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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 2d

GATE Institute is the coordinating partner of the Bulgarian-Romanian Observatory of Digital Media (BROD)

BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 2d

The iGov team develops AI-driven tools and methodologies to analyze and counter manipulative discourse in the Bulgarian information environment, providing scalable solutions for researchers, policymakers, and educators.

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 2d

This interconnected data space would allow journalists, developers, and public officials to trace false information, understand its spread, and access reliable, evidence-based insights.

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 2d

The iGov team's presentation described how their work on detecting manipulative narratives and analyzing disinformation could be integrated into a "Narrative Atlas" project for use in a lingustic data space.

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 2d

The event, co-organized by the European Language Data Space and the Institute for Bulgarian Language to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, gathered experts from industry, public administration, and academia to discuss the future of language technologies in Bulgaria.

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 2d

Researchers from the Intelligent Government (iGov) team and Data Spaces Team at the GATE Institute presented its work at the 2025 European Linguistic Data Space Workshop. The Institute's Director Prof. Sylvia Ilieva chaired the panel Language Data Production and Management: Overcoming Obstacles.

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 2d

Featured speakers include:
🎙 Stephan Lewandowsky
🎙 Dr. Neville Bolt
🎙 Saman Nazari
🎙 Jānis Karlsbergs
🎙 Inês de Matos Pinto

Register here: sofia-info-integrity.eu and secure your place!

Sofia Information Integrity Forum

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 2d

SIIF 2025 is bringing experts, researchers, and tech innovators from across Europe for a three-day conference at GATE Institute focused on:
➡ Policies & resilience against FIMI
➡ Tech & AI solutions for countering disinformation
➡ Media literacy & education
➡ Research & strategic communications

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 5d

The findings in the recently published report on the identity narratives and polarisation in Bulgaria by the Center for the Study of Democracy lead to several recommendations, including the full implementation of the #DSA. Read the whole report here: csd.eu/publications...

Fractured Mirror

The European Union has identified Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) as a primary security threat, defining it as the strategic use of disinformation to exploit social divisions ...

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 7d

The pursuit of #InformationIntegrity is unattainable without free media and public participation. Developed by the @ecpmf.bsky.social and CASE, the European Anti-SLAPP Monitor follows national implementation of the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive and the Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2024)2.

European Centre for Press and Media Freedom @ecpmf.bsky.social · 11d

📊 The European Anti-SLAPP Monitor, hosted by ECPMF and developed with the @casecoalition.bsky.social, tracks how governments across Europe are addressing abusive lawsuits.

Explore the Monitor and follow progress of your state here: slapp-monitor.eu

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 9d

On the night of Sept. 9-10, Russian drones entered Polish airspace. Posts claim that a house in the eastern part of the country 🇵🇱 was damaged during a storm, when in fact it was hit on the night of Sept. 9, as verified by @factcheck.afp.com's fact-check for BROD. brodhub.eu/bg/medii/afp...

Постове невярно внушават, че къщата в Полша е повредена при буря, а не в нощта на навлизането на руски дронове

Постове невярно внушават, че къщата в Полша е повредена при буря, а не в нощта на навлизането на руски дронове Публикувано четвъртък 2 октомври 2025 14:22 Copyright AFP 2017-2024. Всички права ...

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 12d

Learn more on this session and about the EDMO training programme 👉 edmo.eu/training/edm...

EDMO Training Series on Health Disinformation – Module 2: Public health 101 for disinformation experts – EDMO

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 12d

The part 2: 'Public health 101 for disinformation experts' of @edmo-eu.bsky.social's training series on health aims to provide guidance both for stratcom and disinformation investigators when working on health topics and for public health professionals when working on disinformation.

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 18d

271,200 euros were spent on advertising on Meta and Google platforms by all political parties in 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, with one party accounting for 70% of the total amount.

👉 Read the new European Digital Media Observatory's cross-country analysis of political advertising during the 2024 🇪🇺 EU elections

European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · 19d

🇪🇺🗳️ 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱: our new cross-country analysis of #politicaladvertising during the 2024 #EUelections examines:

– 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 #Meta & #Google on #CoP / #CoC commitments
– 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 during the run up to the #elections

👉 loom.ly/i7JDYiY

BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 23d

The publication examines the digital information environment surrounding anti-euro protests in Bulgaria on September 13, utilizing real-time social media data collection, search analytics, Google platform monitoring, and contemporaneous source supplementation. brodhub.eu/en/research/...

Observational Snapshot: Protests against Euro Adoption, September 13th, 2025

Published Sunday 14 September 2025 at 07:56

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 27d

The @edmo-eu.bsky.social's monthly fact-checking brief is out 👇. The most targeted topic by #disinformation in the month of August has been climate change. False news related to the war in Ukraine, the crisis in Gaza and the European Union have also increased.

European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · 27d

⏳🪑🪑🪑 Have you seen the image of European leaders submissively waiting in a #WhiteHouse corridor for a meeting w/ #Trump? Chances are you have: according to data gathered by EDMO, the #AI generated #fake was the most viral piece of #disinformation detected in August.

👉 All insights: loom.ly/vg2qxfY

Trump’s Diplomacy and Summer Weather Catalyse Disinformation in August

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · 27d

Тhe E-Europe Master's program at the SU's European Studies Department and Digital Republic are co-organizing a 📣 public lecture this Friday, September 19, by the policy expert Petar Galev on the current state of implementation of the EU's pioneering platforms governance law #DSA. fb.me/e/aBsvWBfvQ

BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · Sep 12

The first bulletin on the 🇲🇩 Moldova’s parliamentary elections analyzes AI-generated content, coordinated bot activity and disinformation narratives undermining electoral integrity. You can now read it on the BROD's website: brodhub.eu/en/republic-...

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA before elections – 1-10 SEPTEMBER 2025

Published Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 16:27

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · Sep 11

and the report's summary is published here: efcsn.com/news/2025-09...

Report released: The Moment of Truth for the Code of Conduct on Disinformation – European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN)

11 September 2025 – The European Fact-Checking Standards Network has released a report analyzing major platforms’ last Code of Practice...

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · Sep 11

The full report can be read here: efcsn.com/report-the-m...

The Moment of Truth for the Code of Conduct on Disinformation – European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN)

The Moment of Truth for the Code of Conduct on Disinformation Publication date: 11 September 2025

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · Sep 11

Despite becoming an official code of conduct of the DSA, VLOPs still do not comply fully with relevant commitments, the evaluation of the platforms’ compliance with the Code of Practice chapter on fact-checking just released by EFCSN's shows. efcsn.com/report-the-m...

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · Aug 23

BNT with a new documentary under BROD
@edmo-eu.bsky.social
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Bulgarian National Television with a new documentary about AI, thanks to BROD

Published Friday 22 August 2025 at 12:20

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BRODhub @brodhub.bsky.social · Jul 10

Electoral Disinformation Ecosystems in Romania and its Diaspora

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Electoral Disinformation Ecosystems in Romania and its Diaspora: Cross-Platform Dynamics and Strategic Narratives during the 2024–2025 Electoral Cycle

Published Wednesday 9 July 2025 at 18:43

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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · May 15

🗳️🇷🇴 Ahead of this week's 2nd round of #Romania's historic presidential #election, we asked our experts at @brodhub.bsky.social, Elena Calistru and Keith Kiely, six questions about the role of #disinformation around this crucial vote.

🎥 Watch the interview: youtu.be/Lf1bNqAnTtc

2025 Romanian Presidential Election: 6 Questions to Elena Calistru and Keith Peter Kiely

YouTube video by STG Campus

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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · May 16

As the election in #Romania is just two days away, watch @madalinaresearch.bsky.social @brodhub.bsky.social in conversation with @maredgwyn.bsky.social @euronews.com ⤵️

www.dailymotion.com/video/x9jk74a

Romania grapples with disinformation ahead of tense presidential run-off

Dailymotion video by euronews (in English)

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