Telegram emerged as a crucial platform for both parties during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Per its minimal policies for content moderation, Pro-Kremlin narratives and potential misinformation were spread on Telegram, while anti-Kremlin narratives with related content were also propagated, such as war footage, troop movements, maps of bomb shelters, and air raid warnings. This paper presents a dataset of posts from both pro-Kremlin and anti-Kremlin Telegram channels, collected over a period spanning a year before and a year after the Russian invasion. The dataset comprises 404 pro-Kremlin channels with 4,109,645 posts and 114 anti-Kremlin channels with 1,117,768 posts. We provide details on the data collection process, processing methods, and dataset characterization. Lastly, we discuss the potential research opportunities this dataset may enable researchers across various disciplines.
翻译:在俄罗斯与乌克兰的冲突期间,Telegram已成为双方至关重要的平台。由于其内容审核政策极为宽松,Telegram上既传播了亲克里姆林宫的叙事与潜在虚假信息,同时也流传着包含战争画面、部队调动、防空洞地图及空袭警报等相关内容的反克里姆林宫叙事。本文提出了一个数据集,包含从俄罗斯入侵前一年至入侵后一年期间收集的亲克里姆林宫与反克里姆林宫Telegram频道帖子。该数据集涵盖404个亲克里姆林宫频道(共4,109,645条帖子)以及114个反克里姆林宫频道(共1,117,768条帖子)。我们详细说明了数据收集流程、处理方法及数据集特征。最后,我们探讨了该数据集可能为跨学科研究者提供的研究机遇。