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Countering disinformation – Issues and solutions for EU decision-makers
This short booklet gives an introduction to disinformation in the digital age, to help defend our societies from large-scale manipulation.
Research is a core part of what we do. It involves identifying, uncovering, and explaining disinformation campaigns and networks, using open source investigation techniques (OSINT) and social media network analysis methodologies. We disseminate our findings via our partnerships with the media and leading experts in the field.
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- Technical Documents
This short booklet gives an introduction to disinformation in the digital age, to help defend our societies from large-scale manipulation.
- Blog Posts
In this guest post, Carl Miller dives into D-RAIL, proposing a strategy shift from combating disinformation to disrupting the infrastructure, funding, and personnel behind illicit influence operations (IIOs).
- Technical Documents
Our new document, published under the EU funded veraAI project, revisits the Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour (CIB) detection tree we developed in 2021.
- Editorials
Qurium, in collaboration with several investigative news outlets, published a new set of evidence around the Doppelganger operation. Despite extensive documentation, European responses have been inadequate, reflecting a need for decisive action.
- Blog Posts
In June 2024, we published a new version (V3) of factsheet on platforms’ policies on AI-manipulated or generated misinformation. This blogpost gives an overview of the new measures and recent changes the platforms’ have announced to their policies.
- Blog Posts
Despite a range of responses from key stakeholders, including sanctions and legal actions, the Doppelganger operation, now in its second year, persists. This necessitates reflecting on the cost-effectiveness of these responses.
- Blog Posts
How can we tackle the problem of doppelganger disinformation campaigns? This blog post explores the suitability of the classic duck method to taking action against doppelganger deception.
- Blog Posts
In a world of greys and nuances, there is one near-universal truth – the closer an online intermediary is to an offence, the more effective it can be in helping to bring an end to the offence.
- Blog Posts
In February 2024, CitizenLab unveiled an information operation dubbed “PAPERWALL”. This Chinese-originated influence operation has built a network of dummy media outlets worldwide, with a strong presence in Europe.
- Technical Documents
This document sheds light on TikTok’s research and content moderation policies linked to disinformation.
- Technical Documents
This document sheds light on YouTube’s research and content moderation policies linked to disinformation.
- Technical Documents
This document provides insights into Facebook’s research and content moderation policies linked to disinformation.
