Russia’s first federal AI law is now in effect... and Moscow wants to export its vision of “sovereign AI” abroad. But what kind of sovereignty will its customers actually get? The DFRLab's @buziashvili.bsky.social examines Russia’s emerging AI strategy: bit.ly/4ydSTaF

Russia wants to sell ‘sovereign AI’ abroad. Here’s what it’s really selling.

Russia’s new AI law puts domestic models under state control. Moscow now wants to sell the same model abroad.

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The transatlantic digital relationship faces a growing trust deficit 🇪🇺🇺🇸 As the EU pursues digital sovereignty and the US prioritizes tech dominance, @markscott.bsky.social examines what the divide means for digital policy. bit.ly/4y5j0kd

Sovereignty without borders: Decoding the transatlantic digital relationship at a time of change

An examination of the current EU–US trust deficit and its implications for digital policymaking.

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Trustworthy AI won't be built by principles alone. It requires institutions that can test systems, share knowledge, coordinate responses, and build confidence across borders. That's the next challenge for AI governance. Read more: bit.ly/3TkQyvx

Want AI you can trust? Start by building the right institutions.

Strengthening regional capacity on AI trust and safety could ultimately prove more valuable than establishing isolated national institutions.

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📅 TODAY | 11:30 AM ET Who will finance the future of global connectivity? 🛜 Join us for a discussion with @kentonthibaut.bsky.social and Jochai Ben-Avie on the financing models, partnerships, and policies that will shape the next generation of digital infrastructure. 🔗 bit.ly/4v759c4

Financing the future of connectivity

This high-level discussion explores how the United States and its allies can finance global digital infrastructure to compete with China and close the digital divide.

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A new investigation from the DFRLab & @civilnet.bsky.social finds that Evrazia, a Russian org sanctioned by the US, EU, and UK, has been replicating its Moldovan election interference model in the lead up to Armenia's June 7 elections bit.ly/4abdjYk

From Chisinau to Yerevan: How Russia's Evrazia brought its Moldova playbook to Armenia

Russia is using sanctioned NGOs to influence elections and undermine pro-Western governments

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If you attended @stratcomcoe.bsky.social's #RigaStratComDialogue this week, there's a good chance you ran into a DFRLaber. From disrupting information threats to exploring AI’s impact on strategic communications, our team was all over the agenda. Check out some of our fav memories 👇

🚨DEADLINE EXTENDED 🚨 Good news: There's more time to apply to our 2026 cohort! We've extended the Digital Sherlocks deadline to 21 April @ 23:59 ET. Apply now: bit.ly/47JLw02

🚨DEADLINE EXTENDED 🚨 Good news: There's more time to apply to our 2026 cohort! We've extended the Digital Sherlocks deadline to 21 April @ 23:59 ET. Apply now: bit.ly/47JLw02

If you’re working in journalism, research, or civil society and trying to make sense of what’s happening online...Digital Sherlocks is for you. Applications for our 2026 cohort close soon. Apply now: bit.ly/47JLw02

#ICYMI: Applications are due April 14th @ 23:59 ET 🚨 🔗 bit.ly/47JLw02

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Applications are now open for Digital Sherlocks 2026 🕵️‍♀️ Join a global cohort learning how to investigate online information, track influence operations, and strengthen information integrity. 🗓 Apply by April 14 🔗 bit.ly/47JLw02

Applications are now open for @dfrlab.bsky.social's Digital Sherlocks 2026 program🕵️‍♀️ Join a global cohort learning how to investigate online information, track influence operations, and strengthen information integrity. 🗓 Apply by April 14 🔗 form.jotform.com/260633500818...

2026 Digital Sherlocks Application

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1/ I have exciting news: @dfrlab.bsky.social ‘s Digital Sherlocks is back! 🎉 This one is personal — as a #DigitalSherlocks alumna myself, managing and relaunching the program is a special moment. For the first time, we are also partnering with @penn-mediated.bsky.social !

1/5 BERLIN: On Apr 1, JHR hosted an urgent conversation on #transnationalrepression w the Canadian Embassy in Germany & @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's @dfrlab.bsky.social. ft. a powerhouse panel that has endured the lived reality of TNR + bravely continues to speak truth to power. 👇 📸: Jens Schicke

Applications are now open for Digital Sherlocks 2026 🕵️‍♀️ Join a global cohort learning how to investigate online information, track influence operations, and strengthen information integrity. 🗓 Apply by April 14 🔗 bit.ly/47JLw02

Read the report at @dfrlab.bsky.social. Share it with policymakers, human rights advocates, and anyone working on Venezuela's transition. dfrlab.org/wp-content/u...

Venezuela's surveillance state did not fall with Maduro. The system is still running under Delcy Rodríguez. A joint research between @conexionsegura.bsky.social and the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Democracy + Tech Initiative documents the repressive infrastructure. dfrlab.org/2026/03/26/w...

Watch the Watchers: Surveillance technologies for political control in Venezuela

Despite changes in leadership, Venezuela's extensive surveillance infrastructure remains fully operational.

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Today @ 10AM ET 🚀 Tune in as @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Democracy + Tech Initiative & @conexionsegura.bsky.social launch the most comprehensive analysis to date of Venezuela’s massive surveillance system 🇻🇪 Register: t.co/l2QJPjyzaK

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Venezuela’s surveillance system spans AI CCTV, telecom interception, and more 🇻🇪 📞 Join us March 26 for the launch of "Watch the Watchers" where experts will discuss what this means for Venezuela's political future. Register: bit.ly/4uQGrNi

Venezuela’s surveillance system spans AI CCTV, telecom interception, and more 🇻🇪 📞 Join us March 26 for the launch of "Watch the Watchers" where experts will discuss what this means for Venezuela's political future. Register: bit.ly/4uQGrNi

Still watching: How Venezuela deploys surveillance to maintain political control

The Atlantic Council's Democracy + Tech Initiative and Conexión Segura y Libre present the most comprehensive analysis to date of Venezuela's massive surveillance system, which is still operational af...

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Apply by March 1 for the Latinos, Media, and Democracy Program, in collaboration with the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social @dfrlab.bsky.social ddia.org/en/LMDP-2026

Latinos, Media, and Democracy Program (LMDP) 2026 - The AI Edition

DDIA’s Latinos, Media, and Democracy Program (LMDP) 2026 - The AI Edition is an 8-week capacity-building program designed to support Latino journalists, content creators, media professionals, and civi...

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A new entity controlling TikTok in the US is being sold as a step toward addressing foreign influence and data security concerns, writes Kenton Thibaut. But China’s influence campaigns and access to data on Americans do not rely on TikTok.

TikTok’s new ownership structure doesn’t solve security concerns for Americans

The deal does little to address the systemic challenges of information manipulation, foreign influence, and data exploitation on the platform.

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Charlie Kirk's shooting drove widespread awareness, transforming him into a household name in Canada. As polarized online discussions spread, the CDMRN launched a joint-investigation with MEO, @disinfowatch.bsky.social, @dfrlab.bsky.social & @pearl-uoft.bsky.social 🧵 #cdnpoli

I discussed Iran’s internet blackout with the New York Times. The information void is actively being filled with influence ops from Iran’s adversaries and allies. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/b... @dfrlab.bsky.social

Battles Over Truth Rage Online Amid Iran’s Internet Blackout

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@nosumacero.bsky.social joins Osavul for a conversation about Venezuela's complex information environment, unpacking the intricate relationship between power, narratives, and technology in Venezuela's ongoing struggle for freedom and democracy 🇻🇪 🎥 bit.ly/4jQLWqf

🚨 How do we move beyond tracking individual incidents to understanding how influence actually works? A new report w/ @disinfo.eu @checkfirst.network @viginum.bsky.social, Cassini, @diplo.de @eudiplomacy.bsky.social offers a framework to analyze #FIMI at the operational level. 🔗 bit.ly/49UtAkx

Spoke to the Washington Post for this article about @dfrlab.bsky.social’s research into the online chaos that followed Maduro’s capture.

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Russia and China have launched influence operations to quickly capitalize on controversy — this time surrounding the U.S. operation to seize the Venezuelan president — by spreading conspiracy theories and disingenuous content, researchers said.

🤖🇻🇪 Following #MadurosCapture, Chinese state-linked actors pushed a deliberate narrative online: the US is an destabilizing hegemon while Beijing is a defender of international law. @kentonthibaut.bsky.social unpacks the digital narrative battle fueled by memes & AI: bit.ly/49xWLIZ

AI, memes, and hashtags: How China is battling the US online over Venezuela

Chinese state media and inauthentic accounts promoted narratives of US decline.

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Russia and China have launched influence operations to quickly capitalize on controversy — this time surrounding the U.S. operation to seize the Venezuelan president — by spreading conspiracy theories and disingenuous content, researchers said.

How China and Russia are using Maduro’s capture to sway U.S. discourse

Chinese and Russian influence operations have sought to capitalize on the U.S. operation in Venezuela by spreading conspiracy theories, confusion and inflammatory claims, researchers say.

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#ICYMI: @washingtonpost.com reports on how foreign actors reframed the Venezuela operation globally, drawing on new insights from DFRLab's @laylam.bsky.social @buziashvili.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social & @nosumacero.bsky.social 🇻🇪

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 8mo ago

Russia and China have launched influence operations to quickly capitalize on controversy — this time surrounding the U.S. operation to seize the Venezuelan president — by spreading conspiracy theories and disingenuous content, researchers said.

Russia’s influence networks didn’t wait. Within hours of #NicolásMadurosCapture, pro-Kremlin actors launched coordinated narratives aimed at diluting US credibility online. 🔎 Analysis from @buziashvili.bsky.social tracks how it unfolded: bit.ly/4aOM5YI

Delcy Rodríguez's role as Venezuela's acting president is an impossible balancing act: satisfy Trump's demands, maintain support from the Chavista coalition, and keep alliances with China, Cuba, Iran, and Russia. www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/d... @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social

Delcy Rodríguez’s untenable balancing act

Venezuela’s new acting president must choose between accommodating the Trump administration’s demands and preserving unity among the regime’s Chavista base.

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