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Latvia Weekly: Trains and food delivery
During the examined week, the content primarily surrounded topics relating to China inspired by the visit of a political party from the opposition and corruption. As examined in the prior weeks, there is rarely a focus on international affairs. Nevertheless, during the examined week, a credible Latvian news portal posted an article on the preliminary measures issued by the International Court of Justice in South Africa v Israel. The article was highly discussed on the X platform as it let out significant information from the ruling to portray to be more favourable to Israel. It even included statements made by Israeli officials as well as highlighted the wrongdoings of Hamas but not of Israel.
Read moreEstonia Weekly: High living expenses and rightful actions of Russian Military
This week, posters were mostly focused on the Estonian economy, with posts focusing on taxes and tax brackets, which according to them, impact the average citizen more than the rich. Some posts wrote about the politicians giving the rich people more leniency. There were also many posts about the high electricity bills and cost of living in Estonia, and how this was all caused by Kaya Kallas and her parliament. Finally, the Russian embassy in Estonia shared a post from January which tells about Ukraine's attempt to have Russia labelled and aggressor state. The post mentioned that this attempt was unsuccessful, and flipped the narrative around, claiming that Ukraine was targeting civilian areas, while the Russian army was only targeting miliary targets.
Read moreLithuania Monthly: Farmers’ protest in Vilnius city centre
Lithuanian social media buzzed with diverse topics all through the month of January. Social media monitoring tool Awario revealed the most engaging stories, highlighting which one truly resonated with Lithuania’s audiences:
Read moreLatvia Monthly: International Court of Justice
During the reporting month, Latvian social media actors primarily focused on issues arising out of Latvia's European Union membership, portrayed in a positive light in states such as China as well as addressed the changes in the Latvian education system. The main narratives are as follows :
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