Francesco Poldi
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🔍👀 Senior Open Source Intelligence Developer and Researcher. 🔑👤 Privacy is a Human Right.
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📊 Operation Overload on Telegram: • 673 channels analysed • 7M+ messages • 2M+ media collisions (39% of 5.5M total) • 550+ channels share admins • 70% of Overload-linked emails point to Telegram • 10 verified channels drive core narratives
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vera.ai
about 1 month ago
Last physical team meeting - and last group photo of a fantastic team! One month to go!
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Francesco Poldi
vera.ai
about 1 month ago
On 30 Sep and 1 Oct, we got together for the last physical consortium meeting in Thessaloniki. Our project ends in 1 month. We’re now preparing for the final steps and wrap-up. The legacy of veraAI will remain for many years to come! Thanks to a great team of diverse and committed players!
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Mysk 🇨🇦🇩🇪
4 months ago
Happy Friday, everyone! 🎉 The weekend is just around the corner! Grab a Psylo promo code for a free one-month subscription: RK9P466AFA7F HLPMH4J6WMHF 3XE6N7L7WR3A 6PM9EL69W6HF 4YTXEJ9RRRMW
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📊 Operation Overload on Telegram: • 673 channels analysed • 7M+ messages • 2M+ media collisions (39% of 5.5M total) • 550+ channels share admins • 70% of Overload-linked emails point to Telegram • 10 verified channels drive core narratives
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5 months ago
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vera.ai
5 months ago
Tomorrow (Tuesday 17th) from 2-5 pm CET, our first workshop in which we present project results kicks off. With
@sympap.bsky.social
@anaromero.bsky.social
@dteyssou.bsky.social
@nicolarighetti.bsky.social
@kamilakoronska.bsky.social
& others. You can still join via Zoom! Registration required
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vera.ai presents its outcomes - and invites you all to attend two webinars!
VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!
https://www.veraai.eu/posts/two-veraai-events-in-june-2025
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Bellingcat
6 months ago
Here’s how we found the identity of a key figure behind MrDeepfakes —one of the largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography in the world. Our latest investigation is out on YouTube now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTMa...
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Unmasking MrDeepFakes
YouTube video by Bellingcat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTMaXVTtOdw
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Mysk 🇨🇦🇩🇪
7 months ago
iOS 18.4 introduced a new option in System Location Services called "Improve Location Accuracy" and it is enabled by default. You can find it under: Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services
#Privacy
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kate conger
8 months ago
A Musk lieutenant ventured onto a roof to install Starlink. The Secret Service didn’t know he was there. The incident triggered a confrontation over conflicts of interest & cyber and physical security
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
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Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex (Gift Article)
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/elon-musk-starlink-white-house.html?unlocked_article_code=1.404.YQoK.rMD9xAA-77wW&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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CheckFirst
8 months ago
🚨 NEW REPORT 🔎 The Russian propaganda and disinformation “Pravda” network extended its coverage and aims (and succeeds) at polluting large language models (LLMs) and Wikipedia. 🗒️ X’s Community notes are unable to aptly address the spread of “Pravda” content on the platform.
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“Pravda” Network: Worldwide Expansion and LLM, Wikipedia Pollution - CheckFirst
CheckFirst, in partnership with DFRLab, shows how the Russian propaganda and disinformation “Pravda” network extended its coverage and aims (and succeeds) at polluting large language models (LLMs) and...
https://checkfirst.network/pravda-network-worldwide-expansion-and-llm-wikipedia-pollution/
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vera.ai
8 months ago
Researchers at Uni Urbino uncovered a significant
#disinformation
campaign on
#Facebook
pertaining to
#PopeFrancis
’ health. Here's what they found.
#InauthenticCoordinatedBehavior
By
@fabiogiglietto.bsky.social
,
@giadam.bsky.social
,
@informativeicts.bsky.social
@mterenzi.bsky.social
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AI-Generated Images of Pope Francis Drive Traffic to Network of Suspicious Websites in Coordinated Campaign
VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!
https://www.veraai.eu/posts/uni-urbino-on-cib-around-pope-health-research-findings
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Bill Marczak
9 months ago
Update your iPhones.. again! iOS 18.3.1 out today with a fix for an ITW USB restricted mode bypass (via Accessibility)
support.apple.com/en-us/122174
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Denis Teyssou
9 months ago
We publish a new version (v0.84) of our verification plugin. It improves the keyframes file mode and assistant (both from @veraai_eu), archiving (from
#DisinfoArchiving
@factchecknet project) and includes a Japanese localization!
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
9 months ago
I learned a TON about Elon listening to this series. Hours and hours of great stuff that never felt drawn out. Now’s probably a great time to give it a listen.
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vera.ai
10 months ago
Just launched: the beta-testing program for the Coordinated Sharing Detection Service (powered by
#CooRTweet
), developed by ATC Athens Technology Center. More here:
www.veraai.eu/posts/beta-t...
cc
@fabiogiglietto.bsky.social
@nicolarighetti.bsky.social
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Join Us as a Beta Tester for the Coordinated Sharing Detection Service!
VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!
https://www.veraai.eu/posts/beta-testers-coordinated-sharing-detection-service
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CheckFirst
10 months ago
Despite international sanctions,
#Meta
is accepting payments from Russian propagandists. Our latest report with
@aiforensics.org
& Reset underscore how Meta has failed to moderate over 8,000 political ads from the Kremlin-linked Social Design Agency (SDA).
#SDALeak
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Influence by Design: How Meta Accepted Russian Propaganda Payments Despite Sanctions - CheckFirst
Check First, in partnership with Reset.tech and AI Forensics, unveils the extent to which Kremlin-linked entity SDA have exploited Meta platforms to disseminate propaganda.
https://checkfirst.network/influence-by-design-how-meta-accepted-russian-propaganda-payments-despite-sanctions/
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"[...] for now, the most pragmatic approach is to use AI to accelerate learning, not replace it entirely."
#dev
#coding
#ai
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The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding
A field guide and why we need to rethink our expectations
https://addyo.substack.com/p/the-70-problem-hard-truths-about
10 months ago
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CheckFirst
11 months ago
Dear Community, We wish to draw your attention to a concerning development in the tactics employed by
#OperationOverload
. Our ongoing monitoring has uncovered a new technique involving the use of voice-generative AI.
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We all understand how much it's important to keep the general public informed regarding breaking news, especially for the ones discussing pre-planned killings funded by sociopathic believes.
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🚨 Reaching out to all the
#OSINT
community 🚨 Some of us may recall the
osint.team
chat and I see most of the long-time members are here on Bsky: if you may like to have a *.osint.team custom handle, please ping me!
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https://osint.team
11 months ago
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Baptiste Robert
12 months ago
I've put together an OSINT starter kit. Let's unite the OSINT community on Bluesky!
go.bsky.app/GaTRbT3
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Maria Giovanna Sessa
12 months ago
Last week I deleted my X account and I almost have more followers here already. What to do with this modest but unexpected popularity? Reminding you that last week I also presented a report on how to detect/analyse identity-based
#disinformation
fuelled
#FIMI
with simple
#OSINT
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https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2024/EEAS-DataTeam-OsintGuidelines-04-Digital.pdf
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CheckFirst
over 1 year ago
📢 With the support of Reset & 20+ fact-checking organisations, we unveil "Operation Overload". It is a sophisticated, cross-country disinformation campaign orchestrated to disseminate pro-Russian propaganda in the West. Find out more about
#OperationOverload
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Operation Overload: how pro-Russian actors flood newsrooms with fake content and seek to divert their efforts - CheckFirst
“Please Check”. More that 800 organisations, among which many media outlets have been flooded with emails and social media mentions urging them to verify dubious claims undermining Ukraine, France and...
https://checkfirst.network/operation-overload-how-pro-russian-actors-flood-newsrooms-with-fake-content-and-seek-to-divert-their-efforts/
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CheckFirst
over 1 year ago
Today we're presenting our latest focus report from the CrossOver Finland project with
@faktabaari.bsky.social
. We found that Google News blends articles from news media, political parties and opinion sites without explicitly labelling them as such. 🔎 Read the full report here:
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New report: Confusing Google search predictions and Google News sources, and unbalanced politics on TikTok and Instagram - CrossOver
Last March, Faktabaari & CheckFirst showed the significant over-representation of right-wing voices in YouTube’s video recommendations during the Finnish presidential election.
https://crossover.social/new-report-confusing-google-search-predictions-and-google-news-sources-and-unbalanced-politics-on-tiktok-and-instagram/
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over 1 year ago
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Alexandra Geese
over 1 year ago
New report out by Mozilla and
@checkfirst.network
: Big tech ad
#transparency
databases under the
#DSA
have major gaps & are unreliable. We need standardisation for repositories - the EU Commission can & should issue guidelines!
@thierrybreton.bsky.social
foundation.mozilla.org/en/research/...
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EU DisinfoLab
over 1 year ago
📢💌 Your latest
#DisinfoUpdate
is out! In this edition, we keep bringing clarity to climate disinformation, tackle foreign interference in elections, and more 🌿🌐🗳️ ⬇️
www.disinfo.eu/disinfo-upda...
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Disinfo Update 16/04/2024 - EU DisinfoLab
In this edition, we continue bringing clarity to climate disinformation, tackle foreign interference in elections, and more.
https://www.disinfo.eu/disinfo-update-16-04-2024/
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EU DisinfoLab
over 1 year ago
🚨📢 We are thrilled to announce that 🥁🥁🥁 the registrations for
#Disinfo24
is open! Don't miss this opportunity to learn, exchange & network with the counter-disinformation community. Register! ⬇️
www.disinfo.eu/conference/
...and stay tuned for the programme & line-up updates!
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Bluesky
over 1 year ago
📢 App Version 1.70 is rolling out now (1/6) Hashtags! You can now use
#hashtags
in your posts. When you tap them, you’ll get a menu with lots of handy options:
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EU DisinfoLab
over 1 year ago
Thanks to everyone who joined us for this week's webinar, and especially to Roman Osadchuk,
@dfrlab.bsky.social
, for your enlightening presentation! The recording is now available here 👇
www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...
What's next? ➡️ Find here our upcoming webinars 👇
www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...
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Massive Russian influence operation on TikTok and beyond - EU DisinfoLab
In our webinar on 5 March, DFRLab's Roman Osadchuk guides us through an investigation that uncovered the largest information operation on TikTok to date pushing disinformation about Ukraine.
https://www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our-webinars/massive-russian-influence-operation-on-tiktok-and-beyond/
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Jason Koebler
almost 2 years ago
Google News is indexing and promoting websites that immediately rip off others with AI clones of their articles. These websites are absolutely littered with Google ads. Our website, in which real humans do journalism, is not indexed by Google News
www.404media.co/google-news-...
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Google News Is Boosting Garbage AI-Generated Articles
404 Media reviewed multiple examples of AI rip-offs making their way into Google News. Google said it doesn't focus on how an article was produced—by an AI or human—opening the way for more AI-gen...
https://www.404media.co/google-news-is-boosting-garbage-ai-generated-articles/
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CheckFirst
almost 2 years ago
In our latest study with AI Forensics, we observed that in Amazon's Belgian and French book section, search results for “COVID” or “Vaccination” almost exclusively (8 books out of ten in average) yield anti-vaccination or conspiratorial results.
checkfirst.network/the-amazing-...
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Amazon’s Risky Recommendations - CheckFirst
In a landmark research collaboration, CheckFirst and AI Forensics publish a comprehensive study examining the intricate facets of Amazon's recommendation algorithm, unveiling concerning content amplif...
https://checkfirst.network/the-amazing-library/
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Bellingcat
about 2 years ago
We're looking for a Social Editorial Fellow for a paid period of 4 weeks to work directly with our social editor. No university experience is necessary, but current students can apply. Deadline is November 12. Find all the details here:
www.bellingcat.com/social-media...
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Social Media Editorial Fellowship - bellingcat
We are offering a short four-week fellowship with our social media editorial team.
https://www.bellingcat.com/social-media-editorial-fellowship/
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ObSINT
about 2 years ago
Hello, Bluesky! We are ObSINT, the European Open Source Intelligence Organisations Observatory, dedicated to public-facing OSINT investigations. We aim to establish ethical guidelines and best practices for the OSINT community. Excited to engage, collaborate, and learn here! 🔍📚
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
about 2 years ago
It is comparatively easy to write data privacy laws that are constitutional. Not so much for age verification requirements. Just ask Arkansas, California, and Texas:
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Is Your State’s Child Safety Law Unconstitutional? Try Comprehensive
Well-written privacy legislation has the benefit of being constitutional—unlike the flurry of laws that restrict content behind age verification requirements that courts have recently blocked in
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/your-states-child-safety-law-unconstitutional-try-comprehensive-data-privacy
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DFRLab
about 2 years ago
"Beijing’s information manipulation spans the use of propaganda, disinformation, and censorship. Unchecked, the PRC’s efforts will reshape the global information landscape." Read the Global Engagement Center Special Report on China's global influence operations:
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GEC Special Report: How the People’s Republic of China Seeks to Reshape the Global Information Env...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Every country should have the ability to tell its story to the world. However, a nation’s narrative should be based on facts and rise and fall on its own merits. The PRC employs a ...
https://www.state.gov/gec-special-report-how-the-peoples-republic-of-china-seeks-to-reshape-the-global-information-environment/
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Amaury
about 2 years ago
New 0-click exploit chain discovered targeting #iOS devices delivers #Pegasus Spyware Exploit chain was capable of compromising iPhones (iOS 16.6) without any user interaction. The device is compromised just by receiving malicious image in #iMessage
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BLASTPASS: NSO Group iPhone Zero-Click, Zero-Day Exploit Captured in the Wild - The Citizen Lab
Citizen Lab found an actively exploited zero-click vulnerability being used to deliver NSO Group’s Pegasus mercenary spyware while checking the device of an individual employed by a Washington DC-ba...
https://citizenlab.ca/2023/09/blastpass-nso-group-iphone-zero-click-zero-day-exploit-captured-in-the-wild/
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