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We pioneered algorithm analysis and deploy expert skills to probe the digital space and its actors. 🐘 @[email protected] 🦋 @checkfirst.network

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@CheckFirstHQ
CheckFirst
8 months
We wish you a happy new year. As we embark on this new chapter, we have decided to move away from X. You can keep up to date with our latest activities by following us on BlueSky, Mastodon & LinkedIn. We also encourage you to subscribe to our newsletter. https://t.co/eF0Ggp1D4f
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@Observateurs
Les Observateurs
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Matriochka, Portal Kombat, Copycop : en 2024, ces ingérences russes ont redoublé d’intensité, en pleine année électorale. Notre rédaction revient sur une année marquée par ces offensives numériques, avec les éclairages de à @maximeaudinet et @CheckFirstHQ https://t.co/ff2rMYo4LX
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observers.france24.com
En 2024, la désinformation russe a gagné en intensité. Matriochka, Portal Kombat, Copycop : ces noms sont ceux de différentes opérations, qui ont poursuivi leurs tentatives d'ingérence en pleine...
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Bloomberg
9 months
Meta allowed a mysterious network of Facebook pages to post more than 3,000 political ads attacking Romania’s pro-EU presidential candidate in the run-up to the country’s elections
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bloomberg.com
Meta Platforms Inc. allowed a network of Facebook pages to post more than 3,600 political ads attacking Romania’s pro-EU presidential candidate Elena Lasconi and promoting far-right figures, includ...
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@technology
Bloomberg Technology
9 months
Meta allowed a mysterious network of Facebook pages to post more than 3,000 political ads attacking Romania’s pro-EU presidential candidate in the run-up to the country’s elections
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bloomberg.com
Meta Platforms Inc. allowed a network of Facebook pages to post more than 3,600 political ads attacking Romania’s pro-EU presidential candidate Elena Lasconi and promoting far-right figures, includ...
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@CheckFirstHQ
CheckFirst
9 months
Romanian presidential election: It's not all about TikTok. We've uncovered over 4k political ads on Meta's platforms. They were run from 25 facebook pages tied to a network of websites pushing unverified claims. The coordinated campaign is designed to push far-right candidates.
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@Faktabaari
Faktabaari
10 months
Entä vieläkö muistatte The Tiktok Effect -raportin? https://t.co/0upfh47Yhl Faktabaarin ja @CheckFirstHQ menestyksekkään CrossOver-hankkeen rohkaisemana EDMO NORDIS -jäsenet sopivat, että CrossOver-verkosto laajennetaan myös Tanskaan, Norjaan ja Ruotsiin.
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faktabaari.fi
Faktabaarin ja teknologiayritys Check Firstin Digivaalivahti-hankkeessa on saatu uusia tuloksia sosiaalisen median alustojen vaikutuksista vaaleihin. Tänään julkaistu raportti “The TikTok Effect: How...
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@cdteu
Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe
10 months
🚩Interested in becoming a Trusted Flagger? Next week, we will co-organise with @DisinfoEU a closed-door webinar on what it entails to become a Trusted Flagger under the #DSA. Reach out to eu@cdt.org if you would like to participate!
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@nordishub
NORDIS
10 months
🎉Exciting news!🎉 NORDIS is hosting the conference “Disinformation in a Year of Elections” on November 18, from 09:00 to 12:30 CET, both in Copenhagen and online. Do not miss out on insights about disinformation surrounding the U.S. and EU elections, talks on AI and what
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@DFRLab
DFRLab - @dfrlab.bsky.social
10 months
This #electionday, the US intelligence community is on high alert for intensified #foreigninfluence post-election. New report from @DinaMSadek & @maxbrizzuto covers what to expect from disinformation campaigns targeting election integrity:
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dfrlab.org
US intelligence community on high alert for the intensification of influence operations in the days and weeks following the 2024 US election
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@DisinfoEU
EU DisinfoLab
10 months
Tomorrow we will have an exciting webinar with @KrackNoemie where we will explore how the AI act and DSA can overcome the challenges of Gen AI and disinformation It's not too late 👉 sign up and join us at 14:30 CEST!
@DisinfoEU
EU DisinfoLab
11 months
Join us on 7 November for a virtual session, we'll discuss how the AI act and DSA can overcome the challenges of Gen AI and disinformation with @KrackNoemie from the Centre of IT and IP law at @KU_Leuven .🔗⬇️ https://t.co/rxCHF0VB1t
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@derspiegel
DER SPIEGEL
10 months
»Operation Overload«: Vermeintlich stammten die vielen E-Mails von besorgten Bürgern, tatsächlich wohl von Russen: Mit Lügen über Kamala #Harris haben sie offenbar versucht, Faktenprüfer in den vergangenen Wochen zu überlasten.
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spiegel.de
Vermeintlich stammten die vielen E-Mails von besorgten Bürgern, tatsächlich wohl von Russen: Mit Lügen über Kamala Harris haben sie offenbar versucht, Faktenprüfer in den vergangenen Wochen zu...
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@IDMO_it
IDMO - Italian Digital Media Observatory
10 months
🚨 Operation Overload: Disinformazione sulle elezioni americane 🇺🇸 📍Si tratta di attacchi mirati contro importanti testate giornalistiche americane e internazionali, istituti di ricerca e fact-checkers. La manipolazione delle piattaforme social amplifica narrazioni allineate
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@O_Rob1nson
Olga Robinson
10 months
The FBI has warned of two fake videos circulating online aimed at casting doubt around the US presidential election. These videos are v likely part of a wider Russian campaign @Shayan86 and I’ve been tracking for a long time 🧵
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bbc.co.uk
Evidence seen by the BBC links the videos to a Russian-based operation of election disinformation.
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@rita_wezenbeek
Rita Wezenbeek
11 months
DSA opens new possibilities for the research community and we want to hear your voice: submit your contribution to the consultation on the draft delegated act on access to data by researchers - deadline 26 November!👇
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
The Commission launched a public consultation on the draft delegated act on access to online platform data for vetted researchers under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
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CheckFirst
11 months
🗣️"The goal of Operation Overload is to use you, the fact-checkers, to amplify their narrative." At the #EFCSNConference in Brussels, our CTO Amaury sheds light on Operation Overload - the disinformation campaign we uncovered in June with @resetdottech.
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checkfirst.network
Continuing the collaboration between Check First and Reset Tech, our latest findings confirm that the operation is based in Russia. We also describe how Operation Overload has now shifted its focus...
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@IDMO_it
IDMO - Italian Digital Media Observatory
11 months
🤔Do you know about cases such as Operation Overload or Doppelganger? If not, this is your opportunity to change it! 🌎A network of organisations analysing foreign information manipulation and interference, FIMI-ISAC, has published an analysis of the case studies member
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@TheRecord_Media
The Record From Recorded Future News
11 months
A Russia-aligned influence operation, known as Operation Overload, is reportedly using "significant resources" to target the U.S. presidential election, with a particular focus on Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign.
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therecord.media
Operation Overload, also referred to as Matryoshka and Storm-1679, has aimed "significant resources" at the U.S. presidential election and particularly Democrat Kamala Harris’ campaign, according to...
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@aejleslie
Alexander Leslie
11 months
🇺🇸 🗳️ 🇷🇺 - New @RecordedFuture report! This research, from my colleague @brianjliston with our influence operations team, examines Operation Overload — a Russia-aligned IO aggressively targeting the 2024 US presidential election.
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recordedfuture.com
Discover how Operation Overload, a Russia-aligned campaign, uses fake news and AI-generated audio to manipulate the 2024 US election. Learn the tactics and risks.
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CheckFirst
11 months
We express concern over recent raids on two @DFRLab team members’ homes in Georgia. Supporting transparent, nonpartisan research is vital, especially in sensitive times. Read the Atlantic Council’s full statement here:
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dfrlab.org
Washington DC - The Atlantic Council
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