Annique

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This article has everything. ✅Sketchy Tech bros ✅Skirting payment rules ✅AI technology ✅Non-consensual deepfake pornography ✅International incorporation ✅And more! Check out my newest piece with @bellingcat.com below👇

In her latest research, @koltai.bsky.social delves deep into the dirty side of AI, exposing an AI Porn company’s tool that’s being used to generate nonconsensual deepfake pornography and alleged CSAM. www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/11...

AnyDream: Secretive AI Platform Broke Stripe Rules to Rake in Money from Nonconsensual Pornographic ...www.bellingcat.com A US artificial intelligence company surreptitiously collected money for a service that can create nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes using financial services company Stripe, which bans processing p...

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Join our Director of Research and Training Giancarlo Fiorella in person at the University of Amsterdam on November 29th at 5pm CET. He will be speaking on his work in Open Source Research and how we build knowledge and understanding of the practice. voxpop.uva.nl/shared/subsi...

TERMINALLY ONLINE // Bellingcat - VOX-POPvoxpop.uva.nl Please join us for Terminally Online’s first event of the academic year on November 29th at 17:00 in VOX-POP, where we dive into the topic of OSINT & community together with Giancarlo Fiorella of Be...

Very excited for this, this research was a very important process for me after losing my father. Thank you @CharMaher for all you editing. Also keep an eye out for part 2 🫶🏼🫶🏼

In our latest video, Bellingcat researcher @annique.bsky.social shares her personal journey tracking down her family history using Open-Source techniques. Watch her research unfold here: youtu.be/TiA17FJJQsY?...

Tracking Down My Family Using Open-Source Research - PART ONEyoutu.be Bellingcat Researcher Annique Mossou goes on a personal journey to find where her Indonesian roots come from. She details tools and tricks she found whilst e...

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Missed this week's Bellingcat Stage Talk on analysing historical imagery and finding the past's hidden secrets? Don't worry, you can catch up on all previous Stage Talks now on our SoundCloud or on any podcast provider under 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat'

”Analysing Historical Imagery with Open-Source Methods” with Annique Mossou and Foeke Postmam.soundcloud.com Play ”Analysing Historical Imagery with Open-Source Methods” with Annique Mossou and Foeke Postma by Bellingcat on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

Yes, looking forward to this 🫶🏼

Bellingcat researchers Annique Mossou and Foeke Postma will be speaking at our next Stage Talk on the importance of using open-source techniques to analyse historical imagery. Join the audience Thursday 19th, 5pm CEST/11am EDT live in our discord server: discord.com/invite/belli...

Join the Bellingcat Discord Server!discord.com Come hang out with open source research enthusiasts, share knowledge and experiences, and learn lots! | 21859 members

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The Wagner group's presence in Sudan is well-documented. But recent videos showing fair-skinned men handling sniper rifles are fuelling rumours of Ukrainian mercenaries supporting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). What do the videos actually show us?

Examining Videos of Suspected Ukrainian Riflemen in Sudan - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com The identity of the men in these new videos isn't clear, but Bellingcat can confirm that they were filmed in Sudan.

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I am in the process of making our data of around 800 incidents (human rights abuses, settler violence, home demolitions, military raids, and more) in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip in Palestine publicly accessible in the upcoming months.

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Het was eerder dit jaar wereldwijd groot nieuws: de projectie van een antisemitische tekst op het Anne Frank Huis. Morgen staat de verdachte in die zaak voor de rechter. Dat het zover is gekomen is mede te danken aan burgeronderzoekers Chris en @ctexposers.bsky.social.

Hoe burgers de verdachte ontmaskerden achter antisemitische leus Anne Frank Huiswww.rtlnieuws.nl Het was eerder dit jaar wereldwijd groot nieuws: de projectie van een antisemitische tekst op het Anne Frank Huis. Morgen staat de verdachte in die zaak voor de rechter. Dat het zover is gekomen is me...

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In our Discord, conversation is fueled by independent researchers/journalists collaborating with each other. You can identify staff members by the little logo next to our names but the space is for the community. Discover how you can make use of the space: discord.gg/bellingcat

Join the Bellingcat Discord Server!discord.gg Come hang out with open source research enthusiasts, share knowledge and experiences, and learn lots! | 21482 members

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We've just published an article detailing some of the developments of the last two days along with commentary from experts www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/09...

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As an open source researcher you often cover data or footage that is highly contested and ethically difficult. Director of Research and Training @gianfiorella.bsky.social has written a guide to navigating ethical dilemmas in our field.

Notes from the Digital Field: Ethical Dilemmas in Open Source Research - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com Working with open source information brings a whole range of complex ethical issues – here are some tips based on Bellingcat's experience.

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A lone photograph claims to show the first instalment of a rooftop solar panel. Bellingcat researcher @foeke.bsky.social explores whether this historic photo was potentially altered and the invention attributed to the wrong man.

Untangling the Mystery of the World’s First Rooftop Solar Panel - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com An inventor poses for a photo alongside his creation, then disappears.

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Any help with this mystery photo project would be greatly appreciated! https://whodoyouthinktheyare.wordpress.com

Who Do You Think They Are?whodoyouthinktheyare.wordpress.com This is just a short excerpt for the about page.

Proud of my lastest article. Using open source techniques to find locations from WWII (beginners guide) https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/08/04/solving-world-war-ii-photo-mysteries-with-open-source-techniques/

Solving World War II Photo Mysteries With Open Source Techniques - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com How open source techniques identified where mystery WWII photographs were taken.

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In early July, multiple videos appeared online of an IDF raid in Jenin, West Bank. Bellingcat researchers worked with our Discord Community to examine two events using available open source evidence…

Jenin: Open Source Insights on Israel's July Raids - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com Bellingcat analysed two events from Israel's July raids in Jenin, piecing together what open sources could tell us.

A lot of people are waiting for Lauryn Hill.. who is now, 45 mins late for her performance 😒

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Incredibly proud to have someone like Narine as a colleague. Here she discusses the impact of the kind of open source work we do on mental health.

"Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace" with Narine Khachatryanm.soundcloud.com Play "Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace" with Narine Khachatryan by Bellingcat on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

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This month marks 9 years of Bellingcat. Over the years the team has uncovered international crimes and built tools to empower others. We’ve seen the adoption of open-source research skill sets in major newsrooms around the world. Here are some of our team’s proudest moments…

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We’re advertising for an open source investigator role in our justice and accountability team. Please note the language requirement is a must. https://www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-is-hiring-open-source-investigator-justice-accountability-team/

Just because..

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Bellingcat Live! is back on Twitch today at 4:30 PM CET / 10:30 AM EST! Drop by the stream to learn about the newest and coolest at Bellingcat, learn about open source research, and play Geoguessr! https://www.twitch.tv/bellingcat_live

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1. A good example of how Twitter functions at the moment: Last week we found out that the @bellingcat.com account was tagged as “sensitive content”, usually reserved for accounts posting violent or graphic content. Today we were told by Twitter that this was due to a video of the Texas shooting.

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Our Stage Talk today by @aric.bsky.social is on "How Do You Teach OSINT". He'll be discussing ways to build a curriculum that teaches open source research methods. It starts on our discord server at 5PM CEST/11AM EST. Join our community via this link to tune in: discord.gg/bellingcat

Join the Bellingcat Discord Server!discord.gg Come hang out with open source research enthusiasts, share knowledge and experiences, and learn lots! | 18,173 members

Great tool that will help with geolocation, developed by our Tech team 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Check out the video to see how it works

When trying to geolocate an image, knowing where to begin can sometimes be the trickiest part. Here at Bellingcat, we’ve developed a search tool that will help identify locations of interest based on objects and structures tagged in OpenStreetMap. Read how you can best use this new resource here

Finding Geolocation Leads with Bellingcat's OpenStreetMap Search Tool - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com Bellingcat's new tool for searching OpenStreetMap data helps geolocate images and identify starting points for geolocation investigations.

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In his latest Bellingcat article Aric Toler reveals a social media profile belonging to the Texas mall shooter. The account contained a variety of identifying details, as well as pictures of the shooter showing off Nazi tattoos

Tracing the Odnoklassniki Profile of the Texas Mall Shooter - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com The Texas Mall shooter operated an Odnoklassniki social media account where he shared photos of Nazi tattoos and expressed far-right viewpoints.

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Think you can find out when a picture was taken? It’s not always as easy as tracking shadows or looking for dated posters. Here’s a helpful guide from our team on how to confirm the date a photo was captured

Chronolocation: Determining When a Photo was Taken Using Facebook, Google Street View and Assorted Tiny Details - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com Social media posts, mapping tools and a being aware of small but important details can help researchers determine when an undated image was taken.

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Two years on from the murder of Colombian protester Lucas Villa, police are yet to charge anyone. But Bellingcat with partners Cerosetenta and CLIP has seen a raft of documents that shed new light onto the investigation that followed his killing.

Lucas Villa: Cell Phone Data Gives New Insight into Investigation of Colombian Protestor's Killing - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com Two years after the death of Colombian protester, Lucas Villa, newly accessed documents shed light on the investigation into his killing.

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We've been made aware of a possible email phishing scheme using Bellingcat contributor names. Bellingcat researchers wouldn't offer payment. If you receive a similar email like the one below, please forward it to us at contact (at) bellingcat (dot) com .

My latest article and first one posted here on Bluesky! 🙌🏽🙌🏽 A geolocation doesn’t have to be difficult and it is an important step in the verification process.

The Colombian President amplified a claim that a photo, posted by a political opponent, seemingly showing a guerilla presence in the Cauca province was manipulated. Here’s how Bellingcat’s Annique Mossou, in partnership with ColumbiaCheck, discovered it wasn’t…

Testing for Manipulation: A Case Study from Colombia - bellingcatwww.bellingcat.com Photos of a militant go viral in Colombia. A 'debunk' shared by the president shows the perils of hasty and improper image verification.