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Kolina Koltai
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Senior Researcher, Bellingcat
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Biography
Kolina Koltai is a senior researcher and trainer at Bellingcat. She currently focuses on investigation AI companies behind the proliferation of non-consensual deepfake pornography/nudify apps. Previously, she spent most of her career researching the anti-vaccination movement and their community on social media platforms. An expert in how sociotechnical systems influence the decision making of social groups, she is a former postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for an Informed Public at the University of Washington and a former research associate at NASA.
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Bellingcat
Bellingcat is an independent nonprofit investigative collective that specializes in open source intelligence (OSINT) research. Founded in 2014 by Eliot Higgins, it has developed innovative digital forensic methods to investigate global conflicts, human rights abuses, and transnational crimes. The organization operates as a decentralized network with over 30 staff and contributors across more than 20 countries. Bellingcat focuses on investigative research related to war crimes, assassinations, and disinformation campaigns. It offers training programs to journalists, activists, and legal professionals, having trained over 4,000 individuals in OSINT techniques. The Global Authentication Project (GAP) is a volunteer network that crowdsources the verification of digital evidence. Additionally, Bellingcat collaborates with judicial bodies, including the International Criminal Court, to integrate OSINT into legal proceedings. Its findings are widely cited by international media and have contributed to significant investigations, such as the MH17 incident and the Skripal poisoning case.
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Founded: 2014