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VIGILANT Project
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Helping police authorities investigate illegal #disinformation w/cutting edge technology & tools. Funded by the European Research Executive Agency #HorizonEU, no official #EU views.
🌍 #Collaboration makes #innovation stronger

As Florian Bonensteffen from the German Police University reflects, bringing together different perspectives was essential to creating a training programme that truly supports Police Authorities in addressing #disinformation.
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The #VIGILANTProject was featured at the EU Commission’s 6th Annual JRC Disinformation Workshop “Defending European Democracy” 🇪🇺

Dr. Brendan Spillane (@ucddublin.bsky.social) shared how VIGILANT’s AI tools help counter #disinformation & FIMI — protecting Europe’s info space.🛡️

📌 bit.ly/3LVJDVJ
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
💬 How can #truth and #democracy thrive in times of #fakenews?
Zlatko Valentic is bringing this question from the university halls to the public sphere — exploring how understanding and dialogue can help counter #disinformation.

Read more in @badische-zeitung.de: bit.ly/4oAwY9o

#VIGILANTProject
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
📊 As social media platforms changed and data access became more restricted, the #VIGILANTProject team had to adapt fast.

Jakub Šimko (@kinitsk.bsky.social) shares how flexibility and #innovation helped turn these challenges into an opportunity.

👉 Key achievements: bit.ly/42R3US6
October 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
💭 Fighting #disinformation isn’t just about #technology — it’s about #ethics too.

As Zlatko Valentic (University of Freiburg) reminds, the #VIGILANTProject ensured that every step — from data collection to tool development — respected freedom of expression, data protection, and ethical standards. ⚖️
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
#Trust, #collaboration, and #innovation — the key ingredients behind VIGILANT Project’s success.

Here’s what our Principal Investigator, Brendan Spillane (@ucddublin.bsky.social), had to say about the journey 👇

More on key achievements: bit.ly/42R3US6

#VIGILANTProject #Disinformation
October 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
✨ After three years of #collaboration, #innovation, and #research, the #VIGILANTProject is wrapping up!

However, the journey doesn’t end here — VIGILANT’s results will continue to support a safer, more resilient #digital Europe.
Stay tuned for more!

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/42R3US6
October 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
📍#VIGILANTProject partners came together at the University of Freiburg 🇩🇪 for our final General Assembly!
Over two days, we reflected on our achievements, shared lessons learned and discussed how to build on VIGILANT’s success in the future.

More on VIGILANT Project: vigilantproject.eu
October 22, 2025 at 6:38 AM
🔁 #Disinformation doesn’t just spread — it amplifies and repeats

C5: Cycle of Amplification in the #C5InteractionModel (#VIGILANTProject) shows how disinformation feeds on itself through exposure, susceptibility, and sharing—creating a never-ending spiral.

📄 Whole report by TNO: bit.ly/3KPeXoK
October 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
⚠️ #Disinformation doesn’t just spread—it sticks. And it changes minds, groups, and societies.

📎 Dive deeper into how micro, meso, and macro effects unfold: bit.ly/3L9hsSN
October 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🔎 As online threats like information manipulation grow more complex, researchers need reliable and timely access to social media data to understand and respond to them.
💬 Explore the main recommendations and read the full report by #VIGILANTProject: bit.ly/4ojcpOb
October 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
👮‍♂️💻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
October 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🧠 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
October 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🎯 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
September 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🔍 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
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🧭 #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
September 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
💡 @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
September 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🌍 #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
September 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🤖📝 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
September 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🛡️ #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
September 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
📘💡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
September 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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
August 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
💡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
August 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🤔🔍 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
August 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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
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July 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM