Sayyara Mammadova - @sayyara.bsky.social

Associate Director, Capacity Building @DFRLab | #osint #disinformation Follow me on BlueSky.

[Sayyara Mammadova - @sayyara.bsky.social @sayyara_a]

2/ fact-checking community is the most optimistic in this field I've ever known, doing very hard unbiased work while being undermined—under threat—by different actors. Expect this statement to be picked up by propagandists to undermine fact-checkers https://t.co/ooT69WmjTN

[Sayyara Mammadova - @sayyara.bsky.social @sayyara_a]

1/ "too politically biased," "became a tool to censor." This is how Meta ends its Third-Party Fact-Checking Program, which for years had unbiased, non-partisan, and hard-working fact-checking organizations around the world contributing to the prevention of mis- and disinformation

[DFRLab - @dfrlab.bsky.social @DFRLab]

Last week, @DFRLab joined the #SofiaInformationIntegrityForum to tackle online harms & democratic backsliding 🌍

🎙 @acarvin gave the keynote on weaponized fact-checking
💡 Panels by @sayyara_a, @gyron_bydton & @ruslantrad on Telegram, Russian info warfare & disinformation

[Otto Brenner Stiftung @OBSFrankfurt]

🏆 It’s a wrap! Das war’s von der 20. Preisverleihung des Otto Brenner Preises 2024.
Wir sagen ein riesengroßes Dankeschön an alle Preisträger*innen, alle Moderator*innen, an die Jury, die Techniker und allen, die den heutigen Abend mitgestaltet haben.
Danke, es war uns ein Fest!

[DFRLab - @dfrlab.bsky.social @DFRLab]

🚨BREAKING: @dfrlab has uncovered a Chinese bot network amplifying Russian disinformation campaign known as #OperationOverload, claiming fraud in the final hours of the #USElection2024

https://t.co/mORFdO1me6

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

In the lead-up to Georgia’s October 26 elections, the Georgian Dream government and its affiliated media outlets sponsored hundreds of Facebook ads promoting a narrative that the West seeks to interfere in the vote, write @EtoBuziashvili and @SGelava:
https://t.co/db1d1wgMR1

[acarvin.bsky.social aka Andy Carvin @acarvin]

Solidarity with my Georgian colleagues @EtoBuziashvili and @SGelava at the @DFRLab. It's an honor to work with you each and every day. https://t.co/zw8lguXRr1

[Graham Brookie @GrahamBrookie]

Many friends and colleagues have reached out today to check in on our @DFRLab team members @EtoBuziashvili and @SGelava in Georgia 🇬🇪.

Please see our update below.

I continue to be grateful for their contributions and inspired by them everyday.

[Emerson T. Brooking @etbrooking]

My colleagues @SGelava and @EtoBuziashvili are fearless. They and everyone at @DFRLab will keep doing our jobs, no matter the distractions in the coming days. https://t.co/nfTeESquWw

[Katie Shoshiashvili @KShoshiashvili]

@EtoBuziashvili @SGelava On Wednesday, Buziashvili published a report titled: “Russia is directly and indirectly meddling in Georgia’s upcoming election.” The next morning police showed up at her door.

https://t.co/ZA62b7wLaM

[Katie Shoshiashvili @KShoshiashvili]

BREAKING: The houses of @EtoBuziashvili and @SGelava, researchers at the Atlantic Council’s @DFRLab, are being searched. The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance has entered Eto’s apartment, and devices at Sopo’s home are being seized. The “investigation” is underway under three articles, just two days before Georgia’s parliamentary elections.

[Cansu Acar - @cansuacarr.bsky.social @cansuacarr]

Herkese merhaba, ne yazık ki çok sevdiğim Yeşil Gazete’yle yolları ayırdık. Bağımsız ve alternatif seslerin çıkması için medyada sürdürülebilir finansal bir ekonomi modelinin olması gerektiği üzerine meslektaşlarımızla her bir araya gelişimizde konuşuyoruz. (1/4)

[Eto Buziashvili @EtoBuziashvili]

Re-upping our research on Telegram’s expanding role in Russia’s info ops against Ukraine and the West, the role of TG communities, such as war bloggers & hacktivists, in the war machine, and Kremlin crackdown on anonymous channels, among other themes.
https://t.co/xROtcbC8j1

[Clara Jiménez Cruz @cjimenezcruz]

La Fundación https://t.co/fw8wwg6Y2v y la Universidad de Granada celebran en Bruselas la jornada “Desinformación en la UE 2024-2029: desafíos para un nuevo mandato”

https://t.co/uFRuxRGJIY

[Eto Buziashvili @EtoBuziashvili]

Had the pleasure of joining @kshmatsina and my Prez @DarthPutinKGB in his bunker to discuss the arrest of Durov, how Telegram works, and its expanding role in Russia’s information operations against Ukraine and the West. Had a cup of tea. Left alive. 💘
https://t.co/2J5AQplzyX

[Sayyara Mammadova - @sayyara.bsky.social @sayyara_a]

I’m honored to serve on @IRE_NICAR's International Committee with such an exceptional group, and I’m excited about the work we’ll be doing together!

[Hyuntaek Lee @HyuntaekLeehere]

Happy to launch @IRE_NICAR international committee. Some are the authors of my textbooks, and many esteemed journalists. So honored to cowork.
@andylehren @FrancescaDnunz @charlottealfred
@GoldenMatonga @ethicsmith @TrujiYo @thecribby
@ClavelRangel @Freshly_Prest @LiseDigger

[DFRLab - @dfrlab.bsky.social @DFRLab]

EVENT ALERT🚨Join us on July 22nd, 9 am ET, for the launch of "Venezuela: A Playbook for Digital Repression." As Venezuela approaches its presidential elections, this discussion highlights authoritarian tactics affecting the democratic process.

Register👇 https://t.co/5DOCWywMWO

[Iria Puyosa @NSC]

After the shooting at Trump's rally, exploring data on social media posts from Meltwater searches helped me to gather online public reactions.
I tracked nearly 6 million X posts mentioning Trump in the 24h following the shooting.
Polarizing conspiracy theories emerged quickly.

[Sayyara Mammadova - @sayyara.bsky.social @sayyara_a]

Last week, I had a wonderful time at #GlobalFact11 in Sarajevo by @factchecknet . At the conference, @acarvin and I led a workshop for the fact-checkers and journalists on investigating influence operations on Telegram.
Kudos to @factchecknet team for the amazing conference!

[Sayyara Mammadova - @sayyara.bsky.social @sayyara_a]

This year, the world's largest fact-checking conference, #GlobalFact11, organized by @factchecknet, is taking place in Sarajevo. @acarvin and I will be presenting on June 27; please join us and say hello if you attend the conference! #DigitalSherlocks