Philip Kreißel 🇪🇺🇺🇦

Investigation of the fake engagement ecosystem: how thousands of Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram accounts received purchased likes. The researchers reverse-engineered Facebook's user-ID system to expose the scale of the problem, proving that a high percentage of accounts are dead or zombie accounts. Presented with Dennis Tangang and Svea Eckert.

Using Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) to combat COVID-19 misinformation. The presentation examines how movement data from Google Maps, OpenTable, and Apple Maps can be used to debunk myths and falsehoods. The speaker shares a year of data collection to demonstrate behavioral changes during lockdowns and counter narratives with verified facts.

Coordinated digital hate campaigns on social media: how to recognize organized shitstorms, their mechanism of spreading misinformation, and the impact on democratic discourse. The panel explores how these campaigns target politicians, media houses, NGOs, and civil society actors with personal attacks, threats, and hate speech.

Practical guide to counter-disinformation and promoting factual discourse. The talk discusses how to create more advertising for the truth during dangerous times, outlining concrete measures for media actors, NGOs, and citizens to strengthen factual public discourse. Co-presented with Thomas Laschyk.