WAR AGAINST THE TROLLS

WAR AGAINST THE TROLLS is a podcast dedicated to information warfare. Its aim is to give the floor to specialists on the subject – researchers, academics, Defense personnel, journalists... – in order to discuss the latest news and the mechanisms of this warfare.

The views expressed by the host are its own and not those of any organization.

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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 50 minutes
Episodes: 16
Years Active: 2024 - 2025

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S02E08 Investigating Romania’s Election Interference

From dormant accounts and algorithm manipulation to cyber attacks and foreign-backed networks, check out the findings of Andra-Lucia MARTINESCU, researcher at the Policy Center in London, as she inve…

00:26:44 | Sun 23 Feb 2025

S02E07 Big Laws for Big Tech

Big Tech is dropping fact-checking. Sit down with Alexandre ALAPHILIPPE, Executive Director at EU DisinfoLab, as he pleads for enforcing the Digital Services Act (DSA) and European regulations to eff…

00:35:23 | Sun 16 Feb 2025

S02E06 Stop the Hype

Are Western democracies helping their adversaries by overreacting to foreign propaganda? Join Gavin WILDE, senior researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, senior fellow at Carneg…

00:43:25 | Sun 09 Feb 2025

S02E05 Fighting Disinformation in Ukraine

Join us for a conversation with Anayit KHOPERIYA, Deputy Head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation. Discover how the Center tracks and counters Russian disinformation, the Kremlin’s use …

00:49:43 | Sun 02 Feb 2025

S02E04 D-RAIL

Discover the cutting-edge D-RAIL framework with Carl MILLER — digital researcher, author, and international speaker — and learn how to disrupt the hidden mechanics of illicit influence operations.

Ho…

00:50:21 | Sun 26 Jan 2025

S02E03 VIGINUM – Detecting and Characterizing Foreign Digital Interference

Gain insights into how VIGINUM, the French state agency for vigilance and protection against digital interference, investigates foreign information operations and manipulation campaigns. Hervé LETOQU…

00:44:53 | Sun 19 Jan 2025

S02E02 Military Blogger: On the Front Line of Information Warfare

Follow Artur REHI, an Estonian military blogger cumulating 900,000 followers on YouTube, on the frontline of modern information warfare.

Special thanks to the Radisson Blu Hotel Olümpia, in Tallinn, f…

00:50:24 | Mon 13 Jan 2025

S02E01 Leading Through the Power of Words

Sit down with NATO’s Chair of the Military Committee, Admiral Rob BAUER and his StratCom and Public Affairs advisor, Eleonora RUSSELL, to discuss the role of communication in military leadership, the…

01:00:36 | Sun 05 Jan 2025

S01E08 In the Armory : Blackbird.AI

The "In the Armory" series spotlights resources available to analysts and communicators engaged in the war against the trolls.

In this episode, we feature Blackbird.AI, an AI-driven SaaS platform that…

01:00:14 | Sun 25 Aug 2024

S01E07 Understanding the Information Environment

Understanding the cognitive effects that adversaries are trying to achieve on NATO populations, by defining and assessing the information environment, with Elizabeth FRY, Head of Communications Asses…

00:52:50 | Sun 18 Aug 2024

S01E06 The Evolution of Propaganda

A short history of propaganda, from the French Revolution to troll armies in the digital age, depicted by David COLON, a researcher at Sciences Po Paris specialized in propaganda and persuation techn…

00:42:07 | Sun 11 Aug 2024

S01E05 NATO countering FIMI

Discover how NATO counters the growing threat of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) to safeguard global democracy, as Marie-Doha BESANCENOT, NATO Assistant Secretary General for…

00:44:58 | Sun 04 Aug 2024

S01E04 Operation Overload

Dive into "Operation Overload", a large-scale, cross-country, multi-platform disinformation campaign designed to spread pro-Russian propaganda by targeting newsrooms and fact-checkers, with Guillaume…

01:12:45 | Sun 28 Jul 2024

S01E03 Journalism vs. Propaganda

Understand how information warfare is redefining the media landscape and why supporting independent journalism is more critical than ever, with Thibaut BRUTTIN, Director General at Reporters Without …

00:53:43 | Sun 21 Jul 2024

S01E02 Uncovering The Kremlin's Trolls

A look back at the genesis and evolution of Russian troll factories with Jessikka ARO, awarded reporter and author of "Putin's Trolls" and "Putin's World War".

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01:01:16 | Sun 14 Jul 2024

S01E01 NATO StratCom For The Win

Discover how NATO tackles information and cognitive warfare with insights from Jay JANZEN, Strategic Communications Director at Allied Command Operations - NATO.

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01:04:05 | Sun 07 Jul 2024

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