Kris Ruijgrok
krisruijgrok.bsky.social
Kris Ruijgrok
@krisruijgrok.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ UvA, political scientist studying digital authoritarianism, internet shutdowns, computational propaganda, India & Southeast Asia, Partij voor de Dieren www.krisruijgrok.com
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NEW: Paragon spyware hit a key Italian campaign manager / political strategist.

Super concerning case & a reminder that Italy has a growing pile of unexplained infections with Paragon's Graphite spyware.
NEW: The Paragon spyware scandal in Italy widens again.

A political consultant who works with left-wing politicians, who are part of the opposition party Partito Democratico, has now come out as the latest target.

"It is time to ask a very simple question: Why? Why me?" Francesco Nicodemos said.
Italian political consultant says he was targeted with Paragon spyware | TechCrunch
WhatsApp notified the consultant, who works for left-wing politicians, that his phone was targeted with spyware made by Paragon.
techcrunch.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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We gaan de komende dagen zoveel horen over de eerste 50 minuten
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Zieke biggen, samengeperst in vrachtwagens zonder toegang tot water. Kijk naar de filmpjes, het is werkelijk om te janken. Wanneer stopt deze waanzin?
nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...
Dierenleed bij vervoer 'restbiggen': 'Dit is geen transport, dit is overleven'
Elk jaar worden er honderdduizenden zogenoemde 'restbiggen', die ongeschikt zijn als vleesvarken in Nederland, naar Zuid-Europa vervoerd. Daarbij gaat veel mis, zien dierenorganisaties.
nos.nl
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Ajax o.l.v. Heitinga (25/26)
Eerste 11 duels:
17 goals voor
18 goals tegen

Ajax o.l.v. Farioli (24/25)
Eerste 11 duels:
24 goals voor
6 goals tegen

DNA.
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Article ALERT:
doi.org/10.1080/1058...

Towards the Comparative Study of Domestic Influence Operations: Cyber Troops and Elite Competition in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand – Political Communication

How do domestic online influence operations vary across countries, and why?🧵
Towards the Comparative Study of Domestic Influence Operations: Cyber Troops and Elite Competition in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand
Online influence operations (IO) are typically studied as isolated cases, often independent of their political context. In this study, based on 78 in-depth interviews with industry insiders, we exp...
doi.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Fascinating insights on Israel’s influence operations in the US, costing millions. Particularly striking is how the contracts openly talk about the usage of bots to “flood the zone”
Summary of some of the government of Israel's $8 million spend in the US in the past few months to serve propaganda to gen Z, manipulate AI, co-copt influencers, and flood the zone with bots open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
October 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Vandaag presenteren we onze wet die een einde maakt aan de bio-industrie! Het structurele lijden van dieren in de intensieve veehouderij moet stoppen. 1/3
October 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Are universities perceived as left-wing bastions? Are police officers seen as right-wing? And are judges considered impartial?

In a new publication in @ejprjournal.bsky.social, Erika van Elsas, @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social, and I answer these questions ... (1/3)
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Citizen perceptions of ideological bias in public service institutions: A cross-institutional analysis in five countries | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Citizen perceptions of ideological bias in public service institutions: A cross-institutional analysis in five countries
www.cambridge.org
October 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Israël gebruikt nepbeelden en nepaccounts (gemaakt met AI) om Iraniërs aan te zetten tot een revolutie, blijkt uit onderzoek van het Canadese CitizenLab. Sommige beelden zijn tienduizenden keren bekeken:

citizenlab.ca/2025/10/ai-e...
We Say You Want a Revolution: PRISONBREAK - An AI-Enabled Influence Operation Aimed at Overthrowing the Iranian Regime - The Citizen Lab
We investigate a coordinated network of inauthentic X accounts that is spreading AI-generated content to induce revolt in Iran. The network has been active since 2023, but increased activity during th...
citizenlab.ca
October 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Breaking: Dutch court rules that Meta needs to offer chronological/ non algorithmic feed as clear and stable option (to Dutch users).

Changes must be implemented in two weeks. 100,000 euro fine per day if non compliant.

Case brought fwd by @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social

nos.nl/l/2584891
Rechter: Instagram en Facebook moeten algoritmevrije optie krijgen
Bits of Freedom eiste dat in een rechtszaak en kreeg gelijk van de Nederlandse rechter.
nos.nl
October 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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🚨 new paper out w/ @simonchauchard.bsky.social in BJPS @bjpols.bsky.social on the link between misinformation and religiosity- does religious belief cause people to endorse more misinformation? And if so, what can we do about it?

thread below ⬇️
September 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Author copies for

Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics

by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today!

If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.
September 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Great piece by Edward Aspinall discussing the ongoing protests in Indonesia (and why they are likely to keep resurfacing).

www.newmandala.org/mass-protest...
Mass protest and the two worlds of Indonesian politics - New Mandala
A subculture of street protest survives beyond Jokowi
www.newmandala.org
September 3, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Geheime beinvloedingsoperaties komen niet langer enkel uit het Oosten:

www.ft.com/content/c067...
Denmark summons US diplomat over alleged covert influence operations in Greenland
Danish foreign minister accuses ‘foreign actors’ of trying to sway future of vast Arctic island
www.ft.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Inspiring talks at our workshop in Semarang, Indonesia (@undip) on online influence operations in South East in Asia. @wardb.bsky.social @yatunsastra.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Kom op voor de dieren! 🐮📣
📌 Zaterdag 4 okt, 13.00u, Amsterdam
dierendagdemo.nl
Dit najaar beslist de Tweede Kamer over een wet die het leven van de miljarden dieren in de veehouderij bepaalt. Het huidige voorstel is om te huilen. Dat MOET beter.
July 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Ik snap niet dat hier niet meer ophef over is:

Het binnenhalen van Amerikaanse wetenschappers wordt betaalt door Nederlandse academici geen inflatiecorrectie op hun salaris te geven.

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June 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Dieren zouden niet moeten lijden. Ook niet tijdens onze (religieuze) feesten of tradities, zoals het Offerfeest of Kerstmis. “Misschien is het mooiste offer wel het niet-slachten van een dier”, zei journalist en programmamaker Sinan Can. Laten we niet vergeten: diervriendelijke slacht bestaat niet.
June 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Impressive report by @fittarelli.com from CitizenLab on Thailand's IO. Nice to see that one of the "influential black accounts" that we also identified in our recent article is now exposed as belonging to the Thai state.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
April 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=ggSl...

@jesseklaver.groenlinkspvda.nl in een poging een breder publiek aan te spreken: “who gives a fuck of mensen vlees eten”. 😭😭😭
Jesse Klaver vs. Jesse Frederik – Waarom wint links geen verkiezingen?
YouTube video by De Correspondent
youtube.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Staar dit weekend even niet naar Trump of de beurzen, maar lees dit ongelooflijke verhaal over oud-Strafhof-man Ocampo en een smerige deal met Qatar over de ruggen van Syrische slachtoffers in Nederland. Van @deniseretera.bsky.social, Andreas Kouwenhoven, Romy van der Poel
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Geheime deals, betaalde kroongetuige: hoe in de rechtszaal geld wordt verdiend aan oorlogsslachtoffers
Terrorismezaak: Luis Moreno Ocampo, oud-aanklager bij het Internationaal Strafhof, probeerde een rechtszaak te beginnen tegen Qatar namens Syrische oorlogsslachtoffers. Vervolgens sloot hij zelf een d...
www.nrc.nl
April 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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De NL’se bevolking wil dat we goed met dieren omgaan. Dáár ligt de sleutel voor oplossen van de stikstofcrisis. Niet in de uitwerpselen van dieren, maar in het geweten van mensen.

Stop met het uitbuiten van dieren. Voor de dieren - en daarmee voor onszelf
Opinie | Wie twijfelt over de ethische kant van dieren eten, krijgt te horen dat hij antropomorfiseert
Stikstof: De problemen bij de stikstofdiscussie zijn niet de meetmethodes of de natuur die achteruitholt, concludeert Carolina Trujillo. Het probleem is hoe we met dieren omgaan.
www.nrc.nl
April 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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My article with @hannefjelde.bsky.social & U Daxecker is now published in V87(2) of @thejop.bsky.social. Here is 🧵summarizing our findings:

We argue that misinformation can induce affective shifts that increase out-group animosity and fuel polarization.

doi.org/10.1086/732979
Misinformation, Narratives, and Intergroup Attitudes: Evidence from India | The Journal of Politics: Vol 87, No 2
Much research examines citizens’ beliefs in misinformation and whether these beliefs can be corrected, but we know far less about how misinformation impacts social attitudes. We propose that misinform...
doi.org
April 4, 2025 at 7:35 AM
New collaborative article out in The International Journal of Communcation on Influence Operations in the 2022 Philippine Elections! We conducted 22 in-depth interviews with IO workers. Open Access: ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
Influence Operations as Brokerage: Political-Economic Infrastructures of Manipulation in the 2022 Philippine Elections | Gaw | International Journal of Communication
Influence Operations as Brokerage: Political-Economic Infrastructures of Manipulation in the 2022 Philippine Elections
ijoc.org
April 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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📣 excited to announce a 2-year post-doc at the University of Amsterdam @rpa-cs-uva.bsky.social on government responses to displacement project w/ me, @stephrschwartz.bsky.social & Adam Lichtenheld.
- Closing date 30 April, starts fall 2025.
- More info & to apply:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Postdoctoral Position with the Conflict & Society Team
Are you a recent social sciences PhD who has conducted cutting-edge research on forced displacement and migration? Do you have experience conducting mixed-methods research? The “Conflict & Society” Re...
werkenbij.uva.nl
March 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM