Thread by @EUvsDisinfo

Join us for an exciting day today as we explore responses to #disinformation and foreign information with the leading experts & policy-makers from around the globe! Tune in for the keynote opening speech by HRPV @JosepBorrellF at #BeyndDisinformation

Russia is using foreign information manipulation and interference as a crucial instrument of war against Ukraine. The war not only on the battlefield, but also in the information space, says #HRVP @JosepBorrellF

Only when we have clarity on the nature of the problem, we can have better responses.
Today we are publishing the first ever Report on Foreign Information Manipulation & Interference. euvsdisinfo.eu/1st-eeas-repor…

Information is the oil in the engine of democracy and we must protect it. #HRVP @JosepBorrellF

Destabilisation is the very objective of Russia’s manipulation campaigns, and other actors follow suit. How do we respond effectively to the threat of information manipulation and disinformation?
The first panel of #BeyondDisinformation conference addresses this question:

@rglucks1: keep investing in our agility

@TofvessonMikael: common understanding of the #FIMI threat

@NATOBrazeB: close cooperation both in the public and the private sector

@joannekeatwork: continuous work on our resilience towards hybrid threats

One crucial thing to help researchers of foreign information manipulation and interference #FIMI is to ensure access to data of social media platforms. Sooner or later the #EU will have to intervene in the backsliding of data access @carljackmiller

Using science for democracy: it is not only about understanding the threats, but also how we act to strengten democracy @lageneralista

What can civil society do as its fair share to tackle foreign information manipulation and interference #FIMI? @AAlaphilippe of @DisinfoEU
👉Build genuine expertise on spec topics
👉Have a wider reach and credibility
👉Remain agile and innovative

Resilience against disinformation is a process, we need to adapt it constantly, as the #FIMI threat evolves. This means constant investment in capabilities, Beatriz Almeida Saab underlines @DemocracyR

We should all learn from agility and creativity of Ukrainians in their stratcom, Nina Jankowicz says. More authenticity needed!
@wiczipedia

We need to appreciate and take advantage of the role of influencers in our efforts to get credible information to different audiences - @alansoon
#BeyondDisinformation

@VeraJourova :
Freedom of information is not a matter of judgement and should always be protected.

When malicious actors manipulate social media platforms, mitigating these activities strengthens fundamental values, not the opposite.
#BeyondDisinformation

Only a systematic approach can address the systemic business models of producing disinformation. We need to connect the dots: anti-corruption regulation, data protection, platform regulations & others @RenateNikolay

it’s important to have an international discussion about #FIMI, but it needs to be approached with caution to balance between safeguarding freedom of speech and preventing foreign interference @KateJones77

Emotions, beliefs and values need to be taken into consideration countering #FIMI. Important to be present in the information space: the more people see, the more they know, says Ivetta Delikatnaya of E'COMM Communications Consulting

#FIMI is a communication, digital, democracy, human rights & security challenge. We have invested a lot to address it in our neighbourhood, but it concerns the whole world. We can only face it together with our partners. @LutzGuellner

@LutzGuellner Lesson for the future: every democracy, big or small, needs to have the capability to counter #FIMI, not just for their own resilience, but to protect the rules international based order, says Darjan Vujica @TheGEC

We need to invest more in threat assessment, but we already have the resources to counter the threats once we have identified and assessed them, says William Cook of @FCDOGovUK

@FCDOGovUK African governments are still trying to understand what disinformation is, the understanding of #FIMI is yet beyond the horizon. We need to encourage local organizations to do research locally for a stronger impact says @Allan_cheboi

Geographical terms are a bit outdated in digital realm, threats travels across the borders. We need to look at the transmission of manipulative techniques across the regions. Imperative for good situational awareness @marcowenjones

Key next steps:
@Allan_cheboi: connecting the organizations on a local level to counter #FIMI on a global level
@rasaned: Further strengthen local actors and ally with European companies
@marcowenjones regulate the supply chains of disinformation, who manipulate for profit

.@eeas_eu Secretary General @SanninoEU closing the #BeyondDisinformation event:
👉#FIMI is an unprecedented global phenomenon, we need to counter it together
👉Systematically enhance societal resilience
👉Improve journalistic standards & media freedom to protect democracies

It's a wrap! Thanks for tuning in to #BeyondDisinfornation conference! Read our #FIMI report. Follow our work & #DontBeDeceived euvsdisinfo.eu/1st-eeas-repor…