Tactical Tech ✅

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Followers

5.6K

Account age

9 yrs

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A former Meta lobbyist now helps regulate EU data privacy. Astroturfing for tech dates back to 2001. $51B in tax avoided by 4 Big Tech firms.
Marek Tuszynski breaks down the evidence in our latest piece.
https://tacticaltech.org/news/insights/regulate-me-please/

34 views A former Meta lobbyist now helps regulate EU data privacy. Astroturfing for tech dates back to 2001. $51B in tax avoided by 4 Big Tech firms. Marek Tuszynski breaks down the evidence in our latest piece. https://tacticaltech.org/news/insights/regulate-me-please/

Big Tobacco built a playbook to dodge accountability. Meta's own former Director of Monetisation admitted to US Congress they used the same one. Our Executive Director breaks down the parallels.
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🔗 https://tacticaltech.org/news/insights/regulate-me-please/

23 views Big Tobacco built a playbook to dodge accountability. Meta's own former Director of Monetisation admitted to US Congress they used the same one. Our Executive Director breaks down the parallels. 👇 🔗 https://tacticaltech.org/news/insights/regulate-me-please/

📢 Grants for Cross-Border Investigative Stories on the Impact of AI 📢
Free Press Unlimited is inviting applications for cross-border collaborative investigations.
🗓 Deadline: 22 July 2026
Read the full call and apply: https://www.ciji.info/announcements/#grant-impact-of-ai

6 views 📢 Grants for Cross-Border Investigative Stories on the Impact of AI 📢 Free Press Unlimited is inviting applications for cross-border collaborative investigations. 🗓 Deadline: 22 July 2026 Read the full call and apply: https://www.ciji.info/announcements/#grant-impact-of-ai

🔎 Every investigator has a few tools they keep coming back to.
That's why we're starting our Investigation Toolbox series with The Wayback Machine by @internetarchive.

5 views 🔎 Every investigator has a few tools they keep coming back to. That's why we're starting our Investigation Toolbox series with The Wayback Machine by @internetarchive.

📊 Post engagement

Avg engagement / post

0.1%

Engagement vs followers

Apr 2017

On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: A former Meta lobbyist now helps regulate EU data privacy. Astro · 34 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence

2.2 / week

Posts several times a week.

Content mix

Mostly images

Recent: 3 text · 8 image · 1 video.

Follower / following

67×

Follows 84 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post A former Meta lobbyist now helps regulate EU data privacy. Astroturfing for tech dates back to 2001. $51B in tax avoided by 4 Big Tech firms. Marek Tuszynski breaks down the evidence in our latest piece. https://tacticaltech.org/news/insights/regulate-me-please/ ★ 34

📢 JTI Audit Grants Open CIJI is offering 6 grants (€1,500–€5,000) to support Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) certification audits for eligible EU-based media organisations. 🗓 Apply by 11 August 2026 via https://forms.gle/tcspx7DqchCpzAvC7 ★ 1 📬 Looking for more investigative resources, opportunities, and updates from across the CIJI consortium? Subscribe to The Link newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7222496938892427265/ https://tacticaltech.org/newsletter-subscr… Over the coming months, we'll be sharing more tools, resources, and methods that support investigative journalism from long-standing classics to newer discoveries that deserve a place in your workflow. Some you may use every day, while oth…

🔎 Every investigator has a few tools they keep coming back to. That's why we're starting our Investigation Toolbox series with The Wayback Machine by @internetarchive. ★ 5

Big Tobacco built a playbook to dodge accountability. Meta's own former Director of Monetisation admitted to US Congress they used the same one. Our Executive Director breaks down the parallels. 👇 🔗 https://tacticaltech.org/news/insights… ★ 23 The Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative (CIJI) is funded by the European Union and carried out by Free Press Unlimited, Tactical Tech, Reporters Without Borders, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, Fundacja Report… ★ 2

Over the past few months, we've shared grants, residencies, workshops, resources, and opportunities through our channels. But do you know what CIJI actually is? And if you'd like all of that delivered straight to your inbox, subscribe to T… ★ 3

The In The Loop newsletter, June edition, is here, and we bring refreshing news for everyone! 🤖 How to choose AI tools guide | 👥 Youth focused projects | ✍️ Oportunities for journalists | 🤝Our partners: Asociatia Techsoup Romania | 💼 We … ★ 1

📢 Grants for Cross-Border Investigative Stories on the Impact of AI 📢 Free Press Unlimited is inviting applications for cross-border collaborative investigations. 🗓 Deadline: 22 July 2026 Read the full call and apply: https://www.ciji.inf… ★ 6

▶ The “Exposing the Invisible Investigation Residency” is designed as a collaborative space for learning, skill-sharing, experimentation, and developing new investigative ideas. Read the full call and apply: https://www.ciji.info/announceme… ★ 1

In 2024, TacticalTech joined @publix, Germany’s first journalism & debate hub with 30+ orgs. They just published their first impact report! Our co-founder, Stephanie Hankey, shared details about our work and why media and digital literacy … ★ 2

🐘 Community & instance

Home server

mastodon.cc

Their home server on the fediverse — the instance a creator picks signals the community they belong to.

On Mastodon since

Apr 2017

An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2017 — 9 years ago.

👁️Averages 8 views per post.

📤Posts about 2.2× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

49/100

Fair Credibility score

78%

Mixed Real audience

Medium Fake-follower risk

High Data confidence

Est. 78% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
Low engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
Established account (9+ years old).

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.