Tactical Tech

📢The Digital Investigation Residency is open for applications! Europe-based journalists, fact-checkers & investigators, apply to this week-long event in Berlin on AI, critical climates & political influence! Financial support available💰. Apply by Aug 30: https://lnkd.in/eauBDfZR

"The governing body of international gymnastics has pushed for an AI-assisted aid for judges. But what justifies the tremendous expense for such a system?" Read "The AI Keeps the Score" by Dvora Meyers. Illustrations by Samar Hadddad. The Verge. https://lnkd.in/gDFsmFAy

[New Video Alert 🚨📢] The recording of our session with Nicola Bruno on tracking and investigating online disinformation networks is out! This talk covers key techniques and concepts related to networked disinformation and manipulation campaigns, along with the key players involved. 💡 Learn how to identify, map, and track disinformation across networks across various platforms using easily accessible online tools and case studies. 🎥 Watch now: https://lnkd.in/eFbh7eT9

Our latest edition of "In the Loop" is out! 🚀 In this edition: 📢 A call for participants for the Digital Investigation Residency 💰 Grants for Cross-Border Collaborative Investigations 💡 Resources and events on digital and media literacy worldwide, and more! 📧 Sign up for our monthly newsletter now to receive our new releases, open calls, and recommended resources directly in your inbox! 📧✨ Subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/en-GrpDr

📢 Call for participants! Tactical Tech invites journalists, fact-checkers, researchers, OSINT investigators, artists, and anyone passionate about investigations to apply to this week-long event in Berlin focused on AI, critical climates, and political influence! Deadline for applications: 📅 Aug 30. Financial support is available. 💰🌟🔍 Eligibility criteria and application process: ℹ️ https://lnkd.in/eauBDfZR                                                                                                                     🤝 #The Residency is hosted as a part of the Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative CIJI, an EU-funded project carried out by Delfi Lietuva, Free Press Unlimited, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Fundacja Reporterów & Tactical Tech in collaboration with the regional hubs led by Investigate Europe, #JournalistsinNeedNetwork and Rise Project România.

Over 5,000 LGBTQI+ people in 8 MENA countries reveal how police are weaponizing dating, messaging, and social media apps to persecute them. What can tech companies do to keep them safe? Explore the findings of this research by ARTICLE 19:  https://lnkd.in/g3i5iWBE

The first edition of "The Link" newsletter is out 🎉! Now, you will receive the latest updates for journalists in collaborative and investigative journalism: 📢 Open calls, jobs & opportunities 🛠️ Resources & tools 🌐 Events & training If you haven't signed up, hit this link: https://lnkd.in/eynQQRSZ 🤝 The Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative #CIJI is an EU-funded project carried out by Delfi Lietuva, Free Press Unlimited, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Fundacja Reporterów & Tactical Tech.

The cryptocurrency industry, led by a few wealthy entities & individuals, is heavily investing in politics to secure favorable policies, making it a top spender in the upcoming U.S. elections. Follow the crypto, a project by Molly White, spotlights this spending: https://lnkd.in/eW3K67Ks

With AI deepfakes on the rise, how will this shape our future? 🌐 Discover how AI-generated images 🖼️, text 📄, and video 📹 can change what we say, do, look like, and even our memories and afterlives. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dFEe-A6W

Grant opportunity💰! The Collaborative and Investigative Initiative- CIJI, invites applications for grants supporting cross-border collaborative investigative stories! Ten grants, each worth 10,000 EUR, will be awarded to teams of journalists producing impactful journalism that addresses critical issues in European societies. Independent media organizations, as well as staff and freelance journalists residing in the EU, are encouraged to apply. Apply by 9 Sept! https://lnkd.in/erBewtRy 🤝 #CIJI is an EU-funded project carried out by Delfi Lietuva, Free Press Unlimited, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Fundacja Reporterów & #TacticalTech in collaboration with the regional hubs led by Investigate Europe, #JournalistsinNeedNetwork and Rise Project România.