Imagine a country trying to mute its critics living abroad by hacking their accounts or threatening them into silence. Most people only talk about fake news, but this project looks at how governments actually hide the truth and stop people from speaking. It's like building a map of the secret tools autocracies use to keep people quiet across borders.
Companies and organizations struggle to identify when information is being suppressed by foreign states, as most tools only look for fake news (disinformation) rather than the active silencing of voices.
A toolkit containing recommendations and identified tactics, techniques, and procedures for combating information suppression.
If you are a threat intelligence provider dealing with state-sponsored digital attacks — this project developed a toolkit of tactics, techniques, and procedures that helps identify hidden information suppression patterns.
If you are a law firm dealing with transnational repression cases — this project developed a nuanced understanding of how 4 specific countries suppress information to better protect vulnerable clients.
If you are a platform operator dealing with coordinated censorship of diaspora communities — this project developed actionable countermeasures to protect freedom of information across borders.
Based on available project data, no pricing or cost information is provided as this is a Horizon-RIA research project.
The project focuses on creating a toolkit and recommendations for the defender community, but based on available project data, there is no mention of industrial scaling plans.
Based on available project data, IP and licensing terms are not specified; the project is coordinated by a research institute and 10 other partners.
The project runs from 2024-01-01 to 2027-02-28, with Work Package 6 on the toolkit starting in month 19.
Based on available project data, the project provides a toolkit and recommendations rather than a software plugin or API integration.
The consortium is heavily academic, consisting of 9 universities and 2 research organizations across 8 countries. There is only 1 SME and 0 industrial partners, indicating the output will be primarily knowledge-based and policy-oriented rather than a commercial product.
Contact CHR MICHELSENS INSTITUTT FOR VIDENSKAP OG ANDSFRIHET STIFTELSE in Norway
Contact us to track the release of the information suppression toolkit in month 19.
