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BIRN Investigative Resource Desk - an interactive platform for journalists. Brought to you by @BIRN_Network.

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🧵 Surveillance and censorship in the Western Balkans are not abstract threats - they affect journalists, activists, and citizens every day.

Haven’t visited SPEAK yet?

https://t.co/y225q7kzQF

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🔎 Have you seen our new Digital Freedoms Monitoring Tool yet?

🤩 If not, here it is!

We provide crucial insights into how #DigitalRights abuses evolve over time. Learn more about how they may influence future policies and regulations in the region 👉 https://t.co/f0dFOLHf6N

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❗️ If you've worked on journalistic pieces and collaborative cross-border stories on #RenewableEnergy and #EnergyEfficiency, and you are from 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇽🇰🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸, apply for the #WesternBalkans Sustainable Energy #Journalism Award! 🏆💶

More info on @BIRN_Network's website!

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A backup? 😩

You may have been avoiding this on your ‘to-do’ list, but it is the best safeguard from data loss after all 😒

So, don’t be lazy about it, and go through the process! 🗒️

#CybersecurityMonth

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Ahead of the session, revisit the story exploring a web of influence in the powerful coalition aligned behind the European Commission’s proposal to scan for child sexual abuse material online 👇

https://t.co/ltp4dD2wMZ

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🔴 At 2:30 p.m. (CET), the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will question EU’s Commissioner for Home Affairs @YlvaJohansson regarding the revelations uncovered in our investigation in collaboration w/ several European 🗞️ outlets.

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Are you a #journalist or a team of journalists from the Western Balkans, and you’ve actively encouraged excellence and innovation in #SustainableEnergy?

Then apply for the #WesternBalkans Sustainable Energy #Journalism Award 2023! 🏆

MORE INFO 👉 on @BIRN_Network's website!

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📺 #Serbian President @avucic gets almost 40% of the airtime in national television news shows, including programming aired by opposition-leaning N1 TV, new research by @BIRODIrs shows.

Read more 👉https://t.co/c2tydJ0WRB

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Remember the Nigerian prince offering you a fortune for a ‘small’ favour - your 💳info?

The fishing 📧 are getting better and better, and this scheme evolves faster than you would think, making it almost impossible to notice.

Be aware, check 👇 for better #Cybersecurity.

[Balkan Insight @BalkanInsight]

As #TikTok has gained billions of users 🌎, it has increasingly been used for slut-shaming 📲

We encourage women and girls in the #WesternBalkans to share their stories via our questionnaire, available in multiple languages 🔗👇

https://t.co/G89EPE8Wov

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❗️To all the women and girls in the #WesternBalkans: We seek personal stories on slut-shaming on social media networks, particularly via #TikTok.

Please share this questionnaire, available in multiple languages, and help our new investigation ➡️ https://t.co/RavZvEOax9

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Do you use #VPN?

If not, consider it an option 🫡

VPN is not only good for your online #privacy but also secures your data by encrypting it 🕵️

#CybersecurityMonth

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🔴 After homophobic comments about the openly gay leader of the left-wing #SYRIZA party were aired on radio and TV programmes, the National Council for Radio and Television called on all #Greek media to show tolerance.

❗️ Read more in our latest news: https://t.co/PIPXHJCM3i

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Starting the week with a new riddle! 🧩

Let’s see how good you are with this one 👀

Can you guess? 🤔 Tell us in the comments 👇

#CybersecurityMonth

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Did you guess it❓ 🤔

The answer is ✨password manager ✨

This #CybersecurityMonth, give your passwords a boost with a password manager 🔒

Use strong, unique passwords and store them in one place so you won’t have to remember them all 🙌

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In September, digital controversies involving religious figures, threats to journalist and child safety concerns ignited debates in the #Balkans, exposing the challenges of the digital landscape.

Latest review by @matmastracci 👇

https://t.co/aMy1RSeJid

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2/ We start with a riddle.

🤔 Do you know what we're talking about?

Tune in tomorrow for the answer.

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1/ October is #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth

Follow our campaign and check how much you know about cyber security 👇

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Trening o izvještavanju o ljudskim pravima u digitalnom prostoru je počeo!
Sjajna ekipa novinara/ki, aktivista i profesora su sa nama.
Tri dana intenzivnog treninga, nakon čega će svi učesnici prisustvovati diskusiji na Forumu za upravljanje internetom.
#detektor @BIRN_BiH

[BIRN @BIRN_Network]

💎Opportunity for 🇭🇷 and 🇭🇺 #researchers 💎

⚡️ #BIRN seeks #AI researchers from #Croatia and #Hungary to gather and assess evidence on responsible AI commitments and progress in their designated countries!

📆 Apply no later than October 5 on @BIRN_Network's website!

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📢Our call for the One-Month Regional Exchange Programme is extended until October 16.

Media from #WesternBalkans are welcome to apply to this exchange programme and be host media to produce cross-border stories.

⚡️Grasp the opportunity!

👉 Apply on @BIRN_Network's website!