Luis Assardo

Luis Assardo is a freelance Digital Security trainer, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) researcher and data-investigative journalist. Working on the intersection of technology, education and freedom of speech he explores the impact of the internet in our society and how to deal with digital risks. Based in Berlin he works with the Holistic Protection Collective (HPC), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), and other Human Rights organizations to provide protocols, risk assessment, and training to journalists under attack. Award winner for his investigations and research about disinformation, troll factories, hate speech, online extremism, and influence operations (IO). His work in the field have helped think tanks and international organizations shape better protocols to counter digital threats. His work in the field have helped think tanks and international organizations shape better protocols to counter online extremism, online terrorism, and digital threats. With the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) produced a guide and trained journalists on how to investigate trolling campaigns and with the Knight Center for the Americas produced a Digital Security MOOC. Founder of Confirmado, a Guatemalan project to fight disinformation since 2018. Also launched and lead many digital newsrooms. For many years shared his experience as a professor in top Guatemalan universities. Has been a fellow in Japan, United States, The Netherlands, and Germany. Now he shares opinions in the Diario de Centroamérica (DCA) and Vector Crítico his newsletter in Spanish.