Gaming the Algorithm : Targeting Democracy

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Gaming the Algorithm : Targeting Democracy

MEP EVENT

Gaming the Algorithm

Targeting Democracy

📅 Date:

29/09/2026

🕐 Time:

15:00 - 17:00

📍 Location:

Room ASP 5F385, European Parliament

About the Event

The event addresses the topic "Gaming the Algorithm - Targeting Democracy", organised together with the Democratic Tech Alliance. Researchers and experts will present findings on how large-scale troll networks are working to manipulate European election information spaces on social media.

Hosted by

Alex AGIUS SALIBA

S&D Vice-Chair

Member of the European Parliament

SD |

Alex AGIUS SALIBA

Committees

Delegations

Member of the European Parliament

EPP | Independent

Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ

Committees

Delegations

Speakers

Maria VOLTSICHINA

OSINT Researcher

Alliance4Europe

Maria VOLTSICHINA

She is a researcher at Alliance4Europe, where her work focuses on open-source intelligence investigations into disinformation and influence operations affecting European elections. She has co-authored several reports on foreign interference campaigns, including analyses of Russian-linked networks in Poland and Slovakia.

Robert van der NOORDAA

Hybrid Warfare & Troll Farm Expert

Trollrensics

Robert van der NOORDAA

He is Co-Founder of Trollrensics, a Dutch organisation specialising in tracking disinformation and hybrid warfare campaigns on social media platforms. He is recognised as an expert on hybrid warfare, Russian propaganda and troll farms, and has previously researched foreign influence during EU elections for the European Parliament's S&D group.

Saman NAZARI

Lead Researcher

Alliance4Europe

Saman NAZARI

He is Lead Researcher at Alliance4Europe, a Brussels-based non-profit organisation, where he coordinates the Counter Disinformation Network. He specialises in open-source intelligence analysis of Chinese and Russian influence operations, and contributes to developing frameworks used to map foreign interference campaigns.

Programme

15:00

Gaming the Algorithm - Targeting Democracy

Maria Voltsichina | OSINT Researcher | Alliance4Europe

Robert van der Noordaa | Hybrid Walfare & Troll Farm Expert | Trollrensics

Saman Nazari | Lead Researcher | Alliance4Europe

Important – This event is by invitation, and only registered participants will be admitted. Due to capacity constraints, all attendees must register, including those already holding a European Parliament access badge. Registration is mandatory for admission.

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