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The Ministry of Finance's investigative service says today’s searches are linked to the so-called "call centers" case. They add that investigative activities were conducted at three alleged "call center" locations, and the specified locations were searched based on a judge's order. For those who don't have info about so called call Center case: civil.ge/archives/622901 Many things obviously do not make sense in how this is unfolding, I will keep reporting on these developments below. The Ministry of Finance's investigative service statement: is.ge/ka-ge/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%…

"They came in the morning and informed me that financial investigations were underway involving the company I have a contract with. I work for the Atlantic Council, where I investigate government and pro-Russian interference in Georgia, as well as information operations and disinformation. They provided no further details before beginning their search, during which they seized my laptop and phone. They also took my husband's laptop—he is a politician. At this point, we have no additional information. We have been summoned for questioning" @SGelava told @FormulaGe formulanews.ge/News/118897

"They arrived around 8 o'clock in the morning. They did not inform me that they were from the financial police; instead, they claimed to be from the gas inspection service and said there was a leak issue. About six people rushed in and immediately began searching. They took my phone and did not allow me to contact a lawyer. They were particularly interested in documentation and technology, this was their motive. The search lasted for about two hours." @EtoBuziashvili told @FormulaGe

BREAKING: The houses of @EtoBuziashvili and @SGelava, researchers at the Atlantic Council’s @DFRLab, are being searched. The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance has entered Eto’s apartment, and devices at Sopo’s home are being seized. The “investigation” is underway under three articles, just two days before Georgia’s parliamentary elections.

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With continuous research and exposure of the Doppelgänger campaign, we felt it was the time to take a breath and recap what we know about the obfuscation infrastructure of the campaign. Join me and @brianjliston, tomorrow ! Registrations are still open.

Au rassemblement organisé à Paris en mémoire d'Alexeï Navalny : "Nous tuer tous est impossible. L'œuvre de Navalny vivra". Le courage et l'abnégation d'Alexeï Navalny, mort pour qu'advienne une Russie libre, nous obligent ce soir et pour les décennies à venir.

Killing your main opponent, who has been jailed for years, is far more likely a sign of weakness than a sign of strength. #Navalny #Russia

Pour être très précis, la piste prioritaire que nous avons évoqué avant toute autre, c’est une étude sur le potentiel du stade Marien. Elle n’a jamais été faite sérieusement.

🗓️ 27 February 💡 Doppelganger doubles down: new infrastructure, new amplification 🦸‍♂️ @brianjliston, @RecordedFuture 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #doppelganger #disinformation @AAlaphilippe

Attribution plus précise sur Portal KOMBAT.

#VIGINUM actualise son rapport publié le 12 février 2024 et caractérise l’implication de TigerWeb, une entreprise russe domiciliée en Crimée, dans la création et l’administration des sites du réseau « Portal Kombat » ➡ sgdsn.gouv.fr/publications/p…

Kicking off our 2024 webinars!💥 🗓️ Tuesday 6 February 🕝 14:30 CET 💡 Off-Shor Disinformation: The pro-Russian Facebook ad campaign disrupting Moldova’s EU accession 🦸 Aleksandra Atanasova, @resetdottech & @AAlaphilippe, @DisinfoEU Sign up here⬇️ us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…

« If you always behave like a clown, you can’t blame people for assuming you work in a circus » Jean-Jacques Einstein, 1854. politico.eu/article/charles-…

Comment les algorithmes d’Amazon recommandent de la désinformation en masse lesoir.be/554688/article/202…

When I was still with the EU DisinfoLab (@DisinfoEU), we were surprised to see an opaque Indian entity with a pretty similar name (Disinfo Lab) pushing seemingly biased pro-Indian content emerge. Thanks to this investigation from the @washingtonpost, we now know more about it.

EU institutions should do a much better job at cyber security, I argue in @POLITICOEurope pro.politico.eu/news/172826