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信息平台。由于其内容审核政策极为宽松,支持克里姆林宫的叙事及潜在虚假信息在Telegram上广泛传播,同时反克里姆林宫的叙事及相关内容——如战场影像、部队调动、防空洞分布图及空袭警报等——亦在该平台大量流通。本文提出了一个包含亲克里姆林宫与反克里姆林宫Telegram频道帖文的数据集,其收集时间范围覆盖俄罗斯入侵前后各一年。该数据集包含404个亲克里姆林宫频道(共4,109,645条帖文)以及114个反克里姆林宫频道(共1,117,768条帖文)。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。