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Tue, Jul 9, 2024
AI tools usage for disinformation in the war in Ukraine
How and what technology Russia used to spread disinformation after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Mon, Jul 8, 2024
Inauthentic Facebook ad campaign spreads anti-EU messages
Facebook pages disguised as neutral news sources sponsored ads to promote anti-EU narratives ahead of Moldova's referendum on EU integration
Mon, Jul 8, 2024
Spambots continue to suppress speech and enable harassment of the Chinese community on X
Networks of Chinese-language spambots risk the censoring of posts during politically sensitive events, repeating past oversights
Thu, Jul 4, 2024
Operation targets French snap elections using AI-generated content
Operation uses AI to rewrite articles to adopt a more 'conservative stance'
Wed, Jun 12, 2024
In Sub-Saharan Africa, China embraces Russian messaging against Ukraine
Russian narratives thrive in Sub-Saharan Africa with the help of Chinese media networks, localization expertise, and infrastructure
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
Online tool helps social media accounts amplify pro-Israel messages
“Words of Iron” represents a shift in the evolving approach to digital propaganda during times of war
by Ali Chenrose
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
Far-right parties employed generative AI ahead of European Parliament elections
Europe-wide coalition Identity and Democracy utilized AI imagery despite signing a code of conduct on its use in the election campaign
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
Thu, Jun 6, 2024
Spanish-language ads amplify scams using audio deepfakes of public figures
Scammers fabricated interviews with politicians and tech moguls to present supposed investments as legitimate government-backed programs
Mon, Jun 3, 2024
Remarks at the International Telecommunication Union’s World Summit on the Information Society Forum
Democracy + Tech Initiative Director Rose Jackson on connectivity, human rights, and the future of the internet
by Rose Jackson
Mon, Jun 3, 2024
Doppelganger targets US audience on X to discredit Georgian protests
The latest iteration of the Russia-attributed campaign discredits pro-democracy protests in Georgia
Mon, Jun 3, 2024
Tailored Russian disinformation targets Polish farmer protests
Kremlin-backed actors attempt to sow division between Poland and Ukraine
