60 acast.com WAR AGAINST THE TROLLS https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls en Ted ODOLANT fake news,disinformation,information warfare,information,information war,war,ukraine,china,nato,bot,russia,deep fake,AI,algorithm,troll Ted ODOLANT WAR AGAINST THE TROLLS is a podcast dedicated to information warfare. Its aim is to give the floor to specialists on the subject – researchers, academics, Defense personnel, journalists... – in order to discuss the latest news and the mechanisms of this warfare.


The views expressed by the host are its own and not those of any organization.

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The views expressed by the host are its own and not those of any organization.

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]]> false Ted ODOLANT info+66864c32796f61254a84418a@mg-eu.acast.com 66864c32796f61254a84418a war-against-the-trolls episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66864c32796f61254a84418a/1720361635148-017abc5a5049021839d0043577e471d2.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls WAR AGAINST THE TROLLS S02E08 Investigating Romania’s Election Interference S02E08 Investigating Romania’s Election Interference Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:10:23 GMT 26:44 67bb72a019249d0c1a30396d false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/s02e08-investigating-romanias-election-interference 67bb72a019249d0c1a30396d 66864c32796f61254a84418a s02e08-investigating-romanias-election-interference w/ Andra-Lucia MARTINESCU, researcher at the Foreign Policy Center full 2 8 From dormant accounts and algorithm manipulation to cyber attacks and foreign-backed networks, check out the findings of Andra-Lucia MARTINESCU, researcher at the Policy Center in London, as she investigates Romania's election interference. 


To read the report co-signed by Andra-Lucia Martinescu, Sorina Stallard, Alina Balatchi-Lupascu, Mihai George Forlafu, and the Osavul Data Team: https://fpc.org.uk/networks-of-influence-decoding-foreign-meddling-in-romanias-elections-a-collaborative-investigation-into-disinformation-campaigns-and-influence-operation/


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]]> From dormant accounts and algorithm manipulation to cyber attacks and foreign-backed networks, check out the findings of Andra-Lucia MARTINESCU, researcher at the Policy Center in London, as she investigates Romania's election interference. 


To read the report co-signed by Andra-Lucia Martinescu, Sorina Stallard, Alina Balatchi-Lupascu, Mihai George Forlafu, and the Osavul Data Team: https://fpc.org.uk/networks-of-influence-decoding-foreign-meddling-in-romanias-elections-a-collaborative-investigation-into-disinformation-campaigns-and-influence-operation/


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]]> S02E07 Big Laws for Big Tech S02E07 Big Laws for Big Tech Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:53:07 GMT 35:23 67b234144d9bd1092c7a70d1 false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/big-laws-for-big-tech 67b234144d9bd1092c7a70d1 66864c32796f61254a84418a big-laws-for-big-tech w/ Alexandre ALAPHILIPPE, Executive Director at EU DisinfoLab full 2 7 Big Tech is dropping fact-checking. Sit down with Alexandre ALAPHILIPPE, Executive Director at EU DisinfoLab, as he pleads for enforcing the Digital Services Act (DSA) and European regulations to effectively hold tech giants responsible for the spread of disinformation.


To check out EU DisinfoLab's website: https://www.disinfo.eu/

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]]> Big Tech is dropping fact-checking. Sit down with Alexandre ALAPHILIPPE, Executive Director at EU DisinfoLab, as he pleads for enforcing the Digital Services Act (DSA) and European regulations to effectively hold tech giants responsible for the spread of disinformation.


To check out EU DisinfoLab's website: https://www.disinfo.eu/

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]]> S02E06 Stop the Hype S02E06 Stop the Hype Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:10:31 GMT 43:25 67a8e1889c6f7f7f285c1e77 false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/s02e06-stop-the-hype 67a8e1889c6f7f7f285c1e77 66864c32796f61254a84418a s02e06-stop-the-hype w/ Gavin WILDE, researcher and senior fellow at Carnegie full 2 6 Are Western democracies helping their adversaries by overreacting to foreign propaganda? Join Gavin WILDE, senior researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, senior fellow at Carnegie, and former Russia analyst at the U. S. Department of Defense, explains why he thinks some countermeasures might be doing more harm than good, and elaborates on lessons learned since 2016.


Read Gavin's article "From Panic to Policy: The Limits of Foreign Propaganda and the Foundations of an Effective Response": https://tnsr.org/2024/03/from-panic-to-policy-the-limits-of-foreign-propaganda-and-the-foundations-of-an-effective-response/

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]]> Are Western democracies helping their adversaries by overreacting to foreign propaganda? Join Gavin WILDE, senior researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, senior fellow at Carnegie, and former Russia analyst at the U. S. Department of Defense, explains why he thinks some countermeasures might be doing more harm than good, and elaborates on lessons learned since 2016.


Read Gavin's article "From Panic to Policy: The Limits of Foreign Propaganda and the Foundations of an Effective Response": https://tnsr.org/2024/03/from-panic-to-policy-the-limits-of-foreign-propaganda-and-the-foundations-of-an-effective-response/

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]]> S02E05 Fighting Disinformation in Ukraine S02E05 Fighting Disinformation in Ukraine Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:46:38 GMT 49:43 679f4d10c4b7d8845bc36831 false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/s02e05-fighting-disinformation-in-ukraine 679f4d10c4b7d8845bc36831 66864c32796f61254a84418a s02e05-fighting-disinformation-in-ukraine w/ Anayit KHOPERIYA, Deputy Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation full 2 5

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]]> S02E04 D-RAIL S02E04 D-RAIL Sun, 26 Jan 2025 16:40:22 GMT 50:21 67966576c27e8803f61975ec false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/s02e04-d-rail 67966576c27e8803f61975ec 66864c32796f61254a84418a s02e04-d-rail w/ Carl MILLER, digital researcher, author, and international speaker full 2 4

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]]> S02E03 VIGINUM – Detecting and Characterizing Foreign Digital Interference S02E03 VIGINUM – Detecting and Characterizing Foreign Digital Interference Sun, 19 Jan 2025 16:12:31 GMT 44:53 678d246d5c9549fc00c62087 false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/s02e03-viginum-detecting-and-characterizing-foreign-digital- 678d246d5c9549fc00c62087 66864c32796f61254a84418a s02e03-viginum-detecting-and-characterizing-foreign-digital- full 2 3

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]]> S02E02 Military Blogger: On the Front Line of Information Warfare S02E02 Military Blogger: On the Front Line of Information Warfare Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:57:42 GMT 50:24 6784f1a75eea4bcf1b80f400 false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/military-blogger-on-the-frontline-of-information-warfare 6784f1a75eea4bcf1b80f400 66864c32796f61254a84418a military-blogger-on-the-frontline-of-information-warfare w/ Artur REHI, Estonian military blogger full 2 2 Follow Artur REHI, an Estonian military blogger cumulating 900,000 followers on YouTube, on the frontline of modern information warfare.


Special thanks to the Radisson Blu Hotel Olümpia, in Tallinn, for letting us record this episode in their conference center!


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]]> Follow Artur REHI, an Estonian military blogger cumulating 900,000 followers on YouTube, on the frontline of modern information warfare.


Special thanks to the Radisson Blu Hotel Olümpia, in Tallinn, for letting us record this episode in their conference center!


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]]> S02E01 Leading Through the Power of Words S02E01 Leading Through the Power of Words Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:46:14 GMT 1:00:36 677ae187d83630b6e36fbf69 false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/s02e01-leading-through-the-power-of-words 677ae187d83630b6e36fbf69 66864c32796f61254a84418a s02e01-leading-through-the-power-of-words w/ Admiral Rob BAUER, NATO’s Chair of the Military Committee, and his StratCom and Public Affairs advisor, Eleonora RUSSELL full 2 1

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]]> S01E08 In the Armory : Blackbird.AI S01E08 In the Armory : Blackbird.AI Sun, 25 Aug 2024 14:35:40 GMT 1:00:14 66cb413c451ebdde6bbb4d61 false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/08-in-the-armory-blackbirdai 66cb413c451ebdde6bbb4d61 66864c32796f61254a84418a 08-in-the-armory-blackbirdai w/ Wasim KHALED, CEO and co-founder at Blackbird.AI full 1 8 The "In the Armory" series spotlights resources available to analysts and communicators engaged in the war against the trolls.


In this episode, we feature Blackbird.AI, an AI-driven SaaS platform that enables professionals in both the public and private sectors to assess the information environment, with Wasim KHALED, CEO and co-founder of the company.

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]]> The "In the Armory" series spotlights resources available to analysts and communicators engaged in the war against the trolls.


In this episode, we feature Blackbird.AI, an AI-driven SaaS platform that enables professionals in both the public and private sectors to assess the information environment, with Wasim KHALED, CEO and co-founder of the company.

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]]> S01E07 Understanding the Information Environment S01E07 Understanding the Information Environment Sun, 18 Aug 2024 16:45:40 GMT 52:50 66c1c099930b5815c2e8ce3e false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/07-understanding-the-information-environment 66c1c099930b5815c2e8ce3e 66864c32796f61254a84418a 07-understanding-the-information-environment w/ Elizabeth FRY, Head of Communications Assessment and Analysis at NATO (J10) full 1 7

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]]> S01E06 The Evolution of Propaganda S01E06 The Evolution of Propaganda Sun, 11 Aug 2024 15:04:45 GMT 42:07 66b8d30eb8a9dd25a4a69d5c false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/the-evolution-f-propaganda 66b8d30eb8a9dd25a4a69d5c 66864c32796f61254a84418a the-evolution-f-propaganda w/ David COLON, researcher at Sciences Po Paris specialized in propaganda and persuation techniques. full 1 6

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]]> S01E05 NATO countering FIMI S01E05 NATO countering FIMI Sun, 04 Aug 2024 15:26:02 GMT 44:58 66af9d8b44772a5daa4ac85c false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/05-nato-countering-fimi 66af9d8b44772a5daa4ac85c 66864c32796f61254a84418a 05-nato-countering-fimi w/ Marie-Doha BESANCENOT, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy full 1 5

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]]> S01E04 Operation Overload S01E04 Operation Overload Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:04:30 GMT 1:12:45 66a67a1e64c9287932cd3e0c false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/04-operation-overload 66a67a1e64c9287932cd3e0c 66864c32796f61254a84418a 04-operation-overload w/ Guillaume KUSTER, CEO and co-founder at Check First full 1 4

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]]> S01E03 Journalism vs. Propaganda S01E03 Journalism vs. Propaganda Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:14:53 GMT 53:43 669cfbc1cb49f293069d76ea false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/03-journalism-vs-propaganda 669cfbc1cb49f293069d76ea 66864c32796f61254a84418a 03-journalism-vs-propaganda w/ Thibaut BRUTTIN, Director General at RSF full 1 3

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]]> <![CDATA[S01E02 Uncovering The Kremlin's Trolls]]> Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:17:59 GMT 1:01:16 6693fa12ade4ffab3e11b3c3 false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/02-uncovering-the-kremlins-trolls 6693fa12ade4ffab3e11b3c3 66864c32796f61254a84418a 02-uncovering-the-kremlins-trolls full 1 2

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]]> S01E01 NATO StratCom For The Win S01E01 NATO StratCom For The Win Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:37:35 GMT 1:04:05 668a9a2019ce290b0bd4dae9 false https://shows.acast.com/war-against-the-trolls/episodes/01natos-military-strategic-communications 668a9a2019ce290b0bd4dae9 66864c32796f61254a84418a 01natos-military-strategic-communications w/ Jay JANZEN, Strategic Communications Director (J10) at NATO full 1 1

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