American University + Jigsaw
$570k of taxes1 have been awarded to Washington DC’s American University and its partner Jigsaw, the principal developer of censorship software and “violent white supremacy” disinformation reports. One of Jigsaw's many roles in this project was to "identify a sample of young (aged 18-35), white individuals that are likely to be targeted with online right-wing violent disinformation in support of violence."p.8
American University (AU) and Jigsaw beliefs were to be disseminated to users on Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft. The research manager of Google's think tank sent AU off with a letter of recommendation for the funds, as did the CEO of Moonshot, Ross Frenett. The principal developer of indoctrination software, Moonshot was cited by AU in an effort to defend the efficacy of CVE techniques. The Washington Post was cited three times.
Persons Involved
American University:
Ashley Alexander
Kurt Braddock (School of Communication)
John G. Horgan (Georgia State University)
Caty Borum Chattoo (School of Communication)
Jigsaw (Google):
Elizabeth Goldberg
Moonshot CVE:
Ross Frenett
U.S. Department of State's Global Engagement Center (GEC)
Adela Levis
Certification Regarding Lobbying: Tracking Number:GRANT13147542. Department of Homeland Security. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-04/EMW-2020-GR-APP-00171%20-%20American%20University%2C%20School%20of%20Communications.pdf?ref=advocate-for-rights-and-knowledge-of-americans-arka.ghost.io. 2020.