In the #185 episode of Social Media and Politics podcast, named How the EU is Shielding Elections from Disinformation, Manipulation, and AI, we discussed the EU’s ongoing initiatives to fight disinformation, regulate political advertising, and protect election integrity on social media. The findings from our latest report about the impact of online regulations on civic society…

As of June 2025, our new report Protecting Digital Civic Space in the EU is available. The report presents findings from meetings with representatives of over 60 civil society organisations, experts, academics, and regulators held in Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, and Bucharest. It explores how European regulatory frameworks will shape the everyday reality of social and political debate…

This week, together with Central European Institute of Asian Studies, we hosted a seminar in Warsaw titled "When China Enters the Chat: Visibility, Reactions, and Narratives in Polish Social Media.", gathering a diverse pool of diplomats, think tank experts, academics, and representatives of state institutions. The discussion started with a presentation of the results from…

In the article "Digital Lessons from Poland’s Election: Permanent Campaign, Permanent Manipulation", Jakub Szymik and Krzysztof Izdebski analyse the evolution of digital campaigning. They demonstrate that Poland’s recent election wasn’t just a political contest, but a stress test for democracy in the digital age, with lessons on FIMI and manipulation that are relevant for…

This week in London, we were proud to take part in the discussion “Upgrading Disinformation Defence: Lessons for Europe from the Polish Election” organised by Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London and Chatham House. The event under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU spotlighted information security as…

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) released a Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions following the Polish presidential elections. The report, which includes recommendations for improving campaign conduct, reflects suggestions we contributed during consultations on the digital aspects of the electoral process. The OSCE highlighted that the lack of publicly available information about the…

This week in Brussels, we co-hosted a high-level event on AI, citizen participation, and the Democracy Shield at the European Committee of the Regions under the patronage of the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event showed the importance of dialogue between civil society and EU institutions. We proposed clear…

Morning after Poland's presidential election, our experts held a webinar on the campaign's online dynamic together with Partisan and European Campaign Playbook. We explored how digital strategies are influencing voter mobilisation and reflected how AI, synthetic media, and deepfakes have quickly become standard campaign tools, while security issues dominate the political agenda amid ongoing regional…

We invite you to attend an upcoming high-level conference in Brussels on June 4th, dedicated to exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, citizen participation, and the evolving concept of the Democracy Shield. Organised under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and hosted in the Committee of the Regions,…

The issue of non-consensual intimate images (NCII) remains a pressing concern for digital rights advocates across Europe. An op-ed by our expert, Mateusz Łabuz, was published in an EU Observer. As highlighted in the op-ed, we advocated for implementation of Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence which mandates the member sates to…

Zapraszamy do zapoznania się z pilotażowym badaniem Barometr sieci. Maj 2025. Raport podsumowuje posty polskich liderów politycznych na kanałach Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok oraz X/Twitter opublikowanych w dniach 11-18 maja 2025. Celem projektu jest uzupełnienie analizy sceny politycznej w Polsce oraz obserwacja zachowań głównych aktorów politycznych w kontekście rosnących działań dezinformacyjnych wpływających na decyzje wyborców i…

W najnowszym wydaniu hAI Magazine ukazał się artykuł Mateusza Łabuza poświęcony problemowi deep fake’ów i przemocy seksualnej w internecie.  „Wystarczy kilka publicznie dostępnych zdjęć, by stworzyć realistyczny, lecz fałszywy materiał pornograficzny. Problem niekonsensualnych treści intymnych w formie deep fakes dotyka przede wszystkim kobiet. Tymczasem prawo karne nie nadąża za rozwojem technologicznym, co ogranicza możliwość dochodzenia…