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Jochen Spangenberg

@jospang.bsky.social
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Human(e) Media, politics and stuff Dep Head DW Deutsche Welle R&D Boards: EDMO, CEDMO, GADMO Lecturer: Free University Berlin Media Literacy Trainer: Lie Detectors More: about.me/jospang

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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Barbara Streisand!?
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“It is vital for us as the public that we have access to a free and pluralistic media to be able to criticize the government, to be able to analyze what the government is doing, so that we can understand what decisions are being made,” CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg tells PBS Newshour👇 tinyurl.com/579e5uzj
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Trump's attacks on free press echo rhetoric used by autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg says
To discuss President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, Amna Nawaz spoke with Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Swedish Prime Minister, asked whether Britain should rejoin the EU: “Yes. Please. Tomorrow.” www.politico.eu/article/magd...
politico.eu
‘Sweden is back’: Magdalena Andersson has big plans for Europe
In an interview with POLITICO, Sweden’s election winner reveals her unfinished business with Russia, Trump — and the far right.
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Je mehr #Springer-Medien gegen @die-linke.de / @dielinkeberlin.bsky.social und insb eine rot-rot-grüne Koalition in Berlin hetzen, desto mehr gemäßigte Kräfte tendieren dazu, genau das zu befürworten. Parallel werden der #AfD weitere Sympathisanten*innen „zugespielt“ (weg von der #CDU)
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BostonJoan 🏳️‍🌈 🦫 @bostonjoan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wow. Anti-Meta movement has its own tech now. Get off all Meta products! www.theguardian.com/technology/c...
theguardian.com
It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta | Joan Donovan
The CEO is the throughline in a history of billion-dollar blunders that have caused real harm, culminating in last week’s settlement
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sind Wähler*innen in Deutschland zu dumm?
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#CDU in #MecklenburgVorpommern fällt auf unter 5%. Historische Niederlage. #MVLTW2026 Hochrechnung 23.02 Uhr - fast alle Stimmen ausgezählt.
Wahl MV Hochrechnung
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#FDP in #MecklenburgVorpommern ( #MeckPomm) bei 1,0% gelandet (-4,8%). In #Berlin gar nicht mehr aufgeführt, sondern scheinbar unter „Andere“. Infratest dimap in Hochrechnung auf #DasErste.
Wahlergebnis Hochrechnung MeckPomm Wahlergebnis Hochrechnung Berlin
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#Merz beklagt in seiner Rede nach den Landtagswahlen in #Berlin und #MecklenburgVorpommern, der Ton im politischen Geschäft sei „rauer“ geworden. Gut, dass er selbst immer so moderat und verbindend auftritt …
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Warum landet das #BSW immer ziemlich genau bei 5% (+/- 0,1%)?
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The incredible journey of Pastor Mick. #Burnley #MickFleming
bbc.com
Burnley's Pastor Mick - from dangerous drug dealer to lifesaver
Pastor Mick - who helps the poor on streets of Burnley - was once a violent dealer, covering up painful childhood memories.
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@columjournreview.bsky.social brings together #OSINT experts and their view about how technology is transforming visual forensics. Feat. @eliothiggins.bsky.social @malachy.bsky.social @craigsilverman.bsky.social @alexakoenig.bsky.social @henkvaness.bsky.social @alisonkilling.bsky.social & more
cjr.org
The future of visual investigations, if we can’t trust our eyes.
Journalists and other experts tell us how, in the age of AI, technology is transforming the work of visual forensics. “We might have to be a little bit more imaginative,” Emily Tripp, of Airwars, says...
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Here we go again! The #BBC is preparing for #CharterRenewal - in other words: fighting (and arguing) for its continued existence - and the way this will look like precisely. @barbaraspeed.bsky.social looks closely at what lies ahead - and what happened in the corporation's past.
theguardian.com
‘A completely unique opportunity’: the secretive process that will decide the BBC’s future
The long read: Every decade, the BBC’s continued existence must be secured through an elaborate multi-year negotiation with the government. But what does charter renewal actually involve – and will it...
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Death by score points: How AI-based systems #Lavender and #Gospel are used by the Israeli army for the targeting of people in #Gaza. Constanze Kurz spoke to Taylor Kate Woodcock and @rainerrehak.bsky.social about the technology, as well as its consequences.
netzpolitik.org
„Civilian harm is pre-programmed into the system“
Software that automatically evaluates large amounts of data in real time is changing the way military targets are selected. An analysis of the Lavender system shows that it violates international huma...
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A cross-European investigation into Russia‘s hybrid war tactics‘ with the use of so-called ‘disposable agents’. Reporting for @deutschewelle.dw.com / @news.dw.com by @mareporter.bsky.social, @julett.bsky.social and Anna Chaika.
p.dw.com
Cuban dance teacher ordered EU sabotage attacks from Russia
In 2024, a Cuban man coordinated a series of arson attacks in four EU countries while operating on behalf of Russian intelligence services. DW Investigations tracked him back to a Latin dance studio i...
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NAZA - der einzige Dokumentarfilm im Wettbewerb bei den #Filmfestspielen in #Venedig. Für ttt sprach Siham El-Maimouni mit den Filmemachern Yuval Abraham und Rachel Szor. In anonymisierten Interviews berichten israelische Militär- und Geheimdienstangehörige über Einsätze in Gaza, und die Folgen.
ardmediathek.de
ttt – titel thesen temperamente - Naza - hier anschauen
'Naza' von Yuval Abraham und Rachel Szor ist der einzige Dokumentarfilm im Wettbewerb. In anonymisierten Interviews berichten israelische Militär- und Geheimdienstangehörige über Einsätze in Gaza, darunter Datenanalysten, Drohnenpiloten und ...
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Sebastian Bohrn Mena @bohrn-mena.at · 10/09/2026
Die AfD will die Rüstungsindustrie für Massendeportationen nutzen. Das sagt Siegmund heute in einer Pressekonferenz. Wenige Tage nach der Wahl fallen jetzt die letzten Masken. Und ich frage mich: Was muss einer wehrhaften Demokratie noch angetan werden, bis sie beginnt sich zu wehren?
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Contributed some thoughts to this piece - The Future of Visual Investigations, If We Can’t Trust Our Eyes www.cjr.org/feature/the-...
cjr.org
The future of visual investigations, if we can’t trust our eyes.
Journalists and other experts tell us how, in the age of AI, technology is transforming the work of visual forensics. “We might have to be a little bit more imaginative,” Emily Tripp, of Airwars, says...
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Ich war heute in Terezín (Theresienstadt). Und in #SachsenAnhalt wurde gewählt…
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
‘Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.’ Malvolio in William Shakespeare’s ‘Twelth Night’ (Act 2, Scene 5). May I add: and some, put simply, aren’t great at all!
theguardian.com
Trump ranks himself the greatest US president ever. Historians beg to differ
Donald Trump posted his own presidential rankings to Truth Social last week, separating past US presidents into six categories from ‘greatest’ to ‘failures’
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MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 22/08/2026
Heat pumps are winning the heating race against fossil fuels, outpacing natural-gas furnaces by 32% during the first quarter of 2026.
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Why heat pumps are still so hot in the US
A key tax credit in the US ended, but heat pump sales are still going strong.
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A cabinet of lies - with a liar-in-chief at the top. According to @djrothkopf.bsky.social “The only path out is that each of us … makes seeking the truth our top priority, and skepticism our constant ally. We must seek out reliable sources of information and reject those who deliver anything less.”
thedailybeast.com
The Only Truth About Trump’s America Is That Everything Is a Lie
Our government is braindead. If they get their way, we’re next.
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MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 20/08/2026
AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase.
trib.al
The human work behind humanoid robots is being hidden
AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase.
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Als jemand, der im Vereinigten Königreich (primär England) gelebt, studiert, geliebt und gearbeitet hat, kann ich zu der so treffenden Darstellung und Analyse von @annettedittert.bsky.social in ‘Dear Britain’ nur sagen: splendid!!
Buch Cover “Dear Britain” von Annette Dittert
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Kamerabrillen verbieten - Privatsphäre schützen. Ist Dir daran gelegen? Dann hier unterzeichnen ✍️. Initiiert von @digitalrechte.bsky.social / @beckedahl.eurosky.social weact.campact.de/petitions/wi...
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Du bist kein Content: Spanner-Brillen verbieten!
Stell dir vor: Jemand filmt dich – und du merkst nichts. Kamerabrillen bedrohen unsere Privatsphäre. Fordere klare Grenzen! Jetzt unterzeichnen ✍️
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
AI and elections: friend or foe? Experiments that investigate how chatbots from different providers deal with and respond to specific queries. Via @brennancenter.org
brennancenter.org
Does AI Fight or Fuel Election Disinformation?
As the midterms approach, our tests reveal that popular chatbots challenge conspiracy theories. Still, they offer users the ability to create deceitful images, audio, and video.
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The older you get, the harder it is for the body to deal with heat. Especially the over 60s are more vulnerable than previously thought, study reveals
theguardian.com
Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought
Study finds older adults could face harmful heat stress at just 1.5C of warming above preindustrial levels
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
My course, "Hitler and Stalin Today," is available for free online. Through 10 lectures, I examine Nazi and Soviet responses to the new globalized world they shared, and what we should have learned from the 20th century. Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/timothy...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/08/2026
Claude to start watermarking AI-generated text – but will it make quality worse?
theguardian.com
Claude to start watermarking AI-generated text – but will it make quality worse?
Anthropic says it will change way chatbot makes small, random choices, to comply with EU regulation
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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 17/08/2026
📢 Educators: Get started with #Checkology via an easy step-by-step guide! 🎞 Just watch this video, register for FREE & start exploring a wealth of #NewsLiteracy lessons, activities & more today!
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Teach news literacy: How to set up your free account on Checkology
YouTube video by News Literacy Project
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump - the master strategist. In it for the people.
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US gas prices reach highest ever recorded for August amid stalled talks with Iran
Energy prices have been high since the US-Israel war with Iran began and the strait of Hormuz was blocked
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 17/08/2026
I am getting to the point where I want to punch the reporters there who don't back up their colleague when he tells a woman to "be quiet. Be quiet. Be quiet." It's enraging. I'm angrier at them than him.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/08/2026
Tens of thousands pay tribute to Jason Arday at Trafalgar Square vigil
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Tens of thousands pay tribute to Jason Arday at Trafalgar Square vigil
MPs, friends and campaigners gathered to remember former Cambridge professor after his death on Friday Tens of thousands of people gathered in Trafalgar Square in London to remember and pay tribute to Jason Arday, the former Cambridge professor who died on Friday. Stand Up to Racism, which organised the vigil, estimated that 30,000 mourners had gathered in the square to listen to emotional speeches from MPs, friends and campaigners on Arday’s life and legacy and join in a minute’s silence. Many were dressed in black and held flowers, which they were asked to leave beneath Nelson’s column. People also carried placards reading “rest in power”. Continue reading...
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social on the “digital lynching” of Jason Arday - and the media’s role in it. Plus very important and useful guide and advice for individuals and organisations that are confronted with(digital) attacks and onslaughts.
broligarchy.substack.com
A Digital Lynching
A practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Was geht mich das Klima an!? #Klimakrise #Dürre #Hitze #Politik & #Merz. #AllesGesagt?!
Das Schweigen der Lämmer wird zum Schweigen des Kanzlers.
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026
The past, present, and future of deepfakes, as seen by the world’s leading expert on synthetic media.
404media.co
The Future of Deepfakes and the Decline of Reality (With Hany Farid)
The past, present, and future of deepfakes, as seen by the world’s leading expert on synthetic media.
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026
SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
404media.co
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 16/08/2026
"Anthropic shares more details about how Claude’s new watermarks will work" techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/a...
techcrunch.com
Anthropic shares more details about how Claude’s new watermarks will work | TechCrunch
How will the watermarking actually work? Can it be hidden with editing? And how does this affect code?
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Japanese publishers are fighting imposter news sites with a cryptographic signature
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Japanese publishers are fighting imposter news sites with a cryptographic signature
The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Asahi Shimbun, and NHK have all signed onto the Originator Profile standard.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
WSJ: Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank By Vicky Ge Huang The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gives the flagship crypto venture a conditional approval to be a trust bank. Gift link!
wsj.com
Exclusive | Trump Family’s World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval to Launch a Bank
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gives the flagship crypto venture a conditional approval to be a trust bank.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New from 404 Media: Meta just published a patent showing what it might use for its AI smart glasses. Patent is to use facial recognition to identify specific people, record them, make a highlight reel of your night. Example given is clips from a dinner party. www.404media.co/meta-patents...
404media.co
Meta Patents AI Glasses to Use Facial Recognition to Identify People, Make Highlight Reels of Your Dinner Party
A new Meta published Thursday says a system, like its AI glasses, would use facial recognition to identify people, current a series of video clips, then provide you with a highlight reel of your night...
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A detailed account - and potential implications - of Trump‘s “plane swap”, by @lizdye.bsky.social.
publicnotice.co
Trump uses reporters as human shield, gets feted as guest of honor
Steepest of learning curves.
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Good morning!
Birds on a sign 
Morning Mood
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Mark Zuckerberg: Blowing with the wind. @willoremus.com in @theatlantic.com
theatlantic.com
Mark Zuckerberg’s Convenient Truth
The Meta CEO has a new message now that his company is losing the AI race.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 11/08/2026
"Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. A growing number of sites and apps now have tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content." www.wired.com/story/the-ai...
wired.com
The AI Slop Backlash Is Actually Having an Impact
Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. A growing number of sites and apps now have tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content.
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Ethics anyone?
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hervorragende mediale und politische Einordnung der Situation in und um #Ceuta von @aagro.bsky.social im @altpapier.bsky.social. Eine Situation, die zahlreichen Menschen das Leben gekostet hat, und der andere womöglich ihre politischen Karrieren verdanken können.
mdr.de
Kolumne: Das Altpapier am 4. August 2026 – Ceuta: Menschen als Katastrophen
Zehntausende Menschen versuchen über die Grenze zu Ceuta nach Spanien zu gelangen, nachdem sie offenbar auf eine Fake-News-Kampagne hereingefallen sind. Trotzdem werden sie jetzt medial zu Angreifern ...
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Russian #disinformation on the rise ahead of upcoming German elections. Operations like the so-called 'Matryoshka' reaching new levels. Joscha Weber reports for @news.dw.com / @deutschewelle.dw.com
dw.com
Fact check: Russian disinformation targets German elections
Ahead of four elections in Germany this fall, dozens of fake posts are circulating online aimed at discrediting candidates and portraying Germany as divided. Analysts warn that Russia is now targeting...
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The European Commission gains full enforcement powers over AI companies on Aug. 2, including the ability to investigate providers, order corrective measures and impose fines. Joana Soares reports on what the first months of enforcement may look like.
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Brussels Gains New AI Act Enforcement Powers as Autonomous AI Tests Regulators
The EU AI Act enters a new phase as Brussels gains enforcement powers over AI companies and introduces transparency rules for AI-generated content.
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Jochen Spangenberg @jospang.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
On Friday, Google rolled back the new feature, announcing it was implementing stronger guardrails for usage. In this article on @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @samgregory.bsky.social and shirin anlen argue why introducing the feature was a bad idea in the first place.
techpolicy.press
Google Earth AI Fiasco Underscores Why Tech Firms Must Listen to Outside Experts
It's just one more parable in a long line of product releases by AI firms with potentially dangerous consequences, write shirin anlen and Sam Gregory.
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