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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Aug 6

Go into the details on how AI-generated content was used with our report on the German Federal Election 🖇️ alliance4europe.eu/foreign-info...

Foreign Information Manipulation in the 2025 German Federal Election - Alliance4Europe

Russian-aligned campaigns used AI, bots and media impersonation to spread disinformation, distort engagement and undermine democratic trust.

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Aug 6

How is #AI used in election interference? 🗳️ Thanks to the #NYT for citing our latest report.

"this year’s elections in Germany and Poland showed for the first time how effective the technology had become for foreign campaigns, as well as domestic political parties."

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A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Jun 27

We were at GLOBSEC 2025 to hold a panel on Fighting Information Threats 🔰 Many thanks to those who joined the discussion!

A look at Alliance4Europe’s GLOBSEC 2025 Panel 🛡️ Fighting Information Threats: Towards a Common EU Approach | Alliance4Europe

A look at Alliance4Europe’s GLOBSEC 2025 Panel 🛡️ Fighting Information Threats: Towards a Common EU Approach What are the steps needed to bring us closer to a unified EU approach to counter informati...

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Jun 25

A look at one our latest events, held together with @chathamhouse.org. #OSINT #Disinfo #IO 🛡️

This June, Alliance4Europe has had the privilege of co-hosting multiple high-level events focusing on one of Europe’s most pressing challenges – disinformation and democratic interference. | Alliance4...

This June, Alliance4Europe has had the privilege of co-hosting multiple high-level events focusing on one of Europe’s most pressing challenges – disinformation and democratic interference. 🏠 🇵🇱 We j...

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · May 29

Co-authored by ggigitashvili.bsky.social, Martyna Hoffman & Saman Nazari , this joint report by the DFRLab, @alliance4europe.bsky.social & Political Accountability Foundation shows how a sanctioned actor penetrated Poland’s info space.

DFRLab 🔗 bit.ly/43rRIGM
A4E 🔗 bit.ly/3Z5CwxZ

Banned, yet broadcasting: Sanctioned Belarusian state media influencing the Polish elections

Belarusian state media uses digital platforms to promote candidates and shape narratives within Poland ahead of the 2025 presidential elections.

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · May 29

🇵🇱🚨NEW: Belarusian state media is working to discredit #Poland2025Elections by amplifying candidates on #TikTok, #YouTube, #X & #Facebook while actively circumventing EU sanctions. DFRLab, Political Accountability Foundation & @alliance4europe.bsky.social reveal how: bit.ly/43rRIGM

Banned, yet broadcasting: Sanctioned Belarusian state media influencing the Polish elections

Belarusian state media uses digital platforms to promote candidates and shape narratives within Poland ahead of the 2025 presidential elections.

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · May 29

⚠️ New Report: Banned, yet Broadcasting

Belarusian state media is trying to discredit the Polish Presidential elections and amplify candidates across social media.

Today, we publish this report w @dfrlab.bsky.social and the Political Accountability Foundation.

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Banned, Yet Broadcasting: Sanctioned Belarusian State Media Influencing the Polish Elections - Alliance4Europe

Sanctioned Belarusian state media is interfering in the Polish Presidential elections through social media, circumventing EU sanctions.

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Sohan Dsouza @sohandsouza.info · May 8

New from @alliance4europe.bsky.social: Kremlin-linked infops and sabotage targeting the 2025 Polish elections with cyber-attacks, narrative relay (both automated and paid), zone flooding, and source impersonation.

#infops #Poland #elections #Kremlin #Europe #EU

Poland: Country Election Risk Assessment (2025) - Alliance4Europe

FIMI risks to the integrity of the upcoming Polish Presidential Elections in May 2025. This assessment identifies key threats and vulnerabilities

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Apr 22

While the impact seems limited, these operations have the potential to break into the mainstream — especially if platforms like X continue to ignore them.

📖 Full report: shorturl.at/Voktw
📝 By: @alliance4europe.bsky.social #Debunk.org @isdglobal.bsky.social #NASK

Illegal Doppelganger Operation: Targeting the Polish Elections - Alliance4Europe

This report illustrates how the Russian influence operation Doppelganger interferes with the current 2025 Polish Presidential Elections.

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Apr 22

Using the #DISARMFramework, the campaign identified the following tactics used:
🧩 Appropriating Content from Polish media to validate lies
🧩 Commenting on real users' posts to amplify the narrative
🧩 Fabricating Polish personas for legitimacy

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Apr 22

Narratives pushed:
❌ Anti-EU & “Polexit” via climate disinfo
❌ Anti-Tusk, anti-Ukraine
❌ Pro-Russia trade
❌ Inflation, fuel, & healthcare fearmongering

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Apr 22

Key findings:
⚠️ 279 Polish-language tweets from Mar 4–Apr 4 after long silence
⚠️ 225 accts still active as of Apr 15
⚠️ X took down only 4 accts
⚠️ 90+ flagged tweets under #DSA reporting were ignored
⚠️ Likely bought acts – some 2011 dated – posed as Poles, used bots & media links for fake credibility

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Apr 22

🚨 Russian disinfo operation Doppelgänger is targeting Poland’s 2025 election, per new report from A4E & Debunk.org.
Run by sanctioned SDA, it’s operating on X:

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Mar 28

A4E’s MD Omri Preiss joined @tvpworld.bsky.social to break down how #disinformation influenced Germany’s #elections.

Topics include:
🔹 AI-fueled false narratives
🔹 Social media platforms' algorithmic chaos
🔹 Storm and Doppelganger
🔹 Germany’s mitigation

🎥 Full interview: youtu.be/GbGqDH5pM4A?...

Elon Musk's Role in Germany's Elections | Anatomy of Disinformation

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People Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social · Mar 19

🚨 NEW: The EU Digital Services Act requires Big Tech to be more transparent about platform harms + how they're mitigating them.

So a group of us took a deep dive into their latest reports on this, and let's just say...there's a lot of room for improvement. Get into it here 👀 cdt.org/insights/dsa...

Civil Society Responds to DSA Risk Assessment Reports: An Initial Feedback Brief

The DSA Civil Society Coordination Group, in collaboration with the Recommender Systems Taskforce and People vs Big Tech, has released an initial analysis of the first Risk Assessment Reports submitte...

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Saman Nazari @saman-nazari.bsky.social · Feb 18

@cemas.io and @alliance4europe.bsky.social have recently published a report showing how the #Russian Storm-1516 and R-FBI influence operation is targeting the #German #elections.

The operation is spreading #disinformation about the #Greens, #CDU, and #FDP , using deepfakes and fabricated websites.

Storm-1516 and R-FBI: Russian Attempts to Interfere in the German Election

Russian influence operations Storm-1516 and R-FBI are targeting Germany’s federal election and managed to get amplified by AfD accounts.

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Feb 18

Storm-1516 and R-FBI: Russian Attempts to Interfere in the German Federal Election ⚠️

Together with CeMAS, we've released a new report on Russian information manipulation and interference into the #German elections through #disinformation.

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Storm-1516 and R-FBI: Russian Attempts to Interfere in the German Election

Russian influence operations Storm-1516 and R-FBI are targeting Germany’s federal election and managed to get amplified by AfD accounts.

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Saman Nazari @saman-nazari.bsky.social · Jan 28

The #Russian influence operation #Doppelganger has moved to #Bluesky!

We analysed narratives targeting the #german #elections. The narratives use #sexism and #racism.

Read the latest report written by
@karolinschwarz.de and I published on
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#Deutschen #Bundestag

Sky's the Limit - Russian Influence Operation Doppelgänger Expands to Bluesky - Alliance4Europe

This flash report describes the key behaviours of what is likely the Russian influence operation Doppelgänger’s expansion to Bluesky.

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Jan 27

The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the official positions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland alliance4europe.eu/romania-and-...

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Event Report – Elections in Moldova and Romania: Influence Operations and Lessons Learned - Alliance4Europe

On Tuesday 17th December 2024, Alliance4Europe and GLOBSEC convened a Chatham House Rule Roundtable consisting of media, civil society, and institutional representatives. The session explored the rece...

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Jan 27

This report is a public task financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland within the grant competition ‘Public Diplomacy 2024-2025 – the European dimension and countering disinformation.’

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Jan 27

Thanks to the 95 participants who contributed to this discussion - and a special thank you to Katarina Kingova for moderating, and to panelists Voinea Madalina, Peter Georgiev, Marianna Prysiazhniuk, and Paşa Valeriu.

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Jan 27

Learnings:

🏛️ Prevent public figures from leveraging disinformation in elections
📰 Empower media as credible sources
🎭 Apply stricter regulation to unofficial accounts
💰Boost transparency on paid political ads
🔎 Grant researchers access to platform data
🎯 Mitigate systemic risks during elections
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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Jan 27

🧵 ICYMI:

In December, Alliance4Europe & GLOBSEC convened a roundtable for media, civil society & institutional representatives.

We explored the elections in Moldova and Romania, diving into trends in influence operations, key takeaways and regional challenges

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Event Report – Elections in Moldova and Romania: Influence Operations and Lessons Learned - Alliance4Europe

On Tuesday 17th December 2024, Alliance4Europe and GLOBSEC convened a Chatham House Rule Roundtable consisting of media, civil society, and institutional representatives. The session explored the rece...

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Jan 23

Funded by EU’s @horizoneu.bsky.social programme.
Great working with partners Lund University, Debunk.org, TU Dortmund University Institut für Journalistik (TU Dortmund), Cardiff University/Prifysgol Caerdydd, Uniwersytet SWPS, and Leiden University The Hague Program on International Cyber Security.

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Debunk.org: Independent technology think tank and NGO combatting disinformation through analysis, education, and research. Reports, media literacy campaigns

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Alliance4Europe @alliance4europe.bsky.social · Jan 23

By working together, we can better defend our digital environment from changing threats and protect our democracy.

Follow ADAC.io on Linkedin or visit the website: adacio.eu 🔗

ADAC.IO – Attribution, Data Analysis, Countermeasures and Interoperability

Protecting democracy in the EU by strengthening the ability to deny the intended effects of FIMI on society.

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