Normalized Digital Warfare in Hungary was Running Rampant as the Country Approached Election Day - CEDMO AI visualization - Midjourney

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🇭🇺 Digital warfare ahead of Hungarian elections⁉️

HDMO experts warn of AI-driven disinformation and manipulation shaping the online information space during the election period 🗳️

⚠️ This reflects a broader trend of growing information disorder in modern election campaigns.

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From Words to Action: How the State Should Communicate Clearly and Credibly with the Public - CEDMO From Words to Action: How the State Should Communicate Clearly and Credibly with the Public

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Strategic communication is not a one-off message, but a long-term process of working with stories, narratives, and key messages 💡
It is based on planning, consistency, and clearly defined priorities.
📘 Practical tips can be found in the Communication Manual for public administration – link below. 👇🏻

From Words to Action: How the State Should Communicate Clearly and Credibly with the Public - CEDMO From Words to Action: How the State Should Communicate Clearly and Credibly with the Public

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🗣️ Work in public administration and want to communicate more clearly?

The Communication Manual shows why communication is key to trust, understanding policies, and engaging citizens 🤝

💡 Practical tips included

📥 Available in CZ & PL on the CEDMO website 👇

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1/4 Chat Control 1.0 under the ePrivacy Directive expires today ❗

Since 2021, it allowed platforms to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse material.

The EU proposal to extend it was rejected ❌
Chat Control 2.0 is still under discussion.

⚖️ Public opinion is divided.
Read more (link below). 👇🏻

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1/4 🤔 How much do social media shape politics?

💬 Approximately 50% of Czechs and Slovaks say social media have a strong influence.
⚠️ Over a third see this influence as negative.

Want to know more?

👉 Check out the CEDMO Fact-checking Brief (link below).

CEDMO Fact-checking Briefs - CEDMO

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Which narrative is the most convincing? 🤔

🇩🇿 According to CEDMO findings, the leading one is the false claim that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is a transgender woman.

Explore the rest of the TOP 10 most convincing narratives in the new CEDMO Special Brief — more in the thread below. 👇

3/4 These findings reveal not only what misinformation circulates, but what actually sticks with the public.

👉 Dive deeper into the data and insights: cedmohub.eu/fact-checkin...

2/4 🇸🇰 In Slovakia, a widely trusted narrative claimed that Ukrainian refugees receive higher welfare benefits than Slovak retirees.

🇨🇿 In Czechia, one of the most credible narratives suggested that whooping cough is significantly more widespread among Ukrainian refugees.

1/4 What narratives truly resonated with people in Czechia and Slovakia? 🤔

Between 2023–2025, several misleading claims didn’t just spread — they were believed❗

🥊 Across both countries, the most convincing false claim was that boxer Imane Khelif is a transgender woman.

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3/3 📖 Participants were also introduced to a new practical manual on public communication, developed by GLOBSEC in cooperation with Seesame, designed to support their day-to-day work. The manual will soon be available for download on #CEDMO website.

2/3 The workshop provided practical tools and real-life examples of crisis communication, emphasizing the importance of coordinated messaging across state institutions and strengthening public trust through clear and transparent communication.

1/3 Yesterday, CEDMO hub members @globsec.org and Seesame co-hosted a workshop in Prague for representatives of the Czech public administration responsible for communication, with a particular focus on crisis situations. 🗣️

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1/7 📱 How do European rules for digital platforms work in practice?

Data from CEDMO show that users in the Czech Republic encounter:

❌ frequent removal of content and accounts
❌ low success rates for appeals
❌ non-transparent platform interventions

More in the thread 👇