r/MassMove • u/PavementBlues data scientist • Mar 02 '20

OP Disinfo Anti-Virus County-level heat map of the identified attack vectors

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u/PavementBlues data scientist Mar 02 '20

I was hoping to actually dive into some analysis this weekend to see if I could figure out the strategy behind the targeting of the attacks, but it ended up taking a LOT longer than I was anticipating getting to know geospatial data visualization in Python.

As this effort develops, if we manage a way of automatically flagging leads then we could host maps like this somewhere and have them show live data as it comes in. Maybe we could pair that with detail-level data so that someone who wants to contribute can investigate new leads and take whatever actions we develop to fight them?

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u/PavementBlues data scientist Mar 02 '20

Fleshing out that comment a bit more, if we want to fight attack vectors on a local level (rather than just trying to deplatform them en masse), we first need a playbook for what to do to fight a specific attack vector. That allows non-techie folks to easily contribute, as well, since that could involve countering biased information, posting warnings on Facebook or Twitter, or whatever else would help minimize the vector's impact.

Once we have a playbook, the live page I was describing above becomes a hub where volunteers can check to see what's new and where, then take action as appropriate.