⭐ We are thrilled to announce “The RePlaybook: A Field Guide to the Climate and Information Crisis”, a first-of-its-kind toolkit by 30+ experts, journalists & NGOs to decode disinfo, challenge tech & counter division in climate comms.⬇️Must-have! Download: tacticaltech.org/replaybook/

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We’re joining the IMA Institute for Media Archaeology’s three-day conference Prolog Reenacting Dartmouth. 📌 Today at 5pm (Block 4), Tactical Tech’s Co-Founder Marek Tuszynski will give a lecture on “Information Sickness”. Learn more: ima.or.at/en/projekt/r...

📢 New report out: The Internet of Children (English edition) The Institute for Digital Citizenship Foundation has released the English version of its Internet of Children report. Read the full report: www.internetdzieci.pl

📣 We’re hiring in Berlin! Communications & Fundraising Coordinator (Marketing & PR focus) — full-time, 12-month contract (extendable). Apply by 8 October 2025: [email protected] Learn more: tacticaltech.org/news/open-ca...

📢 [In-person event] Tactical Tech’s Ana Maria Salinas will be speaking at the News Impact Summit: Elevating Journalism with AI by European Journalism Centre in Warsaw in October 9. Learn more: ejc.net/events/news-...

⚡ Deadline extended! As requested by our community, you can now apply until September 24, 2025 for To AI or Not to AI training. 👥 Limited spots: 25–35 participants📍 Berlin, Publix – House of Journalism ➡️ Apply now: tacticaltech.org/news/latest/...

[In-person event]🌍Our Co-Founder Stephanie Hankey will be speaking at #Disinfo2025 in Ljubljana, exploring how digital tech is shaping the narratives and impacting the way society and decision makers understand & respond to the climate crisis. 🎟️Register: www.disinfo.eu/conference @disinfo.eu

We’re in Vienna at Hothouse, a Renegade Lab for Democracy Against Technocapitalist Authoritarianism! Tactical Tech will be hosting and facilitating different sessions and exhibitions on the technologies we need for democratic societies. 🔗 Programme: thefutureofdemonstration.net/hothouse/pro...

🍹Host our Data Detox Bar & Spa at your next event to explore tech, AI, data privacy, misinformation & online well-being. 👉Info: tacticaltech.org/data-detox-b... 📩 Contact us at [email protected] for proposals!

🌍 Tactical Tech 2024: Promoting critical thinking skills for people to navigate the digitallypolluted information landscape. 👉 Dive into the full report and see how these initiatives are reshaping digital literacy across the globe: tacticaltech.org/news/annual-...

🌊 The ocean holds stories beneath the surface but can we read them? In our latest guide, Ocean Datasets for Investigations, Mae Lubetkin and Kevin Rosa show how open ocean data can reveal underreported stories of climate change and community impact: kit.exposingtheinvisible.org/en/ocean-dat...

💡 It’s All Downhill From Here urges us to confront the consequences of tech while imagining paths for change, because the status quo doesn’t have to be our future. 📖 Read it now: tacticaltech.org/news/insight...

🛤️We’re heading to HOTHOUSE in Vienna, an event on tech & AI’s political, social & ecological impacts. How to resist? What proactive actions can be taken? Catch our workshops & exhibitions on AI's potentials & limitations, Digital tech & climate action 🔗 thefutureofdemonstration.net/hothouse/pro...

Tactical Tech facilitated conversations with educators at Ars Electronica, introducing Critical Change Labs. This session created space for educators to network and explore how this methodology can strengthen democratic engagement classrooms. Find out more: ars.electronica.art/criticalchan...

📰 Tactical Tech’s co-founder Marek Tuszynski spoke to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism for an investigation by Andjela Milivojevic. 🔗 Read the full piece: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Tactical Tech is at @arselectronica 2025! 📌 Tomorrow, 5 Sept at 10:00 → Don’t miss our workshop on Critical Change Labs, a methodology for teaching critical change and democratic participation. More info: ars.electronica.art/criticalchan...

📢 We’re happy to share our latest article for Global Voices: “Smart” (or Machiavellian?) Surveillance: The Power of Terminology, written by Safa. 🔗 Read the full article here: globalvoices.org/2025/09/03/s...

Let’s talk about period tracking, health data & privacy. Some apps misuse your data—learn how to protect yourself. 🔗 Read more: datadetoxkit.org/en/health/cycles-of-influence 🔗 Choose a safer app: datadetoxkit.org/en/health/none-of-their-business

[Fellowship for journalists] The Heinrich Böll Foundation is seeking journalists based in Canada, the United States for the third iteration of Climate Disinformation Media Fellowship, providing research fellowship stipend of $2,000. Deadline: September 9, 2025: us.boell.org/en/2025/07/2...

Open source investigators are reimagining everyday tech from NASA tools to Tinder to uncover stories others miss. This piece by Tyler McBrien dives into the scrappy, creative world of open source hacking. Read now: exposingtheinvisible.org/en/articles/...

🛤️We’re heading to HOTHOUSE in Vienna, an event on tech & AI’s political, social & ecological impacts. How to resist? What proactive actions can be taken? Catch our workshops & exhibitions on AI's potentials & limitations, Digital tech & climate action. 🔗 thefutureofdemonstration.net/hothouse/pro...

📱Behind each device are countless hands and hidden stories from the miners extracting rare minerals to the workers handling e-waste once we’re done with it. The Humanity Behind Our Tools, turns the lens toward the people at both ends of the tech lifecycle. tacticaltech.org/news/insight...

[Article alert]🗳️Dis/misinformation is just 1 of 35 services political parties can pay for to sway public opinion & win elections.🕵️‍♂️Discover how the Influence Industry of digital campaign services works in our new piece: “Pay to Win”. Explore more: influenceindustry.org/en/explorer/...

At Tactical Tech, we’ve been exploring the real impacts of AI long before it became today’s buzzword. In 2024, we created interactive experiences & practical toolkits that sparked constructive conversations worldwide. Discover our Annual Report here: tacticaltech.org/news/annual-...

[Recommended event] The first group of speakers has just been revealed for Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2025 by Global Investigative Journalism Network in Kuala Lumpur. 🔗 Discover the first round of speakers here: gijn.org/stories/anno...

What if your org could lead the AI conversation—without being a tech lab? AI & Us is a ready-to-print, visual exhibition that helps you unpack AI’s social, political, and environmental impacts—clearly and critically. Pre-order by 15 Sept. 🔗 tacticaltech.org/artificial-i...

The Illusion of AI isn’t just about algorithms and futuristic robots. It’s about the millions of invisible workers who make it all function. This piece empowers you to ask critical questions about the labor behind AI, and why it should be made visible. 📖 Read it now: tacticaltech.org/news/insight...

🌍 What does digital sovereignty mean for our rights, freedoms, and infrastructures? Join the 4D Conference, a full-day exchange on democratic digitalisation, public infrastructures, and civil rights in the digital age: 4d.cat/en/home/ @xnet-x.net ‪@puntcat.bsky.sociall

⚡ This 3-day hands-on training in Berlin (Nov 12–14) will equip you with the tools, skills, and confidence to navigate AI in your investigative work. 👥 Limited spots (25–35 max) 📅 Deadline: Sept 8 (just 18 days left!) ➡️ Apply now: tacticaltech.org/news/latest/...

🎥New video series! Discover how OSINT, storytelling, mapping & teamwork enhance investigations during global crises. Experts unpack tech myths, mapping, & more. By Jürgen Geuter, Riccardo Pravettoni, Kaamil Ahmed, Jasmine Erkan & Wael Eskander. Watch now 👉 exposingtheinvisible.org/en/films/col...

🟡 Looking back at 2024: how did Tactical Tech and our partners support youth communities worldwide? 📍 Together with our partners, we hosted 273 exhibitions, and events, reaching more than 51,000 young across the globe. Explore our annual report 2024: tacticaltech.org/news/annual-...

[Recommended resource]📘 Explore "Engañosfera Electoral", a guide on how data-driven digital technologies were used in Ecuador’s 2025 general elections to influence voters' opinions. By Content Manager Ecuador, Lupa Media & Usuarios Digitales. 🔍 drive.google.com/file/d/17bNX...

[Recommended event] 🎉 #IPIWoCo25 registrations are now open! Join the @globalfreemedia.bsky.social World Congress & Media Innovation Festival in Vienna where journalists and media leaders will come together to learn, share on defending the future of free media. 👉 ipi.media/ipi-world-co...

💎The “green energy revolution” isn’t as clean as it seems. This article, which uncovers the hidden reality behind cobalt mining and its colonial legacy, empowers you to make informed decisions as a user. Change starts with knowing about it. 📖 Read it now: tacticaltech.org/news/insight...

📢New guide for journalists & investigators] How can journalists engage the general public with stories that uncover flawed algorithms or poorly designed AI tools, especially when these issues can harm citizens’ rights? 📖Here are some ideas: exposingtheinvisible.org/en/articles/...

🛤️We’re heading to HOTHOUSE in Vienna, an event on tech & AI’s political, social & ecological impacts. How to resist? What proactive actions can be taken? Catch our workshops & exhibitions on AI's potentials & limitations, Digital tech & climate action. 🔗 thefutureofdemonstration.net/hothouse/pro...

🟡2024 was BIG for Tactical Tech! Here’s what we achieved with our amazing global community👇 ✨124,786 people reached 📰3,795 journalists & researchers trained 🌐350+ events in 50+ countries 💛Thanks to our partners & supporters! 2024 Annual Report: tacticaltech.org/news/annual-...

100 days until #GIJC25! Get ready for a seminal gathering of investigative journalists from around the world. Join gijn in Kuala Lumpur for an event packed with new investigative tools, collaborators & inspiration! 📷 Register now: gijc2025.org

Tactical Tech’s work is featured in the book “European Youth in the Digital Transformation”! This new analysis examines how young people experience digital life as their everyday normal and why education must keep pace. 👉 Read the full resource: dare-network.eu/digital-yout...

✨Our partner Fundación Karisma used our Exposing the Invisible Kit to dig into Worldcoin & personal data. The result? A practical new guide for journalists & investigators interested in researching the intersection between corporations & data privacy. 🔍 web.karisma.org.co/investigar-l...

🗣️ Interested in voice AI and its impact? The guide “Whose Voice is it Anyway?” is now available in Portuguese, thanks to our partners at Goethe-Institut Brazil! Discover the potentials, risks, uses, and misuses of voice AI: datadetoxkit.org/pt/ai/voice/

📣It’s a wrap! Our “What the Future Wants Comes to Berlin” project partnered with educators & youth-focused orgs to empower 700+ young people through creative exhibitions & workshops exploring tech’s impact on society. Thanks to Deutsche Postcode Lotterie & our partners! www.theglassroom.org/youth/

[New guide for journalists & investigators] This practical guide outlines key steps to avoid re-traumatisation and to support vulnerable sources with care and responsibility. 📖 exposingtheinvisible.org/en/guides/wo...

🆕 The printable version of our Data Detox Kit is now available in Swahili, covering essentials on privacy, security, wellbeing, and misinformation! 🌍 With almost 30 other languages to choose from, you can pick the data detox you need this week: datadetoxkit.org/en/downloads/

🚨Pre-order now: AI & Us, Tactical Tech’s new digital literacy pop-up on artificial intelligence! Posters, animations, workshops + a capsule Data Detox Bar, all in one portable exhibition set. 💶Early rate: €1,000 until Sept 15 ℹ️https://tacticaltech.org/artificial-intelligence-and-us/

[Call for Research Consultants 📢] Tactical Tech and The Political Economy of Military General-Purpose AI Systems project are looking for research consultants. 📅 Deadline: 15 August, 17:00 BST / 18:00 CEST 🔗 For more information: exposingtheinvisible.org/en/news/call...

[Fellowship for journalists] The Heinrich Böll Foundation is seeking journalists based in Canada, the United States for the third iteration of Climate Disinformation Media Fellowship, providing research fellowship stipend of $2,000. Deadline: September 9, 2025: us.boell.org/en/2025/07/2...

Explore our latest Data Detox Kit: “🎙️Whose voice is it anyway?”, your go-to resource for navigating the world of voice AI. 🔗 Read the full guide: datadetoxkit.org/en/ai/voice/ This guide was developed by Tactical Tech in collaboration with ADM+S at @swinburne.au in spring 2025.

[Event recommendation🔊] Join the Data Stewards Intensive Course 2.0 in Berlin by Data Tank, The GovLab and ‪@bertelsmannst.bsky.social‬! 💡Participants will learn how to develop responsible data practices that ensure ethical and legal compliance. ➡️Apply here: www.datatank.org/data-steward...