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@twinkl.socialOct 7, 2026, 1:39 PM

Game recognize game
#disinfo2026

@faineg.comOct 7, 2026, 1:00 PM

We’re at #Disinfo2026, and this is Some Strange Nonsense.

@scarnecchia.netOct 7, 2026, 12:53 PM

Skywatch got another email from Shellenberger. He’s a crank yes, but Canada, Lithuania, and the EEAS pulling their sponsorship definitely speaks to some some sort of political pressure campaign targeting #Disinfo2026 and now I’m worried about if I’ll be able to get home without harassment.

I wrote to you on October 3 about #Disinfo2026 and have not had a reply. Since then the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote to me: "Upon becoming aware of the above-mentioned discussion topics, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania withdrew from any participation in the conference. The Ministry has also formally dissociated itself from the conference content and requested that the organisers remove all references to the Ministry from conference materials, communications, and promotional activitiesiỊại Andrius Katinas of the Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania wrote to me that he has withdrawn as a speaker "in light of the differences of opinion that have arisen with the organisers of the 'Disinfo 2026' conference regarding the assessment of the role of the United States." The conference's sponsors page no longer lists the Lithuanian ministry, Global Affairs Canada or the European External Action Service. Do you still plan to take part, and what is your response to the ministry's statement and to Mr. Katinas's? What have the organizers told you about these withdrawals? The questions in my October 3 letter stand. I would be glad to talk by phone at 415-710-1042. Please reply by 11 am Eastern today, Tuesday, October 6.A poster with withdrawn sponsors covered up by printer paper
@nathalievanraemdonck.comOct 7, 2026, 12:19 PM

Rivetting talk by @robin.berjon.com introducing the ATmosphere to a room full of people fed up with the state of the web at #disinfo2026
"A private foundation should not be the one providing public infrastructure, it's time for the absentee states to step up"

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@eliothiggins.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 11:52 AM

An update on sponsors pulling out of #Disinfo2026 at the last minute. Michael Shellenberger has followed up his earlier email to panelists participating in the event with another email, that include the following statements:

Since then the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote to me: "Upon becoming aware of the above-mentioned discussion topics, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania withdrew from any participation in the conference. The Ministry has also formally dissociated itself from the conference content and requested that the organisers remove all references to the Ministry from conference materials, communications, and promotional activities." Andrius Katinas of the Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania wrote to me that he has withdrawn as a speaker "in light of the differences of opinion that have arisen with the organisers of the 'Disinfo 2026' conference regarding the assessment of the role of the United States."
@toptags.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 11:01 AM

🌟 BlueSky trending hashtags (1h) #16-30:

#birdoftheday #네토 #nude #oc #indiedev #tits #nature #birds #disinfo2026 #gaysex #aiart #섹트 #ass #russia #porn

👇 #1-15 trending hashtags

@cathleen.eurosky.socialOct 7, 2026, 10:59 AM

It’s shocking to hear that @eudiplomacy.bsky.social, the governments of Canada & Lithuania withdrew their #Disinfo2026 sponsorship on such short notice that the banners couldn’t be replaced.
And: I love how the organizers made sure everyone knew that intimidation was not going to go unnoticed. #FIMI

Disinfo2026 banner of sponsors wi the three of them taped over by white stickers.
@ajcarrillo.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 10:44 AM

The Trump Administration pressured government sponsors of the #Disinfo2026 conference to drop out; France stood strong but several other NATO members did not.

@trendtags.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 10:31 AM

🔥 BlueSky trending hashtags (30m):

#青空ごはん部 #humpday #aiイラスト #art #photography #gamedev #섹블 #boobs #ukraine #nobelprize #nsfw #gaysex #oc #indiedev #disinfo2026

@toptags.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 10:16 AM

🚀 BlueSky trending hashtags (15m) #16-30:

#boobs #russia #fanart #gay #illustration #aiart #nude #dlsite #gayporn #disinfo2026 #eck #inktober #locktober #booksky #イラスト

👇 #1-15 trending hashtags

@eliothiggins.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 10:11 AM

Lithuania, Canada, and EEAS pulled out of #Disinfo2026 at such short notice they didn't have time to redo the signage.

Sponsor signage at Disinfo 2026 show peeling stickers covering the Lithuanian, EEAS, and Canadian logo
@toptags.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 10:01 AM

🔥 BlueSky trending hashtags (30m) #16-30:

#humpday #gay #indiegame #一次創作 #disinfo2026 #coloraday #redwed #boobs #inktober #milf #nsfw #nature #cock #birds #섹트

👇 #1-15 trending hashtags

@trendtags.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 10:01 AM

🚀 BlueSky trending hashtags (15m):

#nobelprize #photography #aiイラスト #aiart #青空ごはん部 #cpc26 #gamedev #섹블 #イラスト #nsfw #indiedev #disinfo2026 #art #boobs #一次創作

@eliothiggins.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 9:48 AM

This might have been the sort of sessions that resulted in Canada and Lithuania pulling out of #Disinfo2026 at the last minute, question is, whether it's from direct US pressure. I think we all deserve an answer, is US foreign interference the acceptable face of FIMI now?

NNicolas Hénin@nicolashenin.netOct 7, 2026, 9:41 AM

Two panels at the #Disinfo2026 conference seem to have particularly upset the MAGA people. It would be a shame if people weren’t aware of them.

Day 1, October 7, 11:45 - 12:30 Under attack: How the counter-disinformation community is dealing with US government pressure #solutions room: Zeta Panel On 23 December 2025, the US government (USG) imposed travel bans and deportation orders on five European figures - former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, Imran Ahmed, Clare Melford, Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, and Josephine Ballon - accusing them of censoring US social media platforms. The use of legal intimidation to wage personal attacks raises its own free-speech concerns as well as questions about the appropriate use of legal punishment in a policy debate. The United States Government's attacks to intimidate individuals and organisations are an unprecedented escalation in defense of US corporations seeking to avoid regulation and criticism. This panel will examine the chilling effect these tactics can potentially have on the community of researchers, journalists, and former government officials who fight disinformation, propaganda and hate speech online. The panel will also discuss how some are fighting back against these tactics. Speakers: Claire Pershan, Coalition for Independent Technology Research Josephine Ballon, HateAid Chair: Gregory Rohde, EU DisinfoLabDay 1, October 7, 10:45 - 11:45 USA as a FIMI threat: acknowledge, adapt, push back #infospaces room: Alfa Presentations This session addresses one of the most uncomfortable questions in the counter-disinformation field today: how did the United States become a FIMI threat for Europe? The session will explore how the counters disinformation community rebuilds resilience without Washington, what solidarity looks like in a fractured transatlantic environment, and how to push back against on these operations. Speakers: Adam Fivenson, Center for Security, Innovation & New Technology at American University Alex Finley, Former officer of CIA's Directorate of Operations, Centre for Strategic Advantage Emerson Brooking, Nonresident Senior Fellow, DFRLab Chair: Carlos Hernández-Echevarría, Fundación Maldita.es
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@eliothiggins.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 9:45 AM

Hearing that Shellenberger has emailed a lot of people attending #Disinfo2026 demanding answers to questions based on his own twisted reading of their work.

@nicolashenin.netOct 7, 2026, 9:41 AM

Two panels at the #Disinfo2026 conference seem to have particularly upset the MAGA people.
It would be a shame if people weren’t aware of them.

Day 1, October 7, 11:45 - 12:30 Under attack: How the counter-disinformation community is dealing with US government pressure #solutions room: Zeta Panel On 23 December 2025, the US government (USG) imposed travel bans and deportation orders on five European figures - former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, Imran Ahmed, Clare Melford, Anna-Lena von Hodenberg, and Josephine Ballon - accusing them of censoring US social media platforms. The use of legal intimidation to wage personal attacks raises its own free-speech concerns as well as questions about the appropriate use of legal punishment in a policy debate. The United States Government's attacks to intimidate individuals and organisations are an unprecedented escalation in defense of US corporations seeking to avoid regulation and criticism. This panel will examine the chilling effect these tactics can potentially have on the community of researchers, journalists, and former government officials who fight disinformation, propaganda and hate speech online. The panel will also discuss how some are fighting back against these tactics. Speakers: Claire Pershan, Coalition for Independent Technology Research Josephine Ballon, HateAid Chair: Gregory Rohde, EU DisinfoLabDay 1, October 7, 10:45 - 11:45 USA as a FIMI threat: acknowledge, adapt, push back #infospaces room: Alfa Presentations This session addresses one of the most uncomfortable questions in the counter-disinformation field today: how did the United States become a FIMI threat for Europe? The session will explore how the counters disinformation community rebuilds resilience without Washington, what solidarity looks like in a fractured transatlantic environment, and how to push back against on these operations. Speakers: Adam Fivenson, Center for Security, Innovation & New Technology at American University Alex Finley, Former officer of CIA's Directorate of Operations, Centre for Strategic Advantage Emerson Brooking, Nonresident Senior Fellow, DFRLab Chair: Carlos Hernández-Echevarría, Fundación Maldita.es
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@eliothiggins.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 9:41 AM

It would be great to get clarity on why so many state level supporters pulled out of #Disinfo2026. There's a stink of US meddling about it. I guess US FIMI is the acceptable version of FIMI.

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RRobin Berjon@robin.berjon.comOct 7, 2026, 8:26 AM

A running theme of #Disinfo2026h this year is about the US as FIMI actor. In a completely unrelated turn of events, a few sponsors pulled out at the last moment, including the @eudiplomacy.bsky.social (yet another case of our institutions making me ashamed to be European).

Panel showing sponsors of Disinfo2026, with three sponsors with white stickers over them: Canada, Lithuania, and the EEAS.
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@cathleen.eurosky.socialOct 7, 2026, 9:25 AM

On #DSA enforcement: civil society is increasingly treated as a systemic solution to a systemic problem ( #disinformation) — without systemic/sustainable funding.
Yes. And so much to unpack here.
#disinfo2026

@emma-briant.co.ukOct 7, 2026, 9:24 AM

What I find weird here is that it seems to be Canada and the EU that pulled out. These aren't exactly shy about standing up to disinfo actors applying pressure so I find this odd. Does anyone know if there was a statement from #disinfo2026?