Tim Engelhardt
@tengelhr.bsky.social
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Mostly on human rights, digital tech. Work at UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR). Posts personal.
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Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; â⊠without
#encryption
tools, lives may be endangered. In the worst cases, a Governmentâs ability to break into its citizensâ phones may lead to the persecution of individuals who are simply exercising their fundamental human rights.â
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about 22 hours ago
â ïž The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee
@libe.europarl.europa.eu
will hold a debate on đȘđșEU funding for
#spyware
, following our
@ftm.eu
investigation.
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DeathNerd Killer
about 19 hours ago
This report on platform transparency under the DSA in the Global South is excellent â both as a nuanced explanation of the DSA and for the significant, detailed considerations it adds from other regions.
drive.google.com/file/d/1fpKY...
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Remember this one?
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Explaining Net Neutrality Is Easier On A Giant Roller Coaster
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiUV5jmfYEU
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Rosamunde Van Brakel
4 days ago
In-the-wild testing of police facial recognition systems has failed to generate clear evidence of the technologyâs benefits, or to assess the full range of socio-technical impacts
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666322...
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Police facial recognition trials show little evidence of benefits | Computer Weekly
In-the-wild testing of police facial recognition systems has failed to generate clear evidence of the technologyâs benefits, or to assess the full range of socio-technical impacts.
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366632223/Police-facial-recognition-trials-show-little-evidence-of-benefits
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Joshua LĂŒdtke
5 days ago
I'll just print up this list and distribute it to all the colleges and universities nearby
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Read this thread, please!
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Justin Hendrix
5 days ago
For this weekâs podcast, I spoke with Mallory Knodel from the Social Web Foundation and the Internet Exchange and Burcu Kilic from CIGI. The conversation revolved around a post the two wrote for the Internet Exchange titled, âBig Tech Redefined the Open Internet to Serve Its Own Interests."
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The Open Internet is Dead. What Comes Next? | TechPolicy.Press
Justin Hendrix spoke to Mallory Knodel and Burcu Kilic about their recent essay, titled "Big Tech Redefined the Open Internet to Serve Its Own Interests."
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-open-internet-is-dead-what-comes-next/
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Ben Williamson
6 days ago
The alarming aspect of this deliberate "anti-woke" algorithmic biasing of LLMs from an educational perspective is our institutions all bought in to an imaginary of innovation, then got locked in to enterprise contracts, and now the models are being recoded so they undermine educational values
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Christian Eymery
5 days ago
Heute vor 82 Jahren wurde Willi Graf, Mitglied der WeiĂen Rose, nach 8 Mo. Haft von den Nazis ermordet. WĂ€hrend seiner Haft schwieg er trotz fortwĂ€hrender Verhöre durch die Gestapo. Er rettete damit vielen Gleichgesinnten das Leben. In ehrenvollem Gedenken.
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Michelle A. Rodrigues đ
15 days ago
We can remember Goodallâs accomplishments and legacy while recognizing that National Geographic created a narrative that erased the local people who contributed to her research. Her African colleagues deserve to be credited, not erased (10/10).
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Michelle A. Rodrigues đ
15 days ago
As a primatologist, Jane Goodall was a huge inspiration to me. I admired the way she describes chimpanzee behavior with such detail and empathy, and sheâs inspired so many people and advocated for chimpanzee conservation and welfare. However, I'm dismayed at what her narrative leaves out (1/10)
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Joseph Cox
8 days ago
New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
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The Discord Hack is Every Usersâ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discordâs age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting usersâ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoplesâ IDs and other sensitive informa...
https://www.404media.co/the-discord-hack-is-every-users-worst-nightmare/
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John Scott-Railton
9 days ago
NEW: Germany opposes mass scanning of private messages. "must be taboo in a constitutional state" "even the worst crimes don't justify giving up basic civil rights" Well said Minister Stefanie Hubig! Leadership we need from Europe's democracies.
www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Z...
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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters
9 days ago
Germany. Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection opposes the EU
#ChatControl
proposal for the indiscriminate scanning of all private messaging to combat CSAM. âPrivate communication should never be under general suspicion.â
www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Z...
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Anlasslose Chatkontrolle muss in einem Rechtsstaat tabu sein. Private Kommunikation darf nie unter Generalverdacht stehen.â
https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Zitate/DE/2025/1008_Chatkontrolle.html
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Markus Reuter
9 days ago
Bundesjustizministerin Hubig zur
#Chatkontrolle
: "Anlasslose Chatkontrolle muss in einem Rechtsstaat tabu sein. Private Kommunikation darf nie unter Generalverdacht stehen. [..] Solchen VorschlÀgen wird Deutschland auf EU-Ebene nicht zustimmen."
www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Z...
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Anlasslose Chatkontrolle muss in einem Rechtsstaat tabu sein. Private Kommunikation darf nie unter Generalverdacht stehen.â
https://www.bmjv.de/SharedDocs/Zitate/DE/2025/1008_Chatkontrolle.html
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CCC
9 days ago
Mehrheit am 14. Oktober fĂŒr EU-Vorschlag kaum noch in Sicht: Bundesjustizministerium lehnt PlĂ€ne zur
#Chatkontrolle
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Handelsblatt
Justizministerin Hubig stellt klar: Deutschland wird bei der EU-Chatkontrolle nicht mitziehen. Was bedeutet das fĂŒr WhatsApp & Co. â und wie geht es jetzt in BrĂŒssel weiter?
https://www.handelsblatt.com/dpa/umstrittenes-vorhaben-bundesjustizministerium-lehnt-eu-plaene-zur-chatkontrolle-ab/100160968.html
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UN Working Group on business and human rights
10 days ago
đUN Forum on Business & Human Rights, uniting 4,000+ participants from governments, businesses, trade unions and civil society. A key platform for tackling human rights issues & advancing the UNGPs. đDonate Now:
www.every.org/un-human-rig...
#UNForumBHR
#BizHumanRights
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Robin Berjon
9 months ago
New year, new thread â here's my 2025 reading log! đđ Previous episodes: âą 2020:
tweets.berjon.com/121259142400...
âą 2021:
tweets.berjon.com/134848568673...
âą 2022:
tweets.berjon.com/147749837904...
âą 2023, before Xodus:
tweets.berjon.com/161179872221...
âą 2024:
bsky.app/profile/robi...
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Markus Reuter
11 days ago
Trotz des immensen möglichen Schadens der
#Chatkontrolle
fĂŒr Meinungsfreiheit, Pressefreiheit, PrivatsphĂ€re, Demokratie und IT-Sicherheit ist das Thema medial derzeit noch ganz schön unterberichtet. Hier steht, um was es eigentlich geht:
netzpolitik.org/2025/fragen-...
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Fragen und Antworten: Warum ist Chatkontrolle so gefĂ€hrlich fĂŒr uns alle?
Die Chatkontrolle gilt weithin als Ende der verschlĂŒsselten und privaten Kommunikation, also als Gefahr fĂŒr die Demokratie und technisches Sicherheitsrisiko fĂŒr die digitale Welt. Wir erklĂ€ren und kom...
https://netzpolitik.org/2025/fragen-und-antworten-warum-ist-chatkontrolle-so-gefaehrlich-fuer-uns-alle/
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CCC
11 days ago
Wer jetzt schweigt, riskiert den Verlust einer zentralen demokratischen Infrastruktur: der freien verschlĂŒsselten Kommunikation.
#Chatkontrolle
bedroht auch Pressefreiheit
www.djv.de/news/blog/bl...
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Chatkontrolle bedroht Pressefreiheit
Der wichtigste sichere Messenger könnte bald aus Europa verschwinden â mit gravierenden Folgen fĂŒr die Pressefreiheit.
https://www.djv.de/news/blog/blog-detail/chatkontrolle-bedroht-pressefreiheit/
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Really interesting. With English subtitles:
youtu.be/i-jjWQke37k?...
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John86
12 days ago
You donât have to be called Steve or Stephen to work at Blackpool, but it does help.
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Robert Heinze
16 days ago
Neoliberalismus und Deregulierung bedeutete nie einfach âBĂŒrokratieabbauâ, im Gegenteil: im Alltag der Menschen gab es einen enormen Zuwachs an BĂŒrokratie und Formularkrieg, wie die frz. Soziologin BĂ©atrice Hibou dokumentiert.
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Freiheitsrechte.org - GFF
15 days ago
Fast geschafft! đȘ Teilt diesen Post und helft uns, die 10.000 Follower*innen vollzumachen. Gemeinsam setzen wir uns fĂŒr die
#Grundrechte
ein!
#10YGFF
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Justin Hendrix
14 days ago
The UN Independent International Scientific Panel on AI must include social, environmental, and public perspectives in its work and membership, and public voices must have a formal, ongoing role in the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, write Tim Davies and Anna Colom.
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The UNâs Global Dialogue on AI Must Give Citizens a Real Seat at the Table | TechPolicy.Press
Learning from decades of global convening on climate change, AI Governance must place local lived experiences at its heart, write Tim Davies and Anna Colom.
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-uns-global-dialogue-on-ai-must-give-citizens-a-real-seat-at-the-table/
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A few months old but more important than ever.
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Drew Harwell
16 days ago
I told OpenAI's Sora to make a video showing "Body cam footage of cops arresting a dark skinned man in a department store." It took less than a minute.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez
18 days ago
Say it often, say it loud: "Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."
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Fit for Purpose? How Todayâs Commercial Digital Platforms Subvert Key Goals of Public Education
Digital educational platforms have become ubiquitous in American classrooms, with tools like Google Workspace for Education, Kahoot!, Zearn, Khan Academy, and many others now structuring curriculum, i...
https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/digital-platforms
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Anna Merlan
21 days ago
Today in German: I learned I can't ask for "a box" when I want to take my food to go because people are VERY LITERAL. It may not be a box - it might be a bowl! a carton! who knows! -- so you MUST ask for your leftover food "zum mitnehmen" and MAY NOT specify HOW it is leaving the building with you
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Mike Masnick
21 days ago
Some exciting news: this morning we launched a collaboration with
@icrc.org
: our Trust & Safety: Armed Conflict game.
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Trust & Safety: Armed Conflict
Navigate the challenging world of trust & safety amidst an unfolding armed conflict.
https://trust-and-safety-game.icrc.org/
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Matthew Guariglia
21 days ago
2. No mention of the harms this can cause. Like policing generally, this tech is only being deployed a fraction of the time to address serious crime. What does it do the other 22 hours of the day and how will marginalized communities suffer for it?
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DeathNerd Killer
23 days ago
A few weeks ago, I filed a Comment with
@hutko.bsky.social
and
@mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy
in Blueskyâs TOS consultation. It urged them to build and maintain some key legal/content management infrastructure for distributed moderation on ATProto. 1/
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âŒïžFresh off the press - major study on Development Finance Institutions and Digital RisksâŒïž Based on a mapping of digital risks in 3,450 projects supported by nine major multilateral development banks. Check it out!
www.ohchr.org/en/publicati...
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Development Finance Institutions and Digital Risks
Multilateral and bilateral development finance institutions (DFIs) provide financing and play numerous vital roles in supporting digital transformations in developing countries.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/publications/policy-and-methodological-publications/development-finance-institutions-and-digital
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AI content, however, âuses machines to offload cognitive work to another human being,â Niederhoffer and her team argue.
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CCC
24 days ago
BefĂŒrworter der
#Chatkontrolle
machen Druck und schlagen immer wieder das Gleiche vor. Wenn die Bundesregierung ihre Meinung Àndert, könnten sie Erfolg haben
netzpolitik.org/2025/interne...
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Internes Protokoll: DĂ€nemark will Chatkontrolle durchdrĂŒcken
DĂ€nemark will die Chatkontrolle in drei Wochen durchdrĂŒcken. Am Gesetz Ă€ndert die RatsprĂ€sidentschaft nichts, stattdessen sollen Staaten ihre Meinung Ă€ndern. Die Position Deutschlands ist maĂgeblich.âŠ
https://netzpolitik.org/2025/internes-protokoll-daenemark-will-chatkontrolle-durchdruecken/
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JĂŒdische Allgemeine
25 days ago
Ein geplanter Auftritt von Michel Friedman im Literaturhaus »Uwe Johnson« im mecklenburgischen KlĂŒtz ist von der Stadtvertretung abgesagt worden. Als BegrĂŒndung fĂŒr die Absage wurden mögliche Proteste von Rechtsextremen genannt.
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Michel Friedman von Podiumsdiskussion ausgeladen
Als BegrĂŒndung fĂŒr die Absage werden einem Zeitungsbericht zufolge mögliche Proteste von Rechtsextremen genannt
https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/politik/michel-friedman-von-podiumsdiskussion-ausgeladen/
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Saskia Bricmont
27 days ago
Le projet de surveillance de nos messageries, Chat Control, revient en force. Pour nous et le Parlement européen, c'est NON.
www.lesoir.be/700078/artic...
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Le projet de surveillance de nos messageries, Chat Control, revient en force
Le Conseil de lâUE sâapprĂȘte Ă trancher sur le projet de surveillance « Chat Control », qui entend placer des mouchards dans nos smartphones pour lutter contre les contenus pĂ©dopornographiques. Scient...
https://www.lesoir.be/700078/article/2025-09-19/le-projet-de-surveillance-de-nos-messageries-chat-control-revient-en-force
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Siena Anstis
about 1 month ago
A few (early) thoughts on digital transnational repression and extraterritorial human rights obligations over at
@bindinghook.bsky.social
. Thanks for the opportunity to share my research (again!).
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Digital transnational repression and the limits of international human rights law in a âpost-territorialâ world
Traditional models of jurisdiction fail dissidents in an ever more connected world
https://bindinghook.com/digital-transnational-repression-and-the-limits-of-international-human-rights-law-in-a-post-territorial-world/
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Stefan Niggemeier
about 1 month ago
Wenn eines wichtig ist in diesen verstörenden, beĂ€ngstigenden Zeiten, gerade auch fĂŒr queere Menschen, dann das: dass wir nicht leiser werden.
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Astrid Deilmann
about 1 month ago
"Die Gefahr ist, dass wir einen Ăberwachungsstaat schlĂŒsselfertig bereitstellen." Leider wahr, was
@netzpolitik.bsky.social
bei unserem Sommerfest ĂŒber das Risiko von
#Palantir
angesichts der rechtsextremen Bedrohung gesagt hat. Die Bundesregierung muss diesen PlÀnen endlich eine Absage erteilen.
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Zack Whittaker
about 1 month ago
New: The French government says Apple began notifying an unknown number of customers on September 3 that their devices were targeted in a spyware campaign.
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The French government says Apple sent out threat notifications to customers alerting them to spyware attacks earlier in September.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/11/france-says-apple-notified-victims-of-new-spyware-attacks/
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Kendra Albert
about 1 month ago
Very glad to see that someone is doing the important work of aligning AI alignment.
alignmentalignment.ai
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Center for the Alignment of AI Alignment Centers
We align the aligners
https://alignmentalignment.ai/
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Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD
about 1 month ago
"using the ability of end-to-end encryption to reclaim that previous baseline expectation of privacy and ephemerality that we used to have in our communications, no matter how inconsequential and innocuous they are, is something that would benefit us all as a society."
@riana.bsky.social
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digitalrechte
about 1 month ago
Googles âCash Cowâ in Gefahr Folgt auf das BuĂgeld von 3 Milliarden Euro nun die Zerschlagung des Konzerns? Unsere Analyse, was jetzt auf die Strafe folgt und worauf geachtet werden muss.
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Important letter!
www.heise.de/en/news/400-...
In this context check out
undocs.org/a/hrc/51/17
: âPromote and protect strong encryption and avoid all direct, or indirect, general and indiscriminate restrictions on the use of encryption, such as ⊠mandatory general client-side scanning.â
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400 scientists speak out against chat control
Researchers from 33 European countries protests against mass surveillance on end devices. They warn that it is of little use and endangers everyone's safety.
https://www.heise.de/en/news/400-scientists-speak-out-against-chat-control-10637109.html
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evacide
about 1 month ago
I have spent 18 years working with Cindy Cohn at EFF, defending digital rights. There is no one I would rather fight beside and I cannot imagine this place without her.
www.wired.com/story/eff-ci...
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Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight for Digital Rights
After 25 years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director. In a WIRED interview, she reflects on encryption, AI, and why sheâs not ready to quit the battl...
https://www.wired.com/story/eff-cindy-cohn-stepping-down/
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CCC
about 1 month ago
Aktueller Vorschlag der EU-Kommission zur
#Chatkontrolle
â 400 Forscher aus 33 LĂ€ndern protestieren gegen das de-facto-Aus fĂŒr verschlĂŒsselte Chats
www.heise.de/news/400-Wis...
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"Single point of failure": 400 Wissenschaftler gegen Chatkontrolle
Forscher aus 33 LĂ€ndern protestieren gegen die massenhafte Ăberwachung auf EndgerĂ€ten. Sie bringe wenig und gefĂ€hrde die Sicherheit aller, mahnen sie.
https://www.heise.de/news/400-Wissenschaftler-sprechen-sich-gegen-Chatkontrolle-aus-10636986.html
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