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WHAT TO FIX @whattofix.tech www.whattofix.tech is a tech policy and accountability nonprofit, moving the conversation beyond problems into actionable diagnoses and solutions.
Pioneering research into social media monetization practices since 2019.
Avaaz @avaaz.org A global movement connecting over 70M citizens worldwide, bringing people-powered politics to decision-making everywhere.
Rebalance Now @rebalance-now.bsky.social Unsere Mission: Monopolmacht beschränken, Wirtschaft neu gestalten. Infos unter: www.rebalance-now.de
WeMove Europe @wemoveeurope.bsky.social A people-powered community, campaigning for a more equal, sustainable and democratic Europe 🌍✊🌈🌱🗳️
LobbyControl @lobbycontrol.bsky.social Für Transparenz, demokratische Kontrolle und klare Schranken der Einflussnahme auf Politik und Öffentlichkeit.
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ActionAid España @actionaides.bsky.social Ahora somos ActionAid. Evolucionamos para llegar más lejos y conectar a más mujeres en todo el mundo.
@areweeurope.bsky.social @areweeurope.bsky.social
Media Diversity Institute @mediadiversity.bsky.social We work to create and inform a more diverse and representative media. Latest articles are linked in our bio.
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Portada · Maldita.es [Unofficial] @maldita.es.web.brid.gy Luchamos contra los bulos y hacemos periodismo para que no te la cuelen. Con tu ayuda paramos la desinformación y la mentira.
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OBCT @balcanicaucaso.org Account ufficiale di Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa
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Luisa Chiodi @luisachiodi.bsky.social Direttrice/Director OBCT/CCI
www.balcanicaucaso.org
Social scientist. Views my own.
Nederlandse Democratie Coalitie @democratiecoalitie.bsky.social Wij werken samen om de democratie te versterken en te verbeteren - www.democratiecoalitie.nl
AlgorithmWatch @algorithmwatch.org We ensure that the use of algorithms & AI benefits the many, not just the few!
🇪🇺 We’re the EU/German part
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@rafalpankowski.bsky.social @rafalpankowski.bsky.social
NEVER AGAIN/NIGDY WIĘCEJ @neveragainnw.bsky.social Stowarzyszenie NIGDY WIĘCEJ przeciwdziała rasizmowi i dyskryminacji.
The NEVER AGAIN Association has campaigned for human rights in Poland and internationally.
www.nigdywiecej.org
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Yes To Life No To Mining @ylnm.bsky.social A global network of and for communities, organisations and networks saying Yes to Life, No to Mining and advancing post-extractivism. linktr.ee/ylnm
Alessandro Polidoro @alessandropolidoro.bsky.social 👨🏻💻Attorney at law and digital rights advocate experienced in tech law, criminal law and digital forensics👾
Stefano Piemontese @stefano-piemontese.bsky.social Social anthropologist researching youth, mobilities, race, inequalities, and irregular migration at @irisbirmingham.bsky.social. I use collaborative and audiovisual methodologies whenever possible. Current project https://i-claim.eu/.
Miriam Mona Mukalazi @miriammonamukalazi.bsky.social Lead Africa Policy Programme at VIDC
#EU-AfricaRelations #PeaceSecurity
🇺🇬x🇩🇪 feminist researcher 📍Vienna
prvsly: EUI Max Weber Postdoc | Karlspreis Fellow | Visiting Reseacher at Georgetown University Washington D.C. & IPSS Addis Ababa I UN Women Germany
CRISP @crispsurv.bsky.social Centre for Research into Information Surveillance and Privacy. Collaboration between Stirling, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Southampton and Coventry Universities. CRISP@stir.ac.uk
https://www.crisp-surveillance.com
Hindus For Human Rights @hfhr.bsky.social We advocate for pluralism, civil and human rights in South Asia and North America, rooted in the values of shanti (peace), nyaya (justice) and satya (truth).
Access Now @accessnow.org We defend and extend the digital rights of people and communities at risk 🌎.
Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social PhD @eui-eu.bsky.social; Professor in EU Law/Deputy HoD at @sdu.dk. EU & #brexit nerd. #Ukraine supporter. Member @ec.europa.eu's expert group on EU Crim Policy. Author of "Normative Foundations of EU Criminal Justice" @hartpublishing.bsky.social
keep your electric eye on me @ubisurv.net David M. Wood (DMW)
Surveillance / Security / Cities / Technology / Human Rights / Environment
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Personal account.
Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social Professor of EU and Human Rights Law. Usual disclaimers. Latest book: European Union Law, 5th edition, co-edited with Catherine Barnard.
Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social Technology + democracy.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu News and information from the European Commission. Social media and data protection policy: http://europa.eu/!MnfFmT
Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social Postdoc @ivir_uva | DSA Observatory | social media law
Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social Law professor & journalist looking at tech geopolitics, free expression, internet law, online governance, & AI.
Senior Editor at Lawfare.
https://klonick.substack.com/
www.kateklonick.com
W.W.D.D.
Edie Hancock @edithhancock.bsky.social Writing about EU competition, trade and tech policy for the Wall Street Journal and/or Dow Jones. Send tips, invitations & affirmations to Edith.hancock@wsj.com
Catalina Goanta @cgoanta.bsky.social Associate prof in private law & tech (Utrecht University) & PI ERC Research Stg HUMANads '22-'27 @goanta@someone.elses.computer
Ian Brown 👨🏻💻 @ianbrown.tech 💻 regulation (🔑 #privacy 🗳)
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Visiting Prof @fgvoficial.bsky.social 👨🏫
Formerly DCMS Principal Scientific Officer/Prof. Information Security & Privacy @oii.ox.ac.uk
Tech News @1br0wn.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy
Max von Thun @maxvonthun.bsky.social Europe Director @openmarkets.bsky.social. Former UK Parliamentary adviser and tech policy consultant. Pro-tech, anti-monopoly.
Mattias Vermeiren @mattvermeir.bsky.social Associate Professor of International Political Economy at Ghent University
🦋 PhilVia@bsky.social 🦣 #JoinTheFediverse.link ⁂ @philvia.bsky.social Visual Story Telling | Content Management • Peasant Agroecolgy • Human Rights • Coop & Indep Medias • Open Source Decentralized Tech • JoinMastodon.org > JoinPeertube.org > JoinMobilizon.org > Pixelfed.org > fediverse.info
Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social Resisting Authoritarianism. Protecting Democracy. Preserving Human Rights. globalextremism.org
Women Against Fascism @wafeurope.bsky.social https://womenagainstfascism.com/
Sunita Viswanath @sunitav.bsky.social Cofounder @hfhr.bluesky.social; Abaad: Afghan Women Forward; Ctr for American Progress’ 21 “Faith Leaders to Watch” 2021; Obama White House “Champions of Change” 2011. sunita@sunitav.net
The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social 👩🏾💻 A political science blog site from ECPR, the European Consortium for Political Research.
🔲 Showcasing political science at its best. Get your research noticed beyond the academy http://theloop.ecpr.eu
⬛ ...and follow ECPR @ecpr.bsky.social
International Journalism Festival @journalismfestival.com International Journalism Festival #ijf27 | 21st edition | 14-17 April 2027
journalismfestival.com
Alvaro Oleart @alvarooleart.bsky.social Postdoc on PoliSci & European Studies at the ULB. Author of "Framing TTIP in the EU Public Spheres: Towards an Empowering Dissensus for EU Integration" & "Democracy Without Politics in EU Citizen Participation: From European Demoi to Decolonial Multitude".
Both ENDS @bothends.bsky.social Connecting people for a change | For a fair and sustainable world | Connecting local to global | Environment | Climate | Human rights | Local solutions | ENG / NL
thales bertaglia @thalesbertaglia.bsky.social Postdoc researcher for HUMANads at Utrecht University. Computational social sciences + NLP + creator economy.
he/any
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Free Our Feeds @freeourfeeds.com We're a campaign to focus attention and resources on building information technologies that serve the interests of people over companies.
It's time to free social media from billionaire control.
Join: FreeOurFeeds.com | Donate: https://gofund.me/2e144bae
SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social 🔎 Non-profit investigating multinationals.
🎯 Critical, independent, and factual.
🌍 Mission: a world where people & planet > profit!
💻 More info at https://www.somo.nl/
The Wire @thewire.in India's foremost Independent news-site, carrying investigation, reportage and critical opinion.
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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu Independent EU-focused NGO whose mission is to raise awareness on #disinformation & contribute to a better information landscape.
Global Voices @globalvoices.org The first global community-based newsroom. We build bridges and global understanding. Read our stories here: https://globalvoices.org
Francesca Colli @fscolli.bsky.social Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University & Associate Research Fellow at the Egmont Institute, Brussels. I research and teach NGOs and environmental and climate policy in Europe. she/her 🏳️🌈
Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app Founder & PI @aial.ie. Assistant Professor of AI, School of Computer Science & Statistics, @tcddublin.bsky.social
AI accountability, AI audits & evaluation. Cognitive scientist by training. Ethiopian in Ireland. She/her
The India Alliance @indiasolnw.bsky.social Secular Indian Diaspora in the European Union.
Petra Molnar @petramolnar.com #Bordertech ethnographies | Author of The Walls Have Eyes | @refugeelab.ca + @migrationtechmonitor.com, York | Faculty Associate with Berkman Klein Center, Harvard | She/ هي 🇵🇸🍉| https://petramolnar.com/
European Civic Forum @civic-forum.eu A European network of 100 NGOs in 30 countries standing up for #democracy, #solidarity and rights for all!
We work to protect #CivicSpace, enable civic #participation and build #CivilDialogue.
https://civic-forum.eu
https://civicspacewatch.eu
Adele Zeynep Walton @adelewalton.bsky.social Author, online safety campaigner, journalist, hater of tech bros.
https://www.adelesnotes.co.uk/
Liberties.EU @liberties.eu 🗃️ Civil Liberties Union For Europe
⚖️ Defending rights. Promoting freedoms. For all.
✊ Democracy. Rule of law. Free speech.
🛑 Authoritarianism. Data surveillance.
👯♂️ Berlin & Brussels
📲 Quoted by Guardian• Spiegel• Politico
🌐 link.liberties.eu/3146e5
Dr. Akudo McGee @dr-akudo.bsky.social Rule of law, human rights & 🇵🇱 civil society fangirl. Werkzaam bij de Raad van het Openbaar Bestuur. More etiquette than Connecticut. Vegan for life 🌱
The Netherlands Helsinki Committee @nhc-nl.bsky.social The Netherlands Helsinki Committee shares about its activities on the promotion of human rights and the rule of law in Europe and beyond, publishes also on shrmonitor.org.
nhc.nl
Club de Madrid @clubdemadrid.bsky.social World's largest forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers to strengthen democracy, stimulate dialogue and foster sustainable development
Democracy Reporting International @democracyreporting.bsky.social DRI supports local ways of promoting democracy with impartial analysis and best practice examples, bringing international standards of democracy to life.
ISpeaks @profiloindiano.bsky.social
Clean Up The Internet @cleanuptheinternet.org.uk Independent, UK-based organisation concerned about the degradation in online discourse and its implications for democracy.
@internetclean on that other site...
www.cleanuptheinternet.org.uk
Pieter Friedrich @friedrichpieter.bsky.social Freelance journalist and human rights advocate specializing in historical and current affairs in South Asia. Pieterfriedrich.com
Nádia Guerlenda Cabral @pululante.bsky.social Activist @Avaaz, human rights and tech. Memes. PT-BR and EN.
AI Forensics @aiforensics.org European non-profit
Algorithmic investigations and platform accountability
Marc Faddoul @marcfaddoul.com Director at @aiforensics.org - Algorithmic Audit and Platform Accountability non-profit
Also with @freeourfeeds.com to expand ATproto infra and ecosystem!
Sander van der Waal @sander.eurosky.social Strategy Director at Waag Futurelab, Amsterdam
Marleen Stikker @marleenstikker.eurosky.social The internet is broken … but we can fix it. Waag Futurelab - waag.org - Professor of Practice at Applied University of Amsterdam. Mastodon: marleenstikker@waag.social
@iirrmmaa.bsky.social @iirrmmaa.bsky.social
Superbloom @superbloom.design Superbloom is committed to changing who technology serves.
Always using design to shift power in the tech ecosystem. Formerly known as Simply Secure.
https://superbloom.design
Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) challenges the influence of Big Business and corporate lobby groups in EU policy-making.
🐘 @corporateeurope@mstdn.social
🔗 https://corporateeurope.org/en
👉 linktr.ee/corporateeurope
Bram Vranken @bramvranken.bsky.social Big Tech campaigner and researcher at @corporateeurope.org. Fighting corporate power ✊
Ellen Judson @ellenejudson.bsky.social Disinformation investigator, tech policy nerd, philosophy, human rights, climate. Views my own. She/her
Also on https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-judson-75918241/
Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social Director of Research @hopenothate. Writer, historian, journalist, anti-fascist.
Latest book: Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance is out now!
Tijs Sikma @tijssikma.bsky.social Political Historian | PhD Radboud University: history of the Dutch public debate surrounding digitalisation | Researcher Rathenau Institute (parliamentary technology assessment institute): project about Planetary Health | Computational methods in history
Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social Web publication & idea forum based in Brussels, discussing the future of the internet from a broad perspective on society's digital evolution ➡ Web: https://netopia.eu | https://x.com/NetopiaEU | LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/netopia-eu/
DeSmog @desmog.com Clearing the PR pollution that clouds climate science.
Alice McCool @mccoolingtons.bsky.social ❌ On sick leave ❌ Journalist + feminist. Investigative reporter at The Nerve. Formerly Good Law Project. Other bylines inc The Guardian, CNN, Dazed, TIME Magazine. They/them.
www.alicemccool.com
Mark Kieran @mkieran.com 💥 Determined to make democracy work for EVERYONE
👔 CEO Open Britain
- www.open-britain.co.uk
- @openbritain.bsky.social
💻 Editor of Ugly Politix Substack
- https://open.substack.com/pub/uglypolitix
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Matt Gallagher @mattmgallagher.bsky.social writing / comms @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Kyle Taylor @kyletaylor.bsky.social Author, activist, digital rights and social media expert.
Open Britain @openbritain.bsky.social Not-for-profit movement campaigning to make democracy work for everyone. www.open-britain.co.uk
Our Substack: https://uglypolitix.substack.com
APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. Parliament's largest APPG.
Chair: @alexsobel.co.uk
Secretariat: @makevotesmatter.bsky.social & @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social
🔗 https://fairelections.org.uk
Fair Vote UK @fairvoteuk.bsky.social We are committed to fighting against the forces that seek to erode and undermine UK democracy.
ARTICLE 19 Europe @article19europe.bsky.social Defending freedom of expression and information in Europe and Central Asia.
#FoE #MediaFreedom #InformationIntegrity #SoJ
ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social Defending freedom of expression and information through legal & policy reforms. Everywhere
ARTICLE 19 @article19.bsky.social Defending freedom of expression and information around the world. 🔴 Support our work: http://article19.org/donate/
https://linktr.ee/ARTICLE19org
@EU_Dempsey @eudempsey.bsky.social Irish. EU Advocacy for @article19.bsky.social in Brussels. Prior - international dev/affairs in Mumbai and MENA - Beirut, Baghdad, Amman, Berlin, London. #humanrights #foreignaffairs #techpolicy #EUaffairs #mediafreedom Views mine.
Alice Stollmeyer @stollmeyer.eurosky.social Founder of https://DefendDemocracy.EU/
Busy defending democracy against hybrid & technological threats.
Open for new opportunities.
🏆Politico’s #Power40
Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.eurosky.social We #DefendDemocracy against hybrid & technological threats. Nonpartisan, nonprofit, Transatlantic. Founder & Director: Alice @Stollmeyer
Support us: https://defenddemocracy.eu/get-involved/donate/
Statewatch @statewatch.bsky.social We are activists, researchers, lawyers and journalists exposing state power across Europe and its borders.
Our work has supported debates, movements and campaigns since 1991.
Access our latest articles: https://linktr.ee/statewatch
Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com Political technologist, bringing democracy to the internet. Brussels, 🇪🇺.
• tech, governance, science, politics, philosophy, infrastructure, cats, terrible puns
• DASL, Eurosky/Mu, Modal
• ex W3C, NYT
• Signal robin.77
Liz Carolan @lizcarolan.com I publish thebriefing.ie, & founded organisations working on tech & democracy. Tech Policy Press fellow. Political scientist, advocate, writer, knitter. DMs open
Sarah Murphy Madia @sarahmurphymadia.bsky.social Currently thinking about how money and information intersect in social media @whattofix.tech. Reflecting on knowledge, truths and how best to get there since oh my gosh probably 2003.
📍Brussels
Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones.bsky.social Associate Professor Northwestern University in Qatar | Studies Disinfo, Digital Repression & Gulf Politics | Author Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East (Hurst & OUP) Political Repression in Bahrain (Cambridge University Press) | Cat Fancier
Oliver Hayes @olliehayes.bsky.social Head of policy & campaigns at Global Action Plan. Working on big tech’s climate harms.
Global Action Plan @globalactionplan.bsky.social Global Action Plan mobilises people and organisations to take action on the systems that harm us and our planet. We are an environmental charity, working towards a green and thriving planet where everyone can enjoy happy and healthy lives. UK and beyond.
Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social Director of ICCL Enforce https://iccl.ie/Enforce Previously Chief Policy Officer of Brave. FRHistS.
https://ie.linkedin.com/in/johnnyryan1
Daisy Bata @batadaisy.bsky.social investigative journo & documentary producer @bbc @channel4 @itv @mindhouse @hardcash @keofilms etc.
specialise in OSINT, cyber crimes, crypto, algorithms & tech
also writer/director of scripted shorts ("Bloodbuzz")