Gisela Pérez de Acha
@giselilla.bsky.social
Open Source Investigative Reporter. Founder and CEO of FactFinder. Formerly teaching OSINT at UC Berkeley. Mexicana. Polyglot. Nerd. More at www.giselaperezdeacha.com
Bárbara la Rosalía
August 25, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Bárbara la Rosalía
This week @eileenguo.bsky.social and I talked about our piece on the origins of “the censorship industrial complex” on @techpolicypress.bsky.social’s podcast. Listen here www.techpolicy.press/how-the-cens...
How the 'Censorship-Industrial Complex' Narrative Went From Fringe to Trump Policy
A conversation with Eileen Guo and Gisela Perez de Acha, two of three authors of an MIT Technology Review feature digging into the impact of the narrative.
www.techpolicy.press
August 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This week @eileenguo.bsky.social and I talked about our piece on the origins of “the censorship industrial complex” on @techpolicypress.bsky.social’s podcast. Listen here www.techpolicy.press/how-the-cens...
There’s a special place in hell for parents who let their kids listen to an iPad in max volume on a plane.
August 24, 2026 at 3:15 PM
There’s a special place in hell for parents who let their kids listen to an iPad in max volume on a plane.
Investigative reporting is hard. But this week a project that has been stuck for over three years is finally moving forward. I can't tell you relieved I feel. I just hope that it works.
August 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Investigative reporting is hard. But this week a project that has been stuck for over three years is finally moving forward. I can't tell you relieved I feel. I just hope that it works.
Reposted by Gisela Pérez de Acha
The belief in a non-existent "censorship industrial complex" now shapes American foreign policy.
A brilliant deep dive from the MIT Technology Review
www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
A brilliant deep dive from the MIT Technology Review
www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy
Narratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles for years; then they took hold of Washington. What—and who—is behind them?
www.technologyreview.com
August 8, 2026 at 11:58 AM
The belief in a non-existent "censorship industrial complex" now shapes American foreign policy.
A brilliant deep dive from the MIT Technology Review
www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
A brilliant deep dive from the MIT Technology Review
www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
Made with Maltego, my love
Benz—and others promoting it—has made a killing off of his ideas; he received over $ 500k in direct payments from a conservative org, Institute for Citizen-Focused Services in 2023 + 2024, + unknown amts via fiscal sponsors, X Premium + other platforms.
Not to mention new gov't positions.
Not to mention new gov't positions.
August 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Made with Maltego, my love
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How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy
Narratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles for years; then they took hold of Washington. What—and who—is behind them?
www.technologyreview.com
August 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
New story with @eileenguo.bsky.social + @cargocultscientist.bsky.social tracing the origins of the “censorship-industrial complex”: the idea that the right is being heavily censored online www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
via @technologyreview.com and @typeinvestigations.org
via @technologyreview.com and @typeinvestigations.org
How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy
Narratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles for years; then they took hold of Washington. What—and who—is behind them?
www.technologyreview.com
August 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
New story with @eileenguo.bsky.social + @cargocultscientist.bsky.social tracing the origins of the “censorship-industrial complex”: the idea that the right is being heavily censored online www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
via @technologyreview.com and @typeinvestigations.org
via @technologyreview.com and @typeinvestigations.org
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W/ith @giselilla.bsky.social + @cargocultscientist.bsky.social, I delved into the origins of the “censorship-industrial complex” idea, how it went from the fringes of the online right to a driver of Trump2 policy, + what it means for the Internet.
www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
How ideas of a vast censorship network moved from the online fringe to Trump policy
Narratives about a “censorship-industrial complex” spread in right-wing circles for years; then they took hold of Washington. What—and who—is behind them?
www.technologyreview.com
August 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
W/ith @giselilla.bsky.social + @cargocultscientist.bsky.social, I delved into the origins of the “censorship-industrial complex” idea, how it went from the fringes of the online right to a driver of Trump2 policy, + what it means for the Internet.
www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1...
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We’re back with a brand-new Bellingcat Open Source Challenge! This month they were created by a guest contributor who has manipulated a series of images. Can you spot what has been edited? Try them here: Challenge.bellingcat.com
July 8, 2026 at 8:33 AM
We’re back with a brand-new Bellingcat Open Source Challenge! This month they were created by a guest contributor who has manipulated a series of images. Can you spot what has been edited? Try them here: Challenge.bellingcat.com
I ran the @bellingcat.com challenges this month and OMG 🤯
The AI era is confusing for open source researchers. Most of this month's challenges lean straight into that (along with other "edits" that you have to spot)
Link here challenge.bellingcat.com
Let us know how you solved them!!!
The AI era is confusing for open source researchers. Most of this month's challenges lean straight into that (along with other "edits" that you have to spot)
Link here challenge.bellingcat.com
Let us know how you solved them!!!
July 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
I ran the @bellingcat.com challenges this month and OMG 🤯
The AI era is confusing for open source researchers. Most of this month's challenges lean straight into that (along with other "edits" that you have to spot)
Link here challenge.bellingcat.com
Let us know how you solved them!!!
The AI era is confusing for open source researchers. Most of this month's challenges lean straight into that (along with other "edits" that you have to spot)
Link here challenge.bellingcat.com
Let us know how you solved them!!!
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Spots for the OSINT Summit are flying fast. Join me and Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT, one of the best out there)
We'll cover cartels on social media, bombings and disinfo. Four days + recordings for only $99 USD
Register here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
We'll cover cartels on social media, bombings and disinfo. Four days + recordings for only $99 USD
Register here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
June 30, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Spots for the OSINT Summit are flying fast. Join me and Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT, one of the best out there)
We'll cover cartels on social media, bombings and disinfo. Four days + recordings for only $99 USD
Register here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
We'll cover cartels on social media, bombings and disinfo. Four days + recordings for only $99 USD
Register here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
Spots for the OSINT Summit are flying fast. Join me and Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT, one of the best out there)
We'll cover cartels on social media, bombings and disinfo. Four days + recordings for only $99 USD
Register here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
We'll cover cartels on social media, bombings and disinfo. Four days + recordings for only $99 USD
Register here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
June 30, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Spots for the OSINT Summit are flying fast. Join me and Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT, one of the best out there)
We'll cover cartels on social media, bombings and disinfo. Four days + recordings for only $99 USD
Register here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
We'll cover cartels on social media, bombings and disinfo. Four days + recordings for only $99 USD
Register here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
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I’m so excited to finally make this public!
Teaching a four-day Online OSINT Summit with the incredible Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT)
We’ll cover how to investigate bombings, disinfo and cartels
Info and registration here 👉🏼 gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
Teaching a four-day Online OSINT Summit with the incredible Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT)
We’ll cover how to investigate bombings, disinfo and cartels
Info and registration here 👉🏼 gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
June 29, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I’m so excited to finally make this public!
Teaching a four-day Online OSINT Summit with the incredible Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT)
We’ll cover how to investigate bombings, disinfo and cartels
Info and registration here 👉🏼 gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
Teaching a four-day Online OSINT Summit with the incredible Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT)
We’ll cover how to investigate bombings, disinfo and cartels
Info and registration here 👉🏼 gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
Reposted by Gisela Pérez de Acha
Incredibly excited to attend this four-day OSINT course by @giselilla.bsky.social and Haley Willis next month! Check out the page for details and to sign-up. The course will cover tools for investigating bombings, cartels, and disinfo. gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
June 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Incredibly excited to attend this four-day OSINT course by @giselilla.bsky.social and Haley Willis next month! Check out the page for details and to sign-up. The course will cover tools for investigating bombings, cartels, and disinfo. gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
I’m so excited to finally make this public!
Teaching a four-day Online OSINT Summit with the incredible Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT)
We’ll cover how to investigate bombings, disinfo and cartels
Info and registration here 👉🏼 gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
Teaching a four-day Online OSINT Summit with the incredible Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT)
We’ll cover how to investigate bombings, disinfo and cartels
Info and registration here 👉🏼 gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
June 29, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I’m so excited to finally make this public!
Teaching a four-day Online OSINT Summit with the incredible Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT)
We’ll cover how to investigate bombings, disinfo and cartels
Info and registration here 👉🏼 gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
Teaching a four-day Online OSINT Summit with the incredible Haley Willis (former Visual Investigations at the NYT)
We’ll cover how to investigate bombings, disinfo and cartels
Info and registration here 👉🏼 gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
I'm teaching an Online OSINT Summit with the amazing Haley Willis (former NYT OSINT reporter). This is for folks who want to level up their war & conflict research skills.
Get better bylines, better clients, better pay.
Details and tickets here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
Get better bylines, better clients, better pay.
Details and tickets here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
FactFinder OSINT Summit
Four days of live OSINT training for journalists, lawyers, and researchers who already know the basics. War, conflict, and disinformation. July 14–17.
gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com
June 25, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I'm teaching an Online OSINT Summit with the amazing Haley Willis (former NYT OSINT reporter). This is for folks who want to level up their war & conflict research skills.
Get better bylines, better clients, better pay.
Details and tickets here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
Get better bylines, better clients, better pay.
Details and tickets here gisela-perez-de-acha.mykajabi.com/osint_summit
This is such an important read
U.S. Tomahawk hit naval base beside Iranian school, video shows
From @malachy.bsky.social and @johnismay.bsky.social
Free gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...
From @malachy.bsky.social and @johnismay.bsky.social
Free gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...
U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
This is such an important read
This viz is awesome
Dual use: If we like it or not, all civilian sats have defence-related uses.
This video shows the Russian Arctic Metagaz LNG carrier exploding after reportedly being hit by Ukranian drones. It comes from @eumetsat.int's Meteosat-12, a weather satellite. Weather is civil, but we see so much more.
This video shows the Russian Arctic Metagaz LNG carrier exploding after reportedly being hit by Ukranian drones. It comes from @eumetsat.int's Meteosat-12, a weather satellite. Weather is civil, but we see so much more.
March 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
This viz is awesome
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Geoconfirmed Iran.
We mapped over 100 locations in the last 48 hours.
Visit our map: each pin includes the related footage and its verified geolocation when you click on it.
geoconfirmed.org/iran
For the BlueSky community, tag us in GeoLocations, they will be added to the map.
We mapped over 100 locations in the last 48 hours.
Visit our map: each pin includes the related footage and its verified geolocation when you click on it.
geoconfirmed.org/iran
For the BlueSky community, tag us in GeoLocations, they will be added to the map.
March 1, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Geoconfirmed Iran.
We mapped over 100 locations in the last 48 hours.
Visit our map: each pin includes the related footage and its verified geolocation when you click on it.
geoconfirmed.org/iran
For the BlueSky community, tag us in GeoLocations, they will be added to the map.
We mapped over 100 locations in the last 48 hours.
Visit our map: each pin includes the related footage and its verified geolocation when you click on it.
geoconfirmed.org/iran
For the BlueSky community, tag us in GeoLocations, they will be added to the map.
Reposted by Gisela Pérez de Acha
Jalisco and Guadalajara are tearing themselves apart right now.
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February 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Jalisco and Guadalajara are tearing themselves apart right now.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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"One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver."
The AP ID's four of the alleged narcoterrorist killed in early US maritime strikes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
The AP ID's four of the alleged narcoterrorist killed in early US maritime strikes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver."
The AP ID's four of the alleged narcoterrorist killed in early US maritime strikes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
The AP ID's four of the alleged narcoterrorist killed in early US maritime strikes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
God bless @propublica.org's Nonprofit Explorer projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/
I just love 990s and they made it so easy to find! Been here for hours
I just love 990s and they made it so easy to find! Been here for hours
Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
God bless @propublica.org's Nonprofit Explorer projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/
I just love 990s and they made it so easy to find! Been here for hours
I just love 990s and they made it so easy to find! Been here for hours
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped Tuesday by a man on the street who kissed her neck and touched her chest.
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Mexico's president was groped on the street. Now she's waging war on rampant sexual harassment
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's first female president, is pushing measures against sexual harassment after she was groped by a stranger on the street.
www.latimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped Tuesday by a man on the street who kissed her neck and touched her chest.
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
“If they do this to the president," she said, "what must happen to all the young women women?"
She's calling for new measures to end harassment
www.latimes.com/world-nation...