Our latest investigation reveals how extremist networks amplified a harassment site targeting people accused of making distasteful comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Read more here: openmeasures.io/far-right-ex...

Online chatter about "Pallywood" -- the conspiracy theory that Palestinians stage suffering for propaganda -- gained renewed attention in July this year, after famine was declared in Gaza. Written with input from our partners at @freepressunlimited.org. Read more:

We’re pleased to be taking part in @bsidescbr.bsky.social next week. Our Liv Rowley will be presenting on September 27, sharing insights into stolen credential markets on Telegram. If you’re attending, come say hi! cfp.bsidescbr.com.au/bsides-canbe...

When crises occur and hard facts are at a premium, we're seeing the void filled with conjecture and dangerous conspiracy theories. In this case, Charlie Kirk’s death is being leveraged to stoke flames. @jaredlholt.bsky.social and @stuartathompson.bsky.social in NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/t...

Have really been enjoying the work I've been doing at @openmeasures.bsky.social. There's some cool stuff in the hopper I'm excited to share when it's out, but here's a recap of what I've published so far. 🧵 (1/6)

People fled Twitter in pursuit of "free speech platforms"; why are some of these people not returning to Musk's X? Tensions between Musk and Trump seem to play a role at discouraging a return. Read more here: openmeasures.io/leaving-x-tw...

@mantzarlis.com & @craigsilverman.bsky.social are building something special at @indicator.media that really resonates with us at Open Measures. Thank you for featuring us on your great write up and demo + workshop last week. indicator.media/p/3-free-or-...

Did 4chan's April outage have a lasting negative impact on its activity levels and userbase? In short: no. Check out our thoughts here: openmeasures.io/4chan-returns/

August is a busy month for the Australian far-right. An Aug 9 neo-Nazi rally in Melbourne was followed by a weekend gathering of the same group, & details of an Aug 31 anti-immigration rally are being shared in far-right Telegram channels & socials. Read more: openmeasures.io/flash-report...

Nearly 1/3 of all posts about New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani contain Islamophobia or accusations of antisemitism, according to our research across 5 major alt-tech platforms. Check it out here: openmeasures.io/zohran-mamda...

Has Trump’s online base moved on from the ‘Epstein Files’ scandal? In my first piece for @openmeasures.bsky.social, I ran the numbers. Of the alt-platforms I looked at, the only one keeping Epstein discussion alive was this one: Bluesky. openmeasures.io/epstein-files/

Fixation on the release of the "Epstein files" seems to have been a passing obsession for pro-Trump communities online. Interest, which skyrocketed in early July, has since subsided. Read more here: openmeasures.io/epstein-files/

See you in Canberra! On September 27th, Open Measures' Research Manager, Liv Rowley, will be presenting @bsidescbr.bsky.social‬ on how stolen credentials are sold on Telegram channels. Reach out to talk cybercrime, Telegram, and other online threats. cfp.bsidescbr.com.au/bsides-canbe...

Welcome @jaredlholt.bsky.social!!

August is a busy month for the Australian far-right. An Aug 9 neo-Nazi rally in Melbourne was followed by a weekend gathering of the same group, & details of an Aug 31 anti-immigration rally are being shared in far-right Telegram channels & socials. Read more: openmeasures.io/flash-report...

Criminal gangs sell access to stolen "clouds" of information over Telegram. Check out how we uncover the various channels and groups in support of one such offering here: openmeasures.io/omega-cloud-...

Just out: the June/July Roundup! New platform features, plus research on disinformation networks and online attacks on the French judiciary. More here: blog.openmeasures.io/p/open-measu...

💫 Launch day! Today we're psyched to announce the launch of AI Search, an innovative tool that provides a helping hand in the creation of complex boolean strings. Read on to learn about what it can, and can't (🤖) , do for users. openmeasures.io/ai-search/

Online attacks against members of the French judiciary spiked 300% leading up to and following the March conviction of far-right leader Marine Le Pen for embezzlement. Find out more here: openmeasures.io/french-judic...

The VK pages for sites linked to the RU disinformation network "Pravda" share the same banners, bios, and MO. Despite that, they can also have markedly different tones. Take a look at our deep dive into Pravda Catalan as we compare and contrast Pravda pages on VK. openmeasures.io/pravda-catal...

The April/May Roundup is here! We look at deplatforming influencers, Australian politicians online, and a disinformation network on VK. Check it out: blog.openmeasures.io/p/open-measu...

~75% of EN posts on VK about the recent Canadian elections originated from a Russian disinfo network, as well as 45% of posts about the Australian elections. Check out how the Pravda disinfo network is using one of Eastern Europe's largest social media sites here: openmeasures.io/pravda-netwo...

Violent threats and calls for impeachment on social media platforms against US judges have skyrocketed by 327 percent since last year, according to new research from the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE).

One of the best online social media analysis tools out there, @openmeasures.bsky.social, now supports Whatsapp! openmeasures.io

WhatsApp coverage is now live on Open Measures. It's included in our Public and open source tooling which means you can check it out today! Take it for a spin at public.openmeasures.io and get in touch for deeper insights! openmeasures.io/whatsapp/

Following the latest cuts to research funding in the US, risks of undetected online activities from foreign influence operations to cybercrime could be higher than ever. Researchers are asked to do more with less. OM is now offering free Pro platform access to those impacted by recent NSF cuts.

The Australian election is less than 2 weeks away 🇦🇺 Are there any Australian politicians reaching out to their constituents via Gettr/Truth Social? Our research found just one politician currently active on these sites (+ a few more who have gone inactive). See more: openmeasures.io/australian-p...

4chan (one of our platform's sources) was allegedly hacked this morning by users on Soyjak AKA Soyjak Party (also one of our platform's sources), and we've got the context. Give us a shout if you want to get a better sense of the fallout. openmeasures.io

Andrew Tate was widely deplatformed in 2022. While in the years since he has amassed a large following on alt-tech platforms, it's a fraction of what he achieved on mainstream platforms. Food for thought. openmeasures.io/andrew-tate-...

✨ It's launch day! We're thrilled to introduce the Discover tool. This innovative tool empowers researchers to explore multimedia and text-based social research from any number of sources, all through a unified interface. Contact us to get your team access to Open Measures! openmeasures.io/platform/

Many of the posts mentioning cryptocurrency on Bluesky are sharing dodgy links. Find out more about the accounts pushing these scams here:

Four years ago, a decade of democratic progress in #Myanmar was overturned in a single day. As the conflict enters its fifth year, OSINT remains a critical tool for ensuring the world knows #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar – as well as a powerful mechanism to hold actors accountable.

We're proud to play a supporting role in this research from our friends at @propublica.org. Documenting, indexing, and aggregating data from platforms like Telegram facilitates investigations to better contextualize on/offline harms.

Medical misinformation presents harmful risks to vulnerable individuals. We investigated how Spanish-language Telegram groups preach the benefits of seawater consumption, alleging it can cure serious ailments.

Australian neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell’s arrest drove far-right activity on Telegram, often originating from the Australian news outlet "The Noticer"

President Trump’s re-litigation of the Panama Canal and the “Gulf of America” mirrors online activity from a few years ago. Check it out here:

The shooting of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare highlighted points of agreement across the political divide in the US. Read more about online reactions here:

Your Open Measures year-end roundup is here! Be sure to subscribe to follow along as we continue our work in the New Year.

In October 2024 the DoJ stated that Rybar, a Russian media organization, has active links to disinformation campaigns. We did some cross-platform digging. https://buff.ly/3BEKcPd

Here's what Open Measures researchers have been up to in November: https://buff.ly/49neke6

Check out our latest work on Active Clubs featured in Bloomberg:

📣 Announcing the launch of our Researcher Resources hub. We think it's important to maintain our open source platform, tools that are publicly available. With this launch, we aim to also maintain a library of resources to support researchers' emotional and physical health. https://buff.ly/4hY2UBp

According to a Canadian Senate report, Canada had more targeted killings of Muslims in 2023 than any other G7 country. These recent instances of racially-motivated violence have led to concern about the activities of right-wing extremist and white nationalist groups organizing in Canada.

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True the Vote (TTV), a conservative nonprofit that has previously been sued for its history of false election claims, recently launched VoteAlert, a new website which conspiracy theorists are currently using to share reports of alleged voter fraud. (thread)

"Yahoo Boys" is a term for online scammers involved in many fraud schemes (often originating from Nigeria and West African countries). Researchers have identified Yahoo groups on Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok, and Telegram, some of which have tens of thousands of members. (thread)

https://www.investigatewest.org/investigatewest-reports/the-university-of-washington-is-trying-to-weather-a-storm-of-setbacks-for-misinformation-researchers-17709970 Open Measures is aiming to serve some semblance of a stopgap for an otherwise restricted landscape. Check out our public tooling!

Open Measures previously released nearly two million posts from the alt-tech network Scored, related to the January 6, 2024 attack on the Capitol. But what is Scored?

In the last two months, our researchers delved into Project 2025, the Trump assassination attempt, and white supremacist "Active Clubs" on Telegram. In case you missed it, here's what Open Measures' researchers got up to in July and August (thread):

Since Open Measures' research in April 2024, Project 2025 has been increasingly in the media spotlight. In light of this, our researchers revisited Project 2025 and found that online sentiments about it had changed significantly. Read more below: https://buff.ly/3ApPzAK