Richard Ngamita
@ngamita.bsky.social
researcher studying influence ops & mass surveillance
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“a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service *** Andreessen Horowitz is funding a company that clearly violates the inauthentic behavior policies of every major social media platform.” (Andreessen also helped Elon by Twitter.) 10/24/24 … 1/
a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service
Andreessen Horowitz is funding a company that clearly violates the inauthentic behavior policies of every major social media platform.
www.404media.co
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service *** Andreessen Horowitz is funding a company that clearly violates the inauthentic behavior policies of every major social media platform.” (Andreessen also helped Elon by Twitter.) 10/24/24 … 1/
Today i'm blasting to "Are we a Warrior" www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP3D...
Ijahman - Are We A Warrior
YouTube video by RastaChaka
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Today i'm blasting to "Are we a Warrior" www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP3D...
really some great investigative journalist here 👇👏
🧵What’s the biggest lie the surveillance industry tells? That they only sell to legal clients. That there are red lines. But what do these companies say when they think nobody is watching? We went undercover to find out
October 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
really some great investigative journalist here 👇👏
guns, cash and US aid - israel's support for gaza militia via @news.sky.com news.sky.com/story/guns-c...
Guns, cash and American aid: Investigation reveals Israel's support for Gaza militia
The former looting gang is living in luxury thanks to aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and smuggled cash, cars and cigarettes.
news.sky.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
guns, cash and US aid - israel's support for gaza militia via @news.sky.com news.sky.com/story/guns-c...
it's all Moldova this weekend and the massive targeting with FIMI (influence ops)
Small country, big decision: Moldova faces democratic stress test
Small country, big decision: Moldova faces democratic stress test
Moldovan citizens are going to the polls on Sunday, in what is set to be a highly-contested election — with possible fallout for the whole continent. This election is not about left or right; it is about a democratic Moldova or Russia. Here's why it matters.
euobserver.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
it's all Moldova this weekend and the massive targeting with FIMI (influence ops)
Reposted by Richard Ngamita
Here you go, Internet. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Here you go, Internet. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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After Charlie Kirk's shooting, X's Grok and Google's AI Overviews spread false claims. Varsha Bansal explores how misinformation is laundered by AI during breaking news, and the challenges of moderating and regulating AI systems.
What Does It Take To Moderate AI Overviews? | TechPolicy.Press
After Charlie Kirk's shooting, X's Grok and Google's AI Overviews spread false claims, raising urgent concerns about AI moderation, reports Varsha Bansal.
buff.ly
September 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
After Charlie Kirk's shooting, X's Grok and Google's AI Overviews spread false claims. Varsha Bansal explores how misinformation is laundered by AI during breaking news, and the challenges of moderating and regulating AI systems.
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Have you submitted your talk proposal yet? 👀
Due 11:59 PM (ET) on Friday, September 26th, 2025.
We pay $500 for each 30-min talk. Lightning round talks excluded, but everyone gets great swag!
Learn more: www.cyberwarcon.com/cfp2025
Due 11:59 PM (ET) on Friday, September 26th, 2025.
We pay $500 for each 30-min talk. Lightning round talks excluded, but everyone gets great swag!
Learn more: www.cyberwarcon.com/cfp2025
Call for Proposals — CYBERWARCON
Call For Proposals
www.cyberwarcon.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Have you submitted your talk proposal yet? 👀
Due 11:59 PM (ET) on Friday, September 26th, 2025.
We pay $500 for each 30-min talk. Lightning round talks excluded, but everyone gets great swag!
Learn more: www.cyberwarcon.com/cfp2025
Due 11:59 PM (ET) on Friday, September 26th, 2025.
We pay $500 for each 30-min talk. Lightning round talks excluded, but everyone gets great swag!
Learn more: www.cyberwarcon.com/cfp2025
is it just me or has it become impossible to know what's actually true online? how do we solve this?
September 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
is it just me or has it become impossible to know what's actually true online? how do we solve this?
Reposted by Richard Ngamita
This is how bots, influencers, and political actors distort real-world violence before facts emerge.
The Disinformation Machine After a Murder
Taylor Lorenz and Akela Lacy on how bots, influencers, and political actors distort real-world violence before facts emerge.
theintercept.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This is how bots, influencers, and political actors distort real-world violence before facts emerge.
Reposted by Richard Ngamita
Charlie Kirk has been shot during an event at Utah Valley University.
September 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Charlie Kirk has been shot during an event at Utah Valley University.
Reposted by Richard Ngamita
Look what's in close proximity to Israel's illegal attack on Doha, at least 2 nurseries, 3 schools, 6 embassies, a petrol station, a public park. This all happened in the middle of the afternoon, when schools are ending and children engaging in extra curricular activities
September 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Look what's in close proximity to Israel's illegal attack on Doha, at least 2 nurseries, 3 schools, 6 embassies, a petrol station, a public park. This all happened in the middle of the afternoon, when schools are ending and children engaging in extra curricular activities
this 👇
WhatsApp's former security boss claims reporting infosec failings led to ousting
WhatsApp ex-security head spills the beans in lawsuit
: Meta shrugs off allegations of improper dismissal, ignoring privacy and security
www.theregister.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
this 👇
Reposted by Richard Ngamita
“Social media sites and chat apps normally strip metadata by default,” which protects privacy, EFF’s Jacob Hoffman-Andrews told Straight Arrow News. ”If XChat is failing to strip metadata, it’s putting its users at risk.” san.com/cc/not-so-s...
Not so secret: X’s new encrypted chat feature puts users at risk, experts say
X's new XChat feature does not remove sensitive metadata from images, which could lead to the exposure of GPS coordinates.
san.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“Social media sites and chat apps normally strip metadata by default,” which protects privacy, EFF’s Jacob Hoffman-Andrews told Straight Arrow News. ”If XChat is failing to strip metadata, it’s putting its users at risk.” san.com/cc/not-so-s...
Israel operated various fake Twitter, Telegram and websites to recruit Iranians to rise against their gov. #influence www.leefang.com/p/digital-fr...
Digital Fragments Unveil Online Campaign to Flip Iranian Nuclear Scientists
Mysterious online campaign linked to Israel attempted to recruit Iranians to overthrow their government. Some appear placed by an Atlanta-based influencer.
www.leefang.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Israel operated various fake Twitter, Telegram and websites to recruit Iranians to rise against their gov. #influence www.leefang.com/p/digital-fr...
thank you 🙏
September 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
thank you 🙏
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Geography matters hugely in geopolitics—Russia is almost entirely separated from the global south by a buffer of former Soviet states, Sarang Shidore writes.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/g...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/g...
Why the Global South Won’t Quit Russia
For rising states with expanding ambitions, three great powers are preferable to two.
foreignpolicy.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Geography matters hugely in geopolitics—Russia is almost entirely separated from the global south by a buffer of former Soviet states, Sarang Shidore writes.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/g...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/g...
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Donald Trump is reportedly planning to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War. @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues that the move is a stunt that could wind up embarrassing the Pentagon and costing millions.
Read more: theatln.tc/r1lU6FWz
Read more: theatln.tc/r1lU6FWz
September 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Donald Trump is reportedly planning to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War. @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues that the move is a stunt that could wind up embarrassing the Pentagon and costing millions.
Read more: theatln.tc/r1lU6FWz
Read more: theatln.tc/r1lU6FWz
Reposted by Richard Ngamita
This is the digital stasi. Social media influencers utilizing tips from followers for content that they monetize while working with state actors to target the people they want.
It's all a spectacle packaged as content. Destroying people's lives for profitable ideological bloodsport.
It's all a spectacle packaged as content. Destroying people's lives for profitable ideological bloodsport.
September 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This is the digital stasi. Social media influencers utilizing tips from followers for content that they monetize while working with state actors to target the people they want.
It's all a spectacle packaged as content. Destroying people's lives for profitable ideological bloodsport.
It's all a spectacle packaged as content. Destroying people's lives for profitable ideological bloodsport.
great investigation from ZdG re: Russia's troll farms in Moldova - www.zdg.md/investigatii...
VIDEO/ Armata digitală a Kremlinului. Investigație sub acoperire. „Se plătește, hai să vă spun, se plătește direct de la Moscova”
Sute de conturi cu identități false, în spatele cărora stau activiști reali ai Blocului „Victorie”, controlat de Ilan Șor de la Moscova, au fost create pentru a răspândi propagandă rusească pe TikTok ...
www.zdg.md
September 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
great investigation from ZdG re: Russia's troll farms in Moldova - www.zdg.md/investigatii...
what's going on in germany www.bbc.com/news/article...
Germany's far-right AfD suffers series of candidate deaths ahead of local vote
Police say there is no evidence of foul play, ahead of local elections in western Germany.
www.bbc.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
what's going on in germany www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Richard Ngamita
National Guardsmen now stationed outside our DC building confirmed that the only thing they can do if they witness a crime is call 911. The have no more authority than my office mate to intervene. Despite the handcuffs, they can't make arrests. They are very expensive mall cops.
September 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
National Guardsmen now stationed outside our DC building confirmed that the only thing they can do if they witness a crime is call 911. The have no more authority than my office mate to intervene. Despite the handcuffs, they can't make arrests. They are very expensive mall cops.
liars dividend ..
AI is helping liars lie, but media outlets with credibility can take advantage of their ability to help readers discern what is true, and the demand for them can increase.
See our paper! www.nber.org/papers/w34100
See our paper! www.nber.org/papers/w34100
September 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
liars dividend ..
Reposted by Richard Ngamita
Reposted by Richard Ngamita
This is an OK piece on how drones could potentially be used for terrorism in the U.S….but the example case cited here, in which Neo-Nazi Skyler Philippi plotted to blow up an energy facility with a drone in 2024, has been, IMO, overblown as an example of a drone terrorism near-miss:
Alarm as US far-right extremists eye drones for use in domestic attacks
Experts say extremists openly talking of how home-built drones will be critical tool in so-called second civil war
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This is an OK piece on how drones could potentially be used for terrorism in the U.S….but the example case cited here, in which Neo-Nazi Skyler Philippi plotted to blow up an energy facility with a drone in 2024, has been, IMO, overblown as an example of a drone terrorism near-miss: