LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 12/06/2026Admittedly, it's been a while since our last newsletter. But no worries, we've tried to make up for it with a juicy package that should make for some great Friday reading. Let us know if we missed anything - and be sure to share it with anyone to whom it may be helpful! 001
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 26/05/2026Coimisiún na Meán has released guidance on Art. 40(4) data access. We took a closer look 👇 030
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 21/05/2026You registered your data access request in the @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social's Tracker, right? Don't be an Anakin. Contribute now: www.soscisurvey.de/DSA40applica... One more day to go! 000
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 12/05/2026No plans for the morning of the second day of #rp26? Come join us for breakfast at @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social to get an update on all the latest things data access! 031
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 11/05/2026We're wrapping up 2 years of tracking researcher experiences with DSA-based data access. If you haven't documented your application yet, please take 5 min to do so! We'll publish aggregated results AND turn them into actionable guidance for easier data access in the future 🙏🏻 000
Reposted by LK SeilingOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 08/05/2026Preprinted! Been working on this for ~1 year w wonderful coauthors Nancy & Mark: > Understanding Artificial Neural Networks: Mysterianism about Known Mechanism is Mysticism doi.org/10.5281/zeno... Have you noticed many experts say they don't understand AI? What's going on? 🤯 Let us tell you... 1/ 21765294
Reposted by LK SeilingTechnik, Macht und Herrschaft @digipolicy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Wir laden ein: Vortrag & Diskussion zum Buch „Was das Valley herrschen nennt” von @adriandaub.bsky.social. Er zeigt, wie Tech-Eliten Macht denken, legitimieren und zunehmend politischen Einfluss ausüben. 📅 01.06.2026, 16-18 Uhr 📍 Weizenbaum-Institut ➡️ Mehr Infos und Anmeldung: tinyurl.com/yc2mxd7h 13819
Reposted by LK SeilingJenna Jordan @jennajordan.me · 07/05/2026I will always be here for a good “the map is not the territory” reference 2217
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 07/05/2026Just migrated my data to @eurosky.social on servers in Germany - and can keep using bluesky like nothing happened. Next: re-starting to blog using @leaflet.pub. Genuinely excited to see where this goes. In case you are also considering to move 👉 move.eurosky.tech 2528
Reposted by LK SeilingKatrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 20/03/2026And @lkseiling.bsky.social and Sophia Graf presenting lots of super useful work by the @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social snurb.info/index.php/no... #smad2026 #digitalservicesactsnurb.infoAssessing the Operation of EU Social Media Data Access Mechanisms via the DSA40 Collaboratory | Snurblog — Axel BrunsThe post-lunch session at the 121
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 16/03/2026The issue with data access under DSA Art. 40(4): only successful requests are published on the Commission's Data Access Portal. When it comes to rejected requests, researchers have to share information amongst themselves. That's what our data access tracker is for 👇 010
Reposted by LK SeilingJakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · 24/02/2026 It’s not a privilege, it’s a researchers right! #DSA40 @lkseiling.bsky.social and I summarize what the European Commission decision in their case against X (I feel we should follow John Oliver and from now on call it Twitter again) means for researchers right to platform data access [in German] 043
Reposted by LK SeilingFreiheitsrechte.org - GFF @freiheitsrechte.org · 17/02/2026Durchbruch für digitale Rechte – und für den Kampf gegen #Desinformation und #Wahlbeeinflussung online: Das Kammergericht Berlin entschied heute, dass die Plattform #X unserer Partnerorganisation @democracyreporting.bsky.social Zugang zu #Forschungsdaten geben muss. 💪 211350
Reposted by LK SeilingFreiheitsrechte.org - GFF @freiheitsrechte.org · 17/02/2026Heute verhandelt das Kammergericht Berlin, ob @democracyreporting.bsky.social von #X Plattformdaten bekommt, um zu Wahlbeeinflussung und Desinformation zu forschen. Obwohl DRI nach dem #DSA der EU ein Recht darauf hat, verweigert X die Herausgabe. Mehr Infos im Quotepost. 26714
Reposted by LK SeilingStephan Lewandowsky @lewan.uk · 05/02/2026There have been increasingly shrill accusations against the EU over its digital legislation, based on accusations of "censorship" by defenders of "free speech" -- including, so it appears, the right to peddle an AI app that seemingly produces child sexual abuse material (CSAM). 1/9 16533
Reposted by LK SeilingOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 06/09/2025Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n 11341482054
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 13/01/2026Anyone interested in drafting an Art. 40(4) DSA access request to make use of this moment? Looks like a great chance to figure out, how the @grok account fits into X' internal governance/moderation structures. 010
Reposted by LK SeilingSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 08/01/2026"Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores? Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok." www.wired.com/story/x-grok...wired.comWhy Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok. 0157
Reposted by LK SeilingKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 09/01/2026The Guardian doing inexplicable voluntary free public relations work for a corporation profiting from sexual abuse by headlining this as the image gen being "turned off". It isn't off: they've just monetised it. What the fuck are we doing here people, come on. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comGrok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imageryX to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action 31998335
Reposted by LK SeilingParis Marx @parismarx.com · 09/01/2026liked undressing any woman or child on the platform? throw us some cash and you can keep doing it 310329
Reposted by LK SeilingFreiheitsrechte.org - GFF @freiheitsrechte.org · 29/12/2025Gleich gehts los auf dem #39c3: Simone und Jürgen ziehen in „Hacking Karlsruhe - 10 years later“ nach zehn Jahren GFF Bilanz. Hier gehts zum Stream: streaming.media.ccc.de/39c3/fusestreaming.media.ccc.deFuse – 39C3: Power Cycles StreamingLive streaming from the 39th Chaos Communication Congress 2278
Reposted by LK SeilingJordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO @jmaris.me · 26/12/2025#Trump has been accusing the #EU of #censorship via its #DigitalServicesAct, but is any of what they are saying true? Let's investigate 🧵🔽 #EUpol #USpol 117
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 25/11/2025Did you know that the new European Omnibus threatens research based on data donations? We wrote an open letter highlighting the problematic amendment (see below). Please consider reading and signing it. If the amendment goes through, this might well be the end of data donation research... 020
Reposted by LK SeilingTech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 17/11/2025We recently concluded a special article series, “Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data,” in collaboration with the Knight-Georgetown Institute, in which experts explored why access to public platform data is critical. Here’s a snapshot: (1/9) 11411
Reposted by LK SeilingMarkus Reuter @markus.reuter.netzpolitik.org · 13/11/2025Die Grünen sind nur Bürgerrechtspartei, wenn sie nicht in der Regierung sind. www.swr.de/swraktuell/b...swr.deTrotz Kritik: Ab wann die BW-Polizei eine Palantir-Software nutzen darfTrotz viel Kritik und einer Petition hat der Landtag das Polizeigesetz geändert und die Nutzung der Datenanalyse-Software Palantir beschlossen. 48023
Reposted by LK SeilingClaes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 12/11/2025@lkseiling.bsky.social & @markscott.bsky.social plea in @techpolicypress.bsky.social for a new data access regime emerging from a "generation of decentralized platforms that treat data transparency not as a regulatory burden but as a civic and scientific good" www.techpolicy.press/in-critical-...techpolicy.pressIn Critical Condition – How To Stabilize Researcher Data Access? | TechPolicy.PressMark Scott and LK Seiling discuss the struggle for researcher access to social media data and an alternative future where transparency is seen as a civic good. 0148
Reposted by LK SeilingEryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 01/11/2025The most transparent, de-gamified way to do social media would be a “more like this / less like this” interface that nobody else sees. The “like” is pointless here anyway, while sharing is everything. 073
Reposted by LK SeilingJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 31/10/2025"Many of the deals OpenAI has struck — with chipmakers, cloud computing companies and others — are strangely circular. OpenAI receives billions from tech companies before sending those billions back to the same companies to pay for computing power and other services." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHow OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar RiseHere are seven unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution. 36530202
Reposted by LK SeilingFür sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.eurosky.social · 24/10/2025"Gegen vier Uhr morgens drangen Beamt:innen in die Wohnung der syrischen Familie Seleman ein, führten die Geschwister Rouaa (24) und Ibrahim (28) ab und setzten sie in ein Flugzeug. Dabei sollten beide eine Ausbildung antreten. Der Flüchtlingsrat Schleswig-Holstein nennt das „Behördenwahnsinn“.taz.deAbschiebung trotz Ausbildungsvertrag: Aus dem Bett geholt, ins Flugzeug gesetztRouaa und Ibrahim hatten ihre Ausbildungsverträge unterschrieben und hätten damit bis zum Abschluss bleiben dürfen. Trotzdem wurden sie abgeschoben. 62871380
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 24/10/2025The key terms here are: 1) burdensome procedures 2)burdensome tools While the findings themselves are not public, let's take a closer look 🧵👇 184
Reposted by LK Seilingsohyeon hwang @s0hw.bsky.social · 18/10/2025I’ll be presenting this work at #CSCW2025 in Bergen on Tuesday at 2:30PM! We will be part of the session “Core Concepts in Privacy Research” (in the Bekken room) chaired by @emtseng.bsky.social ☺️ 0163
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 10/10/2025The parsing code and info on the schema based on Activity Streams 2.0 we suggested: gitlab.weizenbaum-institut.de/lukas.seilin... @lionw.bsky.social's latest paper on data donations: doi.org/10.12758/mda... (follow him for more to come soon!) 030
Reposted by LK SeilingSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 02/10/2025"Instagram head says company is not using your microphone to listen to you (with AI data, it won’t need to)" techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/i...techcrunch.comInstagram head says company is not using your microphone to listen to you (with AI data, it won't need to) | TechCrunchThe idea that Meta would secretly turn on the microphones on users' phones to record their conversations is an age-old conspiracy theory -- and one that the company has disputed before. 0138
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 24/09/2025Für alle, die keine Zeit für ~36 Seiten und über 100 Fußnoten im Policy Paper haben, habe ich im Interview mit dem @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social kurz erklärt worum es im #DSA geht, welche Rolle Forschungsdatenzugang (#DSA40) spielt und was schulterzuckende US-Plattformen damit zu tun haben ⬇️ 111
Reposted by LK SeilingWeizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 10/09/2025👉 Just published: "Empowering People in Online Spaces: Democracy and Well-being in Digital Societies" - Book of Abstracts of the Weizenbaum Conference 2025. #WIConf25 ➡️ doi.org/10.34669/WI.... 🔗 22412
Reposted by LK SeilingEryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Haven't read this paper yet, but something has been on my mind: because diffusion and LLMs were more "discovered" than "invented," the explanations given for how they work, even by folks in the industry building them, are assumptions. Those stories drive AI narratives, and they're usually wrong. 45514
Reposted by LK SeilingThe Coalition for Independent Technology Research @thecoalition.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Today, we’re proud to share the Coalition’s new report: The State of Independent Technology Research: Power in Numbers It's an offering to our community and all researchers doing public interest work–a reflection of collective strength, solidarity and persistence in the face of adversity. (1/2) 21514
Reposted by LK SeilingDSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 06/08/2025We already have over 100 sign-ups but a few spots are still available for Day 1 of the Data Access Days on research access to platform data under the Digital Services Act (DSA) — happening on 25 September 2025. Join us in Berlin! 👉 dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-... #DSA40 #DigitalServicesAct 064
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 01/08/2025This newsletter does not focus on the ongoing sabre-rattling from across the Atlantic. Instead, we recap all the work we've been doing since the last issue and examples and opportunities for constructive collective engagement around the DSA. Read here: dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...dsa40collaboratory.eu03_summer – DSA 40 Collaboratory 010
Reposted by LK SeilingDSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Register to the #DSA40 Data Access days today before we reach maximum capacity! Join us in Berlin, September 25 & 26 - to connect and collaborate around DSA-based data access! More info here: dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...dsa40collaboratory.euData Access Days – DSA 40 Collaboratory 054
Reposted by LK SeilingThorsten Mense @mense.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Was passiert eigentlich, wenn wir uns alle einig werden, dass das, was gerade weltweit grassiert und demokratische Errungenschaften sowie große Teile der Menschheit bedroht, Faschismus ist? Geht dann der antifaschistische Kampf los? Oder ist er dann schon gewonnen? 2286
Reposted by LK SeilingRoland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025War crimes as a form of marketing 210351
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 25/07/2025The U.S. administration is going all in on its AI death cult. It's side-lining the environment and it's own citizens to scale the build out of an over-leveraged technology, while aggressively pushing their technology onto other countries trying to distribute collapse-risk. 286
LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 23/07/2025Or as I put it in a talk last year: This is not tech adoption, it is penetration - decidedly masculine, neither consensual nor reflected and it leaves us and our planet injured, if not violated. f we don't resist, we're - most literally - fucked. 010
Reposted by LK SeilingEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 21/07/2025Newsletter: This is the Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble: genAI is nothing like Uber or Amazon Web Services, there are no profitable genAI companies, agents do not and cannot exist, there is no AI SaaS story, and everything rides - and dies - on selling GPUs. www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...wheresyoured.atThe Hater's Guide To The AI BubbleHey! Before we go any further — if you want to support my work, please sign up for the premium version of Where’s Your Ed At, it’s a $7-a-month (or $70-a-year) paid product where every week you get a ... 8233681054
Reposted by LK SeilingWeizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 21/07/2025„Wer beim Forschungsdatenzugang jetzt liefern muss” – @lkseiling.bsky.social, @dscheykopp.bsky.social, @claesdevreese.bsky.social & @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social heute im @tspbackground.bsky.social: 🔗 t1p.de/zf6pa ⬅️ #dsa @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.socialt1p.deWer beim Forschungsdatenzugang jetzt liefern mussDas letzte Puzzlestück für den Forschungszugang für nicht öffentlich verfügbare Plattformdaten ist da. Die Aufgaben für DSCs, Forschende und Plattformen sind nun klar verteilt. Die Wissenschaftler:inn... 0159
Reposted by LK SeilingPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18/07/2025Meta just blew a hole in a EU plan to tame artificial intelligence models. Today, the technology giant was the first Big Tech company to come out saying it will not sign the EU's code of practice for general-purpose AI.ow.lyMeta rebuffs EU over AI rulesThe code of practice has faced months of fierce lobbying from the tech industry. 136336
Reposted by LK SeilingClaes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 14/07/2025The discussions about big platforms are intense. The systemic risks are real. Now the #DSA Delegated Act is finally here to ensure data access for researchers. Time to put this system to work. W @lkseiling.bsky.social, we show how @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/time-to-deli...techpolicy.pressTime To Deliver: Stakeholder Roles In The EU’s Delegated Act On Data Access | TechPolicy.PressThe Delegated Act on data access under the DSA provides much-needed clarity about both the access process and expectations towards the actors involved in it. 02813
Reposted by LK Seilingqueer.de @queerde.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Das Bundesinnenministerium von Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) plant ein Sonderregister für alle Menschen, die das Selbstbestimmungsgesetz in Anspruch genommen haben. Das ist nicht nur geschichtslos, sondern brandgefährlichqueer.deDie Rückkehr der "Transvestiten-Karteien" muss verhindert werdenDas Bundesinnenministerium von Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) plant ein Sonderregister für alle Menschen, die das Selbstbestimmungsgesetz in Anspruch genommen haben. Das ist nicht nur geschichtslos, sondern... 721575665