Selected Work
Reports, publications and speaking engagements I'm particularly proud of.
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Arctic disinformation: narratives, infrastructure, and the blurring lines of influence operations
Vilnius, Lithuania
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4chan Users Are Sharing Tools and Tips for Homebrewing AI Deepfake Porn
Jared Holt & Benjamin Shultz
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Who Gets Deepfaked? Measuring the exposure of European parliamentarians in deepfake pornography
Measuring the prevalence of AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery targeting European MPs
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(Dis)Information Age: Challenges for Journalism, Education & Politics
Munich, Germany
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Who Gets Deepfaked? AI Sexual Abuse, Women in Public Life, and the Limits of Platform Transparency
Benjamin Shultz
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How to Deter Russian Disinformation in the Arctic?
Rome, Italy
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We Need to Talk About Russia's Arctic Information Offensive
Benjamin Shultz & Ksenia Vakhruseva
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Russian Propaganda in the Arctic: How Does it Damage the Environment?
Tromsø, Norway
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AI-generated Costco employees got over 100 million views on Facebook and Instagram
Alexios Mantzarlis & Benjamin Shultz
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Oktoberfest upskirting videos are being monetized on Meta, TikTok, and YouTube
Benjamin Shultz
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Meta ran 4,000 more ads for AI nudifiers. That may not be the worst part.
Alexios Mantzarlis & Benjamin Shultz
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Nudifying Apps on Meta Platforms Are Violating EU Transparency Rules
Examining ads for nudifying apps across Meta platforms, documenting violations of the Digital Services Act
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EcoBoost: An environmentally focused Russian influence network targets Norway
Investigating a Russian influence network targeting Norwegian and European environmental discourse
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Distortions, Rumours, Untruths, Misinformation and Smears: Trends in the Information Landscape
Singapore
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FIMI Defenders in Action
Ljubljana, Slovenia
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E.U. Rules on Disinformation: Who are Friends or Foes?
Lillestrøm, Norway (virtual)
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Deepfake Pornography Goes to Washington
Measuring the prevalence of AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery targeting Congress
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2024 Year of All Elections: Did Democracy Will Survive?
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (virtual)
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Election year: a live stress test for democracy against FIMI
Riga, Latvia
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Sleeper Agents
Uncovering a decade-old, global network of suspicious adversarial accounts spreading Russian propaganda