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Followers
21.6K
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$121 – $196 / sponsored post
Estimated from audience size & typical reach — every deal is negotiable and held in SocialDB escrow.
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📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jan 15latest
8
Avg engagement / post
4–12
Typical post (engagement)
0%
Engagement vs followers
73/100
Very consistent reach
Jun 2023
On Bluesky since
Half of recent posts land between 4 and 12 likes + reposts (median 7) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: Applications are now open for Digital Sherlocks 2026 🕵️♀️ Join · 17 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.44 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 7 text · 5 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
155×
Follows 139 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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Trustworthy AI won't be built by principles alone.
It requires institutions that can test systems, share knowledge, coordinate responses, and build confidence across borders.
That's the next challenge for AI governance.
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📅 TODAY | 11:30 AM ET
Who will finance the future of global connectivity? 🛜
Join us for a discussion with @kentonthibaut.bsky.social
and Jochai Ben-Avie on the financing models, partnerships, and policies that will shape the next genera…
A new investigation from the DFRLab & @civilnet.bsky.social finds that Evrazia, a Russian org sanctioned by the US, EU, and UK, has been replicating its Moldovan election interference model in the lead up to Armenia's June 7 elections
bit…
If you attended @stratcomcoe.bsky.social's #RigaStratComDialogue this week, there's a good chance you ran into a DFRLaber. From disrupting information threats to exploring AI’s impact on strategic communications, our team was all over the …
🚨DEADLINE EXTENDED 🚨
Good news: There's more time to apply to our 2026 cohort! We've extended the Digital Sherlocks deadline to 21 April @ 23:59 ET.
Apply now: bit.ly/47JLw02
If you’re working in journalism, research, or civil society and trying to make sense of what’s happening online...Digital Sherlocks is for you.
Applications for our 2026 cohort close soon.
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#ICYMI: Applications are due April 14th @ 23:59 ET 🚨
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Today @ 10AM ET 🚀
Tune in as @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's Democracy + Tech Initiative & @conexionsegura.bsky.social launch the most comprehensive analysis to date of Venezuela’s massive surveillance system 🇻🇪
Register: t.co/l2QJPjyzaK
Venezuela’s surveillance system spans AI CCTV, telecom interception, and more 🇻🇪 📞
Join us March 26 for the launch of "Watch the Watchers" where experts will discuss what this means for Venezuela's political future.
Register: bit.ly/4uQ…
@nosumacero.bsky.social joins Osavul for a conversation about Venezuela's complex information environment, unpacking the intricate relationship between power, narratives, and technology in Venezuela's ongoing struggle for freedom and democ…
🚨 How do we move beyond tracking individual incidents to understanding how influence actually works? A new report w/ @disinfo.eu @checkfirst.network @viginum.bsky.social, Cassini, @diplo.de @eudiplomacy.bsky.social offers a framework to an…
🦋 Handle & authenticity
Bluesky handle
@dfrlab.bsky.social
A default .bsky.social handle — genuine, but not domain-verified. Confirm identity before a high-value deal.
On Bluesky since
Jun 2023
An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) — an original, established account.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 8 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.4× per week.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated81/100
Excellent
Credibility score
97%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~0.0% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Bluesky.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab. Cultivating a global network of digital forensic analysts (#DigitalSherlocks) to combat disinformation.
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