Maria Giovanna Sessa
@netosessa.bsky.social
Research Manager @disinfo.eu • GBD, FIMI & DSA are some of my favorite acronyms • Based in Milan, but traveling often 🛸✨
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V 30. epizodi 🎙GOVSI Podkasta se z @netosessa.bsky.social iz @disinfo.eu pogovarjamo o dezinformacijah – kako nastajajo, se širijo in vplivajo na naše razumevanje sveta, zakaj boj proti dezinformacijam ni cenzura, temveč zaščita svobode govora in pravice do resničnih informacij.
youtu.be/ul8fkCNcXS4
youtu.be/ul8fkCNcXS4
🎙️GOVSI Podkast | 30 | Maria Giovanna Sessa
YouTube video by Vlada Republike Slovenije
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October 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
V 30. epizodi 🎙GOVSI Podkasta se z @netosessa.bsky.social iz @disinfo.eu pogovarjamo o dezinformacijah – kako nastajajo, se širijo in vplivajo na naše razumevanje sveta, zakaj boj proti dezinformacijam ni cenzura, temveč zaščita svobode govora in pravice do resničnih informacij.
youtu.be/ul8fkCNcXS4
youtu.be/ul8fkCNcXS4
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🔎 Le IA riescono a scambiarsi dati e decidere azioni senza un intervento umano. Un’innovazione che può essere facilmente manipolabile | @netosessa.bsky.social
Quando le intelligenze artificiali si parlano, la disinformazione corre più veloce | Facta
Le IA riescono a scambiarsi dati e decidere azioni senza un intervento umano. Un’innovazione che può essere facilmente manipolabile
www.facta.news
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🔎 Le IA riescono a scambiarsi dati e decidere azioni senza un intervento umano. Un’innovazione che può essere facilmente manipolabile | @netosessa.bsky.social
Excited to be in Ljubljana today and tomorrow for #Disinfo2025 @disinfo.eu 🇸🇮💡🙋🏻♀️
October 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Excited to be in Ljubljana today and tomorrow for #Disinfo2025 @disinfo.eu 🇸🇮💡🙋🏻♀️
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La combinazione di polarizzazione politica, fragilità istituzionale e frammentazione del sistema mediatico rende il Paese particolarmente vulnerabile a pressioni esterne e tentativi di manipolazione | @netosessa.bsky.social
Le interferenze russe che minacciano le elezioni in Moldavia | Facta
Il Cremlino ha escogitato vari metodi per diffondere propaganda pro-russa e fake news contro il governo filoeuropeo moldavo
www.facta.news
September 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
La combinazione di polarizzazione politica, fragilità istituzionale e frammentazione del sistema mediatico rende il Paese particolarmente vulnerabile a pressioni esterne e tentativi di manipolazione | @netosessa.bsky.social
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+ sur la désinformation genrée, (re)lire les travaux de @netosessa.bsky.social et Lucina Di Meco www.disinfo.eu/publications...
July 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
+ sur la désinformation genrée, (re)lire les travaux de @netosessa.bsky.social et Lucina Di Meco www.disinfo.eu/publications...
Happy to be at the CFI Dialogues 2025 @eui-eu.bsky.social, discussing how to detect and expose #FIMI and build the EU’s capability and active #defense 🛡️🇪🇺✊
June 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Happy to be at the CFI Dialogues 2025 @eui-eu.bsky.social, discussing how to detect and expose #FIMI and build the EU’s capability and active #defense 🛡️🇪🇺✊
🚩 From Code of Practice to Code of (Mis)conduct?
“Between 2022 and 2025, platforms reduced the number of measures committed to in the #CoP by 31%.” The most affected areas are #factchecking, political #ads & measures to empower the #research community
“Between 2022 and 2025, platforms reduced the number of measures committed to in the #CoP by 31%.” The most affected areas are #factchecking, political #ads & measures to empower the #research community
democracy-reporting.org
May 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🚩 From Code of Practice to Code of (Mis)conduct?
“Between 2022 and 2025, platforms reduced the number of measures committed to in the #CoP by 31%.” The most affected areas are #factchecking, political #ads & measures to empower the #research community
“Between 2022 and 2025, platforms reduced the number of measures committed to in the #CoP by 31%.” The most affected areas are #factchecking, political #ads & measures to empower the #research community
💬✍️ Viral videos on #TikTok falsely claim that 80% of luxury brands produce in 🇨🇳 urging users to buy directly from them.
👜💸 This seems a coordinated response to US tariffs and a way to relaunch China as a quality manufacturer
👜💸 This seems a coordinated response to US tariffs and a way to relaunch China as a quality manufacturer
Tra guerra economica e diplomazia commerciale: il lusso nel mirino della propaganda “Made in China”
Da qualche giorno TikTok è invaso da video virali in cui fabbricanti cinesi dichiarano di voler smantellare il mercato del lusso. Negli ultimi giorni,
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April 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
💬✍️ Viral videos on #TikTok falsely claim that 80% of luxury brands produce in 🇨🇳 urging users to buy directly from them.
👜💸 This seems a coordinated response to US tariffs and a way to relaunch China as a quality manufacturer
👜💸 This seems a coordinated response to US tariffs and a way to relaunch China as a quality manufacturer
✍️💬 In the era of #genAI, seeing is NOT believing anymore: between perception hacking & the liar’s dividend, AI-fueled #disinformation undermines our relationship with reality
Intelligenza artificiale: perché il nostro rapporto con la realtà è a rischio
Che stiamo vivendo una crescita senza precedenti dell’intelligenza artificiale (IA) è ormai dato per assodato. Le reazioni a questi sviluppi sono spesso
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March 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
✍️💬 In the era of #genAI, seeing is NOT believing anymore: between perception hacking & the liar’s dividend, AI-fueled #disinformation undermines our relationship with reality
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🔎 An interesting brief by @cdteu.bsky.social on how platforms are handling their risk assessments under the #DSA 👇
📢 Excited to share our Initial Analysis on the First Round of Risk Assessments under the EU Digital Services Act, in collaboration with the #DSA Civil Society Coordination Group!
Read about key trends, practices, gaps and recommendations for better future reports 👇🏻
cdt.org/insights/dsa...
Read about key trends, practices, gaps and recommendations for better future reports 👇🏻
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...
cdt.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🔎 An interesting brief by @cdteu.bsky.social on how platforms are handling their risk assessments under the #DSA 👇
✍️💬 #Climatechange #disinformation targeting the #GermanElections between denialism and delayism 🗳️⛈️
Un clima infame: la disinformazione climatica come strumento per destabilizzare l’Europa
E il grande inverno non ci fu – e se c’è stato siamo sopravvissuti. Una delle tematiche più strumentalizzate dalla disinformazione russa per creare
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February 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
✍️💬 #Climatechange #disinformation targeting the #GermanElections between denialism and delayism 🗳️⛈️
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WhatsApp is now a Very Large platform in the EU, and will face tougher regulation
WhatsApp is now a Very Large platform in the EU, and will face tougher regulation
Facebook and Instagram already have the same designation.
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February 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
WhatsApp is now a Very Large platform in the EU, and will face tougher regulation
✍️💬 #Doppelganger actors continue to monetize via Meta ads @aiforensics.org @reset.tech @checkfirst.network estimated almost half a million dollars in revenue in 2 years despite sanctions! 💵
La fabbrica dei fake: come Meta guadagna sulla disinformazione russa nonostante le sanzioni internazionali
È stata ribattezzata “la fabbrica dei fake”, la fuga di informazioni che ha portato alla diffusione di migliaia di file provenienti da Social Design
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February 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
✍️💬 #Doppelganger actors continue to monetize via Meta ads @aiforensics.org @reset.tech @checkfirst.network estimated almost half a million dollars in revenue in 2 years despite sanctions! 💵
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Looking at ‘Bothsidesing’
When equal coverage leads to uneven results www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bot...
When equal coverage leads to uneven results www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bot...
Looking at ‘Bothsidesing’
When equal coverage leads to uneven results
www.merriam-webster.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Looking at ‘Bothsidesing’
When equal coverage leads to uneven results www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bot...
When equal coverage leads to uneven results www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bot...
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🚨Women -VS- Disinfo🚨
You really must listen to our interview with @netosessa.bsky.social of @disinfo.eu today
We discuss her role, current research on Identity-based Disinformation, Illuminati Scammers and a firsthand account of why media literacy matters
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You really must listen to our interview with @netosessa.bsky.social of @disinfo.eu today
We discuss her role, current research on Identity-based Disinformation, Illuminati Scammers and a firsthand account of why media literacy matters
pod.fo/e/2abc6d
Some Dare Call It Conspiracy: Identity Based Disinformation And Conspiracy Scammers with Maria Giovanna Sessa (EU DisinfoLab)
Welcome to "Some Dare Call It Conspiracy," where we delve into the fascinating world of conspiracy theories and disinformation. In this episode, we're joined by the insightful Maria Giovanna Sessa,...
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February 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🚨Women -VS- Disinfo🚨
You really must listen to our interview with @netosessa.bsky.social of @disinfo.eu today
We discuss her role, current research on Identity-based Disinformation, Illuminati Scammers and a firsthand account of why media literacy matters
pod.fo/e/2abc6d
You really must listen to our interview with @netosessa.bsky.social of @disinfo.eu today
We discuss her role, current research on Identity-based Disinformation, Illuminati Scammers and a firsthand account of why media literacy matters
pod.fo/e/2abc6d
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I've got to say, the guy who accidentally became the Director of the FBI does 100% look like the guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI in a mid-2000s comedy about a guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI
February 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I've got to say, the guy who accidentally became the Director of the FBI does 100% look like the guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI in a mid-2000s comedy about a guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI
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Next week we'll be releasing another incredible interview with the DisinfoLab's Research Manager: Maria Giovanna Sessa @netosessa.bsky.social
Early access to this interview is available now on Patreon!
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Early access to this interview is available now on Patreon!
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*EARLY* Interview with Maria Giovanna Sessa (EU DisinfoLab) | Some Dare Call It Conspiracy
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February 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Next week we'll be releasing another incredible interview with the DisinfoLab's Research Manager: Maria Giovanna Sessa @netosessa.bsky.social
Early access to this interview is available now on Patreon!
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Early access to this interview is available now on Patreon!
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✍️💬 Less than a month after the launch of #DeepSeek, doubts arise about declared costs, #AI training methods, data privacy, and #disinformation 🐋
DeepSeek(ret): dati ‘distillati’, ambiguità e propaganda cinese
Dalla data di lancio del 10 gennaio 2025, il nuovo chatbot DeepSeek-R1, prodotto dell’azienda cinese DeepSeek, non è di certo passato inosservato. Dopo i
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February 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
✍️💬 Less than a month after the launch of #DeepSeek, doubts arise about declared costs, #AI training methods, data privacy, and #disinformation 🐋
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My favorite since Bolkestein Vs. Bolkenstein
January 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
My favorite since Bolkestein Vs. Bolkenstein
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It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
February 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
Here’s a recap of what’s happening:
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Severance is so good
January 31, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Severance is so good
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veraAI partner @disinfo.eu / Ana Romero-Vicente (@anicanaca.bsky.social) authored a report entitled "Visual assessment of Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour in disinformation campaigns". Editor: @netosessa.bsky.social. We provide a summary and the full publication here. www.veraai.eu/posts/report...
Report: Visual assessment of Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour in disinformation campaigns
VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!
www.veraai.eu
January 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
veraAI partner @disinfo.eu / Ana Romero-Vicente (@anicanaca.bsky.social) authored a report entitled "Visual assessment of Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour in disinformation campaigns". Editor: @netosessa.bsky.social. We provide a summary and the full publication here. www.veraai.eu/posts/report...
✍️💬 Somebody once told me: “Fascism is back, but it’s #technofascism, so let’s dance”
Trump 2.0: una coalizione divisa tra nazionalisti e tecno-oligarchi
“L’età d’oro d’America inizia ora” ha dichiarato Trump nel discorso inaugurale della quarantasettesima presidenza americana, con l’obiettivo di rendere
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January 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
✍️💬 Somebody once told me: “Fascism is back, but it’s #technofascism, so let’s dance”
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The call for proposals for #Disinfo2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 15–16 October, is now open!
Share your ideas, research, or insights on disinformation with a diverse community of experts – submit your proposal now to be part of our 2025 annual conference! 👇
www.disinfo.eu/conference
Share your ideas, research, or insights on disinformation with a diverse community of experts – submit your proposal now to be part of our 2025 annual conference! 👇
www.disinfo.eu/conference
January 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The call for proposals for #Disinfo2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 15–16 October, is now open!
Share your ideas, research, or insights on disinformation with a diverse community of experts – submit your proposal now to be part of our 2025 annual conference! 👇
www.disinfo.eu/conference
Share your ideas, research, or insights on disinformation with a diverse community of experts – submit your proposal now to be part of our 2025 annual conference! 👇
www.disinfo.eu/conference
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Elon Musk vuole arruolare le pagine “bomberiste” italiane nella propaganda trumpiana? Ad annunciarlo è stata Welcome to Favelas, pagina consacrata al degrado che sostiene di aver incontrato gli emissari di Musk. Ma la notizia va presa con le pinze.
Elon Musk vuole arruolare le pagine “bomberiste” italiane nella propaganda trumpiana? | Facta
Ad annunciarlo è stata Welcome to Favelas, pagina consacrata al degrado che sostiene di aver incontrato gli emissari di Musk. Ma la notizia va...
www.facta.news
January 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Elon Musk vuole arruolare le pagine “bomberiste” italiane nella propaganda trumpiana? Ad annunciarlo è stata Welcome to Favelas, pagina consacrata al degrado che sostiene di aver incontrato gli emissari di Musk. Ma la notizia va presa con le pinze.