%0 Journal Article %T A study of threats in the information environment on the example of discussions about Russophobia in the Polish-language section of Facebook based on data from 2018 and January-April 2022 %A Baraniuk, Kamil %J Przegląd Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego %V 2023 %R 10.4467/20801335PBW.23.011.17661 %N Numer 28 (15) %P 237-277 %K information warfare, trolling, propaganda, Russia, Facebook, information environment, network analysis, frame analysis %@ 2080-1335 %D 2023 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/przeglad-bezpieczenstwa-wewnetrznego/artykul/a-study-of-threats-in-the-information-environment-on-the-example-of-discussions-about-russophobia-in-the-polish-language-section-of-facebook-based-on-data-from-2018-and-january-april-2022 %X The article analyses the accounts most involved in initiating discussions about Russophobia in the Polish-language section of the Facebook social network in 2018 and in the period January-April 2022. The research process was carried out using quantitative trend analysis of the occurrence of a keyword related to discussion about Russophobia, network analysis and frame analysis. The author’s intention was an in-depth description of how this group of social media users reacted to the situational factor shaping the information environment, which was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The author sought to answer the question of how the observed phenomena affected the information security of the state. The study noted positive changes in the segment of the information environment concerning the discussion of Russophobia.