Data Collection Notice for DE-CONSPIRATOR Research Activities
Dr. Bharath Ganesh, Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam, Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation
As part of the upcoming research activities under Work Package 3 (WP3), Dr. Bharath Ganesh, Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation, has prepared a Data Collection Notice to ensure transparency, accountability, and compliance with applicable data protection standards.
This data is collected in the public interest as part of the DE-CONSPIRATOR project, funded by the European Union Horizon programme.
This research focuses on Russian and Chinese Foreign Information Manipulation or Interference (FIMI). It aims to detect, study, and map networks spreading misinformation, disinformation, and content suppression across social media and websites within the EU and partner countries.
Data will be collected from public sources on platforms like Telegram, X, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, including posts, shares, links, multimedia, and hashtags. APIs and open-source techniques will help reconstruct the networks and influence patterns of FIMI actors.
Privacy and data protection are central: personal data is pseudonymised, securely stored for at least 10 years, and aggregate anonymised data will be publicly available. Only publicly identifiable accounts (e.g., public figures, organisations) may be referenced when necessary.
Read the detailed Data Collection Notice for De-Conspirator project by clicking the button.