Tactical Tech

🔺 The Toxic Triangle is a unique look into young people’s online experiences and the industry behind them 🔺

The Toxic Triangle consists of three forces that shape the online world that young people experience:

🧐 Youth Sphere is an ecosystem that shapes the culture of an entire generation of young people through its role in identity formation.

💰 Marketplace is where platforms, creators, advertisers, and large AI content farms exchange engagement for social and financial currency.

📺 Attention Machine captures and calibrates attention from users to maximize reach and time spent online.

Together, these three components create a feedback loop that often sacrifices young people's wellbeing and resists simple fixes.

The Toxic Triangle is a closed-door session for decision-makers, foundations, journalists, and NGOs. It offers an over-the-shoulder view of young people’s online experiences, exploring how technologies work and how they’re monetized.

👉 More information about The Toxic Triangle: https://tacticaltech.org/the-toxic-triangle

💬 Interested in booking a session? Contact us at [email protected]

[Call for participants] The “Exposing the Invisible Investigation Residency” is back!

Are you ready to join these 3-day gathering in Publix Berlin where you will share skills and experiences, and leverage innovative methods for your investigation projects?

Tactical Tech invites EU-based investigators, journalists, researchers, OSINT practitioners, artists, technologists, and fact-checkers to apply!

This year’s residency will explore:
☑️ The powers behind AI, its impacts and limitations
☑️ Tech impact on young people and the business model driving it
☑️ Issues and powers affecting the Ocean

🗓 The Residency will take place 30 Sept - 2 Oct 2026
📍Publix, Berlin, the hub for journalism and public debate
⏰ Financial support for travel and accommodation is available for successful applicants!

This call is part of the EU-funded Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative (CIJI), carried out by Free Press Unlimited , Tactical Tech , Reporters sans frontières / Reporters Without Borders / RSF , OBC Transeuropa , Fundacja Reporterów , and DELFI.lt .

Read the full call and apply by 5 July 2026: https://www.ciji.info/announcements/ -the-invisible-residency-2026

📢 Grants for Cross-Border Investigative Stories on the Impact of AI 📢

Our friends from Free Press Unlimited is inviting applications for cross-border collaborative investigations exploring the impact of AI on society.

They are looking to support investigative stories on topics including:
☑️ Political power and agendas behind AI
☑️ Accountability of AI companies
☑️ Environmental impact of AI
☑️ AI and human rights
☑️ AI and human psychology
☑️ AI systems and emerging technologies

Up to 4 grants of €5,000 will be awarded to collaborative teams of journalists and media organisations working across borders.

Applications from teams involving technologists, researchers, or other non-journalism collaborators are especially encouraged.

This call is part of the EU-funded Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative (CIJI), carried out by Press Unlimited, Tactical Tech, Reporters sans frontières / Reporters Without Borders / RSF , OBC Transeuropa , Fundacja Reporterów and DELFI.lt.

🗓 Deadline: 22 July 2026
Read the full call and apply: https://www.ciji.info/announcements/ -impact-of-ai

🚨 Tactical Tech is at DOXUMENTALE Festival with our Shaping Narratives Workshop!

What we see online shapes how we understand the world — but how do we know what is true, what is missing, and what is manipulated?

In this hands-on 90-minute workshop, young people will learn how to think critically about news and social media content, and get introduced to simple but powerful tools for verifying information online 🔎📱

💡 What we cover:
• How to question headlines and viral posts
• Basic verification techniques for online content
• Why misinformation spreads so easily
• How to build stronger media literacy habits

📍 Festival Center: Manifesto Market
📅 30 May 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM
👥 For ages 13–17
🎟️ Tickets: €10 or free with festival pass
⚠️ Limited spaces available

🔗 More info & sign up: https://www.doxumentale.de/program/event/workshop-shaping-narratives-2026-05-30t140000z