New from me @techpolicypress.bsky.social: How far did tech firms' 2025 realignment with the Republican party reach into their systemic risk reports to the European Commission (which hardly anyone even reads)? A fair bit, it turns out. www.techpolicy.press/platforms-re...

In the Fediverse track at SFSCon, Sandra Barthel spoke about: From Open Source to Open Spaces: The Fediverse and the Future of Public Digital Infrastructure fediforum.org/2025-1... #fediforum #sfscon #fediverse #socialweb

The EC hit X with a 120M fine for DSA transparency violations. But as the European politicians cannot get themselves to leave the platform, it shows the underlying issues with how the politicians (dont) understand how power works on social platforms. connectedplaces.online/the-digital-...

Ich erwarte von unseren Amts- & MandatsträgerInnen ernsthafte Schritte um digitale #Souveränität umzusetzen. Demokratische #Verantwortung bedeutet vorhandene offene #Netzwerke & digitale #Infrastrukturen zu nutzen! Ich bin deshalb Erstunterzeichnerin der #Petition weact.campact.de/petitions/ke...

As part of preparing for #ATmosphereConf in Vancouver March 2026, we're republishing the videos from Seattle March 2025, along with transcripts. Here's @mosh.bsky.social, Beyond the Skeet ATProto's Potential for Digital Preservation and Human Rights

Ich erwarte von unseren Amts- & MandatsträgerInnen ernsthafte Schritte um digitale #Souveränität umzusetzen. Demokratische #Verantwortung bedeutet vorhandene offene #Netzwerke & digitale #Infrastrukturen zu nutzen! Ich bin deshalb Erstunterzeichnerin der #Petition weact.campact.de/petitions/ke...

Leute. Einmal noch schlafen dann kommt der Dezember #doublecheck - noch vor dem Nikolaus! Mit einer kleinen Aufstellung der medienpolitischen Familie (weder heil und schon gar nicht heilig 😎) und mehr. ⬇️ oe1.orf.at/programm/202...

This change would make #data #donation #research in #EU impossible While access to #platform data as set out in Art. 40 of #DSA is on its way to become functional, data donations are one of the very few access modalities to study the impact of #digital #platforms in the #EuropeanUnion and beyond

Das Framing der #Deregulierung für #DSA #DSGVO #GDPR verhindert Datenspenden für wissenschaftliche #Forschung! #Datenspenden sind enorm wichtig bei #reseach zu algorithmischen Systemen & digitaler #Plattformen weil Tech-Konzerne die bei ihnen vorhandenen #Daten geheim halten wollen #dsa40

All #EuroskyLive sessions are now available to watch here vimeo.com/showcase/eur... featuring @bnewbold.net @robin.berjon.com @erikologic.bsky.social @seabass.bsky.social @mathewlowry.bsky.social

The European digital rule-book is not up for negotiation. We, Europeans, have adopted our rules to ensure fair markets and to protect consumers rights while backing Europe’s digital future. It’s our duty to preserve our values and to defend our people. 🇪🇺

"We fund the solutions, but buy the problem" , says Zuzanna Warso of the @openfuture.bsky.social at #DCPS25 #NGI #policysummit in #Brussels Panel: #digitalsovereignty the role of the #EU budget and public investment in shaping the #internet

Now @netzpolitik.bsky.social calls at #EuroskyLive in #Berlin for +1 priciple by Ralf Stockmann and #Savesocial to be implemented by governments.

@jennie-gander.bsky.social shared their plans for @gandersocial.bsky.social and I’m definitely interested 👀 #EuroskyLive

Jutta Horstman CEO of @heinlein-support.de speaking at #euroskylive in #Berlin about bridging #digitalsovereignty & the #openweb. Her view on #eusummit25 ? Severe lack of stratgey and #buyeuropean is not enough. We need #opensource alternatives. Jutta calls #openprocols to allign and join forces.

Which part in this 3-piece do we need to get better funded most critically? Moderation resources? #EuroskyLive

It's very notable that this room has plenty of developers and builders, and whenever someone says that deregulation is stupid they're getting full-throated applause. The people pushing deregulation are disconnected from those of us who are building the future. #EuroskyLive

"You can not delegate the functioning of your democracy to the seven magnificent. It's unbearable." Emmanuel Macron @ #eusummit25 #Digitalgipfel Great words. Funny though that the consequence - enforcing the regulation of the "magnificent seven" […] [Original post on eimsbuettel.social]

So far, social networks have not been mentioned at all at #digitalgipfel (or have you heard anything else?) Though for a resilient and sovereign democracy, deciding over the rules for its digital conversations, is a lifeline, at the core of society. I hear a lot of talk about OVERregulation […]

♻️ Gina: Just met Mastodon's new Executive Director @mellifluousbox and @samvie at the European Digital Sovereignty Summit 😁:mastodon: Congrats Felix on the new role!! https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569615176946969 #Mastodon #EUsummit25

♻️ offene_netzwerke: @offene_netzwerke taking part at #euSummit25 Presenting our 4 demands to the participants of the #Digitalgipfel @mellifluousbox @Mastodon @wikimediaDE @lilliiliev @bkastl @inoeg @digiges @samvie

„Wir brauchen echte Lösungen,“ so Sandra Barthel (@samvie) von der @digiges, die das Bündnis @offene_netzwerke initiiert hat. > „Wer den europäischen #Wirtschaftsstandort absichern möchte, sollte nachhaltige öffentliche Investitionen in digitale #Infrastrukturen umsetzen, die von allen […]

Adriana Groh speaking about " #infrastructure is power" & why #digital commons & #opensource matters 🔥 The panel on #digitalcommons #euSummit25 is better - still state representatives speaking about #deregulation 🤨 This will be a hard fight to win states representatives for our 4 demands

Appreciate Aude Durand of @scaleway.com calling out sovereignty-washing at the summit.

Finally. After the last weeks of work together with our team our alliance "Open Networks and Democratic Public Spheres' will speak about our 4 demands for the #euSummit25 #Digitalgipfel Lets use #openprotocols and #decentralized #socialnetworks for #digitalsovereignty. www.offenen-netzwerke.eu

Notre nouvelle alliance « Réseaux ouverts et sphères publiques démocratiques » crée à l'occasion du #EuSummit25. Nous souhaitons participer activement au débat sur la souveraineté numérique. Plus d'informations: www.offene-netzwerke.eu

Gemeinsam mit @[email protected] und #SaveSocial haben wir zum #Digitalgipfel #EUsummit25 vier Forderungen an die Bundesregierung gestellt und auf einer Online-Pressekonferenz präsentiert: digitalegesellschaft.de/2025/11/buen...

Für den #euSummit25 hat das Bündnis „Offene Netzwerke und demokratische Öffentlichkeiten“ 4 Forderungen formuliert. Unser Bündnis aus 25 Digitalorganisationen setzt sich für erweiterte Konzepte zur #Digitalen #Souveränität ein. Mehr Infos auf der Website: www.offene-netzwerke.eu #offenenetzwerke

For the #EUsummit25 these are our 4 demand of the alliance ‘ Open Networks and Democratic Public Spheres!’ Our alliance of 25 digital organisations wants to expand the concepts for #digital #sovereignty on the occasion of the 🇪🇺 summit today in #Berlin. more Infos: www.offene-netzwerke.eu

The latest interview up at the Protocol Oral History Project is a @bsky.app hometown hero: Protocol Engineer @bnewbold.net. I'm so grateful for his time and care in sharing his experience building the foundation for not only this app but many more: protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/n...

I will do that. But the Commission's newest, most vile trick is to proactively publish short, meaningless minutes of lobby meetings, while refusing to disclose anything about what actually went on behind closed doors. This remarkable step has been barely noticed by the Brussels press corps.

#BuyEuropean reicht zur Stärkung des Digitalstandorts Europa nicht aus, argumentiert @ceciliarikap.bsky.social. Sie hat untersucht, wie sehr Google, Microsoft, Amazon und Meta inzwischen mit der #KI-Forschungslandschaft verwoben sind. Direkt, aber vor allem indirekt (Test/Abo) 👉 t1p.de/ssacc

If you are in Berlin today, join me for #DisinfoCon2025 Only a week before #European #Summit on #digital #sovereignty we will speak about the #socialweb and why decentralized #networks matter. I will also speak about an upcoming alliance that demand #EU #public-interest #digitalinfrastructures.

This year has been a decade

Orban allies have bough Hungary's most read paper. The reason that is possible is because the EU failed to legislate against media concentration. Here is the inside story into the EU's historical blunder: www.ftm.eu/articles/hel...

Eher jetzt nicht so gut...

💥What if the next big social network isn’t owned by Big Tech but by us? At #DisinfoCon2025 we’ll explore non-centralised social media —like Mastodon & Bluesky—and look to answer questions like: what makes these platforms different & what happens when moderation belongs to users not the platforms❓⬇️

At the #DisinfoCon2025 webinar on Nov 12, we will be tackling these questions: Can Europe afford to be this dependent? Is it time to build a resilient, European-led digital ecosystem? If you are curious to see what really happens behind the screens of #BigTech register now! bit.ly/3L8XMPa

Die moderne russische Desinformation verbindet klassische Strategien aus der Zeit des Kalten Krieges mit neuen Informationstechnologien. Wie sie funktioniert, analysiert CeMAS-Senior Researcherin @jsmirnova.bsky.social im Beitrag für die Zeitschrift „Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte“ der @bpb.de.

The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) promises transparency, but enforcement is uneven. Platforms delay or restrict researcher data access, forcing civil society (and DRI!) to go to court for this right 👩‍⚖️

Next stop: #SFSCon 🇮🇹 I'm very happy to speak at the #Fediverse track on #decentralized #social networks ✨ In this talk, I will explore why #openprotocol based #networks are essential building blocks for #digitalcommons - especially in the #EuropeanUnion context 🔗 www.sfscon.it/talks/from-o...

Next stop: #SFSCon 🇮🇹 I'm very happy to speak at the #Fediverse track on #decentralized #social networks ✨ In this talk, I will explore why #openprotocol based #networks are essential building blocks for #digitalcommons - especially in the #EuropeanUnion context 🔗 www.sfscon.it/talks/from-o...

Mich würden die Erfahrungen von anderen Journalist*innen interessieren, wie geht es euch mit den IFG-Beantwortungen?

Das wird jetzt ein bisschen länger: Warum manche Ministerien das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz ad absudurm führen. Für unsere Postenschacher-Reportage im #orfreport haben wir an alle Ministerien eine IFG-Anfrage geschickt. Mit einer einfachen Frage:

Our speakers will decode the Fediverse, the protocols, the people & the promise of a freer, fairer internet: 🎤 @aaron.bsky.team 🎤 @sandrabarthel.bsky.social 🎤Jaz-Michael King 🎙️ @dalvarador.bsky.social This isn’t just another tech debate. It’s a glimpse into what online democracy could look like⬇️

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

Die USA stören sich daran, dass Frankreich und USA zum „Europäischen Gipfel für Digitale Souveränität“ einladen, um über Strategien für mehr Unabhängigkeit zu diskutieren. Das zeigt, wie relevant das Thema ist. digitalrechte.de/news/us-bots...