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What if the “open web” shuts down?
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is no longer a “nice-to-have” but a real factor in sound security decisions. The paradox: the very information sources that used to be considered “public” are becoming increasingly difficult to access. Anyone who still believes that a few search engine queries and social media monitoring are enough will quickly miss the decisive signals.
The good news: modern OSINT approaches have evolved. They combine classic open-web research with hard-to-reach data—and, within the legally permissible framework, also incorporate insights from the dark web. Not to collect “more data for data’s sake”, but to build a consistent situational picture from fragmented sources: faster, more transparent, and actionable.
What if the “open web” shuts down?
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is no longer a “nice-to-have” but a real factor in sound security decisions. The paradox: the very information sources that used to be considered “public” are becoming increasingly difficult to access. Anyone who still believes that a few search engine queries and social media monitoring are enough will quickly miss the decisive signals.
The good news: modern OSINT approaches have evolved. They combine classic open-web research with hard-to-reach data—and, within the legally permissible framework, also incorporate insights from the dark web. Not to collect “more data for data’s sake”, but to build a consistent situational picture from fragmented sources: faster, more transparent, and actionable.
Blind Spots with Consequences!
Why TikTok, Mastodon, Telegram, GETTR, Truth Social, and Odysee belong in monitoring? On these platforms, trends emerge, protests are coordinated, and—in some cases—anti-democratic narratives are spread. Many traditional social listening setups capture them only incompletely: due to missing or restricted APIs (e.g., TikTok), federated or encrypted architectures (Mastodon, Telegram), “alt-tech” ecosystems (GETTR, Truth Social), or because content migrates to alternative video platforms like Odysee in response to sanctions and geoblocking. Ignoring them risks strategic blindness.
In crisis situations, every second counts – AI-powered radio/TV monitoring
The world is constantly in motion. Coup attempts, changes of government, geopolitical influences and/or natural disasters are part of everyday reality. Modern monitoring systems can capture publicly available news from crisis areas and generate an approximate situation picture. However, one key building block is missing: radio/TV monitoring.