❔How can #philanthropy better support civil society advocacy? 🔆This was one of the topics ECNL's @vanjasko.bsky.social discussed with leading thinkers, practitioners, and academics at this year's #TGLSummerAcademy. A big thank you to @thegoodlobby.bsky.social for organising the event!

How to take a #HumanRights -based approach to #AI dev't and governance, centring on marginalised groups? Discuss with ECNL's @marle.bsky.social at the #AIforGood Summit: 📣 Panel: Operationalising human rights in AI 📅 11 July, 10:50 CET Learn more: ➡️ aiforgood.itu.int/event/operat...

It sure seems like men are too emotional to run the most powerful country on earth!

How long before DT deports Musk? Days? Hours? 🍿🍿🍿

📣 Algorithmic Gatekeepers: Human Rights Impact on #LLM content moderation Our latest report dives into the rising use of LLMs in content moderation, such as flagging, removing, detecting behaviours, and asks how we can use these models responsibly to reduce harms. ▶️ ecnl.org/publications...

🇲🇰 #GiveForGood: Konekt in #NorthMacedonia has launched a fundraising campaign for the families of victims of the nightclub fire in Kočani. Your support matters! 🫶 Go to the Op-op crowdfunding platform and donate today! konekt.org.mk/en/donor-fun...

Trump’s first month in office, mapped. 📊🔍 An excellent breakdown of policies dismantling democracy, human rights, and stability. 💙💯 @chrischirp.bsky.social #HumanRights #Democracy

Zelenskyy’s brave stance against WH puppets will go down in history as one of the greatest political roasts. He is, after all, a damn good comedian, too. Just watch him drop “Putin said 3 days ..” 🤘🤘🤘

This moment is going in the history books as the moment the US became irrelevant as a global power and ushered in the start of world war 3. Zelenskyy exposed the traitors.

NEW: @law360.bsky.social has created a *public* database of legal cases involving President Trump's executive orders and other actions. The data is searchable and sortable and will be updated regularly; links to coverage for subscribers. Graphics by @benjayingly.com www.law360.com/trump-legal-...

Serbian authorities raided the offices of the fact-checking organization Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability in Belgrade citing "unsubstantiated claims of corruption about USAID made by Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump as justification."

“If the European Union doesn’t stand up for the cause and work through more sustainable mechanisms for partnership … it will not be able to deliver its own goals,” @ecnl.bsky.social @khme.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/usai...

“But the email presented Americans with one of the other really perfect responses to fascism: ridicule.” 🙏

There is no need for "dialog". DMA and DQA are laws, adopted in a democratic procedure. The Commission has to enforce them. That is not negotiable. End of story. #Sefkovic.

Where Trump goes, Schoof follows “The Netherlands is halting all aid in the areas of women's rights, gender equality, vocational and higher education, sports and culture. Aid in the areas of climate, civil society and multilateral cooperation is also being cut back significantly” nos.nl/l/2556575

This is basically asteroid-impact fast.

Join @ecnl.bsky.social at RightsCon in Taipei, largest global summit on human rights in the digital age with stellar colleagues leading and contributing to discussions on our brighter (digital) future @marle.bsky.social karolina iwanska, @therealfranfanu.bsky.social : ecnl.org/news/where-f...

👏 An inspiring message of solidarity from @opengovpart.bsky.social ! As recent shifts in funding have serious impacts on #OpenGov reforms, OGP steps up with a proactive response to recommit to shared values and mobilise diverse support for the community. www.opengovpartnership.org/news/sustain...

As Vance 'lectures' Europe on free speech, it is good to be reminded that the United States ranks 55 (!) on the World Press Freedom Index. The top 10 countries are ALL in Europe. #journalism #democracy #freepress rsf.org/en/index

The EU must take the US’ withdrawal as leader of the free world as an opportunity to step into that role: to fund where USAID retreats, to hire talent, to boost its industry and defense, to step up and reinvigorate democratic leadership. Bring people along in this future vision

✍ In their contribution to the Verfassungsblog symposium on ‘Musk, Power, and the EU', Prof. Alemanno and Jacquelyn Veraldi highlight potential mechanisms for dealing with US plutocratic power. 📰 Read the piece here: verfassungsblog.de/does-the-eu-... @verfassungsblog.de @alemanno.bsky.social

Coping with a toxic ex - time for a new EU’s polyamorous approach to foreign policy 💖

This didn't age very well! Commissioner McGrath replied to MEPs defending the AI Liability Directive on the same day the Commission decided to withdraw it! "Legal certainty regarding liability is important for reducing risks and encouraging businesses... to invest in AI."

We enter beyond cringe era👇

So grateful for @abeba.bsky.social on stage at the AI Action Summit, challenging us to be honest about the fact that we’re moving backward, not forward toward a shared social contract as Big Tech have now walked back nearly every voluntary commitment they once made to be responsible social actors.

Unpopular opinion: ‘shock n awe’ approach is better than ‘slowly boiling the frog’ in long-term fight for regaining democracy and rule of law. It peels off any facade of ‘normal’ and prevents incremental silent surender of institutions, as seen in many (European) democracies. Keep the fight!

📣 With the first #EUAIAct prohibitions now in effect, are you wondering how to use the Act to advocate for stronger protections for fundamental freedoms in your country? 💡 Check out our brand new module on the EU AI Act on #LearningCenterECNL💡 https://buff.ly/4hcHfF9

Elon Musk has proposed that the Trump Administration shut down U.S.A.I.D., a move that would have a calamitous impact around the globe—and threaten our national security, Atul Gawande writes. nyer.cm/7vGaA1A

1. BREAKING Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) — including two recent high school graduates — have received unprecedented access to federal human resources databases containing sensitive personal information for millions of federal employees.

“Restricting EU funding to environmental NGOs is a perversion. It’s not lobbying. It’s raising public awareness and trying to identify where the difficulties and the challenges might be. We need that critical spirit” See my interview in @euractiv www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

EPP don’t want civil society getting ‘foreign funding’ but also dispute ‘domestic funding’, targeting CSOs who don’t align with their policies or call out lobbyist deals. Old tale narrative to weaken accountability and public debates in favor of corupt rule-making. www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...

NEW: Organizations that provide vital, lifesaving care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.

queen did not mince a single word www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

🗓️ On 3 Feb, the 🇳🇱 Dutch #Transparency Act will be discussed in parliament. In our analysis, we highlight the key concerns: 🔴 legal uncertainties, ⚪ discretionary powers of mayors, 🔵 potential overbroad impact on CSOs & privacy violations. ▶️ ecnl.org/news/dutch-t...

Solidarity with students, farmers, bikers, and others joining forces in Belgrade today - building resilient community with mutual care, food sharing and protecting each other is the best of the Balkans 🧡💜💚. balkaninsight.com/2025/01/27/s...

Small acts of resistance. Radical kindness. Pleanty of (mental) rest. Nature walks. Loud music. Repeat…. We got this, people! 🌻

These women didn’t sit down, stay quiet, or ask for permission—they broke the rules and changed the world. Role models. We should add Bishop Mariann Budde to the list.

This 👇

Image projected onto Tesla's factory in Berlin

When a good friend and one of the most decent humans makes a film that is ostracized by nationalists on all post-war sides, you bet he deserves an Oscar! So proud of Nebojsa Sljepcevic for following his vision 💖