And yes, I know, we as "#disinformation" researchers are a pedantic lot in terms of, well, "terms".

That could be the point of the group @disinformation, to share and compare approaches, taxonomy, methodology and ethics.

Could this be of interest to you? @marie_peltier @denkolesnyk @emmalbriant @TheoLenoir @Sina @claesdevreese @jfarkas et Al ...

@emmalbriant @stephlamy @disinformation @marie_peltier @denkolesnyk @TheoLenoir @jfarkas @claesdevreese

I find discussions about definitions fascinating and fully support anyone who wants to bring relevant people together. #disinformation or "foreign information manipulation and interference" #Fimi as I call what I am working on is so complex, connected to so many other relevant fields (like hate speech, conspiracies etc) and I think that is the exciting part about this.

However, it also means we sometimes have to use terminology that we don't 100% agree with to bring all of us together. I'm also not working on "disinformation" as it's commonly defined, but I'm happy to discuss this with anyone who works on the issue at large and wants to learn more, engage and share their views 

So, everyone, ask me what FIMI is 

@Sina asking what #FIMI is ;)

Is it in any way related to de Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, Alexandre Escorcia, Marine Guillaume & Janaina Herrera's report on #InformationManipulations ?

@potemkinvillage

https://www.irsem.fr/institut/actualites/rapport-conjoint-caps-irsem.html

@stephlamy @potemkinvillage

Yes indeed 😁 so the reason why I am not a fan of the concept of #disinformation so much is because the definition almost exclusively focuses on the content, leaving out the important focus on the manipulative tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) that such actors employ. So there's more that we are interested in than the content, right? We want to know about the fake accounts, fake websites and fake experts (and unfortunately mich more) that might be involved in such coordinated activities.

And that's why I think disinformation is only one aspect of the manipulation, in addition to all the other manipulative behaviour:

So, "FIMI is a pattern of behaviour that threatens or has the potential to negatively impact values, procedures and political processes. Such activity is manipulative in character, conducted in an intentional and coordinated manner. Actors of such activity can be state or non-state actors, including their proxies inside and outside of their own territory"

https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/2021-stratcom-activity-report-strategic-communication-task-forces-and-information-analysis_en

Tell me what you think, looking forward to the discussion 

@mokwi8 @stephlamy @potemkinvillage ha, compared to 280 signs, this is a book you wrote, thank you!!! Yes, I also agree that content is important to do fact checking and find ways of communicating better, but it goes far beyond... if you have actors who use such manipulation intentionally and strategically to achieve a certain goal, we need to understand HOW they are doing it, what TTPs they are using and what responses we need.

And by focusing on the manipulative behaviour, we also take away from those who use the alleged fight against #disinformation as a pretext to crack down on freedom of expression