tool Used by Investigators, Abused By Companies
Facebook’s Graph Search allowed anyone to search a wealth of public data on Facebook in very specific ways, such as searching content for keywords in a particular point in time.
Bellingcat Wants Your Help to Debunk Fake News
The citizen journalism network has launched a Kickstarter campaign to expand its open source investigation platform.
New Report Offers More Evidence Separatists Used a Russian Missile to Shoot Down MH17
A citizen journalism project claims new photos offer proof that a Buk missile launcher traveled from Russia to separatist-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine.