In my last working hours of 2025 I have chosen to look forward to 2026 with hope, ambition, and courage (despite feeling otherwise). The pessimism of the intellect and optimism of the will, as Gramsci put it. Let's take the power (and the tech) back in 2026. www.linkedin.com/pulse/2026-y...

The French intelligence agaency DGSI renews its contract with Palantir.

Announcing eurosky.social accounts - launching January 2026. ✅ Managed by Eurosky, a European non-profit initiative ✅ Hosted on European cloud ✅ Governed by European law www.eurosky.social/register

ICYMI The EU's digital omnibus is deregulation dressed up as innovation and weakens also rights and protections of workers by Aida Ponce @etui.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social On deregulation see @corporateeurope.org On how the omnibus attacks GDPR rules see @noyb.eu On big tech @parismarx.com

Palantir should not be anywhere near critical systems in Europe. Yet national government are quietly allowing it to operate inside intel services, police and public health systems. This should be banned instantly

"Red-tape cutting has become a ‘terrible political spectacle,’ EU’s Ribera says. The European Commission’s No.2 official criticized a “Trumpist” approach to EU #deregulation." 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 www.politico.eu/article/eu-r...

Good round-up of current state of affairs on ICC, Microsoft and which EU state and sub-state entities have publicly abandoned US tech for open source solutions: "larger geopolitical trend of States and the UN embracing OSS as a critical tool for realising their digital autonomy and resilience."

OMNIBUS I found in breach of EU law as it departed from basic procedural guarantees such as public consultation. This @ombudsman.europa.eu recommendation carries important implications for omnibuses to come and the whole simplification agenda www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/recommend...

When EU digital sovereignty started gained traction it was grounded to a different way of doing business, one bound by EU rules. With this week's #DigitalOmnibus ,the EU is sacrificing digital rules for the sake of an over-hyped AI race. Who wins? Big Tech of course www.somo.nl/the-real-win...

❗🇪🇺 The ‘Digital Omnibus’ has now been officially presented by the European #Commission.👀 Read all about what this means for the #GDPR on our website 👉 noyb.eu/en/digital-o...

📰 "With the 'Digital Omnibus', the #Commission claims to reduce burdens and simplify regulation for businesses. However, this premise rests on a misleading assumption: that Europe’s #innovation is being held back by excessive regulation." Read more 👉 epicenter.works/en/content/d...#Commission

🚨 Brussels, today 🚨Ursula! Stand up for Europe – not for Trump’s tech bros! As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊

Data collection at scale is a national security issue. This trading is happening even with GDPR protections. And yet the Commission is advocating changes that would remove such data from the scope of the regulation.

REACTION: Latest UNEP Emissions Gap report shows that the super-rich are putting world on track for climate catastrophe❗️ More 👉 oxf.am/emissions-gap #MakeRichPollutersPay #EmissionsGap

I remember when the CSO/Big Tech gap was huge in 2014 when I started working on digital rights in Brussels. The gap is just exploding now. Thankfully, many CSOs started working on digital since then and there is a growing opposition to Big Tech domination and the de-regulatory agenda.

Doing things simpler may be a good idea. Deregulating may leave people behind and incentivise 27 different answers to replace the common one. www.ft.com/content/adba...

Preliminary findings: 🚫TikTok & Meta failed to grant researchers adequate access to public data. 🚫Meta failed to provide simple ways to notify illegal content and to allow users to challenge moderation decisions. This is a duty, not a choice. link.europa.eu/JYQrBX

We are publishing an "Ideas for Europe" series from leading experts on how Europe can turn its sovereignty ambitions into action. In this piece, MEP @alexandrageese.bsky.social asks: Does Europe lack control over the digital infrastructure it depends on? www.techpolicy.press/europe-cant-...

Europe’s punitive welfare systems are fuelling the far-right

🇵🇸 what a nice excuse to upgrade to a paid plan with Proton ⤵️

🇪🇺💰How ‘independent’ can Brussels-based think tanks really be when one third of their funding comes from the U.S? 🔗 Read what this means for Europe: www.ftm.eu/articles/a-t...

Exploring the European Commission's 2026 Work Programme: Key items for Rule of Law and Technology... and the missing ambitions 😒 www.diegonaranjo.eu/ec-work-prog...

I have supported @liberties.eu in the preparation of the submission to the consultation on the Digital Omnibus: - 🛡️Data Protection and Privacy - 🤖 Artificial Intelligence: Safeguarding Standards - 🌳 Simplification Must Serve the People, Not Corporations www.liberties.eu/en/stories/d...

"Signal, an encrypted messaging service designed to resist government surveillance and corporate data harvesting, becomes unreachable because Amazon’s servers fail. Wikipedia (...) relies on the same centralized infrastructure as multinational banks." www.techpolicy.press/amazon-cloud...

Me alegra por fin ver poco a poco que se toma el asunto de la soberanía digital en serio en España, y que se hace desde una perspectiva progresista.

Tomorrow 22nd, 15h00 CET, #EP Delegation for #Iran exposes how the Iranian Regime weaponises the internet: ➡️blackouts ➡️mass surveillance ➡️and #DigitalRepression against activists & civil society. Experts from MIAAN & ASL19 reveal the hidden battlefield. Watch live 👇

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

The longer that the EU and governments take to act, the harder the task becomes – and more people will lose their homes, health, livelihoods and lives Slow-walking climate action only benefits the short-term profits of polluting companies Ordinary people, and the natural world, will pay the price

Register now for the EU Advocacy Academy XIV – November 2025! In this edition, @diegonaranjo.bsky.social will share a hands-on case study — from building powerful alliances to launching effective public campaigns. Check out the full programme 👉https://www.euchanger.org/events/eu-academy-14

Yay looks like the @EUCommission and #EDPB have taken a rather clear joint position: #payorconsent is unlawful for gatekeepers under #dma and #gdpr. Hello #meta 👋 https://www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2025-10/joint_com-edpb_gls_interplay_dma_gdpr_for_public_consultation_en.pdf #Privacy […]

📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU. Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.

Looking forward to my first participation as a trainer in the EU Advocacy Academy organised by @euchanger.bsky.social , who have a long experience of providing successful workshops on EU advocacy. I'll share my experience in a real case of an advocacy campaign I led with digital rights groups.

Finally, a breakthrough! Following a letter I initiated in February, @ec.europa.eu is backing the #Eurostack initiative to develop alternative European digital solutions. Looking forward to seeing this turned into concrete action to break free from Trump and tech oligarchs.

To use digital technologies and AI without feeding billionaires with public data and money, and for workers to have a say over their job, EU Apply AI strategy must include - EU public digital infrastructures - Artificial Intelligence at Work Act With @diegonaranjo.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social

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.

Discourses around digital sovereignty and public infrastructure often ignore workers' needs and the positive role of publicly and worker-owned infrastructure. If more unions join this call, there are chances to make a difference and create a more democratic digital public infrastructure.

There is no organization called "antifa" - so, why label a non-existent group "terrorists"? This gives the regime maximum scope to hunt down opposition and critics. They label you "antifa", and then they come for you. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Reconnaître la #Palestine ne fera pas cesser #génocide & #apartheid de son peuple, @jnbarrot.bsky.social. Il faut agir urgemment et concrètement: –Interdire le commerce avec les colonies –Sanctionner le gouv IL –Suspendre accords UE/FR-IL –Arrêter les armes –Soutenir la CPI 👉🏽 hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

The richest 1% emit as much carbon pollution as the poorest 5 billion people combined. Exploitation of Earth's resources is benefiting the wealthiest at the expense of the majority Is our civilization worth risking for the wealthiest 1%?🚨 pollutingelite.earth #PollutingElite

🚨 ¡Nuevo informe clave! 📘Descubre cómo las evaluaciones de impacto (EIDFs) en derechos fundamentales pueden ser la primera línea de defensa frente a los riesgos de la IA. 🔗 cecu.es/publicacione... #IAConDerechos

Fox has been named Head of the Hen House in #ireland. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/09/17/ex-tech-lobbyist-named-to-data-protection-commission/ #Dataprotection #Privacy #gdpr #meta #lobbying #facebook #revolvingdoor cc @lobbyctrl_tech @corporateeurope

EU Commission's proposal in front of #Israel's crimes in #Gaza is already very little, very late But "waiting for #Germany" shouldnt be an option @aussenminister.diplo.de @germanyintheeu.bsky.social: Either you back VdL's proposal or you lock EU in complicit silence euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

Very interesting event next week in Brussels on the upcoming Digital Omnibus. Whether you are interested in the DSA, DMA, AI Act, GDPR or just in what "cutting the red tape" means for fundamental rights, this is an event you should not miss futureofwork.fes.de/news-list/e/...

I’m reminded that just yesterday Netanyahu was telling Israelis that they needed to prepare for international isolation, create a more autarkic economy, and advance the development of weapons technology.

🚨🇪🇺 EU cash💰 and taxpayer money in countries such as 🇮🇹Italy and 🇪🇸Spain are flowing to commercial #spyware firms, yet this public funding is not well-known or analysed. 🧵My investigation for @ftm.eu. 👇👇👇 www.ftm.eu/articles/spy...

💻 #BigTech consumes massive amounts of energy & water. The latest paper by IIPP Professor @ceciliarikap.bsky.social & @silviaweko.bsky.social explores how Google & Amazon are positioning themselves to control ecological transition paths for their purposes. ✍️ Read their paper here: buff.ly/z1fkl9z

My latest article in Social Europe: The EC argues that Europe must focus on innovation, with regulatory simplification at the centre. This reflects a profound misunderstanding of what innovation actually needs: not regulatory chaos, but a clear one www.socialeurope.eu/ctrlaltdelet...

After 9/11, there was an explosion of surveillance technologies advancing mass monitoring under the guise of security. Today, we’re watching a similar shift in defence technology. privacyinternational.org/campaigns/mi...