
Maria Zotova
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Maria Zotova joined the ICCT in January 2024 as the intern for the Current and Emerging Threats (CET) pillar. Maria is currently completing her MSc in Crisis and Security Management at Leiden University, majoring in Governance of Violence. Previously, she also graduated from BSc Politics, Psychology, Law, and Economics at the University of Amsterdam. Maria completed her thesis on Meta policies of content moderation of hate speech and extremist content, analysing if Meta's guidelines reflect the corporation's decisions or compliance with domestic legislation.
Prior to joining ICCT, Maria worked at an NGO legally assisting political prisoners and participated in investigative journalistic projects. Her research areas include Russian extremist ideology and disinformation, as well as left-wing extremism.