Platform

Wed, Oct 23, 2024

Bolsonaro supporters launch X campaign before temporary ban, accusing Brazil of censorship

In April 2024, Bolsonaro supporters targeted international audiences with messages decrying individual account bans as censorship

by Beatriz Farrugia

Brazil Twitter

Fri, Oct 18, 2024

Malign interference in Moldova ahead of presidential election and European referendum

Pro-Russian influence tactics exploit divisive issues to undermine Moldova’s October 2024 election and EU referendum

by Victoria Olari, Daniela Calmis, Givi Gigitashvili

Disinformation Elections

Tue, Oct 8, 2024

Mysterious cross-border influence campaign sparks election controversy in Moldova

The campaign posed as Ukrainians and portrayed the Moldovan government as enforcing censorship

by Victoria Olari

Deceptive Content Manipulation Elections

Mon, Oct 7, 2024

Analysis: five online takeaways from the ongoing Mideast conflict

The one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war is a bellwether moment for how offline and online violence have now become different sides of the same coin 

by Mark Scott

Artificial Intelligence Conflict

Wed, Oct 2, 2024

The challenges of identifying deepfakes ahead of the 2024 Brazil election

The proliferation of deepfakes will be difficult to measure as Brazil prepares for municipal elections in October 2024

by Beatriz Farrugia

Artificial Intelligence Brazil

Mon, Sep 23, 2024

How the Venezuelan regime weaponized video and messaging apps to persecute dissidents

Maduro promotes app that encourages users to report critics of the regime amid widespread demands for election transparency

by Daniel Suárez Pérez, Iria Puyosa

Elections Online Harassment

Fri, Aug 30, 2024

Pro-Russia, pro-Wagner activity surges following Mali and Wagner forces’ defeat in battle

An inauthentic network of YouTube channels pushed pro-AES and anti-Ukraine narratives after the Tinzaouaten confrontation

by Valentin Châtelet

Africa Artificial Intelligence

Fri, Aug 30, 2024

TikTok accounts target West Africa with AI-generated content promoting Putin and regional leaders

TikTok accounts with thousands of followers spread pro-Russia and anti-France narratives

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

Africa Artificial Intelligence

Fri, Aug 23, 2024

How AI tools fueled online conspiracy theories after Trump assassination attempt

Deepfakes, cheapfakes, and AI-fueled scams spread online following the shooting; in other instances, real footage was dismissed as fake

by Beatriz Farrugia

Artificial Intelligence Elections

Tue, Aug 6, 2024

Pro-Russian Facebook pages spread anti-French, anti-UN content in West Africa

Network of inauthentic pro-Russian pages spread false claims targeting elections, France, and the UN peacekeeping mission in CAR

by Valentin Châtelet

Advertising Africa

Thu, Aug 1, 2024

China deployed anti-US narratives in chaos following Trump assassination attempt

Chinese messaging on state media and social media worked to position itself at a volatile moment in domestic US politics

China Disinformation

Wed, Jul 31, 2024

Lessons learned from South Africa’s 2024 elections

Independent media and civil society worked overtime to mitigate the spread of disinformation, while generative AI played only a limited role

Artificial Intelligence Democracy