NEW @citizenlab report: We uncovered a network of more than 50 inauthentic X profiles conducting an AI-enabled IO whose aim was to foment revolt in Iran We assess the Israeli gov, or a private contractor under its direction, is likely responsible https://t.co/9eYISB4LsO

This is an important victory for the security of users worldwide and against mercenary surveillance firms that exploit vulnerabilities to facilitate acts of repression. Kudos for WhatsApp for sticking with the battle over six years.

This is wild stuff. Sicking the IRS on your political opponents. Not in secret. Openly, shamelessly The Trump administration is preparing changes at the IRS that would allow the agency to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups more easily

I am honoured to be awarded the Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy from @SFU On behalf of all of my colleagues @citizenlab and our partners around the world, we appreciate the recognition of work https://t.co/ljBlyjyJSj

مرکز پژوهشی «سیتیزن‌لب» وابسته به دانشگاه تورنتو، در گزارشی تازه از شناسایی یک کارزار سازمان‌یافته در شبکه‌های اجتماعی فارسی‌زبان خبر داده است. https://t.co/KIAja9FOb8 📷 citizenlab

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Israel ran a covert influence operation using fake accounts and AI-generated content to promote Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi and push for restoring the monarchy, investigation reveals https://t.co/TwKzZv1tRS

رسانه اسرائیلی هاآرتص در گزارشی تحقیقی نوشته نهادی غیردولتی در اسرائیل با کمک مالی دولت و استفاده از هوش مصنوعی و حساب‌های جعلی در فضای مجازی، به تبلیغ شاهزاده رضا پهلوی پرداخته. از طرف دیگر موسسه سیتیزن لب از کارزار دیگری به زبان فارسی خبر داده. جزئیات بیشتر با فرزاد صیفی‌کاران

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This day in the 🇺🇸 Paramilitary thugs are beating up protestors in the streets, justifying it on the basis of the criminalization of an amorphous ideology, and publicly saying they're "just getting started."

Apple blocked apps that enable users to track ICE agents after pressure from the Justice Department https://t.co/9mZRsPCn6w via @WSJ I wonder why 🤔

NEW REPORT: We uncovered a coordinated network of fake X profiles that has been spreading AI-generated content to induce revolt in #Iran. We call this network “PRISONBREAK”. Read the report ➡️

@haaretzcom @GurMegiddo @omerbenj Here's @omerbenj's thread https://t.co/uhot0E4QZR

And @haaretzcom has an exclusive here authored by @GurMegiddo and @omerbenj 👇 https://t.co/PQsdRYdcjS

Israël gebruikt nepbeelden en nepaccounts (gemaakt met AI) om Iraniërs aan te zetten tot een revolutie, blijkt uit onderzoek van het Canadese CitizenLab. Sommige beelden zijn tienduizenden keren bekeken: https://t.co/MnXG87yQyY

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🚨NEW🚨 ICE spent $2m for social media surveillance tech called Tangles. Created by ex-Israeli spies, it was banned by Meta for targeting activists across Facebook and WhatsApp in 2021. It's now owned by PenLink, an ICE go-to surveillance vendor. https://t.co/k1rtAmTBsV

The authoritarian vice is tightening in 🇺🇸. Satire is now out of bounds, if it targets the regime. Opposition is mostly disorganized and fragmented. Scary times ahead. ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure

Friend, Does scrolling leave you hollowed? Is anger frictionless...but thinking hard? You're in an algorithmic undertow. Your mental clarity is the target. The more you put yourself in, the harder it pulls. So, take a beat and step out Connect with your own thoughts. It's

There are plenty of things to criticize Apple about, but this is a genuinely good thing to protect victims of mercenary spyware abuse.

If the Canadian government doesn't have the courage to defend the #ICC and Canadian Judge Kimberly Prost from US aggression and sanctions, it could at least take France's lead and officially meet with ICC staff, including Prost. That, at least, would send a strong message.