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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 04/05/2026

Excited about privacy and real-world impact? Together with @umariqbal.bsky.social and and Hieu Le, I’m co-organising the second edition of the PR2 Workshop. Join us to discuss how privacy research can shape real-world policy – or even give a talk. More details: pr2.technologypolicyworkshop.org

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CPDPconferences @cpdpconferences.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The App Economy Making Sense of Platform Power in the Age of AI  With @kollnig.net, Simone Van der Hof, Stephan Mulders, Lorenzo Dalla Corte More information: cpdp.be/172010 #CPDP2026 #CPDPCultureClub #CompetingVisionsSharedFutures

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Norman @noaasm.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

My former thesis supervisor Konrad Kollnig has published a very good book “The App Economy”, which delves into the way big tech companies through the example of Apple and Google, are exerting their power within the realm of app economy and its impact bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/monobook-oa/...

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 22/10/2025

Pepsi is a coke without dignity. Outside the US I can nowhere find a full sugar version. It's all full of sweeteners. I'm heartbroken to find out that this even is the case in Asia. #toughlife

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CPDPconferences @cpdpconferences.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Auditing Social Media Platforms: Public, Non-Public, and Alternative Data Access Methods under the DSA & GDPR for Public Interest Research Organised by University of Lausanne with @kollnig.net, Luka Bekavac, Simon Mayer More info: cpdp.be/20015 #CPDP.ai #CPDP2025 #TheWorldisWatching #DSA #GDPR

"Auditing Social Media Platforms: Public, Non-Public, and Alternative Data Access Methods under the DSA & GDPR for Public Interest Research"

This workshop explores how official and alternative data access methods—provided by platforms and those developed independently by researchers and civil society—can be combined to audit systemic risks on very large online platforms. Participants will compare research APIs and transparency tools available under the Digital Services Act (DSA) with alternative approaches such as sockpuppet audits, analyzing strengths and limitations of each.
Through scenario-based simulations and interactive group role-play exercises, attendees will collaboratively design and debate audit strategies while confronting challenges like API restrictions, access barriers, platform compliance tactics, and legal uncertainties. Participants will gain hands-on experience with the SOAP (System for Observing and Analyzing Posts) tool, learning to simulate user interactions and collect algorithmic recommendation data. Throughout the session, ethical and legal considerations surrounding data collection and usage will be explored, equipping participants with practical skills to independently audit platform practices

Organised by University of Lausanne with Konrad Kollnig, Luka Bekavac, Simon Mayer

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 06/05/2025

Book manuscript on app store power submitted, now off to the Bay Area for some inspiration. Let me know if you wanna grab coffee! ⭐

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 30/04/2025

Looking for a new PhD to do some really exciting stuff. Application is under this link: vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 05/02/2025

I'll be around London/Oxford/Edinburgh in the week of 3 March. Let me know if you'd like to connect. 📩

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 05/02/2025

This is one of many things that I talk about in my book. With Trump upon us again, there's every incentive for the big tech companies to venture whatever area they please, including warfare. Why does that matter? It matters since these corps already hold so much power and allow little competition.

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 30/11/2024

The US gov wants Google to sell Chrome to stop Google' monopoly in online search. But don't we all love Chrome? ❤️ Why then sell it ? Let me explain, having published the first in-depth research article about this with @zubair-shafiq.bsky.social and others, and recently given a talk about this. 🧵1/9

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 24/07/2024

🚨 New pre-print – dark times for privacy. For 10+ years, Google has allowed #Android users to limit data sharing for online ads. We find that this does.. NOT much. The same goes for Californians, when they exert their LEGAL right to limit sale or sharing of their data. Link: arxiv.org/abs/2407.14938

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Ana 🤘🏻 @anageorge.art · 10/02/2024

I know I’m preaching to the choir, but it has already made google search pretty much entirely worthless. Endless garbage AI-generated articles that exploit SEO. Google often pulls the top answer from these articles and thus presents misinformation as definitive.

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 06/02/2024

My first lectures at Maastricht Uni yesterday. Naturally, I put on the same clothes as in 2016 – when I first visited the law faculty here.

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 06/01/2024

Project of the day: upgrading my old Gameboy batteries. They hold the save games and have a lifetime of about 20 years. So, it's been about time to swap them.

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 05/01/2024

Spent the afternoon trying to find nice English café cups in Maastricht – to no avail. It's really sad that "quality dishes" have come down to this..

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 31/12/2023

I often think I spend way too much time on Wikipedia. Should I worry? Can there be too much random knowledge?

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konrad kollnig @kollnig.net · 11/09/2023

Just created an account. Is BlueSky what Signal, Threema etc. are for messaging? The same 5 people of my network being on all the same alternative services, but no one else?

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