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Margot Fulde-Hardy
@margotfh.bsky.social
FIMI Threat Intelligence. TTPs & Frameworks. Electoral Integrity. #Graphika Investigator previously at #VIGINUM
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Working with industry partners at Meta, Graphika is joining a campaign to raise public awareness about online scams during the holidays.

Our new report “Holiday Hoaxes Unwrapped” details scams targeting shoppers and internet users during the holiday season.
Holiday Hoaxes Unwrapped: Fake Trees, Freebies, & Shopping Sprees
Scammers Orchestrate Cross-Internet Campaigns to Deceive and Defraud Holiday Shoppers of their Money and Personal Information
graphika.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:08 AM
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Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday to hear @margotfh.bsky.social 's insights on FIMI in elections! 🗳️
Missed the live session? 📽️ Catch up here: www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our... ...and stay tuned for more insightful discussions! ➡️ www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our... #FIMI #elections #DemocraticShield
FIMI in elections – Can the past predict the future? - EU DisinfoLab
This webinar presents the results of a research conducted by Margot Fulde-Hardy on foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) campaigns targeting elections from 2014 to 2024. Margot pres...
www.disinfo.eu
May 8, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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⏰ 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓! If you want to hear about #FIMI trends targeting #elections, join us (and the 150+ attendees who already signed up 🤯) tomorrow!

💡 FIMI in elections – Can the past predict the future?
🗓️ 7 May
🕝 14:30 CEST
🦸‍♀️ @margotfh.bsky.social

Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Next week, we're thrilled to welcome @margotfh.bsky.social to present the results of her research on foreign information manipulation and interference campaigns targeting elections! 🗳️

Join us ⬇️ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#FIMI #elections #EUelections2024 #DemocraticShield
May 6, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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Next week, we're thrilled to welcome @margotfh.bsky.social to present the results of her research on foreign information manipulation and interference campaigns targeting elections! 🗳️

Join us ⬇️ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#FIMI #elections #EUelections2024 #DemocraticShield
May 2, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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My brilliant and former colleague @margotfh.bsky.social is starting a newsletter on 2024 as an elections year and of course, all the #disinformation and the narratives that will, for sure, sneak around them.
Enjoy, Join in, and share!
#FIMI
Entering the 2024 Election Year
Dates to mark in your calendar - Taiwan elections are just around the corner - some tips to keep in mind in the coming weeks.
covertlyyours.substack.com
January 11, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Avec des effets secondaires comme le retrait des financements pour les projets visant à étudier les manipulations de l'information ou le renforcement de la méfiance envers les initiatives de Factchecking des médias.
3) affaiblissement des moyens de réponse de la communauté en les faisant crouler sous des frais d'avocat pour répondre aux assignations à comparaître et aux poursuites judiciaires;
4) campagnes de harcèlement en ligne contre les influenceurs de la communauté comme Renee DiResta.
2) blanchiment et médiatisation de ce narratif à l'aide de la mise en place d'un sous-comité spécial intitulé "United States House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government" et la désignation de la communauté sous le nom de "conspiracy industrial complex"
December 15, 2023 at 3:27 AM
3) affaiblissement des moyens de réponse de la communauté en les faisant crouler sous des frais d'avocat pour répondre aux assignations à comparaître et aux poursuites judiciaires;
4) campagnes de harcèlement en ligne contre les influenceurs de la communauté comme Renee DiResta.
2) blanchiment et médiatisation de ce narratif à l'aide de la mise en place d'un sous-comité spécial intitulé "United States House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government" et la désignation de la communauté sous le nom de "conspiracy industrial complex"
Cette campagne se déroule à l'aide de plusieurs tactiques :
1) déformation de certains échanges, écrits et initiatives, notamment à l'aide des "Twitter Files", une série de documents et messages privés de la compagnie publiés par Elon Musk suite à son rachat;
December 15, 2023 at 3:27 AM
2) blanchiment et médiatisation de ce narratif à l'aide de la mise en place d'un sous-comité spécial intitulé "United States House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government" et la désignation de la communauté sous le nom de "conspiracy industrial complex"
Cette campagne se déroule à l'aide de plusieurs tactiques :
1) déformation de certains échanges, écrits et initiatives, notamment à l'aide des "Twitter Files", une série de documents et messages privés de la compagnie publiés par Elon Musk suite à son rachat;
Ils ont créé un narratif selon lequel le gvt, les plateformes & les membres de la société académique & civile comploteraient ensemble afin de "censurer" l'opinion publique américaine. La "lutte contre la désinformation étrangère" serait un motif pour faire taire le public, notamment les Républicains
December 15, 2023 at 3:25 AM
Cette campagne se déroule à l'aide de plusieurs tactiques :
1) déformation de certains échanges, écrits et initiatives, notamment à l'aide des "Twitter Files", une série de documents et messages privés de la compagnie publiés par Elon Musk suite à son rachat;
Ils ont créé un narratif selon lequel le gvt, les plateformes & les membres de la société académique & civile comploteraient ensemble afin de "censurer" l'opinion publique américaine. La "lutte contre la désinformation étrangère" serait un motif pour faire taire le public, notamment les Républicains
Depuis janvier 2023, les Républicains ont lancé une campagne d'intimidation à l'encontre de la communauté de lutte contre les manipulations de l'information étrangères aux États-Unis.
December 15, 2023 at 3:25 AM
Ils ont créé un narratif selon lequel le gvt, les plateformes & les membres de la société académique & civile comploteraient ensemble afin de "censurer" l'opinion publique américaine. La "lutte contre la désinformation étrangère" serait un motif pour faire taire le public, notamment les Républicains
Depuis janvier 2023, les Républicains ont lancé une campagne d'intimidation à l'encontre de la communauté de lutte contre les manipulations de l'information étrangères aux États-Unis.
A Republican-led campaign against researchers who study disinformation online has zeroed in on the most prominent U.S. government agency dedicated to countering propaganda and other information operations from terrorists and hostile nations.
December 15, 2023 at 3:24 AM
Depuis janvier 2023, les Républicains ont lancé une campagne d'intimidation à l'encontre de la communauté de lutte contre les manipulations de l'information étrangères aux États-Unis.
A Republican-led campaign against researchers who study disinformation online has zeroed in on the most prominent U.S. government agency dedicated to countering propaganda and other information operations from terrorists and hostile nations.
State Dept.’s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack
The Global Engagement Center has become the focus of Republican-led criticism that the U.S. government coerces social media platforms into removing offensive content.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2023 at 3:22 AM
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“A vast Russian influence operation on TikTok involving 12,800 fake accounts spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine to millions of users in Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Israel and Ukraine, has been uncovered by BBC Verify and @dfrlab.bsky.social.“

Via @shayan86.bsky.social.
Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions
The BBC uncovers a vast Russia-based network of fake TikTok accounts pushing disinformation about Ukraine.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2023 at 1:30 AM
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J'ai demandé à ChatGPT comment faire une omelette.
J'ai été servi.
December 9, 2023 at 11:18 AM
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“It used to look as if NATO was a sideshow for France,” says an ex-alliance official; “Now it is one of the few allies present on the ground, air and sea from the Baltics to the Black Sea.”

www.economist.com/europe/2023/...
French fighter jets join the Baltic mission
How to intercept Russian aircraft approaching NATO airspace
www.economist.com
December 8, 2023 at 9:17 AM
Another type of weaponization looming upon US elections : the "Weaponization” of public records requests to election offices. How to rub salt in the wound.
The opening post of what looks like it’ll be an important new theme on Just Security. This is happening to so many facets of election protection and it’s critical to understand how coordinated it is.

www.justsecurity.org/90417/americ...
US Election Officials Fight Disinformation and Death Threats Ahead of 2024
Disinformation stemming from the 2020 vote still leads to overwhelming records requests, retirements, and threats towards election officials.
www.justsecurity.org
December 5, 2023 at 12:36 AM
A new standard for describing the origin, history and legal rights to data : "The standards are essentially a labeling system for where, when and how data was collected and generated, as well as its intended use and restrictions."
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/b...
Big Companies Find a Way to Identify A.I. Data They Can Trust
Mainstream companies have concerns about the lineage of the data that powers A.I. applications. An industry group is addressing that challenge.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2023 at 6:34 PM
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On October 28, one day before the regional elections in Colombia, @dfrlab.bsky.social's @danielsuape.bsky.social spoke with Caracol Televisión to explain how malicious information operations impact democratic processes and educating audiences to promote resilience in society.

Watch interview here:
Estamos viviendo una guerra de desinformación | Portal Corporativo
No todo lo que se dice sobre Israel y Hamás es verdad, debemos verificar.
www.caracoltvcorporativo.com
November 30, 2023 at 6:22 PM
To be read.
Multiple claims presented as fact in today’s “Weaponization” hearing were not true —even though leadership of the election integrity research efforts that were smeared informed the Committee of the facts in testimonies. Here’s a factcheck by the minority: democrats-homeland.house.gov/news/press-r...
Ranking Member Thompson Issues Statement Following Repeated Extreme MAGA Republican Slander of CISA ...
The Official Website of the House Committee on Homeland Security
democrats-homeland.house.gov
December 1, 2023 at 1:34 AM
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If the United States wants to prevent war in the Taiwan Strait, it will need more than weapons in arsenals and strategies on the planning table, write @bglaser.bsky.social, Jessica Chen Weiss, and Thomas Christensen. Washington must also provide Beijing with credible assurances.
Taiwan and the True Sources of Deterrence
Why America must reassure, not just threaten, China.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 30, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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Advertisers said they did not plan to return to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after Elon Musk criticized them with expletives at The New York Times’s DealBook Summit. X is at risk of losing up to $75 million this quarter as brands back away.
Advertisers Say They Do Not Plan to Return to X After Musk’s Comments
Elon Musk, the owner of X, criticized advertisers with expletives on Wednesday at The New York Times’s DealBook Summit.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2023 at 9:48 PM
@vivianschiller.bsky.social about the political context "not super great" for US Elections in 2024.
Usual suspects : mis & disinformation, polarization, bad actors.

New issues : 2 divisive wars, platforms cutting staff, cooling of the academic researchers & com to platforms, new powerful AI.
De l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, la discussion continue. #aspencybersummit
November 15, 2023 at 4:52 PM
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Former French President Charles de Gaulle warned years ago: "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?"

Brussels should have listened.

🔗 www.politico.eu/article/came...
November 15, 2023 at 2:29 PM
De l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, la discussion continue. #aspencybersummit
November 15, 2023 at 2:07 PM
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Soon after the communications outage was first detected on October 27, the IDF announced that they would expand ground operations. On October 28, the IDF warned citizens to move south. Journalists covering the conflict questioned how local residents were expected to receive the evacuation warning.
How information travels during Gaza’s communications blackouts
People in Gaza turn to eSIMS and other solutions amid cellular and internet outages
dfrlab.org
November 13, 2023 at 8:48 PM