I have spent the weekend/Monday in Brussels at the "Foreign Information Manipulation-Interference research methods workshop" talking about our latest research on detecting pro-Kremlin disinformation. Really cool to see the latest research on this topic!

I was honored to be the keynote speaker at DE-CONSPIRATOR workshop. During my talk, I focused on how #disinformation thrives on grabbing attention and pushing individuals towards extreme viewpoints. That's why empowering citizens is the most crucial defense.

A new #article suggests that deplatforming might have considerable effects on reducing #misinformation. #Twitter's decision to deplatform 70,000 misinformation traffickers in response to the violence at the US Capitol on January 2021 is used as case-study nature.com/articles/s4158…

If you don't have access to the paywalled version, here is a read-only link: rdcu.be/dJ8Lt Please share widely!

Conventional wisdom says online misinfo is rampant, algorithms are at fault, & this makes us more polarized. In nature, Ceren Budak, Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan on 🟦☁️), David Rothschild 🌻, Emily Thorson, and Duncan Watts debunk this myth, explaining what the research actually shows. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Very proud that Akin Unver, the scientific coordinator of DE-CONSPIRATOR, is the author of the newly published European Parliament DROI subcommittee report "AI and human rights: Using AI as a weapon of repression and its impact on human rights" europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes…

Yesterday, the DE-CONSPIRATOR consortium partners gathered for an engaging and productive online meeting to review our mid-year progress as the first semester of the project is completed! Get inspired to deconspire by visiting deconspirator.eu 🌐 #DECONSPIRATOR #FIMI

The latest webinar by EU DisinfoLab on innovative #AI technologies to combat #disinformation is now available 🔗 lnkd.in/edW9uVRh Upcoming: 🗓️ 4.07💡 When disinformation hits companies: 🔗 lnkd.in/gjr9MSuc 🗓️ 11.07 💡 False Façade and CopyCop🔗 lnkd.in/eAUK5w5w

Last month's Nature articles were fully dedicated to pioneering work on #disinformation and #fakenews. 🔎 lnkd.in/dh-F7yut

Meet the Antibot4Navalny, an anonymous group of #disinformation researchers, who work to blunt Kremlin’s efforts to confuse and spread #misinformation. 🔗 lnkd.in/e-7ic2CR

State-Sponsored Russian Media Leverages Meliorator Software for Foreign Malign Influence Activity ➡️ lnkd.in/eRuc8_KX The authoring organisations are warning social media companies that Russian state-sponsored actors have leveraged the covert Meliorator software for FIMI

Documents show that Russia has been running a disinformation campaign to undermine Ukraine's president Zelensky. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/… The Kremlin's campaign led to hundreds of fabricated articles, created by troll farms and circulated in Ukraine and across Europe.

On Wednesday, the FBI filed in court by the FBI information that a Russian operation to manipulate German, French, Italian and U.K. politicians, businesspeople, journalists and other influencers has been going on. ➡️politico.eu/article/fbi-do…

We’re happy to announce that DE-CONSPIRATOR partners will be attending the EU DisinfoLab Annual Conference on 9-10 October 2024 in Riga! This event brings together the entire counter-disinformation community to tackle pressing issues like FΙΜΙ. 🔗 lnkd.in/dQPtvAce

Excited to share that DE-CONSPIRATOR is featured in the newly published 'Standing Up for Democracy' booklet by Research and Innovation Horizon Europe's Cluster 2! 📄 Read the full booklet here: op.europa.eu/en/publication… #DECONSPIRATOR #HorizonEurope #FIMI

Our project coordinator, Akin Unver, and other partners are in #Riga for an exciting week packed with #FIMI-related events! They will be attending: 1️⃣ Emerging Trends in Social Media 2024: socmediatrends.org 2️⃣ EU DisinfoLab Annual Conference: disinfo.eu/conference

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