iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Eurosky Sebastian @sebastian.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026

Pretty stoked to unveil something I’ve been working on for a few months: AtmoPay - a Payment Service Provider aiming at providing creators a monetization rail on the Open Web. atmopay.birdsongapps.com

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David Alders @davidalders.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026

Ich hab’s auch gerade erst gemacht und kann bestätigen, dass es super easy ist …

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David Alders @davidalders.eurosky.social · 14/08/2026

Sehr spannende Position @hiigberlin.bsky.social 👇 Viel Gestaltungsspielraum, tolle Kolleg*innen, Berlin, keine Lehre, internationales Netzwerk und noch mehr ... Hätte ich eine (exzellent abgeschlossene) Promotion, würde ich mich selbst bewerbenn …

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Leaving X. German parties leaving, collectively, is more than a symbolic exit. It is a chance to reassess how and where political communication happens. A platform’s relevance is not inherent. It is constructed through user behavior. And when influential users walk, the relevance begins to erode.

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David Alders @davidalders.eurosky.social · 30/04/2026

Ich durfte einen Gastbeitrag für den Wiarda-Blog schreiben. Der Streit um den DSA geht weit über den DSA hinaus. Es geht um demokratische Selbstbestimmung und -behauptung. Herzlichen Dank an @jmwiarda.bsky.social .

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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 22/04/2026

Is social media dying? How much did Twitter change as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation? Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has changed Here are the key take-aways 🧵 Full paper out now in in JQD:DM!

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Shifts in U.S. Social Media Use, 2020–2024: Decline, Fragmentation, and Enduring Polarization | Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media

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Julian Jaursch @jjaursch.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/04/2026

🚨 💸 Big funding alert to folks interested in DSA data access! Call going out to research institutions, civil society organizations and others. Idea is basically to have 1 big consortium that prepares for/funds research on information integrity, specifically […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot from page 10 of the call document with the following text: Specific objective 4: This specific objective seeks to boost the capacity of the
research community and civil society to carry out high impact research on the
basis of online platforms’ data, by leveraging the mechanisms provided in the
Digital Services Act. Applying consortia should propose activities in this area based on a needs analysis of the research and civil society community and a clear feasibility assessment. Activities should focus on improving the current understanding of the criteria required to make use of opportunities provided by both Article 40(12) and 40(4) DSA11. Particular attention should be devoted to capacity building for the community in relation to the security, confidentiality and privacy aspects in accessing and processing data. Finally, identification and dissemination of the best practices to conduct research on the basis of platforms’ data, via the data access tools, but also other transparency
tools, such as the transparency reports, database and risk assessments, and audit reports should be supported.

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Eurosky Sebastian @sebastian.eurosky.social · 10/03/2026

I think it’s absolutely amazing that after only 10 months of hard work we have one of the @eurosky.social team tell the French parliament about Eurosky on live TV. 🥰 Thx @robin.berjon.com for your hard work and thx to everyone who has supported @eurosky.social so far!!!

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Trump seems lost as to which lie he wants to tell. We are in a war on truth; but truth can win – if it finds friends. snyder.substack.com/p/losing-the...

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Losing the War on Truth

Iran and what to make of it

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 23/02/2026

Tonight, we adorn our European institutions with the colours of Ukraine. Two colours, carrying the spirit of courage.  Two colours, burning with resistance. Four years into Russia’s full-scale war, these colours are shining brighter than ever Slava Ukraini.

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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.uk · 05/02/2026

There have been increasingly shrill accusations against the EU over its digital legislation, based on accusations of "censorship" by defenders of "free speech" -- including, so it appears, the right to peddle an AI app that seemingly produces child sexual abuse material (CSAM). 1/9

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Sherif EA @sherif.mu.social · 04/02/2026

It's early days and it will take many people and orgs together but we'll get there. My personal target: 50% of European social media users on open platforms by 2030.

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Cori Crider @coricrider.com · 04/02/2026

Friends, I did it. I'm posting this from #Eurosky. 🚀🇪🇺♥️ I have not joined a beta test since *1997* - but for the sake of you all, and for a future of open social media that is Big Tech-free and fully European, I had a go. It's working fine. Watch this space!!

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 03/02/2026

Europeans should be able to shape their own online spaces, which is why we’ve been working with public service media in Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany over four years. Now, open, decentralized protocols like Activity Pub and AT Protocol represent a new avenue for European digital sovereignty.

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

My #fosdem learning today: #Linux on phones has made huge progress since I last checked. The fact that non-techy people can buy Linux phones off the shelve that just work *and* are really slick devices is 🤩🤩 It's crucial for us to be ready as a community […] [Original post on eupolicy.social]

Photo of orange Jolla phone from all angles

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

The government has broad authority to control admission but courts have held *repeatedly*, over more than half a century, that the First Amendment bars the government from denying visas to foreign citizens simply because it dislikes what they have to say. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...

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They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.

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Philipp Lorenz-Spreen @lorenzspreen.eurosky.social · 06/12/2025

By (trying to) shift the debate to the content level and constructing alleged censorship vs. freedom of expression scenarios, they try to distract from what it is really about: power and control over the structural levers of modern information systems e.g. algorithms, design or visibility control.

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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Wanna know more about #data #access and the Digital Services Act? Here’s our latest policy paper about how it works👇 www.weizenbaum-library.de/items/86842c... #commsky #polisky #dsa @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social

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Patrick Bahners @pbahners.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

„Allen Anfeindungen zum Trotz legte sie ihre Positionen nüchtern dar, erklärte Widersprüchlichkeiten im bestehenden Recht, statt laute Kontroversen zu eröffnen. Ihr Rückzieher ist ein Schlag für alle, die an einem ausgeruhten demokratischen Diskurs interessiert sind.“ www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...

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Kommentar: Union hat sich für rechte Cancel Culture einspannen lassen | MDR.DE

Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf steht nicht mehr als Kandidatin für das Bundesverfassungsgericht zur Verfügung. Sie will damit weiteren Schaden verhindern. Dabei sind es ihre Gegner, die einen Scherbenhaufen ...

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David Alders @davidalders.eurosky.social · 22/07/2025

“Aber der Fall Brosius-Gersdorf gibt auch Anlass zur Hoffnung. Denn statt zu resignieren, hat sich die Mitte der Gesellschaft zur Wehr gesetzt.” Immer wieder und zu vielen Fragen, lest @schieritz.bsky.social. www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

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Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf: Eine radikalisierte Minderheit

Die Angriffe gegen die Juristin Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf zeigen: Die Realität außerhalb von X ist eine andere. Der Liberalismus der Mitte ist nach wie vor attraktiv.

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David Alders @davidalders.eurosky.social · 18/07/2025

Ich freue mich freitags oft über die Klarheit von @michaelthumann.bsky.social. Heute zu russischen Zahlen. Wer sie als ernsthaften Referenzpunkt heranzieht, ist entweder uninformiert oder tut dies bewusst irreführend. Beides ist gefährlich. www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

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Militärpolitik: Putins kleingerechneter Kriegshaushalt

Russland gibt angeblich weniger für Rüstung aus als Europa. Doch Moskaus Militärhaushalt ist viel größer, als russische Propagandisten und deutsche Politiker behaupten.

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David Alders @davidalders.eurosky.social · 20/06/2025

„Wer Aufregung will, soll ins Kino gehen.“ Oder vielleicht zum Wrestling … Es gibt kaun einen Journalisten, dessen Einschätzung ich so oft teile, wie @schieritz.bsky.social (Übereinstimmung ist natürlich kein Gütekriterium). www.zeit.de/politik/2025...

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Wahlverhalten: Wer Aufregung will, sollte ins Kino gehen, nicht in die Politik

Sich für den Erhalt des Status quo auszusprechen, mag ideenlos und langweilig klingen, rechte und linke Ideen hingegen aufregend disruptiv. Zum Besseren führen sie nie.

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Philipp Lorenz-Spreen @lorenzspreen.eurosky.social · 19/06/2025

We are hiring, @arc-mpib.bsky.social a postdoc for a project to investigate why citizens feel alienated from liberal democracy and how a shared sense of reality can be restored. Work with @lfoswaldo.bsky.social @anaskozyreva.bsky.social, Ralph Hertwig and me: www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/2084802/2025...

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Postdoctoral Position | Center for Adaptive Rationality

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David Alders @davidalders.eurosky.social · 19/06/2025

Ich finde, sehr lesenswert & überzeugend, was @meyer-resende.bsky.social hier zum #BfV-Gutachten hier aufgeschrieben hat. 👇

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Für Menschenrechte @dimr.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Mit Sorge beobachtet das Deutsche Institut für Menschenrechte Berichte über den zunehmenden Druck auf die #Zivilgesellschaft. Je stärker dieser wächst, desto schwieriger wird es für zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen, sich für die Verwirklichung von #Menschenrechten einzusetzen.

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TU Dresden @tudresden.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Wie hängen die kollektive Aufmerksamkeit & Macht der Social-Media-Plattformen mit dem wachsenden Populismus & der weltweiten Polarisierung zusammen? 📱 Darüber hat Dr. Philipp @lorenzspreen.bsky.social von SynoSys an der #TUDresden bei der @re-publica.com gesprochen. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j4Q...

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re:publica 25: Philipp Lorenz-Spreen - Gesellschaftliche Kipppunkte

YouTube video by re:publica

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

"The tech sector is aware that AI emissions put its climate commitments in danger. Both Microsoft and Google no longer seem to be meeting their net zero targets. So far, however, no Big Tech company has agreed to use the methodology to test its own AI models." - @sashamtl.bsky.social

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We still don’t know how much energy AI consumes

Companies must give us the chance to understand the environmental impact of the tech we use

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)

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David Alders @davidalders.eurosky.social · 09/05/2025

That looks like a fascinating project …

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Florian Meinel @meinel.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Unsouverän ist, wer einen Ausnahmezustand herbeiredet.

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Want to request platform data under Art. 40 DSA? Our new #DSA40 Q&A explains 🇪🇺 the legal background, 📝 how to request data (public & non-public), and 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 next steps. Based on work by Julian Jaursch & @lorenzspreen.bsky.social —thank you for letting us build on it! dsa40collaboratory.eu/faq/

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

As EU-US relations change Europe must stand firm for the DSA The DSA is imperfect, it cannot fix everything. But the DSA is a shield to defend European democracy. @dscheykopp.bsky.social @lkseiling.bsky.social and I argue this in @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⬇️ www.techpolicy.press/will-europe-...

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Will Europe Sacrifice the Digital Services Act in Negotiations with Trump? | TechPolicy.Press

Jakob Ohme, LK Seiling, and Claes H. de Vreese write that European leaders must protect the DSA to ensure a democratic future.

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Philipp Lorenz-Spreen @lorenzspreen.eurosky.social · 08/03/2025

I wanted to highlight key findings from our study and the replication, and how they extend to 2024. Now it provides a systematic review of more than 600 scientific studies on the relationship between digitalization and democracy. So what does science have to say? We actually know quite a bit: 1/5

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A systematic review of worldwide causal and correlational evidence on digital media and democracy - Nature Human Behaviour

This systematic review on digital media and democracy finds beneficial relationships mostly in emerging democracies but detrimental associations in established democracies for different political vari...

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