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Memes started as cat captions and is now used as light propaganda. Quite the career arc. Join our webinar on Meme Warfare, where we unpack how internet humour gets weaponised, and what that means for OSINT practitioners working through provenance, attribution and fringe spaces: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Satellite imagery shows you what's there. Mapped data helps you understand it. Join us this week for a practical walkthrough on combining OpenStreetMap with Google Earth to strengthen your geospatial workflows. Register or grab the recording: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

OSINT runs on judgement calls made with incomplete information. Our latest blog looks at where AI fits into that reality. Where it helps, and where the analyst still has to carry the weight. Read it here: osintcombine.com/post/human-jud…

If you missed our webinar on Australia's Under 16 Social Media Ban and its investigative impact, the recording is now available. Head to the OSINT Knowledge Library and look under the OSINT in Context heading. training.osintcombine.com/courses/free-o…

This week’s webinar: new under-16 social media restrictions are changing what investigators can see online. What does that mean for OSINT in real terms? We’ll break down the practical impact and discuss how teams can adjust. Register to attend live or receive the recording: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

We asked five critical infrastructure leaders what makes OSINT capability stick. Their answer? It looks less like a toolset and more like an organisational habit. Here's what they shared at AOS2025 and why it matters for the sector: osintcombine.com/post/lessons-f…

Reddit is the front page of the internet and sometimes the rabbit hole too. Our new blog covers how OSINT practitioners can investigate, search and monitor Reddit content more effectively: osintcombine.com/post/reddit-an…

We’ve been doing a little work behind the scenes. The OSINT Combine Training Academy has moved to a new platform, making it easier to navigate, follow structured learning pathways, and learn through a better overall experience. Take a look: training.osintcombine.com

isthisai.lol is a useful game for testing your ability to identify inauthentic and AI-generated content. Give it a go and see how well you can separate real from fake.

8/ Be mindful of misinformation. There is more and more AI generated content out there and it takes time to authenticate thoroughly. But, this list should at least help bring in the data, organise it and leave more time for your verification and analysis.

7/ We can also use RSS feeds to deliver alerts to one place. Classic Outlook supports RSS, or you can use a free feedreader extension like Feeder.co (chromewebstore.google.com/detail/rss-fee…), or any number of DIY coded solutions.

1/ If you’re monitoring events in the Middle East with free tools (when you don’t have access to a paid platform), set up a few alert streams that can help bring ‘early signals’ (forums, blogs, smaller sites) into one place.

A couple of conflict monitoring dashboards worth checking out. If you’re tracking developments, these provide helpful situational snapshots to support your analysis: monitor-the-situation.com and usvsiran.com

Wikipedia is blacklisting Archive.today and beginning to remove ~695,000 archive links due to DDoS and snapshot-tampering concerns. Separately, multiple reports indicate that accessing Archive.today via VPNs or proxies now triggers blocks or endless CAPTCHA loops, making it harder to reach.

For OSINT practitioners in safeguarding, child protection, online harms and risk assessment, Australia’s under-16s social media ban changes what’s visible online. As platforms tighten age checks, investigators need to reassess how they confirm age/identity and track changing behaviour — with more activity moving into private or semi-closed spaces. Read the full blog here: osintcombine.com/post/social-me…