Reposted by Marion DautryAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 11/09/2026Anthropic says it has shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its AI models. It warns governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents u.afp.com/SjYs 11624
Reposted by Marion DautryAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 09/09/2026Police and demonstrators clash outside Albania’s parliament in Tirana as MPs return from their summer recess amid protests against a tourism project linked the Trump family. Since May, angry Albanians have rallied against the planned construction of a vast luxury hotel in a coastal nature reserve 14724
Reposted by Marion DautryAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 04/09/2026🇰🇬 Western athletes test their mettle at World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan Gathering near Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan, athletes from 90 counties take part in the World Nomad Games, with sporting and intellectual events rooted in nomadic tradition. 084
Reposted by Marion DautryAgence France-Presse @afp.com · 03/09/2026⚫️ La journaliste et essayiste américaine Gloria Steinem, figure majeure du féminisme, est décédée à 92 ans mercredi, a annoncé sa fondation jeudi sur son compte Instagram. 15131
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The Pochaina flea market in Kyiv is now a hunk of twisted and blackened metal, surrounding a charred carcass of rubble. The vendors who still have anything worth selling have been forced on to the street after a third Russian strike. My report for @en.afp.com in #Ukraine www.enca.com/opinion/kyiv...enca.comKyiv's desperate vendors persevere outside obliterated flea marketOn the scorching asphalt beside what was once a bustling Kyiv flea market, vendors were trying to sell the remains of their stock, ravaged by a Russian missile strike. 001
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Dix jours après la frappe d'un missile russe sur Potchaïna, l'odeur de métal et de plastique calciné flotte encore au-dessus des décombres. Les vendeurs, à la rue, déballent les quelques marchandises qui ont survécu à l'incendie. Mon reportage à Kiev #Ukraine www.france24.com/fr/info-en-c...france24.comA Kiev, le marché aux puces fait de la résistance face aux frappes russesA même le bitume chauffé par le soleil, les commerçants des populaires puces de Potchaïna à Kiev tentent de continuer à travailler avec ce qui reste de leurs marchandises ravagées par une nouvelle fra... 000
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 18/08/2026While in Kyiv, I visited a halfway house opened in 2013 for victims of domestic violence, but since 2022, it has also been taking in mothers and their young children who are victims of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. My report for @en.afp.com www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08...japantimes.co.jpFacing invasion and abuse, vulnerable mothers take refuge in Kyiv shelterThe shelter, funded by the Ukrainian Public Health Foundation has taken in 150 women and children since 2022. 000
Reposted by Marion DautryAgence France-Presse @afp.com · 09/07/2026Enquête AFP: l'archevêque de Rabat, qui figurait parmi les cardinaux en vue pour succéder en 2025 au pape François, a annoncé se mettre en retrait après des accusations de violences sexuelles et comportements inappropriés révélés par l'AFP. Notre enquête à lire ici ➡️ u.afp.com/SKLN 6239
Reposted by Marion DautryAFP Fact Check @factcheck.afp.com · 08/07/2026InVID-WeVerify, also known as the Verification Plugin, is a veritable Swiss army knife for digital verification. Learn how you can use it to analyse images, extract metadata and more in our open-access course ➡️ u.afp.com/VerificationPluginEN 054
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 06/06/2026As Armenia gears up for elections on Sunday, experts say Russia has orchestrated an aggressive disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting the country’s prime minister, who has sought closer ties with the European Union. My piece for @en.afp.com insiderpaper.com/russia-ramps...insiderpaper.comRussia ramps up disinformation ahead of Armenia vote: analystsAs Armenia gears up for elections on Sunday, experts say Russia has orchestrated an aggressive disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting the country's 030
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Chercheurs et journalistes s'accordent : en Arménie, la Russie a déployé très tôt des efforts particulièrement intenses dans la manipulation de l'information en vue des élections législatives de dimanche information.tv5monde.com/internationa...information.tv5monde.com 000
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"J'ai réalisé qu'il n'y aurait jamais un moment approprié et qu'il faut faire ce que l'on veut tout de suite", a raconté à l'AFP Olena Kharakhulakh, qui, comme de nombreux Ukrainiens, s'est tournée vers l'art en réaction à l'horreur de l'invasion russe www.france24.com/fr/info-en-c...france24.com"Renaître": les nouveaux artistes ukrainiens après l'invasion russeVisages de statues tranchés, lames acérées et fumées inquiétantes en arrière-plan: dans sa dernière série de collages, l'artiste ukrainienne Olena Kharakhoulakh raconte sa "transformation" déclenchée… 000
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"I realised that there would never be a convenient moment and that you have to do what you want right now," Ukrainian artist Olena Kharakhulakh told AFP in Kyiv earlier this month. She is one of many who turned to art as a reaction to the Russian invasion: www.france24.com/en/live-news...france24.comWar trauma pushes more Ukrainians to become artistsFor years, 36-year-old Ukrainian artist Olena Kharakhulakh had put her art on hold, choosing instead a steady job designing glass objects for a company. 010
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Longue vie à Radio Prague et à ses journalistes qui m'ont accueillie et formée en 2013, dont la formidable @annakubista.bsky.social Remerciements éternels et soutien ✊ 1132
Reposted by Marion DautryAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 01/04/2026🇧🇦 ⚽ Bosnia fans celebrate as team beats Italy to qualify for World Cup Thousands of Bosnian football fans celebrate in the streets of Zenica after their national team qualifies for the World Cup, beating Italy 4-1 in a penalty shootout. 0175
Reposted by Marion DautryAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 01/04/2026Orban fuels anti-Ukraine mood ahead of Hungarian election. Orban is using disinformation to make Ukraine the scapegoat of his election campaign, analysts say u.afp.com/Sbmi 1226
Reposted by Marion DautryDaniel Funke @dpfunke.bsky.social · 01/04/2026🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 I'm hiring one Philippines reporter and one Myanmar editor to join @en.afp.com's award-winning digital investigation team in Asia. The positions are based in Manila and Bangkok, respectively. 113
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 26/03/2026En Russie, la "messagerie nationale" Max s'impose bon gré mal gré grâce à une promotion massive et aux blocages de WhatsApp et Telegram par les autorités au nom de l'indépendance de Moscou vis-à-vis de l'étranger - avec @mariellew.bsky.social information.tv5monde.com/economie/rus...information.tv5monde.com 031
Reposted by Marion DautryAFP Fact Check @factcheck.afp.com · 17/01/2026Meet Nikolay Gentchev, the Bulgarian mechanic Kremlin propaganda keeps killing: u.afp.com/SXCc 185
Reposted by Marion DautryEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public. 35557822111
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Comment l'AFP a enquêté sur une vague de vidéos générées par l'IA pour soutenir la désinformation pro-russe : les explications en français de mon collègue Pierre Moutot www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDp8...youtube.comDes vidéos de soldats ukrainiens générées par IA inondent les réseaux sociauxYouTube video by AFP 000
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 14/12/2025How is AI powering pro-Russian disinformation campaigns on social media against Ukraine and its allies? A short video explanation for @en.afp.com 👇 youtube.com/shorts/GpXoV...youtube.comLooking at AI: Sora-generated crying soldiers flood social mediaYouTube video by AFP News Agency 042
Reposted by Marion DautryAFP Fact Check @factcheck.afp.com · 28/11/2025Can AI help you with your journalistic investigations? Yes. Can it fool you? Yes! Learn how to use it judiciously and ethically with AFP's online course. 🎓 Sign up and get your certificate in just 1 hour! ➡️️https://u.afp.com/AIdetection 254
Reposted by Marion DautryAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 27/11/2025BREAKING A Turkish court on Thursday acquitted four journalists, including AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who were on trial over mass demonstrations in Istanbul in March. The four were arrested several days into the wave of protest sparked by the arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu 312232
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 26/11/2025La propagande prorusse recourt à de fausses vidéos créées par l'IA pour renforcer son discours sur une Ukraine déjà vaincue. Pour @irgarner.bsky.social l'IA rend la désinformation plus efficace en permettant de "l'humaniser". Mon papier pour @afp.com information.tv5monde.com/economie/bat...information.tv5monde.com 051
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 26/11/2025As battles continue on Ukraine's frontline and missiles and drones keep raining down on civilians, pro-Russian propaganda is using AI tools to try and impose the narrative of an already defeated Ukraine. My piece for @en.afp.com with @irgarner.bsky.social www.france24.com/en/live-news...france24.comAs Ukraine battles for key city, pro-Russian accounts wage AI warFighting for control of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east is raging on, but in pro-Russian social media circles, Moscow has already won: viral, AI-generated videos depict a Ukrainian army in retreat, complet... 0229
Reposted by Marion DautryAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 07/11/2025AFP’s Gints Ivuskans photographs protesters rallying in Riga against Latvia's bid to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty combating violence against women. On October 31, parliament voted to withdraw from the treaty but just days later shelved discussion on the matter for a year 0278
Reposted by Marion DautryMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/10/2025A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos." factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.... 367131556448
Reposted by Marion DautryDave Clark @daveclarkreports.eurosky.social · 26/09/2025Poland's president is dragging his feet on signing a law extending the residency status of Ukrainian refugees and migrants, despite their huge economic contribution. Went with @wojtekradwanski.bsky.social to meet successful entrepreneurs and employment experts www.france24.com/en/live-news... 076
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 25/09/2025From today's GREVIO report: Serbia's faltering efforts to combat violence against women are being further hampered by a conservative backlash and "alarming levels" of digital abuse, experts said u.afp.com/SWM5u.afp.com 011
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 25/09/2025In Serbia, women have been involved in all aspects of the student-led anti-corruption movement. But in a deeply patriarchal society, being visible and speaking up means risking gender-based violence ranging from media smear campaigns to revenge porn. My story for @en.afp.com : u.afp.com/SWgD 034
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 24/09/2025The Croatian right is up to its old tricks, making false claims about a future sex-ed option in Zagreb's schools. People are being slandered and are receiving death threats as a result, while children are deprived of needed health and sex-ed programs provjeracinjenica.afp.com/doc.afp.com....provjeracinjenica.afp.com 011
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 12/09/2025"It’s my image, it’s my name, but it’s not me, and I don’t really know what to do," Michael Mallinson told AFP. "I worry about longer-term ramifications. That stuff stays on social media forever." by @billmccarthy.bsky.social www.digitaljournal.com/tech-science...digitaljournal.comPeople misidentified as Charlie Kirk's shooter fear retaliationTwo people misidentified online as suspects in the fatal shooting of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk told AFP Thursday they were terrified by the 012
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 11/09/2025At the same time, we investigated another manipulated pic, shared by SNS networks to fit the narrative that the students are piloted from Croatia to foment a "revolution of color". Moral: stay sharp &don't believe things just because they match your beliefs cinjenice.afp.com/doc.afp.com....cinjenice.afp.com 010
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 11/09/2025An interesting case I covered last week: a brand new anonymous X sent manipulated pictures of SNS supporters to people active in the current protest movement in Serbia. The goal seems (to me) to convince them to publish false info to later discredit them. Did it work? Yes. cinjenice.afp.com 133
Reposted by Marion DautryAgence France-Presse @afp.com · 10/09/2025La Pologne a annoncé mercredi l'interception de plusieurs "drones russes" entrés dans l'espace aérien du pays de l'Otan et de l'UE, frontalier de la Russie et de l’Ukraine, dénonçant "une provocation à grande échelle". 34924
Reposted by Marion DautryLe Rubicon @lerubicon.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Pour ce nouvel épisode, #LeCollimateur se penche sur les cadres et les relais du pouvoir de Vladimir Poutine, l'évolution de ce groupe depuis la fin de la guerre froide, et ses changements à la faveur de la guerre, avec Victor Violier, chercheur @irsem.bsky.social lerubicon.org/collimateur-...lerubicon.orgL'architecture du pouvoir en Russie : la fabrique des élites à l'épreuve de la guerrePour ce nouvel épisode, le Collimateur se penche sur les cadres et les relais du pouvoir de Vladimir Poutine en Russie, l'évolution de ce groupe depuis la fin de la guerre froide, et ses changements à... 13016
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 28/08/2025After promising more crackdowns and calling the protesters "terrorists", Serbian pdt Vučić offered a "dialogue". Meanwhile, his party's supporters are flooding social media with AI-slops and fakes, including a fabricated quote attributed to Novak Đoković. My latest: cinjenice.afp.com/doc.afp.com.... 042
Reposted by Marion DautryCAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 28/08/2025AI slop websites are churning out climate science denial, using made up research from fake experts. MSN, the world’s 4th-largest news aggregator, published some of these articles to millions before they were pulled. Learn more via @desmog.com buff.ly/SXgQ4Igdesmog.comAI ‘Slop’ Websites Are Publishing Climate Science DenialAt the start of June, MSN, the world’s fourth-largest news aggregator, posted an article from a new climate-focused publication, Climate Cosmos, entitled: “Why Top Experts Are Rethinking Climate… 22724
Reposted by Marion DautryOrganized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @occrp.org · 27/08/2025EXCLUSIVE: A Dutch media conglomerate's CEO promised a close ally of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić that he would fire the media executive who oversees independent broadcaster N1, OCCRP and KRIK reveal. www.occrp.org/en/scoop/tel...occrp.orgTelecom Chief and United Group CEO in Talks to Weaken Serbia’s Last Independent BroadcasterUnited Group's flagship Serbian TV channel N1 has been an outlet for opposition voices amid mass anti-government protests. 186
Reposted by Marion DautryAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 27/08/2025Bosnia's national museum defends decision to donate funds from the display of a precious Jewish manuscript to the people of Gaza u.afp.com/SAgz 0226
Reposted by Marion DautryEuropean Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @europeanjournalists.org · 25/08/2025#Albania: The obstruction of journalistic activity at Focus Media Group's premises in Tirana continues despite a clear ruling of the Tirana First Instance Court. We call on the ministers to enforce the court ruling and uphold journalistic freedoms. europeanjournalists.org/blog/2025/08...europeanjournalists.orgAlbania: We raise alarm over non compliance with a recent decision by Court in Tirana affecting media freedomThe European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), joined by its partners from the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), the SafeJournalists Network ... 083
Reposted by Marion DautryEuropean Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @europeanjournalists.org · 25/08/2025#Croatia: We stand in full solidarity with Faktograf journalist Melita Vrsaljko, who was subjected to a physical attack and threats right in front of the police. Vrsaljko was also assaulted twice last year for her environmental reporting; these attacks remain unpunished. 0156
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Gvt's crackdown on protests in Serbia continues to produce violence and disinformation. Women who dare participate in the protests and to speak up are not only exposed to physical attacks, but also gender-based violence. My latest fact-check touching on the topic: cinjenice.afp.com/doc.afp.com....cinjenice.afp.com 000
Reposted by Marion DautryCenter for Countering Digital Hate @counterhate.com · 13/08/2025Social media & search engine platforms are enabling the manosphere's extreme misogyny. This toxic ideology can radicalize young men and lead to real-life violence. Read our explainer to learn more👇 buff.ly/sJb83GYbuff.lyInside the manosphere: understanding extreme misogyny onlineThe manosphere is a network of online communities promoting misogyny and toxic masculinity. Learn more about their extreme ideologies. 165
Reposted by Marion DautryEuropean Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @europeanjournalists.org · 11/06/2025#Croatia The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) report following its mission to Zagreb highlights ongoing threats to journalists in Croatia despite some reform efforts. 🚨 Political pressure, media capture, and misuse of state resources continue to undermine independent journalism.europeanjournalists.orgReforms without Protection: The Shrinking Space for Journalism in CroatiaThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium published an updated report on the state of media freedom in Croatia following an advocacy mission to ... 078
Reposted by Marion DautryBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Everyone I knew who covered disinformation got laid off, their bosses got bullied into firing them, or they changed their beats from actual Nazi harassment campaigns. It cannot be stressed the damage the paid-for Substack “free speech” guys did in the service of fascism and against real free speech. 97107643049
Marion Dautry @mdautry.bsky.social · 07/06/2025"While climate misinformation has long been a concern, often mutating into full-blown conspiracy theories, the situation has deteriorated to such an extent that the term “misinformation” no longer reflects the scale, complexity, or urgency of the threat, much less points to potential solutions" 040
Reposted by Marion DautryIstinomer @istinomer.bsky.social · 03/06/2025🗳️ Centar za evropske vrednosti i Institut za evropske slobode posmatraće izbore u Zaječaru i Kosjeriću. ‼️ Iako nije moguće 100% utvrditi koga će poslati na biračka mesta, internet pretraga imena sa spiskova njihovih posmatrača vodi do SNS-a. 👇🧵 101
Reposted by Marion DautryBlaise D.K.Gauquelin @blaisegauquelin.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Qui se cache derrière des vidéos montrant sur Telegram une femme en train de martyriser chats, lapins et cochons d'Inde? Les séquences sont réalisées contre rémunération et elle porte un masque. Les Elfes bulgares ont enquêté. Par Rossen Bossev. @afp.com www.france24.com/fr/info-en-c...france24.comEn Bulgarie, des Elfes numériques contre la barbarie sur les animauxAu départ, ces cybermilitants bulgares voulaient contrer la propagande russe. Mais Petko Petkov, seul visage public du collectif, est très fier de leur dernier coup d'éclat: avoir démasqué des tortion... 001