There is so much to he said about the hypocrisy of France's proposed #SocialMediaBan for children, but let's start with this quote from President #Macron:

"The emotions of our #children and #teenagers are not for sale or to be manipulated, either by American #platforms or Chinese #algorithms."

As if those were the only two God-given options. He'd rather ban an entire idea than help us build something better.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/france-social-media-ban-under-15s

#DigitalRights #AccessToInformation #FreeExpression

There is so much to he said about the hypocrisy of France's proposed #SocialMediaBan for children, but let's start with this quote from President #Macron:

"The emotions of our #children and #teenagers are not for sale or to be manipulated, either by American #platforms or Chinese #algorithms."

As if those were the only two God-given options. He'd rather ban an entire idea than help us build something better.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/france-social-media-ban-under-15s

#DigitalRights #AccessToInformation #FreeExpression

A group of organizations in Europe has launched a new social media platform, W, as an alternative to X. "There is an urgent need for a new social media platform built, governed, and hosted in Europe. With human verification, free speech, and data privacy at its core," CEO Anna Zeiter said in a LinkedIn post announcing the venture. @PCMag has the details.

https://flip.it/E5atNB

#SocialMedia #Platforms #OpenSocial #Europe

A group of organizations in Europe has launched a new social media platform, W, as an alternative to X. "There is an urgent need for a new social media platform built, governed, and hosted in Europe. With human verification, free speech, and data privacy at its core," CEO Anna Zeiter said in a LinkedIn post announcing the venture. @PCMag has the details.

https://flip.it/E5atNB

#SocialMedia #Platforms #OpenSocial #Europe

[ #TRADESHOW] The 3rd #China #Embodied #Intelligent #Robot #Industry #Conference & #Exhibition ( #Hangzhou) 2026 will be held from March 11 to 13, 2026, at Hangzhou #International #Expo #Center. As one of China’s #leading #platforms dedicated to the rapidly expanding field of embodied #intelligence and intelligent #robotics, the exhibition #highlights #breakthroughs in #humanoid #robots, #industrial #automation, #companion robots, and #AI-driven #robotic #technologies. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/the-3rd-china-embodied-intelligent-robot-industry-conference-exhibition-hangzhou-2026/

[ #TRADESHOW] The 3rd #China #Embodied #Intelligent #Robot #Industry #Conference & #Exhibition ( #Hangzhou) 2026 will be held from March 11 to 13, 2026, at Hangzhou #International #Expo #Center. As one of China’s #leading #platforms dedicated to the rapidly expanding field of embodied #intelligence and intelligent #robotics, the exhibition #highlights #breakthroughs in #humanoid #robots, #industrial #automation, #companion robots, and #AI-driven #robotic #technologies. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/the-3rd-china-embodied-intelligent-robot-industry-conference-exhibition-hangzhou-2026/

Amendment to Art.12, par. 5 #GDPR in the #Omnibus Proposal Undermines Evidence-Based #Policymaking

To: @EUCommission #EuropeanParliament @EUCouncil

This seemingly technical change would make data donation research impossible. While access to platform data as set out in Art. 40 of the #DSA is on its way to become functional, data donations are one of the very few access modalities to study the impact of #digital #platforms in the #EuropeanUnion and beyond

🔗 https://dsa40collaboratory.eu/open-letter-omnibus/

#dsa40

Everything has gone to...

In January 2023, @pluralistic used the term "enshittification" on his blog, pluralistic.net, to describe the deterioration process of the TikTok network.

Enshittification consists of four stages:

1. Platforms are good for users

2. Platforms abuse users to be good for business customers

3. Platforms abuse business customers to keep all the profit

4. Platforms die

🧵

#thread

#socialmedia #platforms #fediverse #activitypub #google #amazon #microsoft #enshittification

Everything has gone to...

In January 2023, @pluralistic used the term "enshittification" on his blog, pluralistic.net, to describe the deterioration process of the TikTok network.

Enshittification consists of four stages:

1. Platforms are good for users

2. Platforms abuse users to be good for business customers

3. Platforms abuse business customers to keep all the profit

4. Platforms die

🧵

#thread

#socialmedia #platforms #fediverse #activitypub #google #amazon #microsoft #enshittification

Amendment to Art.12, par. 5 #GDPR in the #Omnibus Proposal Undermines Evidence-Based #Policymaking

To: @EUCommission #EuropeanParliament @EUCouncil

This seemingly technical change would make data donation research impossible. While access to platform data as set out in Art. 40 of the #DSA is on its way to become functional, data donations are one of the very few access modalities to study the impact of #digital #platforms in the #EuropeanUnion and beyond

🔗 https://dsa40collaboratory.eu/open-letter-omnibus/

#dsa40

No access ⛔

New report documents the difficulty for researchers to get access to social media data.

The access challenge has multiple effects:
1️⃣ Partial access is partial knowledge.
2️⃣ Some platforms are over-studied, some under-studied.
3️⃣ Access limitations lead to redesigned studies.
4️⃣ Barriers lead to fears of violating terms of service.

Better research access is needed. For science and society.

#dataaccess #research#DSA #platforms

https://www.digmin.dk/Media/638923153870518987/9724_DIGMIN_Faktaark_Adgang-ngtet_UK_3_WEB.pdf

No access ⛔

New report documents the difficulty for researchers to get access to social media data.

The access challenge has multiple effects:
1️⃣ Partial access is partial knowledge.
2️⃣ Some platforms are over-studied, some under-studied.
3️⃣ Access limitations lead to redesigned studies.
4️⃣ Barriers lead to fears of violating terms of service.

Better research access is needed. For science and society.

#dataaccess #research#DSA #platforms

https://www.digmin.dk/Media/638923153870518987/9724_DIGMIN_Faktaark_Adgang-ngtet_UK_3_WEB.pdf

So, in a group I'm in, someone shared a campaign call calling on #Google to stop supporting the #Israel government and end its complicity in war crimes in #Gaza

The platform they're using to share these messages? #GoogleGroups of course. The email account the initial person sent the notice from? #Gmail of course.

Should I call them out and say - shouldn't we stop using a genocide-supporting #platforms?

The EU is a market with 450 million people.

There is vast public support for regulation of big tech and for companies to meet their responsibilities.

Giving in after a decade of efforts in this space is undesirable and unnecessary.

#regulation #bigtech #platforms #eu

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/business/trump-technology-european-union-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The EU is a market with 450 million people.

There is vast public support for regulation of big tech and for companies to meet their responsibilities.

Giving in after a decade of efforts in this space is undesirable and unnecessary.

#regulation #bigtech #platforms #eu

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/business/trump-technology-european-union-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

We are hiring!

A fully paid legal PhD position.

Topic: The Digital Services Act (DSA), hate speech, takedown requests, trusted flaggers.

It’s an interdisciplinary project, with Delft University among the partners.

PhD supervisors: Pieter Wolters, Raphael gellert & me.

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/353155/phd-position-effective-governance-for-cybersecurity-and-online-safety/

#law #academia #jobs #phd#tech #ai #dsa #platforms

I would appreciate it a lot if you could spread this info among your network. Thank you!