In a world where a single fabricated headline can travel halfway around the globe before anyone has a chance to question it, the tiny but influential Principality of Monaco has decided to take a stand. On Thursday, 8th October, Monaco officially launched its national programme, Youth Facing Disinformation (Les jeunes face à la désinformation), during a press conference held at the Interministerial Delegation for Digital Transition. This is not just another awareness campaign; it is a cornerstone of Monaco’s presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, a role that carries real weight in shaping continental policy.…

Picture a classroom in Russia on an ordinary winter morning. The heating pipes hum, a teacher writes on the board, and students shuffle in their seats. But something has changed beyond the familiar rituals of chalk and notebooks. Overhead, cameras record every movement. In their pockets, phones carry social media accounts where a careless “like” can become a permanent mark. According to a report from the Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, a new layer of oversight is taking shape in Russian schools—one that may extend far beyond classroom behavior and into the online lives,…