DIGIEFFECT

Digital skills for democratic resilience: exchanging research and good practices across academics, regulators and practitioners @DIGIEFFECT_EU @UBBTechTransfer @UniStrathNews #RELINK2 #COSTAction #disinformation @DigitalSkillsEU @DigitalEU @CORDIS_EU #DemocracyMatters

So why was X suspended in Brazil in 2024? Carla Watanabe and Marcio Cunha Filho, University of Brasilia explain in the new DIGIEFFECT guest blog ✍️: digieffect.eu/suspension-of-… #disinformation #ruleoflaw #FreedomOfSpeech #Cyberattack #democracymatters @DigitalEU @DigitalSkillsEU

Interview alert ✍️: Discussion around the systemic, societal and individual risks of electoral campaigns in the on-line environment on pg. 7 of the Portugal Diplomático June 2025: XIª Edição Portugal Diplomático portugaldiplomatico.com/2025/06/30/xia… @AiRisks @BorzGabriela #NextGenerationEU

#academic #practitioner #regulator workshops can work very well! @DIGIEFFECT_EU @COSTprogramme #RELINK2 #COSTACTION #CA23114 #DEMOCRACY @eprc_eu @StrathPolIR @CORDIS_EU @fspc #democracy #AI

EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos told MEPs that Montenegro and Albania could possibly join the EU as soon as 2028. buff.ly/40yzWS4

Political parties about digital campaigns: Top 3 +: catch-all voters/promote candidates/specific audiences Top 3 -: disinformation/misinformation/misperception of party programme. doi.org/10.56367/oag-0… #elections2025 @CORDIS_EU @DigitalSkillsEU @HLDemoDigital @DigitalEU

Freedoms of expression versus online safety? Just before the 2025 electoral campaign, Albania has banned TikTok for a year. Ersida Teliti and Olta Stasa (University of Tirana) discuss this decision in Digieffect blog#7: digieffect.eu/tiktok-human-r… #Elections2025 #humanrights

'Petfluencers' are becoming more popular than humans on social media according to a new @UniStrathclyde study. tinyurl.com/mvct5373

Ahead of May 2025 elections, here is a recap of 2024 (Digital) Election Forensics Romania. Check out DIGIEFFECT research report no. 2: digieffect.eu/wp-content/upl… Highlights: - disinformation narratives - tone of campaigning - party expenditure. #Disinformation #Elections2025

COST Relink2 23114 brainstorming on future digital research endeavours. @COSTprogramme @SandriGiulia @oscar_barbera @JasFitzpatrick

Today is International Fact-Checking Day ✔️ Independent fact-checking is more important than ever. Before you share: ✅ Is it from a reliable source? 🔍 Can it be verified elsewhere? 📢 Is it informing or manipulating?

Followers of digital politics and political parties, check out our results from the DIGIEFFECT party survey (2024) across Europe: Report: 📜 digieffect.eu/wp-content/upl… @EUvsDisinfo @CORDIS_EU @DigitalEU

Disinformation narratives: 2024 elections in Georgia Check out the new DIGIEFFECT guest blog by Elita Khmelidze, University of Padova: digieffect.eu/disinformation… @DigitalEU @EUvsDisinfo @CORDIS_EU

🇷🇴 The #RomaniaElections reveal the dangers of unregulated digital electoral campaigning, argues @BorzGabriela of @DIGIEFFECT_EU. 📲⚠️ To combat the risks and harvest the benefits of technology, democracies should take urgent regulatory measures. bit.ly/4agaCUb

66 000 fake accounts and 10 million fake followers were removed, just on TikTok and just for Romania’s election. The scale is SHOCKING: we’re not talking hundreds or thousands of posts, but MILLIONS - every single day!

ecpr.eu/Events/Event/S… @ECPR @ECPR_SGEU @ECPR_SG_Parties @ECPR_PolCom @SG_IandP @rc10edemocracy @CES_Europe

#COSTactions networking on digital technologies works; 31 academics still smiling after the morning session for RELINK2 23114 @COSTprogramme