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Nikos Sarris

@nsarris.bsky.social
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IT Research Engineer with a focus on media technologies especially for countering disinformation. Senior Researcher at mever.gr while also advising on technologies against disinformation at ilab.atc.gr

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vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
New handbook published by @ebu.ch - the title sums it up: "Handbook on the legal and ethical obligations to developers and deployers of AI-based fact-checking tools". Available for download.
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EBU handbook on legal and ethical obligations in AI development released
VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!
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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
NEW: Our Media Plurality Report 2024 is out! We take a close look at the state of news media in Greece, Cyprus & Malta. 🗞️ Main media market characteristics 🔒 How free is the press? 🎙️ Are all voices being heard? 👉 Full report here: meddmo.eu/meddmo-media...
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vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Here's the recording and slides from our webinar no. 8 that took place on 3 Sep 2025, brought to you by @ebu.ch. In it, Anna Schild (@dw-innovation.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy) and the EBU's Lalya Gaye talk about co-creation and evaluation for AI-based services for fact-checking.
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DW and EBU present: webinar no. 8 on co-creation and participatory design
VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!
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vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
If the recording isn't enough: in this article we also include presentations as they were given, plus some context on the webinar and its contents. Topic: #verification tools and services for practitioners (or in fact anyone involved in countering #disinformation).
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Presenting vera.ai outcomes - session for practitioners. The full package!
VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!
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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Disinformation often triggers strong emotions. It can spread quickly when people react with outrage, excitement, or shock. But just because something is viral doesn't mean it's true. Share this postcard with someone you care about and learn more at: meddmo.eu/be-online-sm...
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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
🥁 We're thrilled to launch #BeOnlineSmart – a new EU-wide #medialiteracy campaign by EDMO & its 14 Hubs! 🚀 Throughout May, our network will engage w/ citizens across the #EU to raise awareness about 𝗵𝗼𝘄 #𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. More info & free materials: edmo.eu/beonlinesmart 💡
Be Online Smart
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vera.ai @vera-ai.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
We're inviting the #verification, #factchecking and #disinformation detection community to 2 workshops in which we showcase veraAI results: 17 June is targeting #journalists and #factcheckers; 24 June focusses on the R&D community. Both events run from 2-5 pm. Registration required. See you soon!? 😃
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vera.ai presents its outcomes - and invites you all to attend two webinars!
VERification Assisted by AI. R&D & innovation co-funded by the HorizonEU. Continuing WeVerify work. And much more!
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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Community Notes citing fact-checkers are rated as more useful & more likely to be displayed. Yet, 85% remain hidden as X prioritises “consensus” over accuracy. New @maldita.es.web.brid.gy report, analysed by @tommasocanetta.bsky.social, shows the fact-checkers key role on X. 🔗 loom.ly/NKHbW88
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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Scammers targeting local events in Malta are becoming increasingly sophisticated and prevalent. The University of Malta has warned about numerous fake pages and profiles actively targeting individuals interested in these events. Read the full report here: meddmo.eu/fact-check-m...
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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
On March 7, MedDMO joined the Information & Disinformation in the Age of AI workshop held in the Region of Central Macedonia. Nikos Sarris showcased our latest tools, engaging with journalists & Gen Z on AI fact-checking, media literacy & the fight against disinformation.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Really proud to have worked on this documentary, it'll be broadcast throughout Europe this month, with the Netherlands broadcast tomorrow at 20:30pm CET.
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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
In 2014, Malta launched a national strategy aiming to cut road fatalities by 50% by 2024. But has the country managed to stay on track? Read the full investigation here: meddmo.eu/fact-check-m...
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The attack on the 🇺🇸 National Science Foundation and it’s projects is an attack on free and independent science. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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Here are the words putting science in the crosshairs of Trump’s orders
National Science Foundation staff have been combing through thousands of active science research projects, alongside a list of keywords, to determine if they include activities that violate Trump’s ex...
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 04/02/2025
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance
Google changed its public AI policies to remove assertions it would not develop AI applied to surveillance or weapons.
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Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) @meddmohub.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
A report reveals that Meta earned ~$338K from ads linked to the "Doppelganger" disinfo network, which targeted European users with anti-Ukraine propaganda. Despite being sanctioned, the group continued to operate on Facebook. Read more here: meddmo.eu/meta-profits...
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Lead Stories @leadstories.com · 31/01/2025
Fact Check: Photo Of Firefighters On Top Of Plane In River Is NOT Real -- AI Generated #CheckTok #Washington #Photo #FactCheck #PlaneCrash #Wreck #River #Firefighters leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
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Ros Atkins @rosatkins.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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Ros Atkins on...24 hours on Elon Musk's X timeline
The BBC's Analysis editor, Ros Atkins, investigates Elon Musk's recent posts on X about grooming gangs - and looks at how one day unfolded on his timeline.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 12/01/2025
We ended last year with a special live Q&A with our founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social covering everything from the conflict in Syria to AI. Listen back for some invaluable tips on getting started in open source research on any podcast platform including Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/0Vwb...
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"We are Bellingcat" Q&A session with Eliot Higgins
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 09/01/2025
Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking
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Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking
Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will end its third-party fact-checking system, loosen content moderation…
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Nikos Sarris @nsarris.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
meta follows the X path www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/zuck...
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Let’s fact-check Mark Zuckerberg’s fact-checking announcement
Zuckerberg didn’t mention that a big chunk of the content fact-checkers have been flagging is not political speech, but the low-quality spammy clickbait that Meta platforms have commodified.
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Nikos Sarris @nsarris.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
More than 140 Facebook content moderators have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder caused by exposure to graphic social media content including murders, suicides, child sexual abuse and terrorism. www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
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More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD
Exclusive: Diagnoses part of lawsuit being brought against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya
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Fil Menczer @fil.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
My prediction then: bad actors would create their own fact-checking organizations and blockchains. And now, Russia is establishing the "Global Fact-Checking Network," which people will confuse with the "International Fact-Checking Network": nationalinterest.org/feature/comb...
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Combating Russia’s Global Disinformation Campaign
Western media outlets need to expand and enhance their outreach to the Global South.
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Sam Gregory @samgregory.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
OpenAI’s #Sora and #Ai tech like it represent a step change in generative video. For @techpolicypress.bsky.social I highlight key risks and fundamental inequitable gaps in access to detection tools. But ... there is time to address this and other threats www.techpolicy.press/openais-sora...
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OpenAI's Sora Is Here. There Is Still Time To Prepare For The Threat Such Technologies Pose | TechPolicy.Press
WITNESS executive director Sam Gregory says there are fundamental gaps in access to detection tools that disadvantage journalists and civil society.
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