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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 07/10/2026

Great to see @euractiv.com's @elisabraun.bsky.social covering European diplomacy's weakness in dealing with US pressure. We have the means to resist pressure and would benefit from doing so, but lack political leaders. www.rapporteur.com/news/eeas-ru...

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EEAS runs scared of US 'disinformation' debate | Rapporteur

Europe is ready to talk about foreign interference provided it does not have to identify the US as a possible source

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Statement of 120 organisations across Europe demanding end of public contracts to #Palantir A company avoiding paying a fair share of taxes And which leaders questioning values of equality and democracy Not to Palantir

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Diego Naranjo @diego.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026

I cannot agree more. I have been dragged into using the entire Microsoft suite (on their web versions since I use a Linux laptop) and it is one of the worst software experiences I had in the last years.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The EU Kids Act arrived without an impact assessment. Asha Allen of CDT Europe writes that a law with far-reaching fundamental rights implications cannot be shaped outside democratic due process.

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A Safer Internet Should Not Come with Democratic Shortcuts

EU's push for a safer internet for children must not come at the expense of the democratic scrutiny needed to get digital regulation right, writes Asha Allen.

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noyb – European Center for Digital Rights @noyb.eu · 23/09/2026

📰 "The campaign group which forced the EU's highest court to strike down past US-EU data sharing deals has slammed the latest changes to European data protection laws designed to accommodate AI." #DigitalOmnibus #EU #AI 🔍 Continue reading ▸ www.theregister.com/legal/2026/0...

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Privacy group slams EU for changing the data rules to cater to AI

Schrems campaign raises specter of another legal challenge as legislators propose changes to GDPR

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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 21/09/2026

The far right is winning because people are scared for the future. The left has to combat this fear head on by showing that decline is not inevitable. Another world is possible - but only if we can take on the power of capital. Me for @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/opinion/econ...

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Economic hardship doesn't create the far right. But it wins them supporters | Euractiv

It is the fear of loss – not the experience of it – that activates the authoritarian reflex. That sense of decline has become pervasive

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 18/09/2026

🗺️ The European Commission’s deregulation frenzy means attacks on labour rights, climate policies, nature protection, and public health. If you want to know more, join us on a free lobby tour of Brussels on 1st Oct at 5.30pm! ✍ Sign in for free at: ceo@corporateeurope.org

Promotional banner by Corporate Europe Observatory for a Free Open Lobby Tour, subtitled 'Join us for a Brussels' tour about the EU's deregulation frenzy.' The background features a black-and-white photo of a woman speaking at a podium with the European Parliament hemicycle visible, set against a colourful purple and teal gradient. Event details read: October 1st at 5.30pm. Register via ceo@corporateeurope.org. Source: EP Photographer: Fred MARVAUX

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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026

This is precisely why hundreds of experts demanded that during Ireland's presidency of the EU our country not be allowed to handle tech policy. Ireland is the trojan horse for US Big Tech lawlessness in the EU. It's really as simple as that.

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Diego Naranjo @diego.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026

"encouraging" and "consider" but indeed more explicit than in the leak. Please stay optimistic for me! :)

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/09/2026

If Trump wants Greenland, he can just order Microsoft to switch off Office 365 for the country and every ministry and significant firm will be shuttered in an instant, along with many households: pluralistic.net/2026/04/04/d... 40/

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Pluralistic: EU ready to cave to Trump on tech (04 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Saskia Bricmont @saskiabricmont.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Alors que la contestation des étudiants serbes contre le régime de Vucic a fait souffler un vent d’espoir, c'est par l'espionnage illégal qu'a répondu le régime pour étouffer l'opposition! #Pegasus C'est ce que révèle aujourd'hui ShareFoundation et @citizenlab.ca www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...

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En Serbie, l’opposition ciblée par le logiciel espion Pegasus

Une douzaine de personnes, dont un parlementaire et des étudiants participant au mouvement de protestation contre le pouvoir, ont reçu une notification suggérant qu’elles avaient été visées par le mou...

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 01/09/2026

REVEALED: #BigTech and #BigOil are teeming up to push new gas-powered #datacentres, and greenwashing them with promises of carbon capture. But carbon capture is a paper tiger: new fossil gas just means new emissions, worsening the climate crisis' deadly impacts. corporateeurope.org/en/2026/08/d...

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A deadly alliance of Big Tech and Big Oil | Corporate Europe Observatory

Big Tech and Big Oil are teeming up to push new gas-powered data centres, and greenwashing them with promises of carbon capture. But carbon capture is a paper tiger: new fossil gas just means new emis...

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Henna Virkkunen @hennavirkkunen.wsocial.eu · 31/08/2026

We designated ChatGPT as a VLOSE and Reddit and Roblox as VLOPs under the DSA. These services indicated that they reach at least 45M average monthly users in the EU and thus meet the threshold for designation. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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Commission designates ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox under Digital Services Act

Today, the Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE), as well as Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 30/08/2026

they’re making ai-generated, pro-concentration camp propaganda

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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 27/08/2026

The US State Department has designated A/I, a small Italian provider of open source infrastructure for political activists, as a global terrorist group. They will reach into our very homes to grab us — if we let them. www.state.gov/releases/off...

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Designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist - United States Department of State

Today, the Department of State, in partnership with the Department of the Treasury, is announcing the designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Autistici/Inventati...

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Diego Naranjo @diego.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026

and if you have a rather strict cookie diet (including logging cookies) it is even worse, having to authorize sessions one by one just to avoid pervasive tracking from advertisers...

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Diego Naranjo @diego.eurosky.social · 05/08/2026

Last time I checked, they had contracts with the governments in at least 6 European countries. There are probably more. And this report tells that on top of all of that they don't even pay taxes! It was never a good time to sign a contract with Palantir. It's a good time to get rid of them now.

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Diego Naranjo @diego.eurosky.social · 05/08/2026

Really important report on one of the most dangerous corporations out there. With a founder saying that democracy and freedom are incompatible, a manifesto that could be the "rambling of a super villain" (www.theguardian.com/technology/2...) and an obvious disregard for human rights.

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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Like many Europeans, I felt deep unease, not only at the deaths in Ceuta, but at Europe’s dehumanised response. By embracing this dystopian narrative, they turned desperate people into invaders, abandoned European solidarity and helped create the image Europe’s worst enemies want READ below

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noyb – European Center for Digital Rights @noyb.eu · 04/08/2026

🍪 Visit killthecookiebanner.eu to learn more and find out how you can take action! #KillTheCookieBanner

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

German green party of Baden Wurttemberg votes against the use of US company #Palantir Want souvereignty and not dependence on US tech Alas government of Land including Green PM keep contract. The signal is clear enough: ditch the US tech company @purgepalantir.bsky.social

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Urabstimmung: Baden-Württembergs Grüne votieren für Palantir-Stopp - Golem.de

Die Grünen in Baden-Württemberg lehnen den Einsatz von Palantir mit großer Mehrheit ab. Doch die grün-schwarze Landesregierung hält daran fest.

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Sanchez is becoming the punch bag of Europe’s right and Trump.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 28/07/2026

"Big Tech is selling AI to Big Oil to find more fossil fuels to burn, faster" explains DeSmog. "Big Tech has gone from promising climate breakthroughs to breaking the climate." 😡 Fossil fuel-powered data centres + data centre-powered oil & gas expansion = 🔥🌍🔥🌎🔥🌏🔥 www.desmog.com/2026/07/16/b...

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Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer

The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.

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Joe Westby @joewestby.eurosky.social · 23/07/2026

Great to see the EU's Digital Markets Act in action 👏. But let's be honest, the fine is pocket change and the behavioural remedies are nice to haves but hardly groundbreaking. To put the fine in context, Alphabet just disclosed its going to spank *$205bn* on AI this year alone.

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The EU's dependence on US Big Tech means dependence on US government writes @parismarx.com explaining the imperial project of the US But while EU talks about sovereignty it refuses to consider public ownership of digital infrastructures It can be different: www.socialeurope.eu/europes-digi...

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Europe’s Digital Future Demands Public Ownership And Worker Control

European AI strategy must prioritise democratic governance over market solutions to protect citizens’ data and workers’ rights.

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 15/07/2026

New research from @somoamsterdam.bsky.social shows EU push for rapid expansion of data centres will increase wealth & power of US #BigTech companies ❗Warning❗“Data centre acceleration zones” = fast-tracked construction, bypassing environmental assessment, land permitting + community consultations 🚧

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christoph schmon @tylium.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

EU Commission plans for social media restrictions: -Phased access to social media+ paired w/ age verification -Safety by design -Parental controls & digital literacy -States may add restrictions for 13+ The report barely discusses the impact on fundamental rights. FoE is not mentioned once.

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Saskia Bricmont @saskiabricmont.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Ban predatory algorithms instead 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Olivier Hoedeman @olivierhoedeman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"Leftwing lawmakers have warned that the EU Inc proposal could lead to social and regulatory “regime shopping” by allowing companies to choose where they are registered without harmonising labour law. That, they argue, could undermine collective agreements and lead to social dumping."

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

A proposed change to the German Intelligence Services Law (#BND-Gesetz) would--if enacted--require #cybersecurity authorities to notify any #0day to the German foreign and domestic intelligence service to that they can abuse it until it's fixed. This means friendly hackers that find and notify […]

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 09/07/2026

We call on Ireland to recuse itself from digital and fiscal files during its presidency of the European Union due to the State’s ‘questionable track record’ on digital policy and corporate tax www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

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Government should not chair EU debates on tech policy, academics say

Open letter criticises State’s ‘questionable track record’ on digital policy and corporate tax

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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 07/07/2026

This is correct. The EPP is rolling back climate progress as we face a historic heat wave, undermining tech sovereignty through the Digital Omnibus, pushing far right positions on immigration, and seeking to eliminate encryption protections as authoritarianism rises. Time to cut them loose.

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Saskia Bricmont @saskiabricmont.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🚨 #ChatControl revient par la petite porte. Après deux rejets du Parlement, une procédure d’urgence contourne les règles et relance la surveillance généralisée des communications privées! Le vote sur le fond interviendra jeudi : le combat continue pr protéger la vie privée et la démocratie

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Diego Naranjo @diego.eurosky.social · 09/07/2026

Is this the "AI innovation" we were promised?

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CDT Europe @cdteu.org · 07/07/2026

‼️ Today, MEPs will vote on whether to fast-track #ChatControl 1.0 back into law. The renewed push for an urgent procedure to reinstate the interim ePrivacy derogation follows an unprecedented intervention by Roberta Metsola, who urged the Council to move the file forward.

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Metsola heads for clash with her own Parliament over child abuse bill

Parliament president and EU countries are playing procedural politics to pass a law to scan internet services for child abuse material.

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Hannah Neumann @hneumannmep.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Three years ago, the PEGA Committee made concrete recommendations. So far, almost all of them were ignored by the #Commission and Member States. This cannot become just another headline. 7/9

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 01/07/2026

This has been Europe's worst heatwave… so far. Yet this trajectory we are on is also in line with predictions if we don't act on climate change. It should be a major wake up call. Yet the EU is not responding with the urgency required. climate.copernicus.eu/what-do-we-k... 8/

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What do we know about Europe's early and intense heatwave in May 2026?

Western Europe experienced an unusually early and intense heatwave during the second half of May 2026, mainly between 21 and 30 May. The largest temperature anomalies were observed across western Fran...

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

‼️ Breaking! New revelations by @citizenlab.ca: a member of the @europarl.europa.eu "PEGA" inquiry committee into the abuse of spyware was himself targeted with #Pegasus spyware. That is a direct attack on democracy, aiming to eliminate scrutiny. @ec.europa.eu allows it to happen 🧵

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Excellent! Who is next? No place for Palantir and Thiel in Europe.

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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Studies indicate that worker ownership is generally linked to better productivity, pay, job stability, and firm survival. Worker ownership also supports a more sustainable distribution of wealth, with the potential to significantly decrease inequality. wol.iza.org/articles/doe...

Data shows that in the years of 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018, employee owners (EOs) are significantly less likely to be laid off in the previous year compared to non-employee owners (NEOs).

In 2002, ~3.1% of EOs were laid off in the previous year compared to ~9% of NEOs.

In 2006, ~3.3% of EOs were laid off in the previous year compared to ~8.2% of NEOs.

In 2010, ~3.6% of EOs were laid off in the previous year compared to ~11.2% of NEOs.

In 2014, ~1.2% of EOs were laid off in the previous year compared to ~9.5% of NEOs.

In 2018, ~0.8% of EOs were laid off in the previous year compared to ~5.9% of NEOs.

Source: Author's own compilation based on data from the US General Social Survey, adjusted for tenure, occupation, gender, age, race, and education. Online at https://gss.norc.org/

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Proton @proton.me · 29/06/2026

If you use Gmail, you need to read this. Google’s AI, Gemini, can read your emails, attachments, bank statements, etc. For many, this feature was switched on without consent. Here's how to turn it off 🧵 1/

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Eurosky Social @eurosky.social · 23/06/2026

The Democratic Technology Alliance is a group bringing together four European Parliament political groups — EPP, Renew, S&D, Greens/EFA — and civil society actors to help bring democracy to technology. We're delighted to host them on Eurosky! 💞🇪🇺 Give them a follow at @democratic.technology!

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Home - Democratic Tech Alliance

Bringing democracy to technology. Democratic Tech Alliance Become a member About Democratic Tech Alliance The Democratic Tech Alliance is a coalition of

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

France joining the countries that drop their cooperation with #Palantir. Good stuff.

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Diego Naranjo @diego.eurosky.social · 17/06/2026

New very relevant working paper for those studying issues around procurement of technologies.

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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Europe: “We must reduce dependency on US tech.” Also Europe: queues up to buy SpaceX shares at $135/piece. The “vassalage” isn’t just structural but voluntary. 🛰️

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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 13/06/2026

This could happen with your phone. This could happen with your laptop. This could happen with your credit card. It's a long list. Some of us have been working on this, but most large players, public and private, have stayed in fantasyland. Care to join us? www.euractiv.com/news/anthrop...

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Anthropic blocks all Mythos access after US order to cut off non-citizens | Euractiv

The company says it disagrees with the US government order and looks to restore access

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