Today the Dutch Electoral Council confirmed the results of the Parliamentary elections. 116,468 people voted for @voltnederland and 1,550 voted specifically for me. I’m really grateful for that trust. 💜 We continue with 1 seat in Parliament, which is less than we hoped, but no reason to slow […]

🗳️ Election day. I’m #5 for @voltnederland. I stand for: 💻 Public digital infrastructure with open standards/open source, an algorithm register and a Minister for Digital Affairs 🎓 Structural funding for education & a continuous curriculum (digital literacy/AI) […] [Original post on mastodon.nl]

Yesterday I was for @voltnederland at the NDP Newsmedia debate. In panels with representatives from political parties and companies like Google, DPG and Mediahuis we discussed keeping journalism strong & independent in a Big Tech-shaped market. I argued: 📰 […] [Original post on mastodon.nl]

Today IO+ published part 3 of a 3-part series from the talk “Who Formats Our Futures?” Rianne Riemens and I gave. The article discusses how I bridge my PhD research with political work for Volt. I argue that we need: 🧠 algorithmic transparency + an algorithm register 🌐 open standards/open […]

Today IO+ published part 1 of a 3-part series from the talk “Who Formats Our Futures?” I gave earlier this week. Big Tech shapes our energy use, identity, and democracy. With @voltnederland, I argue for public governance over private design: 🤖 AI growth within planetary boundaries 🧠 Choose to […]

Today, @Joop published my opinion article on why digital autonomy demands more than swapping apps. This week an AWS outage even knocked Signal offline. Our public digital space still runs on the same Big Tech socket. I propose three moves: 🔌 design rules: open standards, chronological feeds 📚 […]

Today in @trajectum an interview on why I think more teachers should enter politics. I share how I bring my teaching skills to Parliament with @voltnederland. We discuss: 🎓 structural funding (no subsidy confetti) 🏠 inclusion & equal housing for all students 🌐 Silicon Europe: open source & open […]

This week I was a guest in the podcast Senaatpraat with Dutch senators Gaby Perin-Gopie & Eddy Hartog. In the episode we discuss how I would like to invest on behalf of @voltnederland in 🏛️ The relations between the Senate and House 💻 NL Digital Strategy & […] [Original post on mastodon.nl]

Today, @tjip released a new episode of Tjipcast (the biggest NL education podcast), and I am the guest. In the episode, I discuss why education gets sidelined in political campaigns, how to handle student tracking systems, and why we should steer education by […] [Original post on mastodon.nl]

Yesterday I joined VRIJDAG at @omroepbrabant. In a speed date I shared my best joke, the poster above my childhood bed, and the issues I’m pushing with @voltnederland 👀 What you share in private should not be claimed by Big Tech 🇪🇺 Work towards a European army 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 Legal recognition of […]

Rianne Riemens and I are giving a short talk at the University of Amsterdam on Big Tech’s power —where my PhD research meets what I aim to change politically with @voltnederland. In the talk 'Who Formats Our Futures? Big Tech, Green Myths, and the Politics of Data', we'll focus on - AI, energy […]

Yesterday at The Digital Debate, I made three points on behalf of @voltnederland : 🇪🇺 Digital sovereignty: invest in European datacenters & public digital infrastructure built on open source + open standards. 🏛️ Ministry for Digital Affairs with real mandate, budget and clout. 🤝 Digital […]

This week in IPON: my piece on a clear vision for AI in education. AI needs direction, not gadget-chasing. @voltnederland argues for moving from pilots to rules & support. 🎓 Curriculum: digital literacy + AI as a continuous strand 🧭 Guardrails: open standards, algorithm registers, no fully […]

IO+ reviewed Dutch Parliament voting for the Hague Innovation Check. Result: Volt Netherlands ranked #1 on innovative voting about data. Data sovereignty is something you do: 🔁 Practice what you preach: Volt moved from Meta Workplace to European Haiilo. 🏛 Government sets the standard […]

New article in the Dutch Gaykrant today: an interview with me on the strength of the rainbow community 🏳️‍🌈: what I’ll fight for with Volt, Big Tech’s role, and why everyday cynicism is a luxury we can’t afford. The key: collectivity—choosing each other over isolation. You can find the full […]

@folia interviewed me about why I’m moving from education and research to the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) with @voltnederland In The Hague, there’s no clear vision for higher education and research, and that needs to change: “We should focus much more on qualitative measures […]

In my blog for @voltnederland I argue for Silicon Europe with practical steps we can take now to reduce dependency: ☁ Public money, public values: schools/hospitals in European clouds with clear terms. 💼 One EU growth market: a Utrecht startup doing business in Helsinki as easily as in […]

New in MBO Today: my call to fully emancipate vocational education (mbo). As #5 for Volt NL I’m pushing equal rights for all students — no mbo/hbo/university divide. 💸 €550/mo minimum for all interns 🏋️ Support student associations + access to uni sports centres 🧳 Abroad coordinators at every […]

What a weekend! 💜⚡️ At the Volt Congress I was officially chosen as a candidate for the Dutch Parliament – and members even moved me up to #5 on the list! In Parliament I’ll fight to curb the power of Big Tech so technology serves public values, and push for […] [Original post on mastodon.nl]

Excited to share that I’m nominated for position 7 on @voltnederland 's draft candidate list for the upcoming 🇳🇱 elections! In Parliament I want to work for: 📚 Fair funding for all levels of education 🖥 Digital sovereignty & public online services 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 Legal […] [Original post on mastodon.nl]

My new book chapter “From Datafication to Interpellation” is out today: https://tinyurl.com/datainterpellation It explores how users don’t just get profiled by big tech, but become the kind of subjects platforms can govern, monetize, and predict through data profiles they learn to recognize and […]

The very first Netherlands Media Studies Conference is happening on 23 October 2025 in Utrecht, which I’m co-organizing with a fantastic team of colleagues from across the country. This one-day event brings together media scholars from the Netherlands (from early PhDs to professors) to connect […]

What seems to become pretty clear in the US is that big tech companies are hiding themselves behind strategic unknowns: acting as if the black-box of their algorithms is as 'black' for them as it is for their users, while we clearly know that this is not case. Want to know more about this? […]