🚨 At least 40 #TikTok accounts with over 1.5 million followers are posting sexualized content – both #AI-generated and real – of underage children. Their goal: reaching #pedophiles to sell and exchange real #childpornography on services like #Telegram. @maldita has identified

🗞️ "According to Paolo Cesarini, this trend is being seen increasing in countries 'that until now were classified as medium or low risk, such as #Spain, #France, and #Germany.' Cesarini also laments that 'democratic debate is increasingly threatened by #AI-driven

Curious about the latest fact-checking highlights across Europe? 🌍 Discover @EDMO_EUI’s fact-checking map showcasing verified stories from October — with contributions from our partners @DemagogCZ and @AFP: 🔗 https://t.co/3alddZVLFH

📣 Happening today: This afternoon at “Meet the Future of AI: Support for the European Democracy Shield – policy, practice and partnerships,” Peter Kreko from @Pol_Cap also representing the #HDMO hub is participating in the session “Disinformation, Elections and Democracy:

🎥🔴 Tune in now to follow the livestream! 👇

🎟️ Reminder: Register now to join next week's 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 #𝗔𝗜 event in Brussels or online! Paolo Cesarini, Chair of the EDMO Executive Board, will moderate session 1, titled #𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻

🇺🇦 Since the start of Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine in February 2022, Volodymyr Zelensky’s government has called on foreign soldiers to join the #armedforces. 💻 The Kremlin, meanwhile, is trying to mitigate this call effect with #disinformation campaigns targeting different

🇪🇺 The Digital Services Act (DSA) faces repeated criticism from US government officials. They label it a tool for global censorship and a threat to freedom of expression. ⚠️ Only one-fifth of Europeans agree that the DSA should be repealed due to criticism from the US 👇

💡 Looking for the latest insights on #genAI & #disinformation that will advance your own #research/work? As a follow-up the EDMO Scientific Conference, we're thrilled to share a special section of @IJoC_USC that dives into central questions at the intersection of #technology

🗣️🇪🇺 EDMO Secretary-General @goripaula just opened session 3 of today's first #EU Parliamentary #Democracy Forum at @Europarl_EN, calling for a well-funded whole-of-society and evidence-based approach to make #preparedness and #resilience a reality. 🎥 You can still tune in to

...with EDMO Secretary-General @goripaula setting the scene for session 3 on building #resilience! 🔴 Watch the livestream: https://t.co/zfzysSFXCL 👉 More info about the #EU Parliamentary #Democracy Forum: https://t.co/oR1HBTwJZ0

🎥 At the #EU Parliamentary #DemocracyForum, @Europarl_EN just screened a timeline of the EU’s response to #information #manipulation since the Russian annexation of #Crimea – including the setup of EDMO and this month's #DemocracyShield. 👉 Watch the video:

TODAY: Don't miss the first #𝘌𝘜 #𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮🇪🇺 at @Europarl_EN, where EDMO Secretary-General @goripaula will set the scene for session 3 on building #resilience (17:10–18:40). 🔴 Watch the livestream: https://t.co/zfzysSFpNd 📒

📣 Hungarian Digital Media Observatory Launches Its New Phase! The HDMO project has entered a new phase as of autumn 2025. Last week, the consortium held its first project kick-off meeting to mark the start of this stage. The HDMO consortium, led by @Pol_Cap, involves six

Curious about how governments worldwide tackle online disinformation? Our latest research dives into 239 initiatives from 103 countries and 10 international organisations across six continents. Key findings include: Democracies with high press freedom adopt a holistic

🗞️ "The #EU is built on democratic #values. What we value most requires our highest protection. Without #prevention and #preparedness, and without real funding, those protections are hollow." 👉 Read today's reflections on the #EUDS by EDMO Secretary-General @goripaula in

🚨 With the launch of several #genAI tools throughout the year, the share of #AI-generated #disinformation has reached the highest share ever recorded by our monitoring. 👉 Read our new monthly brief to learn more about how #artificialintelligence is being weaponised and see