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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · 1d

🧭 Spanning four half-day sessions, the training included a hands-on walkthrough of the VIGILANT dashboard, where participants explored real-time tools and completed guided tasks to strengthen their operational skills.

VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · 1d

👮‍♂️💻Last week, the #VIGILANTProject successfully delivered a multi-day technical training workshop for police authorities, focused on detecting and analyzing #disinformation using the VIGILANT platform.

👉 More on the project: bit.ly/46USYUN

#Training #LawEnforcement

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · 6d

🖼️ From clickbait headlines to deepfakes, bots to influencers—disinfo is crafted to provoke emotion, mimic truth, and spread fast.
Tactics include viral visuals, gendered attacks & emotional storytelling designed to polarise and persuade.

VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · 6d

🧠 What does #Disinformation look like?
C3: Content in the #C5InteractionModel (from the #VIGILANTProject) breaks down the forms, channels, strategies, and narratives used to mislead and manipulate.

📄 Explore more in the full report: bit.ly/4mGWrMF

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · 10d

👤 From lone trolls to state-sponsored networks, creators can be individuals, bots, or organisations.
💰🎭 Their motives? Political gain, financial profit, ideological influence—or even personal revenge.

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · 10d

🎯 Why do actors create #Disinformation?
C2: Causes in the #C5InteractionModel (developed under #VIGILANTProject) examines both the who and the why behind disinformation.
📍Understanding who creates disinformation and why is key to stopping it.

📎 Full report by TNO here: bit.ly/4o0u25j

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · 12d

🔍 To address hate speech, online bullying & foreign manipulation, #researchers need timely access to social media data.
Yet legal, tech & financial barriers remain. Our new #VIGILANTProject paper shows how Europe can support them & boost #digitalresilience.

👉 Read more here: bit.ly/42dd4br

VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · 13d

🧭 #Disinformation is deeply shaped by its context

C1: Context, part of the #C5InteractionModel under #VIGILANTProject, shows how factors like region, media ecosystems, political climates, and major events determine the style, targets, and impact of disinformation.

📄 Full report: bit.ly/4nepkAK

VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · 20d

💡 @kinitsk.bsky.social researchers created MultiSocial, a new dataset to test how well tools can spot #AI-generated text on social media.
🔍 Fine-tuned detectors adapt best, and platform & language choice affects performance.

📎 bit.ly/4nuZoRc

#VIGILANTProject #DigitalSecurity #Disinformation

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · 23d

🌍 #VIGILANTProject returned to #GLOBSEC2025 Forum in Prague!
Brendan Spillane (@ucddublin.bsky.social) & @gary-munnelly.bsky.social (@adaptcentre.bsky.social) shared how VIGILANT Project can support authorities facing crises, extremism & radicalisation online.

👉 Learn more: bit.ly/4nwNAh8

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Sep 9

🤖📝 Spotting #AI text on social media?
@kinitsk.bsky.social's
MultiSocial dataset (470k posts, 22 languages, 5 platforms) tests how well tools detect AI vs human content.
Results show fine-tuned models work best—even small ones! 💡

🔗 Check it out: bit.ly/3VbrWTE

#Disinformation

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Sep 4

🛡️ #Disinformation isn’t just misleading—it can incite real harm.
To combat this, the C5 Interaction Model, developed by TNO
under #VIGILANTProject, gives law enforcement a powerful framework to #analyse and #counter disinformation before it escalates.

📄 Read the full report here: bit.ly/3HFFW56

VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Sep 1

📘💡New from #VIGILANTProject & TNO: a practical guide to understand & counter #disinformation

It covers:
🔎 How it spreads
🌀 The C5 Model (Context, Causes, Content, Consequences, Cycle)
🛠️ Tools for impact & response

👉 bit.ly/45WYJki

#DigitalSecurity #EUResearch

VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Aug 21

How can #AI help police face growing #disinformation threats? 📰 ‪@irishtimes.com‬ featured the #VIGILANTProject:
✅ Spot emerging risks like violent attacks & terrorism
✅ Analyse text & images
✅ Expose harmful networks

📑 bit.ly/4lBFq5S

#DigitalSecurity #TechForGood

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Aug 14

💡From 4–6 June, IDSF25 in Vienna brought together 500+ experts to discuss Balancing Sovereignty and Solidarity in the Digital Age.

Representing #VIGILANTProject, Róbert Móro 🎙 (@kinitsk.bsky.social‬) joined the panel on digital threats and information integrity.

📑 bit.ly/41Hvpga

#DigitalSecurity

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Aug 13

At #VIGILANTProject, we’re creating tools to help detect #disinformation — but smart checking starts with you.

VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Aug 13

🤔🔍 Unsure if content is real or AI-made?

@edmo-eu.bsky.social suggests:
✅Search fact-checking sites or trusted media
✅Spot odd hands, eyes, backgrounds in images
✅Hear pauses/robotic tones in audio
✅Watch lip-sync issues/blurry edges in video

See the full tips: bit.ly/4fDDHM0

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Jul 31

🔍🎙️ Through the #VIGILANTProject, Owen Conlan explores how to give users more control over personalised, AI-driven systems — a key step in building tools that empower police authorities and citizens to detect and resist online manipulation.

VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Jul 31

It’s starting to feel like online #disinformation might be around every corner. What can be done?💡

In this new CORDIS podcast by Publications Office of the EU, Prof. Owen Conlan (‪@tcddublin.bsky.social‬) discusses how #EU research is helping address these threats.

🎧 bit.ly/45cHBXw

Meeting the challenges of cyber disinformation

Deepfakes, biased algorithms: it’s starting to feel like online disinformation might be around every corner. What can be...

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Jul 30

📰 #Disinformation is in the headlines almost every week—but what fuels it beneath the surface?
The C5 Interaction Model, developed by TNO for #VIGILANTProject, helps police understand and respond to harmful information manipulation.

🎙️ Neill Bo Finlayson shares more 👉 bit.ly/4fhq1Gk
#Security

VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Jul 23

📊 By analysing Context, Causes, Content, Consequences, and the Cycle of Amplification, the model helps authorities better predict and mitigate harmful impacts.

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨 Fighting disinformation with insightful analysis

The C5 Interaction Model, developed by TNO as part of the #VIGILANTProject, provides a strategic framework for European police to tackle #disinformation linked to criminal activity.

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/44XRB6K

The C5 Interaction Model: Enhancing Disinformation Response through Insightful Analysis

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Jul 17

📢 Published in Discover Global Society (@springernature.com‬): the C5 Interaction Model—a multidisciplinary framework for understanding #disinformation.

📖 Neill Bo Finlayson (TNO) explains the thinking behind the model 👇
🔗 bit.ly/3IglFmy

#VIGILANTProject #Security #DigitalResilience

VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Jul 11

📝 TNO’s recently published Disinformation Lifecycle article explores how structured analysis helps authorities anticipate and mitigate the risks posed by manipulated information.

➡️ Read the full article here: bit.ly/3IglFmy

The disinformation lifecycle: an integrated understanding of its creation, spread and effects - Discover Global Society

The proliferation and development of social media platforms in recent years has contributed significantly to the spread of disinformation. Police Authorities around Europe have observed that harmful o...

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VIGILANT Project @vigilantproject.bsky.social · Jul 11

Harmful narratives don’t just shape opinions - they can fuel division and escalate tensions. By analysing how these narratives emerge and spread, we can better equip law enforcement to respond effectively.

#VIGILANTProject #Disinformation #Security #DigitalResilience

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