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Francesca Bria

@francescabria.bsky.social
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Professor Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, UCL. Fellow, Stiftung Mercator. New European Bauhaus, European Commission. Former CTO Barcelona. francescabria.com

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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung @fesonline.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
„Wer hält die Welt zusammen?“. Unter diesem Motto lotet @larsklingbeil.bsky.social gemeinsam mit @laurachinchilla.bsky.social und @francescabria.bsky.social neue Wege globaler Kooperation aus. #TGK26 📅 5. Oktober | 15:30 Uhr | FES Berlin & Livestream 💻 Gleich anmelden! www.fes.de/themen/fried...
Stilisierte Grafik der Wege im Berliner Tiergarten. Text: Tiergarten Talk 2026. Wer hält die Welt zusammen? 5. Oktober, 15.30 Uhr, mit Lars Klingbeil, Laura Chinchilla und Francesca Bria. #TGK26. Logo der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
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Cori Crider @coricrider.com · 09/08/2026
Gosh and a @francescabria.bsky.social number on Palantir and tech authoritarianism in the same paper - truly, it’s got it all
A photo of a cafe table and an article about Peter thiel
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Jaume Claret @jaumeclaret.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
"Thiel no está defendiendo la democracia, sino que rechaza el principio sobre el que esta se sostiene: que el poder debe responder ante la ley y ante los ciudadanos" by @francescabria.bsky.social
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Premio al tecnoautoritarismo, por Francesca Bria
En toda Europa, los gobiernos se están replanteando su relación con la plataforma Palantir. El servicio de inteligencia interior francés la ha sustituido por un proveedor nacional. España ha ordenado ...
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Francesca Bria @francescabria.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
My op-ed in @zeit.de. Europe pushes Palantir out; Springer gives Thiel a prize. The real question is sovereignty: who controls the infrastructure our states run on, whether it stays under democratic control or falls to tech oligarchs fused with an authoritarian state. Europe must defend democracy.
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DIE ZEIT @zeit.de · 19/07/2026
Der rechtskonservative Techinvestor Peter Thiel wird mit dem Axel Springer Award ausgezeichnet. Dabei sollten unabhängige Medien dessen Methoden eigentlich hinterfragen.
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Axel Springer Award 2026: Warum Peter Thiel keinen Demokratiepreis verdient hat
Der rechtskonservative Techinvestor Peter Thiel wird mit dem Axel Springer Award ausgezeichnet. Dabei sollten unabhängige Medien dessen Methoden eigentlich hinterfragen.
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.” IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her article for @noemamag.com. ✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/N3wTKnH
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Georg Günsberg @gguensberg.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
What a highlight at this year's #rp26. @francescabria.bsky.social mindblowing, data-backed keynote, leaving nothing to be desired in terms of clarity, is a must-watch. She is providing clear analysis and a vision for Europe where to go. Highly valuable also the website: www.authoritarian-stack.info
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Theo Beutel @theobtl.eurosky.social · 18/05/2026
„As we just saw, the panel agrees - so at next year‘s @re-publica.com, we’ll all have to show results!“ @francescabria.bsky.social about #EuroStack at #rp26
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Jos te Lintelo @joslint.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Dank. Ken je dit gevisualiseerde onderzoek van @francescabria.bsky.social? www.authoritarian-stack.info
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The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
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Laurent de Sutter @laurentdesutter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New beauties out with @berggruen.org. @francescabria.bsky.social on the #EuroStack. "What Is Universalism?" with a stellar cast under the direction of @hansulrichobrist.bsky.social and #LorenzoMarsili. Check them out. @pankajmishra.bsky.social
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coseiberiche.bsky.social @coseiberiche.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
#GPM2026 Digital democracy & AI: Platforms, Power and Desinformation discussion @francescabria.bsky.social, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social, @fesonline.bsky.social, @felixbolanosg.bsky.social AVANZA Ideas Lab, CIPED, @iagomoreno.bsky.social, Camila Vallejo, Nina Santos
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.” IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her article for @noemamag.com. ✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/N3wTKnH
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re:publica @re-publica.com · 26/03/2026
Von Palantirsoftware bei der Polizei bis hin zu Anduril-Drohnen: U.S Tech-Unternehmen unterwandern die kritische Infrastruktur Europas. Die Ökonomin Francesca Bria (@francescabria.bsky.social) fragt auf der #rp26: Was braucht es, um ihren Einfluss noch einzudämmen? ➡️ re-publica.com/de/news/rp26...
Foto von Francesca Bria. Sie verschränkt ihre Hände vor der Brust und trägt eine Strickjacke.
Visual mit der Aufschrift republica 26, darunter befindet sich ein Peace-Zeichen mit der Unterschrift Politik und Gesellschaft. Darunter steht in Großbuchstaben THE AUTHORITARIAN STACK – FRANCESCA BRIA. Am unteren Rand ist das Motto Never Gonna Give You Up zu lesen mit dem Veranstaltungsdatum 18.-20. Mai und dem Ort, der STATION Berlin.
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Jürgen Haslauer @jhaslauer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Wir gehen rein... 😀 #zukunftskonferenz
Ein Veranstaltungsraum der Arbeiterkammer in 1040 Wien. Auf der Bühne steht eine Frau in einem schwarzen Business-Outfit hinter einem Rednerpult, neben ihr eine Dame, die ein Mikrofon in der Hand hält und die Veranstaltung moderiert.
Hinter der Bühne ist ein großes LED-Display auf den "arbeit.digital - Zukunftskonferenz 2026" steht.
Der Saal ist gut gefüllt mit etwa 100 Zuhörer:innen
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Evgeny Morozov @evgenymorozov.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
My essay on socialism after AI has triggered quite a debate - so much so that I wrote a much longer second essay. That same issue of The Ideas Letter also contains two lengthy responses to my original piece www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-so...
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The Socialist Charcuterie Board - The Ideas Letter
Taking issue with Benanav’s institutional vision of a democratic political economy of technology, Morozov argues that generative AI exposes a deeper problem that socialism has yet to solve: how to…
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Patrick* Neithard @patrickneithard.eurosky.social · 13/03/2026
USA vollzieht grundlegenden Staatsumbau. Hauptrolle:Tech-Unternehmen wie Palantir & Anduril, an deren Software wichtige hoheitliche Aufgaben delegiert werden. Trend: „Privatisierung der Souveränität“ zunehmend auch in Europa @mondediplo.com #ff @francescabria.bsky.social 🧵 www.woz.ch/lmd/25-11/un...
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United States of Palantir
In den USA vollzieht sich ein grundlegender Umbau des Staates. Die Hauptrolle spielen dabei Tech-Unternehmen wie Palantir und Anduril, an deren Software wichtige hoheitliche Aufgaben delegiert werden....
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Patrick* Neithard @patrickneithard.eurosky.social · 13/03/2026
Takeover by Big Tech Big Tech is rewiring the American state; it’s not just a case of corporate capture but a transformation of sovereignty itself. 🧵 Text by Francesca Bria @francescabria.bsky.social first in EN @mondediplo.com Nov 2025 ed: mondediplo.com/2025/11/02tech
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Takeover by Big Tech
Open access // by Francesca Bria (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, November 2025)
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FEPS Europe @feps-europe.eu · 11/03/2026
🤖 🌍 #AI is transforming the nature of global power, reshaping #Sovereignty in the digital age The need for a new multilateral digital order has never been more urgent & Europe has a real opportunity to shape it Read the 🆕 policy brief written by @francescabria.bsky.social 📕 bit.ly/DigitalSover...
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
🆕 The Authoritarian Stack IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"— a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. 🔗 Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/lLhM9k6
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Francesca Bria @francescabria.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Europe Must Avoid Becoming a Digital Colony. The EuroStack is the continent’s last chance for technological sovereignty in the era of AI. My latest on @foreignpolicy.com with Haroon Sheik. foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/31/e...
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Europe Must Avoid Becoming a Digital Colony
The EuroStack is the continent’s last chance for technological sovereignty in the era of AI.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/03/2026
A trove of nearly 3,200 disclosure records, which ProPublica made public this week, reveals a web of financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they help regulate.
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Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...
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Astrid Deilmann @astriddeilmann.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Die Aussparung von Chips und KI ist ein Fehler. Da hat @francescabria.bsky.social leider wieder einmal völlig recht: "Das Problem ist nicht, dass Europa nicht Tech bauen kann. Das Problem ist, dass Europa nicht kauft, was es baut” 2/2
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Industrial Accelerator Act: Aussparung von Chips und KI irritiert (Tiefgang) | SZ Dossier
Trotz Kritik von verschiedenen Seiten geht die EU-Kommission in Richtung „Buy European“. Gestern hat die Behörde in Brüssel bekanntgegeben, dass ein entsprechender …
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Francesca Bria @francescabria.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
My keynote at SZ Digitalgipfel in Munich: Europe’s problem is not that we lack alternatives. It’s that we don’t buy what we build, don’t invest in Europe, and don’t treat digital infrastructure as strategic. Buy European must mean build and buy better. Digital independence is freedom and democracy.
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Francesca Bria @francescabria.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
On the 145th anniversary of @lavanguardia.com, I spoke with @miquelmolina.bsky.social about the rise of a techno-authoritarian complex undermining press freedom, democratic accountability, and Europe’s sovereignty. Independent media and public digital infrastructure are essential to defend democracy
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Barbara Bohr @nachrichtenlos.eurosky.social · 23/02/2026
"Europe must follow its own path: democratic digital sovereignty, good jobs with decent wages, environmental standards and data rights. These are not obstacles to innovation: This is the path we must follow." Francesca Bria nails it.
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Francesca Bria @francescabria.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
On the 145th anniversary of @lavanguardia.com, I spoke with @miquelmolina.bsky.social about the rise of a techno-authoritarian complex undermining press freedom, democratic accountability, and Europe’s sovereignty. Independent media and public digital infrastructure are essential to defend democracy
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Christian @chrisleitn.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
"Europe faces an existential choice: build genuine technological sovereignty now, or accept governance by platforms whose architects view democracy as an obsolete operating system." Darum gehts: Wichtige Infrastruktur muss in gesellschaftlicher Hand sein, nicht in (privaten) Händen von Oligarchen.
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Christian @chrisleitn.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
"Silicon Valley isn’t building apps anymore. It’s building empires." Große Empfehlung für die Seite: authoritarian-stack.info, die es wie kaum eine andere schafft, die Vernetzungen, Ideologie und das Geld der Tech-Bros zu mappen. Amazing work, @francescabria.bsky.social!
Screenshot der Homepage mit Text: "The Authoritarian Stack. How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America - And Why Europe is Next".
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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 14/02/2026
Europe needs to stop pretending it's a neutral market in a world where digital infrastructure is geopolitical, @francescabria.bsky.social writes. It should act like what it is: a political project with a democratic mission. www.noemamag.com/reclaiming-e...
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Reclaiming Europe’s Digital Sovereignty | NOEMA
Europe can accept permanent technological dependency, or it can build democratic digital systems rooted in climate commitments, labor protections and social diversity.
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🆕 The Authoritarian Stack IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"— a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. 🔗 Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/HjH3TM1
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
🆕 The Authoritarian Stack IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"— a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. 🔗 Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/CtKyAIT
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Astrid Deilmann @astriddeilmann.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Ein guter Vorschlag von @francescabria.bsky.social für mehr digitale Unabhängigkeit Europas: 👇
Ein Bild von Franscesca Bria mit einem Zitat von ihr: “Europa gibt jährlich zwei Billionen Euro für öffentliche Aufträge aus. Wenn mit einer ‘Buy European’-Strategie nur die Hälfte der digitalen Ausgaben an europäische Anbieter ginge, würde das den Markt grundlegend verändern.”
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Kees Kraaijeveld @keeskraaijeveld.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Mooi artikel in @noemamag.com van @francescabria.bsky.social over de noodzaak van Europese digitale soevereiniteit. www.noemamag.com/reclaiming-e... #MediaAgenda
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Reclaiming Europe’s Digital Sovereignty | NOEMA
Europe can accept permanent technological dependency, or it can build democratic digital systems rooted in climate commitments, labor protections and social diversity.
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DER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · 24/01/2026
Francesca Bria kämpft mit ihrer EuroStack-Initiative seit Jahren für mehr digitale Souveränität in Europa. Hier sagt sie, was Deutschland und die EU jetzt tun sollten, um technisch unabhängiger von den USA zu werden.
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EuroStack-Initiatorin Francesca Bria: So wird der deutsche Staat digital unabhängig
Francesca Bria kämpft mit ihrer EuroStack-Initiative seit Jahren für mehr digitale Souveränität in Europa. Hier sagt sie, was Deutschland und die EU jetzt tun sollten, um technisch unabhängiger von den USA zu werden.
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Kristof Bender @kristofbender.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Great discussion last Sunday on “What do the tech bros really want: money, power or total information awareness?” at Vienna Burgtheater with @marietjeschaake.bsky.social, @francescabria.bsky.social et al., organised by @erstestiftung.org, @iwm.at and @derstandard.at. Online now: youtu.be/oB0Kcu2Zfd4
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What Do the Tech Bros Really Want: Money, Power, or Total Information Awareness?
YouTube video by IWMVienna
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Helfried Carl @helfriedcarl.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Full house at Vienna's #Burgtheater. Misha #Glenny discussed with great experts @francescabria.bsky.social, @helganowotny.bsky.social ; Beeban #Kidron and @marietjeschaake.bsky.social about how Europe must regain its #digital #sovereignty to defend our #democracy. I think we could even improve it!
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Eugen Freund @eugenafreund.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
What are the tech bros up to? Mainly it's power and money. No one is safe. Will Europe buckle or resist? That will be the issue of the near future. (Podcast soon). Thanks to @mishaglenny.bsky.social @francescabria.bsky.social @marietjeschaake.bsky.social, @helganowotny.bsky.social and Beeban Kidron
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
🆕 The Authoritarian Stack IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"— a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. 🔗 Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/ArlWoG0
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IWM Vienna @iwm.at · 15/01/2026
Our third panelist this Sunday is @francescabria.bsky.social, professor @ucl.ac.uk and Senior Fellow @stiftungmercator.bsky.social. We have a few seats left - get your tickets now: www.iwm.at/event/what-d...
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Philipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 06/01/2026
"Silicon Valley optimizes for extraction, Beijing for control. Europe must optimize for empowerment — distributing agency rather than concentrating it." One of the best essays I've read in quite some time. @francescabria.bsky.social www.noemamag.com/reclaiming-e...
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Reclaiming Europe’s Digital Sovereignty | NOEMA
Europe can accept permanent technological dependency, or it can build democratic digital systems rooted in climate commitments, labor protections and social diversity.
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🆕 The Authoritarian Stack IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"— a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. 🔗 Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/BRL9sNs
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Philippe W. #C^3 @philippewerle.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
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En Allemagne, le Chaos Computer Club formalise une « Journée de l’indépendance numérique » - IT SOCIAL
Le Chaos Computer Club, l’un des plus anciens et des plus crédibles collectifs européens dédiés à la sécurité et aux libertés numériques, a officiellement annoncé l’instauration d’un Digital Independe...
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Francesca Bria @francescabria.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Happy New Year ✨ Let’s make 2026 the year of digital independence ✌️🇪🇺
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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 29/12/2025
Europe needs to stop pretending it's a neutral market in a world where digital infrastructure is geopolitical, @francescabria.bsky.social writes. It should act like what it is: a political project with a democratic mission.
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Reclaiming Europe’s Digital Sovereignty | NOEMA
Europe can accept permanent technological dependency, or it can build democratic digital systems rooted in climate commitments, labor protections and social diversity.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 27/12/2025
We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/wKHd1v
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The Year in Trump Cashing In
In 2025, the President’s family has been making bank in myriad ways, many of which involve crypto and foreign money.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 24/12/2025
We strongly condemn the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former Commissioner Thierry Breton. Link to full statement: link.europa.eu/NtMX4K
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European Space Agency @esa.int · 19/12/2025
In 2025, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of European satellite navigation, a milestone built on decades of innovation, collaboration and excellence. Read about the challenges and triumphs that have shaped the navigation systems we rely on today 👇#50YearsOfESA
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The 30-year journey of European satellite navigation
In 2025, Europe celebrated the 30th anniversary of satellite navigation on the continent, a milestone built on decades of innovation, collaboration and excellence. Three decades of challenges and triu...
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Astrid Deilmann @astriddeilmann.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Autoritäre Tech-Netzwerke kapern den Staat - @francescabria.bsky.social hat recht. In den USA sehen wir: private Akteure betreiben nicht mehr nur von außen Lobbyarbeit, sondern machen ihre Plattformen - wie #Palantir - selbst zu seinem Betriebssystem. Das sollten wir in Europa nicht zulassen.
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„Der Staat wird von innen heraus neu programmiert“: Wie Tech-Unternehmen ihre Macht in den USA und Europa ausbauen
Die Forscherin Francesca Bria untersucht den Machtausbau von Amerikas KI-Konzernen. Sie warnt: „Autoritär“ aufgebaute Tech-Netzwerke kapern den US-Staat. Kann das auch Europa passieren?
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Number One Housewife @baylessmarilyn.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
In one of the diagrams it appears to me that our taxes are financing the destruction of democracy.
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Entangled Futures Podcast @entangledfutures.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
This is a must read, on the threat to democracy by @francescabria.bsky.social: mondediplo.com/2025/11/02tech
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Takeover by Big Tech
Open access // by Francesca Bria (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, November 2025)
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