About

We are an engineering company based in Berlin, Germany. We build the next generation of fully automated technology to keep users safe and platforms healthy at scale. 

By introducing first solutions in 2017, we are one of the first companies on the global market addressing the problems of online communities, platforms and a safe and reliable information environment. 

Our unconventional approach to real-time data processing and information retrieval that facilitates abuse detection in real-time is unique on the global market. Twincler has arguably the fastest to identify abusive behavior and harmful content to date. 

We work with the world’s most sophisticated technology companies and with governments in the United States and in Europe.

Automated threat intelligence

Twincler started in summer 2016 with botswatch, a side project to make data available about inauthentic behavior on Twitter in order to safeguard the German 2017 federal elections. Our data resonated immediately nationwide. After receiving an overwhelming number of requests for our services, we founded the company in April 2017 and further developed our technology since then.

So far, our systems have identified disinformation, influence operations, synthetic engagement, artificial cross-platform promotion of content, previously unknown conspiracy theories, deep fakes, state-backed activity, account spoofings and hack and leak tactics fully automated and in real-time.

Data knowledge since 2016

We started in 2016 and have data going back until then. We’ve been characterizing accounts and operational behavior patterns since then. We have significant experience in how the digital information environment and methods and tactics of various actors changed over the years.

Contributing to the community

We contribute to the information security community in academia, engineering and the industry by sharing reports and data insights of evolving threats and tactics. We are a member of the Association of Computing and Machinery (ACM) SIG AI and SIG KDD and the IEEE working group P7011 to develop a standard for the Process of Identifying and Rating the Trustworthiness of News Sources. The Federal Agency for Civic Education in Germany recommended our very first mvp back in 2017 as a fact checking tool. We were invited by Chancellor Angela Merkel to the Federal Expert Summit on Artificial Intelligence in 2018, are SXSW Interactive Innovation Award finalist 2018 in the category “Privacy & Security” and 2018 SXSW “New Technologies AI and more” winner and 2021 Deep Tech Award winner in the category “Security”. 

Beyond

We believe an informed public is a resilient public. Learn more on how we empower journalism and society to better understand today's information threats.

What we believe

We do things differently.

We choose unconventional approaches to data engineering and threat intelligence in the information environment while making sure our systems run according to industry-leading standards.

We understand each and every data point as a door to an entire new world. We believe that the value of data unfolds in context.

We choose validity and accuracy over quick answers even if the results are uncomfortable.

We would rather fail with a new approach than never try.

We believe that innovation and quality of our technology is a result of a diverse and cross-functional team.

We make data insights actionable for our clients and enable them to improve.

We believe that data helps to make life better for billions of people across the globe.

We believe technology serves for the good.