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Tue, Mar 31, 2026

Foreign and domestic: Information manipulation during elections in Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

Recent elections in Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, and Azerbaijan reveal how foreign and domestic actors intertwine to shape information environments, exploiting narratives, digital platforms, and political vulnerabilities to influence electoral discourse.

by Eto Buziashvili

Armenia Azerbaijan

Mon, Mar 30, 2026

Los vigilantes en la mira: Tecnologías de vigilancia para el control político en Venezuela

A pesar del cambio de liderazgo, la extensa infraestructura de vigilancia de Venezuela continúa estando completamente operacional.

by Iria Puyosa, Andrés Azpúrua

Artificial Intelligence Digital Authoritarianism

Thu, Mar 26, 2026

Watch the Watchers: Surveillance technologies for political control in Venezuela

Despite changes in leadership, Venezuela's extensive surveillance infrastructure remains fully operational.

by Iria Puyosa, Andrés Azpúrua

Artificial Intelligence Digital Authoritarianism

Wed, Feb 25, 2026

AI cooperation under the shadow of China’s Digital Silk Road 

China’s Digital Silk Road has become a central channel through which Beijing engages Global South countries on digital infrastructure and, increasingly, artificial intelligence.

by Kenton Thibaut, Iria Puyosa, Konstantinos Komaitis

Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence
Abstract illustration of fragmented human profiles formed from block-like structures in dark blue and orange tones, representing the complex systems and infrastructures underlying information manipulation.

Thu, Jan 15, 2026

Building a common operational picture of FIMI: Using IMS to strengthen technical attribution and disruption  

Based on a months-long working group, this report operationalizes the Information Manipulation Set (IMS) framework to strengthen the analysis, attribution, and disruption of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI).

Disinformation Foreign Information Manipulation and Interferences (FIMI)

Wed, Dec 17, 2025

Lessons on countering foreign manipulation from Moldova’s 2025 elections

Drawing on research conducted under the FIMI Defenders for Election Integrity (FDEI) Project coordinated by FIMI-ISAC, the DFRLab provides a detailed look at the complex information environment surrounding the elections.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Democracy Disinformation

Wed, Jul 16, 2025

Digital occupation: Pro-Russian bot networks target Ukraine’s occupied territories on Telegram

New analysis of 3,634 automated accounts spreading pro-Russian propaganda on Telegram channels used by Ukrainian populations in occupied territories shows Russia's attempts to extend its occupation into digital spaces.

by Yuliia Dukach, Iryna Adam, and Meredith Furbish

Wed, Sep 4, 2024

Mythical Beasts and Where to Find Them: Mapping the Global Spyware Market and its Threats to National Security and Human Rights

The Mythical Beasts project pulls back the curtain on the connections between 435 entities across forty-two countries in the global spyware market.

by Jen Roberts, Trey Herr, Nitansha Bansal, and Nancy Messieh, with Emma Taylor, Jean Le Roux, and Sopo Gelava

Cybersecurity Proliferation of Offensive Cyber Capabilities

Wed, Sep 4, 2024

Mythical Beasts and Where to Find Them

Mythical Beasts and Where to Find Them: Mapping the Global Spyware Market and its Threats to National Security and Human Rights is concerned with the commercial market for spyware and provides data on market participants.

by Jen Roberts, Trey Herr, Nitansha Bansal, and Nancy Messieh, with Emma Taylor, Jean Le Roux, and Sopo Gelava

Cybersecurity Proliferation of Offensive Cyber Capabilities

Mon, Jun 24, 2024

User in the Middle: An Interoperability and Security Guide for Policymakers

When technologies work together, it benefits users and the digital ecosystem. Policymakers can advance interoperability and security in tandem by understanding how each impacts the other.

by Maia Hamin, Alphaeus Hanson

Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Standards and Requirements

Wed, Jun 12, 2024

“Reasonable” Cybersecurity in Forty-Seven Cases: The Federal Trade Commission’s Enforcement Actions Against Unfair and Deceptive Cyber Practices

The FTC has brought 47 cases against companies for unfair or deceptive cybersecurity practices. What can we learn from them?

by Isabella Wright, Maia Hamin

Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Standards and Requirements
Generative art showing paper airplanes flying over Red Square in Moscow.

Mon, Jun 10, 2024

Another battlefield: Telegram as a digital front in Russia’s war against Ukraine

In this new report, the DFRLab investigates the role of Telegram in Russia since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine

Conflict Disinformation