Ugly Twins: a novel type of attacks on local independent media in Serbia

NewsAccording to the analysis based on sources of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), at least three Serbian local outlets are attacked by fake websites with the likely objective to undermine both the trust in the media and their revenues. As the court claims it cannot react, the new weapon for attacking independent journalists also spreads to Kosovo and North Macedonia.In addition to receiving perpetual online and direct threats sometimes coming from the representatives of the governing party and being physically attacked and smeared in the t

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