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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

"More than a dozen #EU countries - from #Austria, #Spain, #Sweden to #France and #Poland - have reintroduced and maintain border checks despite no threat justifying those controls. As the guardian of the Treaties, the @EUCommission should have stopped these […] [Original post on eupolicy.social]

Map of Europe made by The Good Lobby that shows which EU countries maintain "temporary" - not-to-temporary border controls despite being part of the border-free Schengen area.

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

Imagine you and your family with 3 little children flee your home country to seek #asylum in #Germany. Imagine German authorities then take away your children, put them in some foster home, and deport you back to the country you fled from. Prohibited to return to Germany and your #children […]

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Together with the brilliant @chlobemy, I have written a first commentary of the #EU's proposed #Cloud and #AI Development Act #CADA. Unfortunately, this Regulation represents everything that’s wrong with Europe’s current approach to #DigitalSovereignty […]

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Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO @jmaris.me · 18/10/2026

It's very easy to get depressed by the state of politics right now, but then you see interactions like this one, and it rekindles your faith. A new generation of politicians will come forward and they will be different. #AbduElSayed #USpol #Politics

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Connected Places @fediversereport.com · 18/10/2026

To add: Mastodon's chronological timeline also does actually make specific curation choices, and it does not actually show you all posts from an account you follow. Suppose you follow Alice. You only see replies Alice makes if you also follow the account she replies to, replies by Alice to […]

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Prof Heino Falcke @hfalcke.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

Mastodon has no algorithm, right? Wrong! Mastodon does. The algorithm is chronological ordering. If you do not have the time to read everything this means statistically you mainly get to see those accounts that post a lot of stuff. The precious ones that post little but that you really want to […]

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Brandon @btp.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Seeing the internet without an ad blocker is unbearable.

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🚲 RandoVélo asbl ⁂:mastodon: @randovelo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

⁨Dimanche 18 Octobre 2026 Balade en vélo en boucle au départ d'Averbode organisée par l'asbl La Petite Jauce / Amirando : petitejauce.be/calendrier%20ami%202… +infos, contact et détails pratiques: petitejauce.be/randonnees%20velo.ht…

⁨Dimanche 18 Octobre 2026 Balade en vélo en boucle au départ d'Averbode organisée par l'asbl La Petite Jauce / Amirando : https://petitejauce.be/calendrier%20ami%202005.htm +infos, contact et détails pratiques: https://petitejauce.be/randonnees%20velo.htm⁩

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Universität Innsbruck @uniinnsbruck.social.uibk.ac.at.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Mastodon für alle Studierenden: Die Uni Innsbruck eröffnet eine zweite Instanz für alle Studentinnen und Studenten. Nach den Mitarbeiter:innen haben damit nun alle Uniangehörigen Zugang zum Fediverse über lokale Instanzen, angebunden an das Uni-Anmeldesystem via Single-Sign-On. 🙌 […]

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Timo Tijhof @timotijhof.net · 16/10/2026

I love that 404 Media ran an ad inside ChatGPT... about ads in ChatGPT! www.404media.co/how-chatgpt-targets… #404media #OpenAI

Ad from 404 Media.
ChatGPT isn't private.
OpenAI hires humans to read users chats.
Learn more.

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Ecologia Digital @josemurilo.mato.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

“The new terms broadly cover business accounts that manage pages and groups, run advertisements, push marketing messages, and use the platform’s business account dashboard. As written, the new terms could be used to argue that #Meta can scrape content from news sites and use that content to […]

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Matthias Kirschner @kirschner.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

I received hard copies of the #Persian translation of "Ada & #Zangemann - A Tale of #Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream" 🥰 Big thank you to everyone who contributed at @Shirazlinux working for #softwarefreedom, @abbas_dp and for @bsh taking care of the logistics.👏

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Sadly, the Director from the European Commission keeps on peddling those pipe dreams and grand industry claims that #AI will help reduce water and electricity consumption elsewhere more than the datacentres would consume. Of course he provided zero evidence.

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

I'm very glad to report that not only was I called in as third speaker in a 2-hour session, and after me fantastic contributions came from #DigitalRights org #AccessNow and others, outlining the real dangers and downsides created by the planned massive build-out of #AI datacentres in #Europe.

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Most of the #industry #lobbyists here say we need to all jump off the bridge and as fast as possible because the US and China are doing that, too, and we do not want to lose the race. Except the guy from the drinking and waste water operators association who seems to be worried about too many […]

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

I'm sitting in one of the fullest European Parliament hearings I've ever seen: it's about the infamous proposed Cloud and #AI Development Act #CADA and it's a huge "we need to build build build #datacentres", #gigafactories and farring #unicorns. And I'm like 😭 Let's see if I get speaking time. :)

Photo of full European parliament room with politicians sittings on the panel.

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henk ✅ @henk.waag.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Amsterdam police seize server of Italian internet service provider A/I on US request (translated from dutch) #autistici #autisticiInventati @MarloesdeKoning "A unit of the Amsterdam police on Tuesday at a data center at the Science Park in Amsterdam seized a […] [Original post on waag.social]

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

#PrivacyCamp26 is almost over and I loved it, again! Special mention to those on the Fedi who financially supported this event, in particular @nextcloud, @flokinet, and the @EDPS. Thank you.

Photo of a stage with two people with mics in front of a large Privacy Camp 26 banner that says "Thank YOU!"

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Super excited to moderate a session at #PrivacyCamp26, this year about Tech #Sovereignty, Power, #War and #Resistance. It's streamed online for those who cannot join in person in #Brussels. Starts in 15 minutes :)

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

At this point I gave up and clicked on one of the sources that #Gemini had supposedly found as a basis of its Waigel claim: A press article that said Waigel was indeed among the 400 invitees but also stating the person next to Angela Merkel was Markus Müller, the Diocesan Caritas Director […]

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

By now I was really unsure and started manually comparing this man's face with Infantino pics. I don't know these people very well, so surely I could be mistaken? One more test: I asked the Gemini thing to tell me who was sitting next to Merkel at this […] [Original post on eupolicy.social]

Gemini reply claiming the person sitting next to Merkel is Theo Waigel, former German fiance minister, and a person with zero likeness to the man next to her. The machine goes on with a bio of Waigel.

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

The stochastic parroting software seemed so certain of itself that I started to doubt myself. But why would Merkel invite someone like *him* and seat him next to her? So I pressed #Gemini and asked "Are you sure? Couldn't this be someone else?" And here is what the non-intelligent BS machine said:

Gemini screenshot saying "There is no mistaking his specific facial features, his completely bald head, heavy jawline, and uniquely thick, expressive eyebrows are highly recognisable." The AI also said his dress would give it away (dark suit).

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

So, I cropped a still image from the video and fed it to Google search (#Gemini?) #AI. Here is what it told me with absolute certainty:

Screenshot from Google Gemini asking who the man in the picture was. Gemini answers "This man is Gianni Infantino," plus some details about the Fifa boss.

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

No one who knows me will be surprised that it's exceeding my rare that I play around with #AI stuff. Tonight I felt like it and used a real task that I wanted solved. Oh my, here we go: 🫣 I had just watched @sarahbosetti's brilliant laudatory speech to […] [Original post on eupolicy.social]

Photo of three people sitting in a front row. To the right is Angela Merkel, next to her two men in back suits whose names I did not know.

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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

The Trump-Vance-Miller persecution of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a chilling manifestation of the dictatorship the regime is trying to complete. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oc…

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Didn't he fear two men: Asterix AND Obelix? 🤫

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Awet Tesfaiesus, MdB @awettesfaiesus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Vor vielen Jahren kam ein staatenloses Flüchtlingsmädchen in ein Asylheim im Schwarzwald. Ohne Pass und ohne Staatsangehörigkeit. Heute ist sie auf dem Weg nach London und Reise mit dem Diplomatenpass eines Staates, für dessen Staatsbürgerschaft sie sich […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Ein deutscher Diplomatenpass ruht auf einer schwarzen Handtasche mit einem strukturierten Pflasterhintergrund.

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

So proud of my city today: Over 60,000 people in #Brussels came out on the streets today to protest the Belgian government's climate inaction. #ClimateCrisis #MarchePourLeClimat #Bruxelles #Brussel #ClimaatCoalitie

Photo with protestors marching down Rue de la Loi in Brussels. Above the street, activists have put up large yellow banners that read "We won't forget this summer" and "We won't forgive their silence".

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

“Results show that approximately 414 million metric tons of carbon emission could be reduced if everyone in the world cycled 1.6km every day like the Danes…This climate benefit could be increased to 686 million metric tons if the Dutch cycling pattern was followed with daily cycling of 2.6km.”

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Historical patterns and sustainability implications of worldwide bicycle ownership and use - Communications Earth & Environment

High bicycle ownership does not necessarily correlate with high bicycle use, with substantial health and environmental gains possible by worldwide pro-bicycle policy implementation, suggests a global ...

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🚲 RandoVélo asbl ⁂:mastodon: @randovelo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

11/10 MARCHE CLIMAT 2026 | Tout le monde y va ! +infos: MarcheClimat.be | KlimaatCoalitie.be

11/10 MARCHE CLIMAT 2026 | Tout le monde y va !
+infos: https://MarcheClimat.be | https://KlimaatCoalitie.be

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

This is one of the dumbest fediverse server rules I have seen. Equating politics and religion and discouraging people to speak up about injustice because it might make others feel uncomfortable ("plaster it in other people's faces") is such a stupidly […] [Original post on eupolicy.social]

Rule 8 of a Belgium-based Mastodon server: "Politics and religion is tolerated but discouraged. Please us a Content Warning if you do post them. Whatever your political or religious view may be is your concern but we'd appreciate if if you wouldn't us this platform to plaster it in other people's faces."

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Jürgen Hubert @juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Ich habe gerade in der Bekanntschaft einen Notfall. Hat hier jemand eine Ahnung, wer in #Düsseldorf und Umgebung unentgeltlich zum Thema #Visum beraten kann? Bitte boosten!

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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

My neighbour mentioned that they needed a new front for one of the cabinets in their kitchen but was not sure how to pick it up as it would not fit in their (small) car. So I offered to pick it up for him. He then said, "How? You don't even have a car?" […] [Original post on velocipederider.com]

A cargo bike with a long cardboard box strapped on top. In the background are more bikes and a parked car.

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Please tell the #AIoffice I used the frontier command "rm -r /" on my Linux machine the other day and it broke our of containment immediately and I experienced a complete loss of control. This advanced #Linux algorithm nefariously took over my computer and, without telling me, went rogue across […]

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

And I just love the unofficial French reaction quoted by The Guardian: "A diplomatic source at #France’s foreign ministry said “there’s absolutely no reason for us to change our commitments” when it came to supporting the conference." “We stick to supporting #CivilSociety. It’s not just […]

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

After #RightsCon26 it's the second time this year that authoritarian government's attack and (attempt to) shut down a #CivilSociety conference and it's another massive warning shot for Europe. Excellent reporting about the #Disinfo2026 scandal from The Guardian […]

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

I have been somewhat critical of the (what I perceived to be) strong #Russia-focus of last year's edition, but I want to emphasise @DisinfoEU's brave programming of the #Disinfo2026 conference. (Unfortunately I am unable to attend this year.) I can somewhat feel with a small and vulnerable […]

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Fun times as a #FediModerator when people start reporting each other for "hate speech" in a debate over who is the biggest #Nazi: the Ukrainian, the US, or the Russian government. 😂 #ContentModeration #FreeExpression

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Jan Penfrat @ilumium.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Dear journalists, repeat after @ploum : "There is no such thing as rouge software." #AI

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ploum @ploum.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

A software always runs on a computer. A software always do what its creator wants it to do. If the software doesn’t do what its creator wanted, it is a mistake from the coder, a bug. If the software runs without the consent of the computer’s owner, it is a malware/virus. Stopping a software […]

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Erik Marquardt @erik-marquardt.eu · 06/10/2026

Offensichtlich haben auch relevante Teile der CDU-Fraktion in Sachsen-Anhalt zum 1. Mal seit der Shoa einen Rechtsextremen an die Spitze eines deutschen Parlaments gewählt. Die CDU kann das „Nie wieder“ nie wieder glaubwürdig vertreten, wenn sie das jetzt schulterzuckend hinnimmt.

Screenshot eines deutschsprachigen Artikels. Die Überschrift lautet: „Mit mir wird es eine Brandmauer zur AfD geben“ – Merz droht CDU-Mitgliedern mit Parteiausschluss. Darunter steht, Friedrich Merz halte vor seinem Start als CDU-Chef einige parteiinterne Ansagen für nötig: Wer mit der AfD kooperiere, fliege aus der Partei.

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Zentrum für Politische Schönheit @politicalbeauty.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

BREAKING: Gleich wählen Russlandfreunde, Ex-Pornodarsteller, Abiturfälscher, völkische Ideologen, Vetternwirtschafter, Sellner-Fangirls, Ex-Stasioffiziere, rechte Kampfsportler die Demokratie in Sachsen-Anhalt ab und sich den ersten faschistischen Landtagspräsidenten seit 1945. Draußen geht nix.

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daniel:// stenberg:// @bagder.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

"Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions" […]

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Andy S. Evers @atroxus.social.cologne.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

"Hätte man mir vor fünf oder zehn Jahren gesagt, das Internationale Auschwitz Komitee wird sich einmal genötigt fühlen, sich wegen (in den Zuständigkeitsbereich der #CDU fallende) Angriffe auf eine Organisation von NS-Verfolgten zu Wort zu melden, ich hätte es […] [Original post on social.cologne]

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Open Source Hardware News @pythonlinks.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

This open source printer is the poster child for open source hardware. It frees us from the tyranny of having to pay more for printer ink than the price of gold. www.opentools.studio Read more at: UncensoredNews.US/end-user-devices-…

A photograph of the Open Printer. There is a roll of paper above the rectangular printer. The printer is on.a table with a cable going out of ths side. Looks very nice.

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IFTAS @iftas.mastodon.iftas.org.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

⚠️ #SW_ISAC_ADVISORY A series of ongoing phishing campaigns are actively targeting people using fake verification and support accounts. Admins will never contact you publicly for verification or access issues. Never open links from unsolicited posts […] [Original post on mastodon.iftas.org]

Example of a phishing post, including the text "ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛᴇᴅ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍꜱ ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪʀʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ.

ᴛᴏ ʀᴇꜱᴛᴏʀᴇ ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴠɪsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ, ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀɪꜰɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ."

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