Esteban Ponce de Leon
Get In Contact

Expertise

Conflict Disinformation Elections Media Technology & Innovation

Regions

Colombia Cuba Latin America Mexico Venezuela

Language

English Spanish
  • Research Associate, Latin America

Esteban Ponce de León

Esteban Ponce de León is a research associate at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) based in Colombia.

Ponce de León has worked as a data scientist and has a passion for deep learning, artificial intelligence, and digital research. His work focuses understanding online mis- and disinformation in Latin America, as well as developing open-source tools and methods to enhance open research. In his spare time, Ponce de León enjoys rock climbing and trekking. 

July 2024

The sovereignty trap

by Konstantinos Komaitis, Esteban Ponce de León, Kenton Thibaut, Trisha Ray, Kevin Klyman

How the promise of sovereign AI obscures its pitfalls
read more
June 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
read more
January 2024

Gang violence and hostage-taking sow fear across Ecuadorian social media

by Esteban Ponce de León

Graphic content related to violent incidents in Ecuador has garnered millions of views on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter
read more
Load More