Ein Problem, das ich derzeit beobachte: Die Wissenschaft verweist faktenbasiert auf immer neue Schrecken. Beschreibt damit Ist-Zustand und Zukunft. Aber das überträgt sich nicht in die Politik, weil dort Ignoranz herrscht, Fakten teilweise abgelehnt werden.

Just back from this year’s European Media Summit. Many journalists expressed a sense of urgency, growing threats and pressures. But also: commitment. #Mediengipfel

Unser neuer Bericht zeigt: Illegale Inhalte zu melden, ist oft ein mühsamer Prozess, obwohl der DSA nutzendenfreundliche Wege vorschreibt. Und selbst nach einer Meldung reagieren viele Plattformen kaum. Was die Politik jetzt tun muss, damit der DSA schützt, lest ihr hier: hateaid.org/wp-content/u...

“We, the undersigned Amazon employees, have serious concerns about this aggressive rollout during the global rise of authoritarianism and our most important years to reverse the climate crisis. We believe that the all-costs-justified, warp-speed approach to AI development will do staggering damage…

Timeline cleanse.

Like podcasts? Interested in tech? Worried about the climate crisis? Here’s a weekend recommendation for you: podcast.greenio.tech/e/p8lxj3j8-6... Gaël from @greenio-podcast.bsky.social and I go deep on all things emissions & corporate responsibility. With a flavour of digital sovereignty.

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/eurosky.social Eurosky Live from Berlin

We must build our own digital infrastructure, governed in Europe and rooted in our democratic values and fundamental rights. That means: 1.

“I thought we were going to a Summit on European Digital Sovereignty yesterday, instead we got a deregulation fest.” ~ Felix Styma at @eurosky.social 🫳🎤

Attending the #eurosky event in Berlin today. Given that the role of decentralized social media as a critical piece of #DigitalSovereignty was strikingly absent from the #Digitalgipfel yesterday, I do hope more conversations like these will break through the political bubble. And soon.

“Product first, regulation second.” — this morning’s spin around AI and digital technologies at the #EUsummit25 #Digitalgipfel I wonder how the construction or mobility industry feel about that… 🤦‍♀️

Errrm. Alarm bells ringing. 🚨 Let’s not ex-ante regulate the risks but build the products first, says digital minister Wildberger. … I have so many questions. #EUsummit25 #Digitalgipfel

Digitalgipfel-Eröffnung: Während Karsten WIldberger bei der Begrüssung wie ein Motivationstrainer redete, sprach sein französischer Kollege Roland Lescure konkreter, was man tun müsste. Dazu gehöre auch DSA und DMA durchzusetzen. Und Beschaffungswesen einsetzen, aber dafür bräuchte es Geld.

I’m attending the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty today. 1.000 participants, 70 civil society reps. 🤷‍♀️ No doubt, we need to reduce dependencies and ramp up investment. But I’ll definitely listen for the potential pitfalls, given the lack of voices holding up civil rights.

Tune in: Am Montag, 13 Uhr sprechen wir darüber, wie wir gemeinwohlorientierte soziale Medien skalieren können. Mit Markus Beckedahl, Josephine Ballon, Björn Staschen & Elena Kountidou: www.gruene-bundestag.de/veranstaltun...

Grüne fordern mehr Ressourcen für DSC Die Fraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen dringt in einem Antrag darauf, den Koordinator für Digitale Dienste (DSC) in der Bundesnetzagentur mit dringend notwendigen Ressourcen auszustatten.

Over 200 organisations and another 200+ individuals are urging that “Climate Action Requires Truth: COP30 Must Codify Information Integrity” — caad.info/analysis/rep... #ClimateDisinfo #InformationIntegrity #COP30

Interesting perspectives and insights shared by folks who created “love matters” around how ads on female pleasure, female hygiene/health and similar things were either blocked or outright rejected on Meta platforms. #mozfest #SocialCensorship #DigitalAds

I was told over and over again that downloading unauthorized media from the Internet was like robbing a bank. Turns out it's fine as long as you scale it up to infinity.

“In an era of automated bullshit,” Dr. @ruha9.bsky.social asks us to tell the truth! Starting with the fact that innovation often depends on exploitation… so social progress can never be taken for granted. What are we building? For whom? With whom? #MozFest

Things #Mozfest does really well: * inclusion (e.g. pronouns stickers) * safety (e.g. lanyards to signal that you don’t want to be photographed) * plenty of time and space to mingle and network * easy discovery of the unexpected * content mixed with art

Getting ready for a weekend of unlearning together! 🦊🐼 #mozfest #unlearn #reimagine

Anyone planning to share #Mozfest impressions on here? Will hopefully provide/generate some good ideas/content on (re)imagining tech focused on people and the environment. Festival page: www.mozillafestival.org/en/

Back after a two-week break. Looking at the amount, working through emails, messages, missed calls will probably take me all day. 🐿️🐿️

#Borkum #Wattenmeer #KeinGas

ec.europa.eu/commission/p... EC Preliminary Findings - Meta and TikTok in breach of their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the #DigitalServicesAct

📣 Journalists! Join us for three webinars about how to cover the upcoming UN climate summit, COP30 1️⃣ COPs 101 | What Every Journalist Should Know, 11/3 RSVP: buff.ly/uJq4ubP 2️⃣ What’s at Stake at COP30? 11/4 RSVP: buff.ly/mLHFVz3 3️⃣ A COP Journalist’s Toolbox, 11/5 RSVP: buff.ly/iB7De76

I do not like if my 600+ days streak of language lessons is lost because the app hosts data on AWS. 🤷‍♀️🤖🙈

I like when Monday feels like Saturday. 🚴‍♀️🍁🍂⭐️

Diese Petition gegen die #Chatkontrolle hat bereits über 200.000 Unterschriften - und es werden von Stunde zu Stunde mehr! ❤️👾

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...

My highlight of the week: #DataAccessDays #DSA40 I loved being back with the research community, seeing so many familiar faces, filling up my nerd energy levels. While obstacles to platform research persist, the creativity of the community is really inspiring. Much to be done. Much in the works.

And: who will be at the Data Access Days event in Berlin tomorrow? Happy to chat and learn about new research, obstacles to research, and any work done around decentralized networks. #DSA40 #DataAccessDays

I’ve been rather quiet on here. The new job requires a different kind of attention and a lot more of my social energy. Means my head is often buzzing and instead of sharing what I learn or observe, I just want to move and be physically active at the end of the day. 🤔🏃‍♀️ New routines needed.

Hello everyone! Announcing Eurosky Live: Berlin 2025. Join founders, developers, media, policy-makers, and investors for a full-day public programe exploring the European open social web. If you're building on ATProto and interested in showcasing, please reach out! To register: luma.com/knk1342n

And a few weeks earlier: the German Fediverse Day. Great timing again, kicking off on this year's German Unity Day. (Unity - ATProto&ActivityPub - nudge, nudge, wink, wink) berlinfedi.day

Genervt von Katherina Reiche, frustriert über Klimazerstörung, abgefuckt von fossilen Konzernen? Wie wär's mit Klimademo am 20.09.? 🤝 #ExitGasEnterFuture, in über 60 Städten deutschlandweit!

„Wir leben seit Jahren über unsere Verhältnisse."

It is August. The Christmas treats are already in stock. 🫣

Bei der #Chatkontrolle gibt es weiterhin keine Einigung der EU-Länder. Anstehende Wahlen und jüngste Regierungswechsel machen Bürgerrechtler:innen nervös. Wenn einige Länder ihre Position ändern, könnte das Überwachungsprojekt doch noch durchkommen. Ein Überblick. netzpolitik.org/2025/umstrit...

I was shocked when I first saw these results from standard climate models used in IPCC reports: for high emissions, the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC shuts down in all 9 models that ran past 2100, and is well on the way to shutdown by 2100. Our paper on that is out today.🧵

Die SZ berichtet heute über einen klimapolitischen Wahnsinnsmove der Bundesregierung. Sie will möglich machen, europäische Strafzahlungen wegen zu wenig Klimaschutz aus dem Topf zu bezahlen, der Klimaschutz finanzieren soll. Wodurch weniger Geld für Klimaschutz da wäre.

In der "Visions for Climate" Vorlesungsreihe über die Klimakrise platzt dem renommierten Klimawissenschaftler Harald Lesch der Kragen. Denn die Klimawissenschaft ist sich einig: der Klimawandel ist menschengemacht.

“Dieses fetischhafte Wurstgefresse von Markus Söder ist ja keine Politik. Und es erfüllt dennoch einen Zweck. Es lenkt ab von den Gründen, die Menschen haben können, sich nicht gesehen und nicht mitgenommen zu fühlen.” Word. Habeck zum Abschluss: taz.de/Robert-Habec...

#MustRead The State of Independent Tech Research Big social media platforms are growing in revenue. Their accountability though: in decline. The report highlights the persistent struggles of researchers to gain access to platform data, maintain independent funding, and ensure their own safety:

Like, what?

German economic minister Reiche: Every article I read about her decisions feels like she’s dictating the next court case against the German government. If she keeps going, we’ll absolutely fail to meet our climate targets. Just why? #climatecrisis #Germany

Führungspersönlichkeiten der aktuellen deutschen Regierung: ☝️wir brauchen mehr Freiheiten und weniger Verbote! ⛔️ Gendern ist in meiner Behörde jetzt verboten! Ich: Liebe Minister*innen, 🤦‍♀️

Reports indicate that the U.S. is starting a large-scale lobby campaign against the EU’s Digital Services Act. 1️⃣ 💪 it has teeth! They wouldn’t bother, if it was a paper tiger. 2️⃣ What we need now is more funding & support for independent researchers and civil society to scrutinize platforms.

“Commenting on this point, the FX Project's Director at the CDT, @kateruane.bsky.social, told @techradar.com: ‘Unfortunately, as more laws requiring age verification are passed around the world, these breaches [of sensitive verification data] are set to become the norm.’” www.techradar.com/vp...