Facebook users restored Armenian interface of the social network

PanARMENIAN.Net - Founder of wiki.hayqpress.com, blogger Sedrak Mkrtchyan said that the decision to create such a resource was taken after a group of Azerbaijani internet users, known as 26 Baku wikipedians, launched a coordinated anti-Armenian campaign on Wikipedia. "The Azerbaijani group have launched a real lobbying campaign on Wikipedia, placing anti-Armenian materials there. The resource established by us is open for placement of fair and unbiased information. Moreover, it is protected from Turkish and Azerbaijani attacks," Mkrtchyan told a press conference in Yerevan.

Recently, the Arbitration Committee of Russian-language section of Wikipedia adopted a decision on the case of 26 Baku wikipedians on the charges of violation of Wikipedia rules. The activity of the most persistent violators has been banned on Wikipedia for the term from 3 to 6 months.

Meanwhile, “Let’s attack the Armenian Facebook” group was revealed in Facebook social network. The group was distorting the Armenian translation of the website and attacking Armenian users of it. It includes 688 people, with Azerbaijanis making majority. Group members were coordinating voting for their versions of translation, as a result of which the Armenian interface of the website was replaced with insults. Besides, a group was created to organize attacks against Armenian channels on Youtube. Starting from July 2, the group of users was attacking the Armenian version of Facebook. Using Translation application for the localization of the social network in other languages, the group replaced the interface translation with Azerbaijani propaganda and insults. It became possible, as Facebook's translation into the Armenian language is being beta-tested (it is localized by 73%). Armenian users informed Facebook's management of the incident, but finally solved the problem by themselves.

According to blogger Tigran Kocharyan, Iran is the only country in the region not engaged into anti-Armenian propaganda. “It’s rather difficult to counteract the anti-Armenian propaganda spread by Turkish internet users who have matured in information struggle,” he said. “One thing is to develop a concept of information security and another thing is to implement it. Nevertheless, Armenian state agencies carry out more coordinated activity in the information field as compared with previous years,” he said, adding that information wars do not have winners and losers, as the situation is constantly changing.

The Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration is carrying out works on creation of the system of video conferences between the Ministry and regional centers, what will allow holding on-line conferences. The Ministry, jointly with the Center for Development of Information Systems and Retraining, intends to raise public awareness on community management information systems, which operate in 225 communities.

Robots assembled for ArmRobotics competition will be displayed in Armenian regions, the first exposition opening in Vanadzor. A business meeting on ArmRobotics and usage of robots in defense industry was also held. Arm Robotics has been organized since 2008 with a purpose to develop thinking and team work as well as engage Diaspora potential and promote development of new technologies.

ArmenTel CJSC has launched Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik and Kotayk prepaid tariffs. Any call within “local” Beeline network will cost AMD 9 irrespective of its duration. Calls to other Beeline subscribers beyond the “local zone” will be AMD 19. Calls to other fixed-line and cellular operators in Armenia and NKR will cost AMD 39. SMS messages will be AMD 9 within Beeline network and AMD 20 to other operators.