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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 7h

🚨 Don’t miss your spot – final day to register for #Disinfo2025!

We're reaching the venue's full capacity for next week’s conference in Ljubljana. Registration will remain open until Thursday 9 October – after that, it will 𝗖-𝗟-𝗢-𝗦-𝗘.

Request your ticket here 👇
www.disinfo.eu/conference#r...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 1d

📢💌 Our latest #DisinfoUpdate is out!

This edition dives into the global disinfo landscape, from AI propaganda & climate falsehoods to platform accountability & foreign influence ops.

Don’t miss it 👉 www.disinfo.eu/disinfo-upda...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 6d

📢 23 Oct: Generative AI is advancing fast—and detection tools aren’t keeping up.

📊Presenting TRIED, a groundbreaking framework to assess AI detection tools' solutions in real-world contexts.
🎙️ With Zuzanna Wojciak (WITNESS)

🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 8d

💡 ...and finally, we're sharing a concise overview of a report (elaborated for the @vera-ai.bsky.social project) mapping 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 and where the gaps remain: www.disinfo.eu/publications...

Decoding disinformation impact frameworks and indicators: a comparative study - EU DisinfoLab

An extended version of this report was produced for the veraAI project. Introduction In recent years, there have been numerous advances in research into the phenomenon of disinformation: the community...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 8d

🧮 Thanks to @al.checkfirst.network , we are also releasing an updated automated 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, based on the index, to streamline and improve assessments via data standardisation: impact-risk.eu

Impact-Risk Calculator

Assess the potential impact of an online operation with a clear, normalised risk score and category breakdown. Supports AI/coordination indicators.

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 8d

📇 In collaboration with @al.checkfirst.network, we’ve updated our 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁-𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅 – which estimates the impact risk of individual hoaxes – to reflect the latest advances in AI and coordination techniques: www.disinfo.eu/publications...

Updating the EU DisinfoLab Impact-Risk Index: Addressing AI and Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior - EU DisinfoLab

This publication updates the EU DisinfoLab’s 2022 impact-risk index with new elements, standardised metrics, and an automated tool to reflect evolving disinformation threats.

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 8d

1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ Triple publication on impact!

At EU DisinfoLab, we’re doubling down on one of the toughest challenges in countering disinformation: 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧. And we don’t stop at measuring – we aim to drive it.

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 9d

📢 DSA, data access: What? When? How?

A unique opportunity to hear directly from the European Commission on the new rules for data access... and clear your doubts!

2 October, 14:30–15:30 CEST
with João Vinagre, JRC, European Commission.

🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 13d

#Disinfo2025 is almost here – and there's still time to join us. But with high demand and limited places, this is your last chance ⏰

🗓️ Explore the programme: www.disinfo.eu/disinfo2025-...
🎤 Meet the speakers: disinfo2025.mitto.app/speakers
🎟️ Request your ticket: www.disinfo.eu/conference#r...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 15d

🔍 Curious about what the DSA’s delegated act on data access really means?

📝Mandates, conditions, and questions
🎙[email protected] researcher at JRC of the @ec.europa.eu
📅 2 October | ⏰ 14:30–15:30 CEST

💻 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 19d

"🙌Many thanks to our speakers Aleksandra Atanasova (@reset.tech) & Guillaume Kuster @g.checkfirst.network (@checkfirst.network) for an insightful discussion during yesterday's webinar!

🎥Missed it this one? Don't worry, the recording is now online!
🔗Watch here: www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 21d

🛎️Last chance to join! Our webinar on Operation Overload will take place tomorrow. Join us to learn more about AI-driven Russian propaganda campaigns.

🎟Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 27d

📢 On 18 Sept, we explore how AI-driven Russian propaganda campaigns target media.

📚Insights on tactics to target fact-checkers, media, and global audiences.
🎙Featuring @allxbo.bsky.social from @reset.tech and @g.checkfirst.network from @checkfirst.network

🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 22d

📢💌 Our latest #DisinfoUpdate is out!

From Russian propaganda campaigns and US policy shifts, to platforms under scrutiny, plus fresh insights on climate disinformation and EU regulation – you won't want to miss this one.

Catch up here 👉 www.disinfo.eu/disinfo-upda...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 26d

💡Key takeaways and valuable perspectives on large platforms' compliance with the Code of Practice on Disinformation.

👏Our sincere thanks to Trisha Meyer (VUB, @edmo-belux.bsky.social) for sharing her expertise.

🎥Missed it? The recording is now online! Watch here: www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 27d

📢 On 18 Sept, we explore how AI-driven Russian propaganda campaigns target media.

📚Insights on tactics to target fact-checkers, media, and global audiences.
🎙Featuring @allxbo.bsky.social from @reset.tech and @g.checkfirst.network from @checkfirst.network

🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 28d

✨Last Chance✨

📢Tomorrow, we will explore whether large platforms are really tackling disinformation.

🎙️Trisha Meyer (VUB, @edmo-belux.bsky.social) will share EDMO’s new report looking at Meta, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok

🔗Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Sep 4

📢 On 11 September, we dive into the question: Are big platforms really tackling disinformation?

📊 EDMO’s new report looks at Meta, Google, Microsoft & TikTok.
🎙️ With Trisha Meyer (VUB, @edmo-belux.bsky.social)

🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Sep 5

...and sign up for our upcoming webinars:
📅11/9: The EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📅18/9: Operation Overload
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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Sep 5

🙌Huge thank you to Marcus Bösch @boesch.bsky.social for the riveting conversation on synthetic propaganda!

🎞Couldn't make it to this week's webinar? Don't worry, watch it online here: www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Sep 4

📢 On 11 September, we dive into the question: Are big platforms really tackling disinformation?

📊 EDMO’s new report looks at Meta, Google, Microsoft & TikTok.
🎙️ With Trisha Meyer (VUB, @edmo-belux.bsky.social)

🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Sep 4

✨ Today’s the Day! ✨
What happens when generative AI meets propaganda?

💥 AI “war spam” in conflicts
🤹 Presidents as popes, wrestlers, superstars
⚠️ Extremists remixing Third Reich aesthetics

Join @boesch.bsky.social to learn more. Today, 4 Sept | 14:30 CEST

🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Sep 2

📢💌 Guess who’s back after summer? Our #DisinfoUpdate!

In this edition, catch up on the highlights you may have missed, from major investigations to AI disinfo and platforms’ latest moves, and see what’s next this autumn.

🔗 www.disinfo.eu/disinfo-upda...

EU DisinfoLab - Disinfo Update 02/09/2025

In this edition, we’ve compiled the highlights you might have missed: key investigations, policy developments, and community resources, all setting the stage for a busy autumn.

www.disinfo.eu

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Aug 28

🌟 Drive impact – and connect with the community! 🌟

Sponsor a webinar to share insights, highlight your tools and methods, and gain visibility in the counter-disinformation community. Send us a PM.

See you soon, dear friends!

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Aug 28

So far in 2025, we’ve hosted 22 webinars! Catch up on past sessions, drive impact, and connect with the community.

🎥 Find the recordings of all past webinars here: www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

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Our Webinars - EU DisinfoLab

Our webinars on a wide range of timely topics give voice to experts from our valued community. Sign up for the upcoming ones, and watch the recordings of the past ones!

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Aug 28

✅ 𝟏𝟖 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝: 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐈
OSINT experts Aleksandra Atanasova (Reset Tech) and @g.checkfirst.network (Check First) will deep dive into how AI is reshaping disinformation tactics and how we can respond.

🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Operation Overload: smarter, bolder, powered by AI. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

The Russian propaganda operation targeted at media organisations and fact-checkers is going stronger than ever. Operation Overload, which was first documented in June 2024, is conquering new platforms...

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · Aug 28

✅ 𝟏𝟏 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
We’ll discuss the impact, progress, and challenges of the EU’s flagship framework for tackling disinformation, with Trisha Meyer, Co-Lead of EDMO BELUX,

🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The EU Code of Practice on disinformation: evaluating VLOPSE compliance and effectiveness. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about jo...

In this webinar, Trisha Meyer (co-author) will present the findings of the recently published EDMO report on the compliance and effectiveness of Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines' (VLOPSE...

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