Discussion highlights tactics of foreign information manipulation and suggests media literacy improvements for resilience.
Fighting foreign information manipulation and interference Highlighting the EU-funded ATHENA project, which supports Europe’s defence against foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). Dr David Wright and Dr Richa Kumar discuss various incidents and tactics used by countries to influence public perception and recommendations to improve media literacy and combat disinformation. Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Iran and others are engaged in information warfare, (1) otherwise known as foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), (2) against Ukraine, Europe and other countries.
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