New interview with me by the Saufex Podcast, Saufex is an EU horizon funded project on countering Foreign Manipulation Information and Interference. m.soundcloud.com/saufex/emma-...
Emma Briant, Privacy, Data and the Digital Influence Industry
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October 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New interview with me by the Saufex Podcast, Saufex is an EU horizon funded project on countering Foreign Manipulation Information and Interference. m.soundcloud.com/saufex/emma-...
20 September 2024: SAUFEX argues the first rule of involving citizens is to never label them "them" — it's "us" we defend (blog post #17).
Read more: saufex.eu/insights/17-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU
Read more: saufex.eu/insights/17-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU
September 30, 2026 at 11:26 AM
20 September 2024: SAUFEX argues the first rule of involving citizens is to never label them "them" — it's "us" we defend (blog post #17).
Read more: saufex.eu/insights/17-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU
Read more: saufex.eu/insights/17-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU
Principle 05 of the SAUFEX manifesto: FIMI is a mandate, not a problem definition.
Our six principles: saufex.eu
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
Our six principles: saufex.eu
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
SAUFEX — Fighting Information Manipulation
EU Horizon Europe funded research initiative combating foreign information manipulation and interference.
saufex.eu
July 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Principle 05 of the SAUFEX manifesto: FIMI is a mandate, not a problem definition.
Our six principles: saufex.eu
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
Our six principles: saufex.eu
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
Empower, not impose.
The public isn't a risk to be contained; it's the largest resilience asset we have — if we treat it that way. Bring people in. Don't lecture them out.
That's the whole-of-society design SAUFEX keeps arguing for.
More: saufex.eu/insights/
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU
The public isn't a risk to be contained; it's the largest resilience asset we have — if we treat it that way. Bring people in. Don't lecture them out.
That's the whole-of-society design SAUFEX keeps arguing for.
More: saufex.eu/insights/
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU
October 1, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Empower, not impose.
The public isn't a risk to be contained; it's the largest resilience asset we have — if we treat it that way. Bring people in. Don't lecture them out.
That's the whole-of-society design SAUFEX keeps arguing for.
More: saufex.eu/insights/
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU
The public isn't a risk to be contained; it's the largest resilience asset we have — if we treat it that way. Bring people in. Don't lecture them out.
That's the whole-of-society design SAUFEX keeps arguing for.
More: saufex.eu/insights/
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU
SAUFEX joined ATHENA, EU-HYBNET, FERMI and VIGILANT on a cluster policy brief with ten recommendations to counter FIMI — a rare moment of alignment across five Horizon Europe consortia.
Read it: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #DSA #EU #HorizonEurope #policy
Read it: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #DSA #EU #HorizonEurope #policy
August 13, 2026 at 8:22 AM
SAUFEX joined ATHENA, EU-HYBNET, FERMI and VIGILANT on a cluster policy brief with ten recommendations to counter FIMI — a rare moment of alignment across five Horizon Europe consortia.
Read it: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #DSA #EU #HorizonEurope #policy
Read it: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #DSA #EU #HorizonEurope #policy
RESONANT’s FIMI cluster held a 3-hour online meeting on Friday, 17 April, 2026, where partners presented the underpinnings of their research and recent achievements. Besides RESONANT, the projects presented included DE-CONSPIRATOR, ADAC.io, ARM, ATHENA, and SAUFEX.
April 24, 2026 at 8:55 AM
RESONANT’s FIMI cluster held a 3-hour online meeting on Friday, 17 April, 2026, where partners presented the underpinnings of their research and recent achievements. Besides RESONANT, the projects presented included DE-CONSPIRATOR, ADAC.io, ARM, ATHENA, and SAUFEX.
On 11 February 2025, after presenting in Brussels, SAUFEX blog post #33 refined our Resilience Council proposal: an all-of-society body that complements existing EU institutions rather than duplicating them.
The full SAUFEX position: saufex.eu/insights/33-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
The full SAUFEX position: saufex.eu/insights/33-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
(33) Proposal for the creation of the European Resilience Council - revisited | SAUFEX
A description of the future European Resilience Council when taking Member States' responses to an earlier proposal into consideration.
saufex.eu
July 22, 2026 at 8:56 AM
On 11 February 2025, after presenting in Brussels, SAUFEX blog post #33 refined our Resilience Council proposal: an all-of-society body that complements existing EU institutions rather than duplicating them.
The full SAUFEX position: saufex.eu/insights/33-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
The full SAUFEX position: saufex.eu/insights/33-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
We just launched our new website! saufex.eu
After months of work, we wanted to make our research, tools, and resources easier to find for everyone working on democratic resilience and countering information manipulation.
Have a look: saufex.eu
#Disinformation #FIMI #EUfunded #HorizonEurope
After months of work, we wanted to make our research, tools, and resources easier to find for everyone working on democratic resilience and countering information manipulation.
Have a look: saufex.eu
#Disinformation #FIMI #EUfunded #HorizonEurope
SAUFEX — Fighting Information Manipulation
EU Horizon Europe funded research initiative combating foreign information manipulation and interference.
saufex.eu
February 14, 2026 at 1:41 PM
We just launched our new website! saufex.eu
After months of work, we wanted to make our research, tools, and resources easier to find for everyone working on democratic resilience and countering information manipulation.
Have a look: saufex.eu
#Disinformation #FIMI #EUfunded #HorizonEurope
After months of work, we wanted to make our research, tools, and resources easier to find for everyone working on democratic resilience and countering information manipulation.
Have a look: saufex.eu
#Disinformation #FIMI #EUfunded #HorizonEurope
On 30 July 2024, SAUFEX blog post #2 proposed a central institution to coordinate national resilience councils.
Later that year, the Commission President used the State of the Union address to announce a European Centre for Democratic Resilience.
saufex.eu/insights/2-R...
#FIMI
Later that year, the Commission President used the State of the Union address to announce a European Centre for Democratic Resilience.
saufex.eu/insights/2-R...
#FIMI
September 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM
On 30 July 2024, SAUFEX blog post #2 proposed a central institution to coordinate national resilience councils.
Later that year, the Commission President used the State of the Union address to announce a European Centre for Democratic Resilience.
saufex.eu/insights/2-R...
#FIMI
Later that year, the Commission President used the State of the Union address to announce a European Centre for Democratic Resilience.
saufex.eu/insights/2-R...
#FIMI
In October 2025, at Disinfo 2025 in Ljubljana, SAUFEX presented the case for a plug-and-play tool letting citizens flag suspected FIMI
On 24 February 2026, a citizen-centred European Centre for Democratic Resilience began work.
Our research: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
On 24 February 2026, a citizen-centred European Centre for Democratic Resilience began work.
Our research: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
August 26, 2026 at 10:17 AM
In October 2025, at Disinfo 2025 in Ljubljana, SAUFEX presented the case for a plug-and-play tool letting citizens flag suspected FIMI
On 24 February 2026, a citizen-centred European Centre for Democratic Resilience began work.
Our research: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
On 24 February 2026, a citizen-centred European Centre for Democratic Resilience began work.
Our research: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
In June 2025, SAUFEX/DROG contributed "Enhancing societal resilience through listening and being heard."
On 12 November 2025, the Joint Communication on the European Democracy Shield set out a whole-of-society European resilience hub — built on the same instinct.
Our position: saufex.eu/research/
On 12 November 2025, the Joint Communication on the European Democracy Shield set out a whole-of-society European resilience hub — built on the same instinct.
Our position: saufex.eu/research/
August 12, 2026 at 9:55 AM
In June 2025, SAUFEX/DROG contributed "Enhancing societal resilience through listening and being heard."
On 12 November 2025, the Joint Communication on the European Democracy Shield set out a whole-of-society European resilience hub — built on the same instinct.
Our position: saufex.eu/research/
On 12 November 2025, the Joint Communication on the European Democracy Shield set out a whole-of-society European resilience hub — built on the same instinct.
Our position: saufex.eu/research/
Our partner DROG built a tool we think is pretty cool.
Worth a look if you work in research, policy, or media literacy: tactcheck.com
#disinformation #research #DROG #SAUFEX #opensource
Worth a look if you work in research, policy, or media literacy: tactcheck.com
#disinformation #research #DROG #SAUFEX #opensource
TactCheck - Check Tactics, Not Just Facts
A Mastodon-based simulation environment for researchers to study disinformation tactics at scale. By DROG.
tactcheck.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Our partner DROG built a tool we think is pretty cool.
Worth a look if you work in research, policy, or media literacy: tactcheck.com
#disinformation #research #DROG #SAUFEX #opensource
Worth a look if you work in research, policy, or media literacy: tactcheck.com
#disinformation #research #DROG #SAUFEX #opensource
This week on the Saufex Podcast we have Matteo Pugliese, PhD to discuss Debunk.org's projects as part of Saufex, going into Media Literacy, OSINT and analysis of FIMI.
Give it a listen! lnkd.in/esG37dFv
Give it a listen! lnkd.in/esG37dFv
LinkedIn
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September 22, 2026 at 8:51 AM
This week on the Saufex Podcast we have Matteo Pugliese, PhD to discuss Debunk.org's projects as part of Saufex, going into Media Literacy, OSINT and analysis of FIMI.
Give it a listen! lnkd.in/esG37dFv
Give it a listen! lnkd.in/esG37dFv
Spotting FIMI is easy. Reporting it is absurdly hard.
The fix: an open-source, plug-and-play flagging tool, anchored at the EEAS, usable by anyone. Turn bystanders into sensors. This carousel walks it through.
The brief: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #DSA #EEAS #EU #policy
The fix: an open-source, plug-and-play flagging tool, anchored at the EEAS, usable by anyone. Turn bystanders into sensors. This carousel walks it through.
The brief: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #DSA #EEAS #EU #policy
Research | SAUFEX
Publications, reports, and tools from the SAUFEX research project.
saufex.eu
September 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
SAUFEX Deliverable D1.2 — "Current State of Detection and Response to FIMI" — reviews where the tooling actually stands. The honest version: we can increasingly *see* campaigns. Stopping them is still slow, manual and uneven.
The research: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #disinformation #DSA #EU
The research: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #disinformation #DSA #EU
August 18, 2026 at 10:21 AM
SAUFEX Deliverable D1.2 — "Current State of Detection and Response to FIMI" — reviews where the tooling actually stands. The honest version: we can increasingly *see* campaigns. Stopping them is still slow, manual and uneven.
The research: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #disinformation #DSA #EU
The research: saufex.eu/research/
#FIMI #disinformation #DSA #EU
Understanding how FIMI works isn't the same as understanding how it lands, and the people best placed to see that are the ones living where the narratives hit.
SAUFEX builds with them, not for them.
Our six principles: saufex.eu
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
SAUFEX builds with them, not for them.
Our six principles: saufex.eu
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
August 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Understanding how FIMI works isn't the same as understanding how it lands, and the people best placed to see that are the ones living where the narratives hit.
SAUFEX builds with them, not for them.
Our six principles: saufex.eu
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
SAUFEX builds with them, not for them.
Our six principles: saufex.eu
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
On January 2025, SAUFEX blog post 26 set out a policy proposal, explicitly under the European Democracy Shield framework. On 12 November 2025, the European Commission's Joint Communication formally proposed the Shield.
The full proposal: saufex.eu/insights/26-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
The full proposal: saufex.eu/insights/26-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
July 15, 2026 at 9:22 AM
On January 2025, SAUFEX blog post 26 set out a policy proposal, explicitly under the European Democracy Shield framework. On 12 November 2025, the European Commission's Joint Communication formally proposed the Shield.
The full proposal: saufex.eu/insights/26-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
The full proposal: saufex.eu/insights/26-...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
From research to the classroom.
SAUFEX has signed a contract with PCEN to bring the Interdemocracy method into Pilot 3: 10 schools, 14 teachers, around 200 students.
#FIMI #MediaLiteracy #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
SAUFEX has signed a contract with PCEN to bring the Interdemocracy method into Pilot 3: 10 schools, 14 teachers, around 200 students.
#FIMI #MediaLiteracy #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
July 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
From research to the classroom.
SAUFEX has signed a contract with PCEN to bring the Interdemocracy method into Pilot 3: 10 schools, 14 teachers, around 200 students.
#FIMI #MediaLiteracy #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
SAUFEX has signed a contract with PCEN to bring the Interdemocracy method into Pilot 3: 10 schools, 14 teachers, around 200 students.
#FIMI #MediaLiteracy #DemocraticResilience #EU #HorizonEurope
On 30 July 2024, our blog post #2 proposed "a central European institution… to coordinate, harmonise and standardise" national resilience councils.
The original SAUFEX concept: saufex.eu/insights/2-R...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
The original SAUFEX concept: saufex.eu/insights/2-R...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
July 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM
On 30 July 2024, our blog post #2 proposed "a central European institution… to coordinate, harmonise and standardise" national resilience councils.
The original SAUFEX concept: saufex.eu/insights/2-R...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
The original SAUFEX concept: saufex.eu/insights/2-R...
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
On 27 March 2026, the European Centre for Democratic Resilience hosted a workshop in Brussels titled "Holistic approaches to democratic resilience."
The full SAUFEX position: lnkd.in/eNKYNtAR
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
The full SAUFEX position: lnkd.in/eNKYNtAR
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
June 24, 2026 at 11:18 AM
On 27 March 2026, the European Centre for Democratic Resilience hosted a workshop in Brussels titled "Holistic approaches to democratic resilience."
The full SAUFEX position: lnkd.in/eNKYNtAR
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
The full SAUFEX position: lnkd.in/eNKYNtAR
#FIMI #DemocraticResilience #DSA #EU
You can now listen to the interview with Andreas Vlachos on emerging technologies on Dailymotion. How does AI and emerging tech impact information integrity? Listen with the link below:
www.dailymotion.com/video/xaaxwv0
www.dailymotion.com/video/xaaxwv0
Saufex podcast interview with Andreas Vlachos on emerging technologies
Dailymotion video by SAUFEX.EU
www.dailymotion.com
May 23, 2026 at 12:46 PM
You can now listen to the interview with Andreas Vlachos on emerging technologies on Dailymotion. How does AI and emerging tech impact information integrity? Listen with the link below:
www.dailymotion.com/video/xaaxwv0
www.dailymotion.com/video/xaaxwv0
Two new entries on our news page: an English overview of SAUFEX by Dr Piotr Sosnowski on the UW science portal, and
Polish FM Sikorski's appointment of Tomasz Chłoń, a longstanding SAUFEX collaborator as plenipotentiary for countering international disinformation. saufex.eu/media/
Polish FM Sikorski's appointment of Tomasz Chłoń, a longstanding SAUFEX collaborator as plenipotentiary for countering international disinformation. saufex.eu/media/
Media | SAUFEX
Podcast episodes and webinar recordings from the SAUFEX project.
saufex.eu
May 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Two new entries on our news page: an English overview of SAUFEX by Dr Piotr Sosnowski on the UW science portal, and
Polish FM Sikorski's appointment of Tomasz Chłoń, a longstanding SAUFEX collaborator as plenipotentiary for countering international disinformation. saufex.eu/media/
Polish FM Sikorski's appointment of Tomasz Chłoń, a longstanding SAUFEX collaborator as plenipotentiary for countering international disinformation. saufex.eu/media/
Recently added/updated on our events page: Hatedemics @ Civitas Mar 2026, Security Research Event Warsaw Jun 2025, EU Democracy Shield Helsinki Mar 2025, and the FIMI cluster meeting at Disinfo 2024 in Riga.
saufex.eu/events/
#SAUFEX #FIMI
saufex.eu/events/
#SAUFEX #FIMI
Events | SAUFEX
Conferences, workshops, and events where SAUFEX has been present.
saufex.eu
May 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Recently added/updated on our events page: Hatedemics @ Civitas Mar 2026, Security Research Event Warsaw Jun 2025, EU Democracy Shield Helsinki Mar 2025, and the FIMI cluster meeting at Disinfo 2024 in Riga.
saufex.eu/events/
#SAUFEX #FIMI
saufex.eu/events/
#SAUFEX #FIMI
A new blog post by Onno Hansen-Staszyński: (107) Scaling-up as a challenge for Program Interdemocracy. Description: How to expand Program Interdemocracy from pilot to a true whole-of-society approach. #SAUFEX #DSA #Poland lnkd.in/dWum3tEN
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March 26, 2026 at 11:31 AM
A new blog post by Onno Hansen-Staszyński: (107) Scaling-up as a challenge for Program Interdemocracy. Description: How to expand Program Interdemocracy from pilot to a true whole-of-society approach. #SAUFEX #DSA #Poland lnkd.in/dWum3tEN