Reposted by Xavier BrandaoClaes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 11/07/2026This case will shape the future of platforms. ‘Recommendations, autoplay and infinite scroll, which constantly show users new content, fuel the user’s urge to keep scrolling and shift the brain into ‘autopilot mode', contributing to unhealthy habits and compulsive use’ ec.europa.eu/commission/p... 03516
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 08/07/2026Enfin les mots sont posés, qui répondent à ma gêne croissante face au succès récent du mot "polarisation", en particulier pour décrire la crise démocratique actuelle. 'It’s Not Polarization; It’s the Radicalization of the Political Right' Merci @pettertornberg.com 38822
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoAmnesty International France @amnestyfrance.bsky.social · 07/07/2026L’Assemblée nationale vient de voter la loi donnant un « permis de tuer » aux policiers. C’est un vote de la HONTE. 2921311292
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoPeople Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 18/06/2026In Brussels last night, Ava Lee, Executive Director of People vs Big Tech, urged European leaders to take action and stand up for citizens. 125619
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoPeople Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 02/04/2026No privileged US access to Europe’s tech law oversight. We call on the European Commission to halt plans for a new “dialogue” with the US that could weaken enforcement of EU tech laws. Cooperation must not come at the expense of rule of law and sovereignty. peoplevsbig.tech/no-privilege...peoplevsbig.techNo Privileged US Access To Europe’s Tech Law Oversight Civil Society Statement - People vs. Big TechWe, the undersigned civil society organisations call on the EU Commission, in the strongest possible terms, to halt any plans to create a new “dialogue” 064
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 02/04/2026La Commission européenne est-elle en train de céder aux pressions de l'administration Trump et à l'influence de Big Tech avec ce nouveau "dialogue" qu'elle souhaite ouvrir avec les États-Unis? Bruxelles ferait mieux de davantage écouter les voix de la société civile. 110
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoGreenpeace France @greenpeace.fr · 11/03/2026Mettre en avant les sujets environnementaux sur le devant de la scène lors des élections municipales est plus que jamais difficile sur certains réseaux sociaux... A quelques jours du 1er tour, parlons-en, partageons, diffusons autant que possible ! reporterre.net/Municipales-...reporterre.netMunicipales : TikTok et X boostent les contenus d'extrême droite, selon une coalition d'ONGÀ cinq jours du premier tour des élections municipales, une enquête révèle que les algorithmes des réseaux sociaux X et TikTok promeuvent les contenus de l’extrême droite… au détriment des autres. À l... 02015
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoPeople Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 10/03/2026🚨 New report from People vs Big Tech: Algorithms on X & TikTok disproportionately push content from far right parties to new users, squeezing out moderate parties. EU & French authorities must enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy. peoplevsbig.tech/x-and-tiktok...peoplevsbig.techX and TikTok algorithms favour the far right at the expense of moderate parties - People vs. Big TechParis, March 10, 2026 – Just days before the first round of the municipal elections, a new investigation by the nonprofit organization People vs. Big Tech 12117
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoClaes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 20/01/2026One Year Trump. Let the past year serve as a reminder of what a malicious, vindictive, greedy leader can do to a country in one year. And let it be a reminder that a strong opposition, strong institutions, and independent and free media are necessary guardrails in a strong democracy. 14819
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoCorporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 14/01/2026🎁 Just before the holidays, the EU Commission granted Big Tech its Christmas wish-list: an unprecedented attack on our digital rights. Together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social we have mapped how the Digital Omnibus closely matches Big Tech lobby demands. 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...corporateeurope.orgArticle by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU’s roll-back of digital rights | Corporate Europe ObservatoryIn a new analysis we trace Big Tech's fingerprints on the Digital Omnibus proposals - a major deregulation of EU digital laws including the GDPR and the AI Act. They are helped in this attempt by the ... 17982
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoEveryone Hates Elon @everyonehateselon.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Elon Musk’s X is helping people create indecent images of KIDS. His response to outcry this week? He doesn’t give a f*ck. Imagine his face if millions get the f*ck off of X though. Join millions deleting their accounts. Link in bio to download this poster for free and spread this worldwide. 29696308
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoKatia Roux @katiaroux.bsky.social · 13/01/2026L'Assemblée nationale vient d'adopter en vote solennel le projet de loi JOP 2030. Malgré les risques pour les droits humains, le texte prévoit la reconduction du dispositif de vidéosurveillance algorithmique prévu par la loi JOP 2024 jusqu’à fin 2027. Pour rappel 👇 www.amnesty.fr/liberte-d-ex...amnesty.frJO 2024 : Pourquoi la vidéosurveillance algorithmique pose problèmeÀ l’occasion des Jeux Olympiques de Paris, un outil de surveillance intrusif va se déployer dans nos rues : la vidéosurveillance algorithmique (VSA). Un dispositif inquiétant, rendu légal par la loi J... 066
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoLê Nguyên Hoang @science4all.org · 28/11/2025Yesterday, an #OpenReview vulnerability led to the leak of reviewer identities of all the major academic AI conferences, including the ongoing #ICLR2026 conferences. #ICLRLeaks This is both a huge disaster, and an opportunity to tackle the serious flaws of AI research. eu.36kr.com/en/p/3572028...eu.36kr.comAcademic Circle in Uproar: ICLR Reviewers Reveal Identities, Low Scores Given by FriendsTrue Open Review: Unveiling Transparent and Authentic Evaluations 1358
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoIAmHereUS @iamhereus.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Democracy vs authoritarian surveillance: www.salon.com/2025/11/21/h... Standing for democracy and opposing fascism is both essential and non-partisan. So is standing up to neo-McCarthyism.salon.comHow Trump’s National Security memo targets political dissent - Salon.comCritics say the NSPM-7 policy is a "frontal assault" on First Amendment rights 081
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoWHAT TO FIX @whattofix.tech · 24/11/2025X just unveiled a new feature, letting users know which country an account is being managed from. Unsurprisingly, many large accounts (MAGA or otherwise) don't appear to match their self-description 🤔 133
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 19/11/2025L'Europe est à un tournant. Deux pétitions à signer pour demander à @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu de défendre les citoyens plutôt que de servir les intérêts des barons de la Tech. @wemoveeurope.bsky.social, @avaaz.org az.org, @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social peoplevsbig.tech/standupursula/ 010
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 14/11/2025A l'heure du Digital Services Act, il est absurde que les grandes plateformes ne disent même pas quels sont leurs posts les plus viraux. Une pétition de @mozilla.org et @algorithmwatch.org demande plus de transparence. www.mozillafoundation.org/en/campaigns...mozillafoundation.orgDemand the Data: What’s Really Going Viral? | Mozilla FoundationSocial media platforms aren’t sharing what goes viral on their sites. Tell YouTube, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and X to disclose their most-viewed content. Sign now. 021
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 11/11/2025The European Commission will unveil a “digital omnibus” package later this month to simplify many of its tech laws. The draft document we’ve obtained shows EU officials are planning far-reaching changes to the GDPR to benefit AI developers. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/brus... 31820
Reposted by Xavier Brandaonoyb – European Center for Digital Rights @noyb.eu · 12/11/2025🗞️ "The European Commission is apparently planning a reform of the #GDPR. Max Schrems and noyb are highly critical of the proposal. The plans would 'throw 40 years of European fundamental #rights doctrine out the window.'" 🇪🇺 (from German) 👉 Read more: netzpolitik.org/2025/trumpsc...netzpolitik.org„Trumpsche Gesetzgebungspraktiken“: Max Schrems kritisiert Grundrechte-KahlschlagDie Europäische Kommission plant offenbar eine DSGVO-Reform mit der Abrissbirne. Der Datenschutzexperte Max Schrems und die Organisation noyb lassen kein gutes Haar an dem Vorschlag, den wir veröffentlichten. Die Pläne würden 22512
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoKris Shrishak @krisshrishak.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement. @olivia.science @abeba.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @alexhanna.bsky.social @rocher.lc @danmcquillan.bsky.social @robin.berjon.com & many others have signed www.iccl.ie/press-releas...iccl.ieScientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statementExperts in AI call on the President of the European Commission to retract unscientific AI hype statement she made in the budget speech. 4216146
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 29/10/2025How to get rid (at least temporarily) of these annoying AI overviews when doing a Google search? Add something like -AI at the end of the search query. www.pcmag.com/how-to/i-fig...pcmag.comI Figured Out How to Limit Google's AI Overviews. You're WelcomeThere's no official way to turn off Google's AI-generated search results completely, but these tricks can help you see them less often. 000
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoCorporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 29/10/2025📢 As the EU's deregulation agenda rolls out the red carpet for corporate interests, our new study shows that the tech industry has ramped up its lobby power: 💰 Lobby spending hits a record €151 million 🕴 Almost 900 tech lobbyists 🤝 Big Tech has lobby 3 meetings a day @lobbycontrol.bsky.socialcorporateeurope.orgBig Tech lobby budgets hit record levels | Corporate Europe ObservatoryNew figures show that the digital industry as a whole is now spending €151 million a year on lobbying the EU, a major increase to what was already considerable firepower. 23942
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoPeople Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 22/09/2025👀Is that EU competition chief @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu taking a hammer to break up Google?? Today we're sending a loud message to @ec.europa.eu to dismantle Google's toxic advertising monopoly! #BreakUpBigTech. Great work @lobbyctrl-tech.bsky.social bsky.social @rebalance-now.bsky.social 👏👏👏 12413
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoPeople Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 05/09/2025Google's monopoly power rips off consumers, pollutes our information environment, and destroys the news media. Today's €2.95 billion fine is a start, but won't touch Google's toxic ad-tech monopoly. The EU @ec.europa.eu must hold firm and now break up Google. www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...politico.euEU slaps Google with €2.95B fine despite Trump trade threatBrussels hammers U.S. search giant after internal Commission feud. 11616
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Cette séquence est un naufrage. C’est le naufrage de Luc Julia d’abord, empêtré dans ses justifications hasardeuses, et c’est surtout le naufrage journalistique et déontologique de BFMTV. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKeF...youtube.comLuc Julia face à Monsieur Phi - Tech&Co la quotidienne du 01/09/2025YouTube video by Tech & Co 110
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Comme le dit @johnnyryan.bsky.social, l'Europe doit résister, ou périr. Chaque renoncement face à Trump serait un clou dans notre cercueil. Le Digital Services Act est l'une des lois pouvant défendre nos démocraties européennes. Protégeons-la et employons-la. 000
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 20/08/2025This is spot on. This AI frenzy and madness gives such an eerie feeling. AI is forced upon us at every opportunity as big tech companies try to bag as many billions as possible from venture capital before the music stops. But the environmental and societal damage will be massive and long-lasting. 000
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoKobi Hackenburg @kobihackenburg.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Today (w/ @ox.ac.uk @stanford @MIT @LSE) we’re sharing the results of the largest AI persuasion experiments to date: 76k participants, 19 LLMs, 707 political issues. We examine “levers” of AI persuasion: model scale, post-training, prompting, personalization, & more! 🧵: 1010957
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 21/07/2025this is the very technology orgs like the UN is adopting to "solve" gender inequity 7295134
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 10/07/2025This is outrageous. Full support to @abeba.bsky.social. Dr Birhane's speech “AI for social good: the new face of technosolutionism” was apparently too grounded in reality in this tide of technosolutionism at the "AI for good" summit, which frankly looked like a tech fair. 083
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoCori Crider @coricrider.com · 03/07/2025New poll shows huge majorities of Europeans--74% of Von Der Leyen's own CDU--want a tough stance on Big Tech. This is no time to roll over. Tech is vital infrastructure, and it can be ours again--with a three-part play: Break, build, enforce. w/ @robin.berjon.com: www.politico.eu/article/digi...politico.euDigital sovereignty can’t be bargained awayThe European Commission has tools, public support and a mandate to act on Big Tech. Trading that away for short-term calm would be a costly mistake. 210857
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 03/07/2025La majorité des citoyens Français, Allemands, et Espagnols souhaite que les géants de la tech soient davantage régulés, avec deux fois plus de personnes qui sont pour leur démantèlement que de personnes contre, d'après un nouveau sondage YouGov commandé par @peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social. 010
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoEuropean Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @europeanjournalists.org · 26/06/2025In this letter, EFJ, @cdteu.bsky.social and other civil society organisations express their grave concerns about the continued unchecked use of #spyware within the European Union. We call for urgent and coordinated EU action to ensure the protection of the rule of law and fundamental rights.europeanjournalists.orgOpen letter: Recent spyware abuse cases require urgent EU actionThe European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined CDT Europe and 11 civil society and journalists organisations, all members of the Spyware ... 01510
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoAlgorithmWatch @algorithmwatch.org · 25/06/2025Facial recognition as allowed by Hungarian laws is a form of mass surveillance⚠️ 👉 Sign the petition from @algorithmwatch.org, EDRi, @ecnl.bsky.social, HCLU & @liberties.eu to support: ➡️an enforcement of existing laws & ➡️an end to face recognition in public spaces. 👉 algorithmwatch.org/sign 04330
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Meta finance les propagandistes RT et Sputnik via ses programmes de monétisation, au mépris des sanctions européennes, d'après un rapport de @whattofix.tech 010
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoPeople Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 18/06/2025🚨 Today we're sending a loud message to the EU to stand up to the tech oligarchy and #BreakUpBigTech! 📣📣 We've delivered a petition from +115,000 people calling on @ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu to break up Google, ahead of its major ruling on Google's toxic online advertising monopoly. 34021
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Il y a d'inquiétants conflits d'intérêts et liens avec Big Tech chez des chercheurs français... www.franceinfo.fr/societe/educ...franceinfo.frENQUÊTE. Écrans et enfants : quand la recherche publique flirte avec les intérêts privésLa cellule investigation de Radio France a enquêté sur la stratégie des start-ups du numérique mais aussi des GAFAM pour faire rentrer les écrans à l’école. 000
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoPeople Vs Big Tech @peoplevsbigtech.eurosky.social · 04/06/2025Instagram suspended @eswa-network.bsky.social without warning or explanation, on the eve of Int'l Sex Workers’ Rights Day. This was unacceptable censorship of a human rights network. Even though the account has now been reinstated, it should never have been suspended in the first place. 152
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoBlayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 04/06/2025When it comes to LLMs, this is the only question that matters. And it’s an issue that can’t be engineered away, because LLMs’ correlation-based epistemology is fundamentally incompatible with scientific-based reasoning. It can be ignored, however. Which has tended to be the default position. 49833
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoThibault Prévost @winstonsmith.eurosky.social · 03/06/2025"The provision in question is styled as a 10-year moratorium on AI regulations by states. It looks like an AI lobbyist’s wish list. But it actually applies to any meaningful use of a computer in any context. The enforcement of any state civil law regarding the use of a computer will be in jeopardy."techpolicy.pressThe Big Beautiful Bill Could Decimate Legal Accountability for Tech and Anything Tech Touches | TechPolicy.PressTo understand how the so-called “AI moratorium” will destroy state laws and the internet, consider the literal meaning of its text, writes David Brody. 013
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoWeekend Editor @weekend-editor.bsky.social · 26/05/2025If your business cannot prosper without breaking the law, then it is not a business. It is organized crime. Like those dependent on slavery, child labor, or wage theft, it should go out of business as soon as possible. 51609141
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Un article de Next sur ma plainte contre Facebook avec le DSA next.ink/185186/seule...next.inkSeulement 6,8 % de contenus haineux modérés : Xavier Brandao attaque Meta devant l’Arcom - NextEn s’appuyant sur le Digital Services Act, Xavier Brandao a porté plainte contre Meta pour défaut de modération Constatant le très faible taux de modération de contenus haineux sur Facebook, le cofond... 000
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 20/05/2025J’ai déposé une plainte contre Facebook auprès de l’Arcom hier, pour manquement à ses obligations liées au Digital Services Act (DSA). La raison : une modération aux abonnés absents, impliquant un potentiel risque systémique. 144
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoParis Marx @parismarx.com · 20/05/202546% of 16 to 21 year olds say they would rather a world without internet, and 70% say they feel worse about themselves after using social media. It’s long past time governments stepped in to address the consequences of leaving the internet to the private sector.theguardian.comAlmost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study findsHalf of 16- to 21-year-olds support ‘digital curfew’ and nearly 70% feel worse after using social media 20547141
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoIan Bruce @ianbrucestudio.bsky.social · 19/05/2025So, Internet, we really do need to talk about Elon. How did we get to a place where a single billionaire with daddy issues could take over and control our global public square? I picked up my paintbrush as a means to answer that question.youtube.comWe Need To Talk About ElonI’m a portrait artist, fascinated by what Elon Musk is doing to our online and offline worlds. Join me as I spend a week, alongside special guests, exploring... 718345
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoNathalie Appéré @nathalieappere.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Au côté de maires de gauche, nous alertons sur La Nuit du bien commun : un événement organisé dans nos villes par le milliardaire Pierre-Edouard #Stérin. Derrière la façade caritative, l'objectif est de véhiculer une idéologie réactionnaire et de faire gagner l’extrême-droite dans les urnes. 28439
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 18/05/2025Cette page de propagande séditieuse à la Sputnik vous est offerte par Vincent Bolloré. #VincentBolloréIsAKremlinAsset 1013136
Xavier Brandao @xavierbrandao.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Une entreprise tous les 11 jours : Big Tech engloutit ses concurrents potentiels et établit une situation de monopole à allure rapide. Le Big Tech M&A tracker de @somoamsterdam.bsky.social permet de suivre cette croissance (pour le moment) sans frein. 010
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoTech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Tech leaders were given every form of special treatment to make good on the promise of creating a "digital public square" for the democratic exchange of ideas, writes @maryannefranks.bsky.social. Not only has it failed to challenge the rise of authoritarianism in the US, it has accelerated it.techpolicy.pressCurating Cyberspace: Rights, Responsibilities, and Opportunities | TechPolicy.PressTech platforms have tremendous potential to serve as sites of free speech, but they must own that speech, writes Dr. Mary Anne Franks. 68335
Reposted by Xavier BrandaoMarie Turcan @turcanmarie.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Pour la première fois, la « victimisation secondaire » est reconnue : « C’est vraiment important que les agresseurs sexuels qui embauchent de genre d’avocats réfléchissent au fait que ça pourrait leur coûter encore plus cher. » 419367