We unveiled the internal infrastructure of the most secretive Russian #intelligence units by studying their military decorations. If you want to find out more about our methodology, join us on our #webinar with @disinfo.eu!

🔗 www.disinfo.eu/23-april-de...

We organise community meetups across Europe for people working on disinformation – researchers, practitioners, policymakers...

Brussels is home base, but we take them on the road too.

Want to join a future one? Drop us a message with where you’re based and we’ll keep you in the loop.

Thanks to everyone who joined our latest community meetup in Brussels! 🍻

We did, however, suffer two mysterious disappearances… two of our alter-Legos have gone missing somewhere between conversations, pizza, and Aperol spritzes 👀

⚠️ If you spot these fugitives, let us know.

#Disinfo2026 is back, and we’re shifting gears.

After 350+ proposals (+60% vs last year!), this year’s focus is clear: moving from analysing disinformation to confronting it 🎯💪

🎫 Registrations open 4 May
⚠️ Limited to 650 participants – plan ahead!

🔗 www.disinfo.eu/conference#u...

New factsheet published! 🇪🇸

Explore the disinformation landscape in Spain: a fast-moving, ecosystem shaped by digital agitators, generative AI, and foreign influence 🔍

🔗 www.disinfo.eu/publications...

🌍 Part of our work on disinformation across EU Member States

🔗 www.disinfo.eu/publications...

Coming up 👇
Civil society evidence under the DSA: lessons from AI Forensics

🗓️ 9 April | 14:30–15:30 CEST
🎙️ Marc Faddoul - AI Forensics

Part of our “evidence & enforcement” series

⚠️ Insider session (regs & civil society only)

🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

BREAK-through: European Commission secures bulletproof financial guarantees from X to pay DSA fines In a historic victory for digital regulation, the European Commission’s newly rebranded enforcement body, DG APEIN, announced this morning that it has successfully obtained robust financial guarantees...

Bulletproof guarantees from X to cover DSA fines? 🤔

Sounds almost too good to be true...🤨

Take a look and decide 👇
www.disinfo.eu/publications...
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🚨 New Disinfo Update is out!

⚖️ Courts are stepping up platform accountability
🧠 Algorithms under fire for harm to minors
🌍 DSA enforcement accelerates across Member States
🗳️ Elections as a target for interference and AI influence

Read the full update here: www.disinfo.eu/disinfo-upda...

⏰ Coming up!

Join our upcoming webinar:
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗗𝗥𝗡 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

🗓️ 2 April | 14:30–15:30 CEST
🎙️ Inês Narciso & Tanner Wagner-Forme (CyberPeace Institute)
🎤 Moderated by Inès Gentil

🔗 Register now: www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

Liability of online intermediaries – the US and EU approaches - EU DisinfoLab Recent US attacks on the EU’s approach to harmful and illegal content online relate to truth much like a drunk to a lamppost—used for support rather than illumination. This post offers context, showin...

Recent US attacks on the EU’s approach to harmful and illegal content online relate to truth like a drunk to a lamppost – more for support than illumination 💡

We unpack the history behind EU and US approaches, highlighting shared roots and key differences.
👇
www.disinfo.eu/publication/...

⏰ Last chance: happening today!

Join us this afternoon for our latest EU DisinfoLab webinar:

𝗔𝗜-𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗦𝗔 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲?

🗓️ 26 March | 14:30 CET
🎙️ Guest speaker: Marco Bassini (Tilburg University)

🔗 Register now (last spots): www.disinfo.eu/26-march-ai-...

New Disinfo Update is out 👇

⚖️ DSA enforcement ramps up
🤖 AI fuels fake war imagery
🌍 Climate disinfo shapes policy
🗳️ Elections face influence risks

Read more: www.disinfo.eu/disinfo-upda...

Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar “DSA: Unfolding the European Commission’s first decision against X.” 🙌

A special thanks to Laureline Lemoine (AWO Agency) for the excellent presentation and insights.

🎥 Missed it or want to rewatch it?
www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

⏰ Last call: We’re launching 𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 & 𝐄𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓, a webinar series on how research and civil society evidence leads to DSA enforcement.

🎥 DSA: Unfolding the European Commission’s first decision against X
🗓️ 10 March | 14:30 CET
🎙️ Laureline Lemoine (AWO Agency)
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

And our regular EU DisinfoLab webinars!

🔹 26 March. AI-generated content and DSA enforcement: who is accountable?
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🔹 2 April. How can civil society defend itself? The EDRN pilot story
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

See you next week, have a fantastic weekend!

'EVIDENCE & ENFORCEMENT' series of webinars:

🔹 10 March: DSA: Unfolding the European Commission’s first decision against X
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🔹 9 April: Civil society evidence under the DSA: lessons from AI Forensics
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Missed our webinar on 'Synthetic Friends: AI Companions and the Future of Disinformation'?

🎥 Watch the recording:
www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

With Massimo Flore, moderated by Raquel Miguel Serrano. Thanks 🙏

🚀 What’s next? We have an exciting upcoming webinar calendar 👇

New Disinfo Update

- Europe is in the accountability phase, but gaps remain
- Civil society evidence is central, yet funding is still missing.
- AI-driven disinfo is becoming structural

🎙️ Webinars
📚 Readings | Events | Jobs
🧡 Community & Member States highlights
🔗 www.disinfo.eu/disinfo-upda...

We’re b-l-o-w-n a-w-a-y 🤯

#Disinfo2026 call for proposals has now closed – and we received more than 350 proposals!

A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to submit a proposal. We'll be carefully reviewing every one of them.

🔗 www.disinfo.eu/conference

What if your next best friend is powered by AI, and quietly shapes how you see the world?

Don’t miss our next webinar:

🧠 Synthetic friends: AI companions and the future of disinformation
🗓️ 5 March 2026 | 14:30 CET
🎙️ Massimo Flore, Independent Researcher

Join us: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🎥 Recording available: Forced to quit: gendered disinformation, synthetic abuse & political violence

Thanks to Marília Gehrke (University of Groningen) for the insightful discussion on how coordinated gendered disinformation pushes women out of public life.

🔗
www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

🎤 Do you want to speak at #Disinfo2026?

⏳ Last week to submit your proposal, and to shape the conversations you’d like to see covered at our annual conference.

👉 Submit your idea: www.disinfo.eu/conference

Webinar:

🟣 Forced to quit: Gendered disinformation, synthetic abuse & political violence

Women are being pushed out of public life through coordinated gendered disinformation, increasingly amplified by synthetic abuse. With 🎙️Marília Gehrke

🗓️ 26 Feb | 14:30 CET
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📘🤝 Proud to share the European Democracy Resilience Network (EDRN) Blueprint Report!

Developed with @cyberpeaceinst.bsky.social & 30+ CSOs, it sets out practical ways to strengthen civil society resilience against hybrid threats.

🔗 cyberpeaceinstitute.org/publications...

🔎 New Disinfo Update is out!

This edition focuses on:

💶 Sustainable EU funding (AgoraEU)
⚖️ DSA enforcement in practice
🇪🇺 Growing Member State action

As the focus shifts from rules to implementation, enforcement and resilience matter more than ever.

Read more: www.disinfo.eu/disinfo-upda...

🚨 Unlock EU Funding for Counter-Disinformation efforts 🚨

Join us for a webinar on the AgoraEU programme and how it can help fund counter-disinformation efforts in Europe.

🗓️ 19 Feb | 14:30 CET
📝 Register here
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

(Webinar is reserved for civil society members, only)

#ClimateFactsMatter 🌍

Watch our latest webinar on the European Commission’s campaign to bring reliable climate information to the forefront.

🎥 Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6X6...

Thanks to our speakers, Jeremy Herry (DG CLIMA) and Stephanie Hankey (TacticalTech) 💚

Do you want to speak at #Disinfo2026? Call for proposals is open until the end of February!

We’re especially keen to dig into what’s working in practice – enforcement cases, OSINT investigations, success stories, community resistance, practical solutions...

👉 www.disinfo.eu/conference

👏 Thanks to everyone who joined 'Who is most vulnerable to AI-generated mis/disinformation?'

Big thanks to Jason Potel for unpacking why some people are more likely to believe or share harmful online content.

🎥 Watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5-s...

🛑 Scroll, stop, verify.
𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗨 𝗣𝗨𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗❓

🟢 Hear first-hand from the European Commission about #ClimateFactsMatter, its new campaign to counter climate disinformation.

🗓️ 12 February | 2:30 PM CET
👉 Register here to our webinar: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...