Un reporte del @dfrlab.bsky.social sobre las evidencias de campañas de influencia del régimen de Assad que apuntaron por años a América Latina. dfrlab.org/2025/02/05/a...

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En un monitoreo posterior a #EleccionesVE2024 el DFRLab halló una estrategia coordinada de represión digital del régimen, como el uso de VENapp para denunciar a manifestantes y la difusión de videos con confesiones forzadas 🇻🇪 📱 @danielsuape.bsky.social @IriaPuyosa bit.ly/3ZAV4qT

EVENT ALERT🚨Join us on July 22nd, 9 am ET, for the launch of "Venezuela: A Playbook for Digital Repression." As Venezuela approaches its presidential elections, this discussion highlights authoritarian tactics affecting the democratic process. Register below👇

Applications for the Fall 2024 cohort of the DFRLab's Digital Sherlocks are OPEN! Don't miss this chance to join this free global training program that already boasts nearly 3,500 Sherlocks from more than 140 countries. DEADLINE: July 5th at 11:59 pm EST APPLY NOW:

Estafas en español usan deepfakes de audio de políticos y magnates tecnológicos para hacer pasar inversiones falsas como programas gubernamentales. Estos anuncios están dirigidos a usuarios de Meta en Europa y América Latina. Lo más reciente de @danielsuape.bsky.social:

On October 28, one day before the regional elections in Colombia, @dfrlab.bsky.social's @danielsuape.bsky.social spoke with Caracol Televisión to explain how malicious information operations impact democratic processes and educating audiences to promote resilience in society. Watch interview here:

Last weekend, the @dfrlab.bsky.social's Latin America team joined Escola de Dados' CODA BR in Sao Paulo. DFRLab's experts shared insights on using open-source AI and OSINT tools to analyze disinformation on platforms like YouTube and Telegram. More info: escoladedados.org/coda/coda2023/

Don't miss this important conversation on authoritarian governments escalating efforts to manipulate the information ecosystem globally to undermine democratic institutions, especially in Latin America, featuring @dfrlab.bsky.social's Iria Puyosa tomorrow. More information:

🇮🇱 THURSDAY | 12:30 ET 🇵🇸 Join for a critical discussion on how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is affecting online discourse and how the fog of war permeates social media through disinformation and propaganda. Online and free, RSVP today:

@dfrlab.bsky.social Middle East Research Fellow @dinamsadek.bsky.social spoke with Rolling Stone about how much of the viral Israel-Palestine content seen on Twitter, much of which is mis- and disinformation, gets its start on Telegram.

In a Twitter/X thread, @dfrlab.bsky.social's Emerson Brooking brooking analyzed the impact of a possible Israeli blockade of the internet in Gaza. Brooking compared the blockade to that in Mariupol ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read the full thread on the Atlantic Council:

It was panda-monium online as Chinese social media users, animal rights activists, and Chinese media capitalized on emotionally resonant rumors about alleged panda abuse in the United States amid deteriorating US-China relations.

The @dfrlab.bsky.social global team on the go! This week, our team participated in conferences across Europe presenting on geolocation, photo forensics, hybrid threats and more! Thanks to our incredible global team, we're able to share our expertise beyond borders and collaborate worldwide.

TODAY: Join @dfrlab.bsky.social for the launch of our new report “Protecting point-to-point messaging apps: Understanding Telegram, WeChat, and WhatsApp in the United States” exploring messaging apps technical features, policies, and usage. RSVP or watch live:

It's that time of year again. Time for a new cohort of Digital Sherlocks! Come join our growing global community of 3000 emerging open-source investigative experts from 140+ countries and learn directly from our team. DEADLINE - SEPTEMBER 5 APPLY: https://form.jotform.com/232196082048153

🚨 🇨🇳  NEW @dfrlab.bsky.social REPORT 🚨 🇨🇳 The latest report in Kenton Thibaut's series on Chinese Discourse Power. In this report, she assesses discourse power through a frame of “media convergence" and the mechanisms of oversight on which such communications rely. More in thread ⬇

🌍️ Report Launch: Democracy Derailed 🗓️ TUESDAY - AUGUST 8⁠ ⏰ 8:00 ET | 14:00 CAT⁠ ⁠ Join us for the launch of Democracy Derailed: Sudan’s Precarious Information Environment that examines the intricacies of Sudan’s information and media ecosystem from 2019-2022 in light of the current conflict. RSVP:

Read our newest report on Chinese discourse power and “media convergence," a Chinese term that refers to the integration of internal and external CCP propaganda, the online and offline channels for its dissemination, and the mechanisms of oversight on which communications systems rely.