Heimdall Civic Shield
Protecting Democratic Discourse
Detect and analyze influence operations using 56 span-level manipulation techniques and 8 stealth analyzers that catch state-sponsored narratives hiding behind journalistic objectivity. Content safety stack meets federal compliance requirements: CSAM detection via SHA-256 hashing + PhotoDNA + Thorn Safer with automated NCMEC reporting (18 USC 2258A), COPPA-tier moderation with zero-tolerance thresholds, and KOSA-ready age-tiered configuration.
Challenges You Face
Foreign Influence Operations
State-sponsored manipulation using Coordinated_Messaging, Astroturfing, and stealth framing across dozens of "independent" outlets
Public Health Misinformation
Anti-vaccine and health scare content deploying Appeal_to_fear, Statistical_Manipulation, and Cherry_Picking techniques
Policy Manipulation
Coordinated campaigns using Moral_Panic and Wedge_Issue techniques to influence legislation
CSAM Legal Compliance
Federal CSAM reporting obligations under 18 USC 2258A — need automated detection with NCMEC-compliant reporting
Platform Safety (COPPA/KOSA)
Government-operated citizen platforms need age-tiered moderation — COPPA zero-tolerance through adult relaxed
Stealth Foreign Influence
State actors using source bias (perspective_ratio > 0.8), strategic hedging, and context omission to launder narratives
Key Features
Influence Operation Detection
56-technique classification identifies Coordinated_Messaging, Astroturfing, and technique fingerprints across sources
Stealth IO Analysis
8 analyzers quantify source perspective ratios, framing asymmetry, hedging density, and implied narrative patterns
CSAM Detection Pipeline
SHA-256 hash → Microsoft PhotoDNA → Thorn Safer — never stores image content. BLOCK_AND_REPORT with NCMEC data.
COPPA-Tier Moderation
Zero-tolerance: toxicity BLOCK at 0.2, profanity BLOCK at 0.1, sexual content BLOCK at 0.1, grooming BLOCK at 0.1
4-Tier Content Safety
COPPA (under 13), Teen (13+), General (all ages), Relaxed (18+) — each with calibrated thresholds per safety category
Grooming Detection
4 sub-analyzers: intimacy escalation, secrecy patterns, age probing, stage classification. Always flags for human review.
Communication Audit
Run government messaging through the full pipeline — ensure it's clear and transparent, not inadvertently manipulative
Passive Framing Detection
SpaCy dependency parsing detects voice asymmetry: "Civilians were killed" vs. "Forces killed civilians" — who obscures agency?
What Others Miss
Stealth manipulation that hides behind objectivity. Heimdall exposes it.
Perspective_ratio analysis reveals foreign media that appears balanced but sources 80%+ from state-aligned actors
Detects when policy coverage omits statistical baselines, event context, or unfavorable facts — severity boosted 1.2x in lead paragraphs
40 doubt-planting patterns: "questions remain about" (severity 0.8), "reportedly" (0.5). Distinguish planted doubt from legitimate attribution.
Active vs. passive voice ratio per entity via nsubjpass/auxpass tags. Detects when one actor's agency is systematically obscured.
Techniques We Detect
Astroturfing
Manufactured grassroots campaigns — coordinated inauthentic behavior at scale
Coordinated Messaging
Synchronized influence operations — technique fingerprinting across sources
Moral Panic
Manufactured crises to influence policy — detected via fear escalation flow patterns
Statistical Manipulation
Misleading data in policy debates — percentages without baselines, trends without evidence
Voter_Suppression
Rhetoric designed to depress turnout — "your vote won't matter" framing
Pricing
Municipal
$2,499/mo
- ✓ Single agency
- ✓ Basic IO monitoring
- ✓ Citizen platform moderation
State
$14,999/mo
- ✓ Multi-agency
- ✓ Full stealth IO analysis
- ✓ CSAM compliance
- ✓ COPPA-tier moderation
Federal
Custom
- ✓ Full suite
- ✓ FedRAMP
- ✓ NCMEC integration
- ✓ 4-tier content safety
- ✓ Grooming detection
- ✓ Dedicated support
Defend Democracy from Manipulation — Both Loud and Silent
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