@checkfirst.networkDemocracy dies in silence. We refuse to keep quiet.
CheckFirst supports @disinfo.eu and joins 70 organisations in urging the European Parliament to condemn all foreign interference.
Under US pressure, sponsors pulled out of #Disinfo2026. The EU must stand firm.
@glenkcampbell.bsky.social'If the most powerful among us aren’t willing to take risks, then why should the most vulnerable?'
On the cancellation of sponsoring #Disinfo2026
@serritzlev.bsky.socialJeg skrev i sidste uge om, at sponsorer trak sig fra desinformationskonferencen #Disinfo2026 arrangeret af
@disinfo.eu. Dette skete angiveligt efter pres fra USA, fordi USA blev behandlet som en påvirkningsaktør. I dag uddyber jeg på @olfi.bsky.social en sag, der handler om mere end sponsorater:
@emaenoiaen.bsky.socialTwo Targets, One Tactic as US Sanctions ICC and Silences #DisInfo2026
What may appear as two separate attempts by the US to silence facts, are both part of the same tactic to suppress justice, says Jeanne Sulzer.
@ccan-news.mastodon.xyz.ap.brid.gyTwo Targets, One Tactic as US Sanctions ICC and Silences #DisInfo2026 - Tech Policy Press #ChristchurchCall
https://techpolicy.press/two-targets-one-tactic-as-us-sanctions-icc-and-silences-disinfo2026
The US government is accused of using sanctions and political pressure to undermine the […]
@botsocialista.ursal.zone.ap.brid.gyTwo Targets, One Tactic as US Sanctions ICC and Silences #DisInfo2026
- bstecpol
https://techpolicy.press/two-targets-one-tactic-as-us-sanctions-icc-and-silences-disinfo2026
@h-a-n-a.eurosky.socialThis 🧵 must also be seen in the #Disinfo2026 feed. And will probably be discussed and studied for the #Disinfo2027 conference.
@cemas.ioDie #Disinfo2026 in Vilnius war trotz dieser Eingriffsversuche wieder ein wertvoller Ort des Austauschs für die Research-Community rund um Desinformation. Für wirksame gesellschaftliche Schutz- und Gegenmaßnahmen braucht es die Forschung – und diese lebt vom int. Austausch und offenen Diskussionen.
@cemas.ioLetzte Woche fand in Vilnius die #Disinfo2026 des @disinfo.eu statt. Die Fachkonferenz gehört zu den wichtigsten im Forschungsfeld Desinformation. Unsere Researcherinnen @jsmirnova.bsky.social und @leafruehwirth.bsky.social waren wieder vor Ort, um sich über die aktuelle Forschung auszutauschen.
@davanac.bsky.socialÀ Vilnius, le service diplomatique de l'UE, le Canada et la Lituanie se retirent du parrainage de #Disinfo2026. En cause, un débat demandant si les États-Unis peuvent être source de manipulation de l'information.
@ullae.bsky.socialAußerdem hat auf der #disinfo2026 ein bekannter MAGA-naher Aktivist versucht, die Speaker mit seltsamen Mails unter Druck zu setzen. Darüber hsb ich mit @benmshultz.net gesprochen.
@ullae.bsky.socialIch war letzte Woche bei der #disinfo2026 in Vilnius, als Sponsoren auf US-Druck abgesprungen sind. Dort habe ich auch eine IStGH-Richterin getroffen, die seit über einem Jahr unter US-Sanktionen lebt. Sie ist ausgesperrt aus der digitalen Welt.
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@desinformantebr.bsky.socialO tema esteve em debate no #Disinfo2026, conferência internacional sobre desinformação realizada na Lituânia, que também discutiu o papel dos próprios EUA nesse tipo de operação.
@scarnecchia.netGreat post from @ninajankowicz.com on last weeks pressure campaign from the Trump administration and Michael Shellenberger around #Disinfo2026. Make no mistake, this is a Putinesque attempt to shut down civil society and curtail the free speech of researchers and advocates.
@rimgaile.bsky.socialHere's my two cents. Last week Lithuanian MFA withdrew their support from #disinfo2026 conference, because it "did not align with the government’s positions and Lithuania’s national interests", while the minister said that "the conference organisers “went way overboard and made a huge blunder”.
@bsog.beMore than 650 participants gathered for Disinfo 2026 to discuss the latest challenges in tackling disinformation.
Dr. Nathalie van Raemdonck and Dr. Nadia Tjahja presented their projects connecting with experts and exploring new opportunities for collaboration.
#Disinfo2026 #ANTIGONE #EDMOBELUX
@iotechris.bsky.socialI mentioned those examples but the scope of overt & less-obvious US influence goes across technology, bioscience, & other facets of the world that may not touch individual citizens directly but constrain companies & governments. Witness the arm-twisting that affected sponsors of #Disinfo2026.
@benmshultz.netI was pleased to share my thoughts on #Disinfo2026 with CBC Radio's "The House" yesterday.
The way the White House is acting—silencing researchers, aggression towards Greenland and even Alberta's referendum—reeks badly of Putin's activities in many parts of the world.
@mschenk.bsky.socialI was just interviewed on the radio by the public broadcaster in Belgium (VRT) about the FIMI diplomatic debacle at #Disinfo2026 ... and after the interview they played "Barbra Streisand" by Duck Sauce (I mentioned the conference organizers played it as one of the first songs at the social event) 🙂
@brenttoderian.bsky.social“EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request.
Lithuania/Canada were also pressured to withdraw…days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website.”
So the US used disinformation to undermine a disinformation conference telling the truth about US disinformation.