3 yrs after the #Taliban#Afghanistanopen.substack.com/pub/richardn...

Conflict and Human Rights Update #2 - September 2024

Civil society repression, gender-based violence and US arms sales

Hacking, cocaine, KFC chicken & nuclear weapon security all feature in the launch edition of my newsletter on international crime & #corruption#MoneyLaundering#AML#IslamicState#logging#disinformation#bribery@crisisgroup.org@icij.bsky.socialrichardnield.substack.com/p/crime-and-...

Crime & Corruption Update #1, August 2024

Hacking, cocaine and KFC chicken

QAnon, AI, fraudulent use of copyright, Facebook abuse, digital authoritarianism, election propaganda and more, all in my latest Media and #Disinformationopen.substack.com/pub/richardn...

Media and Disinformation Update #1, August 2024

Welcome to the first edition of perspicacity’s Media and Disinformation Update!

@tbij.bsky.social#Russia-linked#disinformation#Southportwww.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...

Did Russian disinformation fuel the Southport protests?

TBIJ looked at the digital footprint and spoke to protestors – and the evidence is weak

The Bellingcat Search Grid tool allows you to overlay a simple grid on your research area, turning your geolocation search into manageable sections to work through. Created by Bellingcat community member Tomi McCluskey and Bellingcat’s Galen Reich . www.bellingcat.com/resources/ho...

Tracking Your Search: A Guide to the Grid Generator - bellingcat

The Search Grid Generator tool lays a simple grid over huge areas of satellite imagery, turning your search into manageable sections.

The killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran has brought the Middle East to its moment of greatest peril in years. All must do their utmost to avoid regional war, starting with a #Gaza@crisisgroup.orgwww.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

Staying the Guns of August: Avoiding All-out Regional War in the Middle East | Crisis Group

The killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran has brought the Middle East to its moment of greatest peril in years. All concerned must do their utmost to avoid regional war. The most important ...

A very warm welcome to the first edition of my newsletter on global #Conflict#HumanRightsopen.substack.com/pub/richardn...

45 accounts that appear to be bots on X have generated over 4 billion views while amplifying racist and sexualised abuse, conspiracy theories and climate disinformation, according to a new mastodon.world/@globalwitnesswww.globalwitness.org/en/press-rel...

Newly identified bot-like accounts are generating billions of impressions, sowing division and spreading disinformation on X | Global Witness

Partisan bot-like accounts amplify divisive content on X

A lawsuit promises justice for Rio Tinto’s mining disaster in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. The lawsuit, backed by anonymous investors, is seeking billions in compensation – and raising concerns about who stands to benefit. via @abelf.bsky.socialwww.occrp.org/en/blog/1893...

A Lawsuit Promises Justice for Rio Tinto’s Mining Disaster in Bougainville. Some Say It’s Nothing But a Cash Grab.

The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now seeking billions in compensation – and raising concerns about who stands to b...

China Ocean Shipping Company takes a controlling interest in the key Mediterranean port of Piraeus. Chinese shipping companies have secured major stakes in at least 24 European ports since 2004, via @followthemoney.bsky.socialwww.ftm.eu/articles/chi... (firewalled)

Chinese takeover of European seaports: EU turned a blind eye on security risks for years, experts say

China has been taking over crucial infrastructure in Europe, but the EU and its member states didn't heed warnings of potential security risks this entails.