In the face of disinformation, defenders of democracy are often drawn into endless battles against falsehoods. This is precisely the trap laid by anti-democratic movements.
But we don’t have to play along.
Read our our latest statement 👇
www.disinfo.eu/we-fight-dis...
Dear Community,
We wish to draw your attention to a concerning development in the tactics employed by #OperationOverload.
Our ongoing monitoring has uncovered a new technique involving the use of voice-generative AI.
🚨Our new paper is on arXiv! We’re excited to share 26 state-backed information operation (IO) datasets, each paired with a robust control set of 13M+ posts in total from non-IO accounts. You can reach the dataset here: zenodo.org/records/1418...
How do we respond to evolving disinformation threats and #FIMI campaigns?
Our new response-impact framework goes beyond individual #countermeasures and assess the broader #impact of #responses 💡
How could this framework be applied to an IO such as #Doppelganger? ⬇️
www.disinfo.eu/publications...
Welcome to all new Bsky membres 👋🏻 We're going to try to publish more regurarly here
🚨 Interested in working in OSINT?
CIR is looking for a project manager, who will play a key role in managing the delivery of open source research projects. Read more about the role and how to apply here: apply.workable.com/centre-for-i...
#osintjobs
💌 The #DisinfoUpdate is here!
We explore #COP29 in Azerbaijan, the #flooding in Spain, and RFK Jr's appointment to the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Read it here 👇
www.disinfo.eu/disinfo-upda...
Stay connected with the DFRLab team on #Bluesky 🦋 As the platform grows, we’re here with the same trusted insights and analysis you rely on 🕵️♂️ 🔎
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I'm really grateful to people who've created starter packs of accounts to follow. Here are three OSINT-related packs with great folks.
1. Bellingcat staff/contribs:
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2. Global OSINTers:
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3. Flight trackers/OSINT:
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We are deeply concerned by the recent home raids involving two fellow @dfrlab.bsky.social staff members in Georgia. We stand by their commitment to unbiased research and transparency in this critical period.
#SundayMustRead Very nice article from @sector035.bsky.social Very aligned with our guidelines for Public Open Source Investigation obsint.eu
Hello Bluesky!
I’m Ross, and I’m the co-founder of CIR - the Centre for Information Resilience. We expose disinformation, and use open source to verify war crimes and other human rights abuses. Here’s a good example of the stuff we do👇
#OSINT aficionados, don't miss our CTO Amaury's workshop this Saturday night at #LeHACK in Paris! He'll be telling you all about the @obsint.eu guidelines (🔎 obsint.eu/guidelines-f...).
More info here ⤵️
lehack.org/track/osint-...
✨ Our guidelines for public interest OSINT investigations have been featured in this week's edition of The OSINT Newsletter.
Our working group includes @disinfo.eu, @checkfirst.network, @cen4infores.bsky.social @dfrlab.bsky.social, @openfacto.bsky.social, OSINTCurious and Logically.
We are proud that our guidelines for conducting OSINT research and investigations are mentioned in the second European External Action Service report on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference
FIMI threats.
💡You can find our guidelines here 👇🏽
Recognizing the need to protect its staff from the dangers of online abuse, ObSINT founding member Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) has released, through the voice of VP Nina Jankowicz, a comprehensive Online Abuse Policy.
🔎 Read more about it here:
The @dfrlab.bsky.social exposed the largest information operation *ever* uncovered on TikTok. This Russian influence operation targeted Ukrainian officials, accusing them of corruption and fueling mistrust in a country who remains in very clear and present danger.
In partnership with BBC Verify:
🗣️💻 Applications are now open for the online training "#OSINT Uncovered: Enhancing Investigations with the @obsint.eu Guidelines,” hosted by EDMO and delivered by @disinfo.eu.
🚀 Don't miss out on the chance to explore the groundbreaking ObSINT Guidelines!
edmo.eu/2023/12/18/e...
Join @aa.disinfo.eu & Kalina Bontcheva at EDMO's online training on 19 Jan 2024: 'OSINT Uncovered: Enhancing Investigations with ObSINT Guidelines.' Gain expert insights into OSINT techniques for improved investigative skills!
Professionals and enthusiasts in Paris from December 14-15, join @openfacto.bsky.social at La Gaîté Lyrique for the OSINT Festival. Deep dive into Open Source Intelligence, journalism, documentary cinema, and art. More information :
✨📚 CheckFirst and AI Forensics present an eye-opening study, "The Amazing Library".
We expose the harms of Amazon's algorithms, spanning from promoting anti-vaccine content to suggesting sexually explicit books on teenager books’ pages.
checkfirst.network/the-amazing-...
No more red-carpet treatment for Ukrainians! Apparently Hollywood hates them now, according to a naively conceptualised but heavily sponsored Facebook campaign.
Reset discovered some fun facts about the advertisers 🧵
Today the @cen4infores.bsky.social -one of the seven members of our working group at ObSINT- unveiled its visionary protocol for minimising the mental health impacts of traumatic exposure on its staff and partners.
Here are key takeaways:
obsint.eu/uncategorize...
🔎😩 Struggling to find the right connections on Bluesky?
Let's build a stronger community together! Share your user handle via this form, and we'll feature it in a list for everyone to connect with 👇
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Yesterday our CEO Guillaume Kuster gave a talk at the OIF headquarters in Paris about our project CrossOver, and
@obsint.eu.
CrossOver tracks and measures the impact of content recommendation algorithms on social media. @obsint.eu offers guidelines for public interest #OSINT investigations.
Hello, Bluesky! We are ObSINT, the European Open Source Intelligence Organisations Observatory, dedicated to public-facing OSINT investigations. We aim to establish ethical guidelines and best practices for the OSINT community. Excited to engage, collaborate, and learn here! 🔍📚