As we navigate today’s challenges there are no better guides than @theelders.bsky.social. Throughout this busy week of diplomacy I have sought and found wisdom from Helen Clark, Mary Robinson, Juan Manuel Santos and Zeid Al Hussein. We are all so fortunate to have them.

🌐 #UNGA80 Highlights from 25–26 Sept [1/2] USG @gioasempre.bsky.social capped a full programme of high-level engagements on digital & emerging tech. 🤝 Launch of the Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance ✨ Opening remarks at AI & DPI events 🎙️ Interviews at #SDGMediaZone, @nbcnews.com & CBC

Europe’s message to the world: choose diplomacy, not division. At #UNGA80, President @vonderleyen.bsky.social renewed the EU’s commitment to multilateralism. Here’s what it means 👇

“It’s an uncomfortable truth that platforms are profiting from this event, and that’s built into deeper structures than content moderation” said @juliehawke.bsky.social, peace-building and research lead (and my colleague!) at Build-Up @socialcohesiontech.bsky.social thehill.com/policy/techn...

Looking forward to this lively discussion on Big Tech and the misinformation crisis in #Asia

Our new policy paper on #DSA40 explains the detailed processes of data access (with updates from Delegated Act), describes still existing bottlenecks, and discusses the challenges of legal right vs. platform resistance and is asking all stakeholders to act in good faith and to deliver.

🔍 Curious about what the DSA’s delegated act on data access really means? 📝Mandates, conditions, and questions 🎙[email protected] researcher at JRC of the @ec.europa.eu 📅 2 October | ⏰ 14:30–15:30 CEST 💻 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"In #canada, #brazil, #colombia, #indonesia and #australia and beyond, tech giants like #google and #meta have deployed aggressive #lobbying strategies to derail or weaken legislation aimed at regulating digital platforms — often through opaque influence networks and #disinformation campaigns […]

I demand that Apple scrap its App Store tax and search engine default. They worsen user experience, deceive consumers about privacy commitments, defund journalism and the web, are illegal collusion with Google, and undermine the fundamental right to engage in commercial activity.

Want to know what Trump's UNGA speech was all about and, more importantly, how 🇪🇺 can escape traps that are being set? read @pawelzerka.bsky.social's brilliant report "Reality Show: Why 🇪🇺 must not cave in" So good it hurts @ecfrpower.bsky.social @richardgowan1.bsky.social @jkobzova.bsky.social 👇

Europe is ready to take on cyberbullying and the addictive designs that trap children in endless scrolling. We need to protect our children. We'll assess what steps we can take at EU level. So @albomp.bsky.social, we will learn from Australia’s best practices. link.europa.eu/3hWJc8

New & emerging technologies must comply with intl human rights & humanitarian law. At #HRC60 the 🇪🇺 underlined that human judgment & accountability must always prevail - incl. in the military use of AI - to ensure responsible, rights-based innovation.

Suite à la migration de scientifiques et d'universitaires de X, Bluesky est devenue une l'une des alternatives. Afin d'évaluer sa viabilité/pertinence pour la communication scientifique, cette étude présente une analyse à grande échelle de la diffusion d'articles scientifiques sur Bluesky. 1/5

Lately, I’ve been defending the European Commission against allegations of censorship. I haven’t always done that. In 2017, for example, I accused them of promoting censorship to a dystopian degree. My title was, if I do say so myself, a real banger. 1/ cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2017/10...

Europe cannot fix Myanmar’s turmoil. But its presence still matters, argues former ambassador @sabatuccieu.bsky.social. It is one of the few lifelines left for Myanmar’s people. To leave would be to abandon them, and Europe’s credibility. ➡️ ow.ly/vlVh50WWL7h

New study challenges the conventional wisdom that anonymity and prosocial behavior are at odds. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"For Europe, #Myanmar is more than a humanitarian concern. It is a test of its credibility." After serving as Head of the EU Delegation in Myanmar, @sabatuccieu.bsky.social reflects on the country he first encountered & the one he left behind. 👉 ow.ly/vlVh50WWL7h

Is the UN still relevant at 80? I talk to @imogenfoulkes.bsky.social about the UN, humanitarian aid and peacemaking in the Trump era. www.youtube.com/watch?v=45RT...

Renee DiResta unpacks how Charlie Kirk’s death has been weaponized online, exposing the toxic mix of platform algorithms, influencer incentives, and America’s fractured media environment. More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/charlie-ki...

Digital tech is reshaping conflict: from disinformation to online harassment, civilians face new risks—& new tools for protection. Our latest publication on Unarmed Civilian Protection in the digital age, with lessons from Sudan, Ukraine, Iraq & beyond👉 tinyurl.com/bdfv6rnm #DigitalPeacebuilding

In a world full of misinformation, how do you monitor conflicts in hard-to-reach zones? @bellingcat.com's new guide walks through open-source tools & methods for verifying what’s really happening. 🔍 Read more:

I joined @oliverdarcy.bsky.social’s Status for a conversation about content and mobilization. We discussed how real-world events become online spectacle, why influencers rush to set the narrative, who benefits (in some cases, profits), and what would change things. www.status.news/p/charlie-ki...

« Cox, a Republican, has spoken out strongly against social media companies in the wake of the killing and has likened the addictive nature of their algorithms to drugs. “It took us a decade to realise how evil these algorithms are,” he said. » #systemicrisk #DSA www.ft.com/content/00d8...

"The Parliament of #nepal right now is Discord" 🇳🇵💔 📣 #digtialpeacebuilder friends Who is helping transition the debate in Nepal toward platforms like #Polis, #Remesh, #Agora, #Talk-to-the-City!? @socialcohesiontech.bsky.social @democracyreporting.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/advancing-de...

Indeed - that’s exactly why we have the Digital Services Act in the EU, which provides for fines of up to 6% of global revenue. This is more about testing a relatively new domestic law.

💡Key takeaways and valuable perspectives on large platforms' compliance with the Code of Practice on Disinformation. 👏Our sincere thanks to Trisha Meyer (VUB, @edmo-belux.bsky.social) for sharing her expertise. 🎥Missed it? The recording is now online! Watch here: www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

In Myanmar, the humanitarian crisis continues to deepen in 2025.

Europe’s independence is about protecting our freedoms. And free press is the backbone of democracy. We will launch a Media Resilience Programme to support journalism and media literacy. And keep backing independent and local media - because corruption happens in the dark.

The Babel Fish has arrived. We will see if Douglas Adams' other prediction holds true: "by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, [this] caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation.” www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...

📆16 October 2025 🕔17h-18h30 CET "Diplomacy for Peace: The EU’s Multifaceted Engagement in the Horn of Africa” 🌍 📣Dr Annette WEBER, EUSR to the Horn of Africa will deliver the 12th high-level EU diplomacy lecture @collegeofeurope.bsky.social 📺register now! www.coleurope.eu/twelfth-high...

Explore the clash of tech and authoritarianism with Lana from Article 19 on Insight Myanmar Podcast. She unpacks how private firms face impossible pressure in Myanmar, Vietnam, China, and why civil society’s role in digital rights is crucial. insightmyanmar.org/complete-sho...

Lisbon Rep does it again! After launching #SummerCEmp in Portugal in 2017, which has inspired hundreds of young 🇵🇹 leaders to become involved in #EU, it pioneers #EnlargementCEmp - a model to be followed by other member states & candidate countries👏 @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu

📢 On 11 September, we dive into the question: Are big platforms really tackling disinformation? 📊 EDMO’s new report looks at Meta, Google, Microsoft & TikTok. 🎙️ With Trisha Meyer (VUB, @edmo-belux.bsky.social) 🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🙌Huge thank you to Marcus Bösch @boesch.bsky.social for the riveting conversation on synthetic propaganda! 🎞Couldn't make it to this week's webinar? Don't worry, watch it online here: www.disinfo.eu/outreach/our...

The digital space is complex, but understanding it doesn’t have to be 💯 Journalists, researchers and civil society professionals, join our training on Oct 17 for practical insights into Democracy in the Digital Age! Register here 👉🏽 bit.ly/4koID8j

Today, 3 September, HR/VP @kajakallas.bsky.social took part in the 2025 EUISS Annual Conference, where urgent decisions on protecting Europe’s citizens and interests were discussed. Read the full keynote speech here: europa.eu/!rTKmn6

🇵🇹🇪🇺🇺🇦 Delighted to participate in the 1st #EnlargementCEmp that now begins in #Lviv. Beyond enlargement, we will debate the future of EU & Ukraine — a future that will be shared and built by the 40 extraordinary young Portuguese and Ukrainians who are participating! #foresight

A very humbling and sobering moment today paying tribute to the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine at the Lychakivske cemetery in #Lviv. #SlavaUkraïni #EnlargementCEmp

Ahead of tomorrow's hearing on European "censorship" of Americans under the Digital Services Act, I have a new blog post explaining why that is not a thing. You can get the gist in about two minutes of skimming the bold text, or stay for the details. 1/ cyberlaw.stanford.edu/a-primer-on-...

“Build”: Is Europe Finally Getting that Regulation Could Never Get Us a Digital Industry? open.substack.com/pub/escapefo...

Are you aware of the challenges faced by low-resource languages against disinformation? #EUfunded research is changing that narrative. Tune in to our #CORDIScovery podcast to learn how the EU is empowering fact-checkers & tackling disinformation! 👉 europa.eu/!DVCrYM

Finding the truth about conflicts in difficult to access regions is a challenge. Read as we take you through the processes required to identify and verify what is really happening in a conflict, using the recent violent uprisings in Manipur, India as an example. www.bellingcat.com/news/rest-of...

"Democracy will not survive if the tech oligarchs want it dead. And the European economy won’t survive without control over the digital products, services, and infrastructure that underpin all modern manufacturing and services," says MEP Alexandra Geese.

IYMI Looking for views on #AI & 🇪🇺 #dma How can we help development of AI by everyone and not just #gatekeepers?

Stand up to Trump on Big Tech, says EU antitrust chief on.ft.com/3UQO5GE

Calling for your views on how the DMA can (furter) facilitate contestability of digital markets and AI sector:

Commission slams US censorship attacks on EU tech laws as ‘nonsense’

Horrified by yet another night of deadly Russian missile attacks on Ukraine. My thoughts are with the Ukrainian victims and also with the staff of the EU Delegation in Ukraine, whose building was damaged in this deliberate Russian strike.