Saman Nazari
@saman-nazari.bsky.social
Lead Researcher at Alliance4Europe and the Coordinator of the Counter Disinformation Network.
Open Source Intelligence Researcher working on countering influence operations and developing a community of practitioners to face the coming years.
Open Source Intelligence Researcher working on countering influence operations and developing a community of practitioners to face the coming years.
Reposted by Saman Nazari
🚨 Russian disinfo operation Doppelgänger is targeting Poland’s 2025 election, per new report from A4E & Debunk.org.
Run by sanctioned SDA, it’s operating on X:
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Run by sanctioned SDA, it’s operating on X:
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April 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🚨 Russian disinfo operation Doppelgänger is targeting Poland’s 2025 election, per new report from A4E & Debunk.org.
Run by sanctioned SDA, it’s operating on X:
🧵👇
Run by sanctioned SDA, it’s operating on X:
🧵👇
Reposted by Saman Nazari
‼️Russians are meddling in Polish elections. @alliance4europe.bsky.social and Debunk_org have just published a report on the latest phase of the Doppelganger operation. Instead of creating fake websites, Doppelganger's creators are using authentic content published by real media [link below ⤵️].
April 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
‼️Russians are meddling in Polish elections. @alliance4europe.bsky.social and Debunk_org have just published a report on the latest phase of the Doppelganger operation. Instead of creating fake websites, Doppelganger's creators are using authentic content published by real media [link below ⤵️].
Last Friday I had the pleasure to present our work on the German Elections during the #Secure2025 conference.
I showed how we used the CDN to organize ourselves and how journalists, OSINT researchers, and fact-checkers collaborated on tackling the influence operation STORM-1516.
I showed how we used the CDN to organize ourselves and how journalists, OSINT researchers, and fact-checkers collaborated on tackling the influence operation STORM-1516.
April 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Last Friday I had the pleasure to present our work on the German Elections during the #Secure2025 conference.
I showed how we used the CDN to organize ourselves and how journalists, OSINT researchers, and fact-checkers collaborated on tackling the influence operation STORM-1516.
I showed how we used the CDN to organize ourselves and how journalists, OSINT researchers, and fact-checkers collaborated on tackling the influence operation STORM-1516.
@cemas.io and @alliance4europe.bsky.social have recently published a report showing how the #Russian Storm-1516 and R-FBI influence operation is targeting the #German #elections.
The operation is spreading #disinformation about the #Greens, #CDU, and #FDP , using deepfakes and fabricated websites.
The operation is spreading #disinformation about the #Greens, #CDU, and #FDP , using deepfakes and fabricated websites.
Storm-1516 and R-FBI: Russian Attempts to Interfere in the German Election
Russian influence operations Storm-1516 and R-FBI are targeting Germany’s federal election and managed to get amplified by AfD accounts.
alliance4europe.eu
February 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
@cemas.io and @alliance4europe.bsky.social have recently published a report showing how the #Russian Storm-1516 and R-FBI influence operation is targeting the #German #elections.
The operation is spreading #disinformation about the #Greens, #CDU, and #FDP , using deepfakes and fabricated websites.
The operation is spreading #disinformation about the #Greens, #CDU, and #FDP , using deepfakes and fabricated websites.
Read our latest #report on how #Russian influence operations are expanding to Bluesky!
#Russia #IO #Disinformation #LATAM #Spain #News #US
@alliance4europe.bsky.social
#FDD
www.fdd.org/analysis/pol...
#Russia #IO #Disinformation #LATAM #Spain #News #US
@alliance4europe.bsky.social
#FDD
www.fdd.org/analysis/pol...
Russian Malign Influence Campaigns Expand Onto Bluesky
The Russian influence operation known as Doppelganger has expanded onto the social media platform Bluesky to spread anti-Ukraine and antisemitic messages, according to a report released by Alliance4Eu...
www.fdd.org
February 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Read our latest #report on how #Russian influence operations are expanding to Bluesky!
#Russia #IO #Disinformation #LATAM #Spain #News #US
@alliance4europe.bsky.social
#FDD
www.fdd.org/analysis/pol...
#Russia #IO #Disinformation #LATAM #Spain #News #US
@alliance4europe.bsky.social
#FDD
www.fdd.org/analysis/pol...
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Sexism, antisemitism, racism and the usual anti-EU and anti-Ukrainian narratives: Saman Nazari and I analysed Doppelgänger's first steps on Bluesky.
alliance4europe.eu/doppelganger...
alliance4europe.eu/doppelganger...
Sky's the Limit - Russian Influence Operation Doppelgänger Expands to Bluesky - Alliance4Europe
This flash report describes the key behaviours of what is likely the Russian influence operation Doppelgänger’s expansion to Bluesky.
alliance4europe.eu
January 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Sexism, antisemitism, racism and the usual anti-EU and anti-Ukrainian narratives: Saman Nazari and I analysed Doppelgänger's first steps on Bluesky.
alliance4europe.eu/doppelganger...
alliance4europe.eu/doppelganger...
The #Russian influence operation #Doppelganger has moved to #Bluesky!
We analysed narratives targeting the #german #elections. The narratives use #sexism and #racism.
Read the latest report written by
@karolinschwarz.de and I published on
@alliance4europe.bsky.social
#Deutschen #Bundestag
We analysed narratives targeting the #german #elections. The narratives use #sexism and #racism.
Read the latest report written by
@karolinschwarz.de and I published on
@alliance4europe.bsky.social
#Deutschen #Bundestag
Sky's the Limit - Russian Influence Operation Doppelgänger Expands to Bluesky - Alliance4Europe
This flash report describes the key behaviours of what is likely the Russian influence operation Doppelgänger’s expansion to Bluesky.
alliance4europe.eu
January 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The #Russian influence operation #Doppelganger has moved to #Bluesky!
We analysed narratives targeting the #german #elections. The narratives use #sexism and #racism.
Read the latest report written by
@karolinschwarz.de and I published on
@alliance4europe.bsky.social
#Deutschen #Bundestag
We analysed narratives targeting the #german #elections. The narratives use #sexism and #racism.
Read the latest report written by
@karolinschwarz.de and I published on
@alliance4europe.bsky.social
#Deutschen #Bundestag
Reposted by Saman Nazari
🧵 ICYMI:
In December, Alliance4Europe & GLOBSEC convened a roundtable for media, civil society & institutional representatives.
We explored the elections in Moldova and Romania, diving into trends in influence operations, key takeaways and regional challenges
1/5
In December, Alliance4Europe & GLOBSEC convened a roundtable for media, civil society & institutional representatives.
We explored the elections in Moldova and Romania, diving into trends in influence operations, key takeaways and regional challenges
1/5
Event Report – Elections in Moldova and Romania: Influence Operations and Lessons Learned - Alliance4Europe
On Tuesday 17th December 2024, Alliance4Europe and GLOBSEC convened a Chatham House Rule Roundtable consisting of media, civil society, and institutional representatives. The session explored the rece...
alliance4europe.eu
January 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🧵 ICYMI:
In December, Alliance4Europe & GLOBSEC convened a roundtable for media, civil society & institutional representatives.
We explored the elections in Moldova and Romania, diving into trends in influence operations, key takeaways and regional challenges
1/5
In December, Alliance4Europe & GLOBSEC convened a roundtable for media, civil society & institutional representatives.
We explored the elections in Moldova and Romania, diving into trends in influence operations, key takeaways and regional challenges
1/5
RT DE recently created a new account on X. A few days after activating it, the account was suspended. X has now restored it.
Restoring an account like this is a concrete example of X's negligence or unwillingness to abide by European laws.
#Disinformation #Germany #deutschland #Bundestagswahl
Restoring an account like this is a concrete example of X's negligence or unwillingness to abide by European laws.
#Disinformation #Germany #deutschland #Bundestagswahl
RT Germany Creates New X Account, Mocks Sanctions and the EU - Alliance4Europe
The German-language branch of the Russian-sanctioned media RT set up a new X account in January and started posting on January 13.
alliance4europe.eu
January 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
RT DE recently created a new account on X. A few days after activating it, the account was suspended. X has now restored it.
Restoring an account like this is a concrete example of X's negligence or unwillingness to abide by European laws.
#Disinformation #Germany #deutschland #Bundestagswahl
Restoring an account like this is a concrete example of X's negligence or unwillingness to abide by European laws.
#Disinformation #Germany #deutschland #Bundestagswahl
I'm going through around 100 #Doppelganger accounts here on #Bluesky. A few simple patterns are appearing. One that I am trying to understand is when they comment on your post with a DG post. It seems automated. Could you please help me test this by helping me reach 15 interactions on this post?
January 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm going through around 100 #Doppelganger accounts here on #Bluesky. A few simple patterns are appearing. One that I am trying to understand is when they comment on your post with a DG post. It seems automated. Could you please help me test this by helping me reach 15 interactions on this post?
Doppelgänger has started operating on Bluesky!
We're working on mapping out their tactics and techniques to be able to track the operation.
We're working on mapping out their tactics and techniques to be able to track the operation.
Hier auf Bluesky läuft seit heute Nachmittag eine mutmaßlich russische Einflussoperation: Accounts posten auf mehreren Sprachen u.a. anti-ukrainische Propaganda scheinbar wahllos in die Replies von Usern. Sieht nach "Doppelgänger" aus, sagt @saman-nazari.bsky.social.
www.rnd.de/politik/desi...
www.rnd.de/politik/desi...
Russische Einflusskampagne auf Social-Media-Plattform Bluesky
Hunderte Accounts posten über mehrere Stunden Propaganda im Dauerfeuer: Am Freitagnachmittag hat eine mutmaßlich russische Einflusskampagne auf der Social-Media-Plattform Bluesky gewütet. Ein Desinfor...
www.rnd.de
January 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Doppelgänger has started operating on Bluesky!
We're working on mapping out their tactics and techniques to be able to track the operation.
We're working on mapping out their tactics and techniques to be able to track the operation.