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.
@verocimina.bsky.social @verocimina.bsky.social 📍#Brussels 🇧🇪.
@DigitalEU #DSA Enforcement Legal & Policy Officer. Previously
@EU_EDPS. @LeidenLaw alumna. Views are my own.
Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social Director of Platform Regulation, Stanford Law School LST Program. Former Google (2004-2015) Legal Director for Web Search, Speech and Intermediary Liability Issues.
May be cranky.
https://law.stanford.edu/daphne-keller/
Eto Buziashvili @buziashvili.bsky.social Technology & emerging threats | Research Fellow, Atlantic Council. Views my own. 🇺🇦
Will Oremus @willoremus.com Covering online speech, the information economy and AI weirdness at @theatlantic.com. Shitposting about Bluesky on Bluesky.
Signal: willoremus.24
Henna Virkkunen @hennavirkkunen.wsocial.eu
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Norman @noaasm.bsky.social 💼 Privacy Lawyer | 🎓 Corporate & Commercial Law LL.M alumni @ Maastricht University | 🎓 Public Int'l Law LL.M alumni @ University of Oslo | interested in tech, cybersecurity, data protection, international law & geopolitics | 📍🇪🇪 | views my own
@spixflt.bsky.social @spixflt.bsky.social
Anna-Kaisa Itkonen @akispox.bsky.social 🇪🇺 European Commission Spokesperson for energy, climate, transport and environment.
@vicoumtl.bsky.social @vicoumtl.bsky.social
Niklas Eder @niklaseder.bsky.social Co-Founder of User Rights.
Founding director of the ‚Article 21 - Academic Advisory Board‘.
Previously at Oxford University, the Oversight Board and the ISP at Yale.
https://www.user-rights.org/en
https://www.user-rights.org/en/advisory-board
Arthur Tréguier @a-treg.bsky.social Tech regulation enthusiast|working at @Arcom #TeamDSA |I ride bikes and like swimming |Often in the Eurostar |Proud Breton
Tech Transparency Project @ttp-updates.bsky.social The Tech Transparency Project is a research initiative of Campaign for Accountability that investigates the power, influence, & impact of Big Tech. https://www.techtransparencyproject.org
DisinfoDocket @disinfodocket.bsky.social DisinfoDocket curates the latest research and media reporting on influence operations and delivers it to your inbox.
Foeke Postma @foeke.bsky.social Investigator & trainer at Bellingcat
Melissa Goldin @melissagoldin.bsky.social News Verification Reporter @apnews.com
Previously: @newsguard.bsky.social | mgoldin@ap.org
apnews.com/ap-fact-check
melissagoldin.com
Alan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social Professor of Financial Accounting, Vice Dean of Programmes, co-Director, Cambridge Centre for Financial Reporting & Accountability, Univ of Cambridge
Founder & Chair, Cambridge Disinformation Summit
Research: IFRS, GAAP, governance, information risks
Sarah Thust @timetodiscover.bsky.social Journalistin bei correctiv.org/faktencheck | Porträt von Ivo Mayr
Hier privat mit den Themen: Faktencheck, Osint, Medienkompetenz, Telegram, Kambodscha und Frankreich
Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social Don't hate the media - change the media. We're engaging with advertisers to make media hate unprofitable.
💌Let's make hate cost more: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/fight-the-hate
Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE, buy here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/#preorder Co-founder of 404 Media. Signal: joseph.404 Email: joseph@404media.co
VSquare.org @vsquare.bsky.social 🔎 Investigating Central Europe | We are a non-profit investigative journalism platform: https://vsquare.org
Support us: https://vsquare.org/donate/
Jan Philipp Albrecht @janalbrecht.bsky.social Vorstand | president Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Vorher | before: MdEP | MEP 🌻🇪🇺 & Minister in Schleswig-Holstein ⚡️🐗🌾♻️🐝💻
Hier privat | private views
Nelly @nellyp.checkfirst.network Co-founder, COO @checkfirst.network - Information integrity, FIMI, platforms accountability and so on.
also Team ObSINT @obsint.eu 🔍
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!
Oliver Marsh (tech & politics) @olivermmarsh.bsky.social Head of Tech Research, @algorithmwatch.bsky.social. Will bridge worlds of technology & society for money. Counter-online-harms, government&tech, regulation, data access, etc. Based in Berlin. https://www.oliver-marsh.com/
John Albert @jaalbrt.bsky.social Researcher at DSA Observatory | University of Amsterdam | Institute for Information Law
Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social Postdoc @ivir_uva | DSA Observatory | social media law
AlgorithmWatch @algorithmwatch.org We ensure that the use of algorithms & AI benefits the many, not just the few!
🇪🇺 We’re the EU/German part
🇨🇭 For Switzerland: @algorithmwatchch.bsky.social
🌐 https://algorithmwatch.org/
@awo.agency @awo.agency
Jakub Rybnikár @jrybnikar.bsky.social DSA @ EC- D Zoe Manzi @disinfozo.bsky.social hate and extremism analyst @isdglobal.bsky.social
European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social We bring together fact-checkers, media literacy practitioners, scholars, journalists, and online platforms to tackle disinformation. Based at @eui-eu.bsky.social. Visit us at www.edmo.eu.
Michael Meyer-Resende @meyer-resende.bsky.social Writer and Executive Director, Democracy Reporting International. Lisbon & Berlin.
Consensus is gemütlich. Debate is inspiring.
AI Forensics @aiforensics.org European non-profit
Algorithmic investigations and platform accountability
Paul Bouchaud @paulbouchaud.com (they/them) Researcher in Algorithmic Auditing, Social Simulation & Evidenced-Based Policymaking | paulbouchaud.com | working with aiforensics.org
Richard Kuchta @richardkuchta.bsky.social Analyst at @isdglobal.bsky.social.
Researching extremism, disinformation and hate speech in the realms of the internet. Analysing digital policy in Europe.
David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social Reporter @WIRED covering disinformation, online extremism, and election hucksters. https://www.wired.com/author/david-gilbert/
Got a tip? Get in touch
• Email: david.gilbert@wired.com
• Signal: @DavidGilbert.01
Zsofia W. @zsofiaw.bsky.social Research Analyst at RAND Europe. Views my own.
@chloecoll.bsky.social @chloecoll.bsky.social
Filomena Chirico @filomenac.bsky.social Got 🇪🇺 superpowers to reign in big tech
…and endless curiosity to explore the world 🌍
Antoine Grégoire @antoinegregoire.bsky.social Influence Operation, Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour and against fascism. Living the #OSINT life.
Read me on https://osintoine.substack.com
Johanna Lehn @johannalehn.bsky.social German journalist. Digital investigation. PolSci&Soc.
Roland Papp @rlndpapp.bsky.social EU correspondent @ Népszava
Journalist for independent Hungarian media + freelance researcher
Hungary/ Central and Eastern Europe/ AML/Sanctions/ EU/ Illicit Financial Flows/
From Budapest, yet an idealist
Peter Marton @peterm-brx.bsky.social Brussels based EU policy nerd | Director EU Govt. Affairs GAMA | Views own
Enzo Panizio @enzopanizio.bsky.social Giornalista a Radio Capital 🎙️
Prima @pagellapolitica @facta.news 💻
Previously covered disinformation at EU level for EDMO @edmo-eu.bsky.social 🇪🇺 |
Ho scritto un libro su come la mafia usa i social https://tinyurl.com/64a4x9mp
Thomas REGNIER @thomasregnier.ec.europa.eu European Commission Spokesperson for tech sovereignty, defence and space.
Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social Journalist investigating Central Europe 🇭🇺🇵🇱🇸🇰🇨🇿 at VSquare.org. Corruption, illiberalism, 🇷🇺 and 🇨🇳 meddling.
🙏 buymeacoffee.com/szabolcspanyi
📝 panyiszabolcs.substack.com
🗞️ vsquare.org/newsletter
✉️ szabolcs.panyi@vsquare.org
Marietje Schaake @marietjeschaake.bsky.social Proud European 🇪🇺 Fellow at Stanford 👩🏼💻 column in FT 🗞️Member of European Parliament 2009-2019 📕Author: The Tech Coup
Rita Wezenbeek @rita-wezenbeek.bsky.social Director Platforms, DG CNECT, European Commission - views are my own.
Mark Scott @markscott.bsky.social Senior Resident Fellow, Atlantic Council’s Democracy + Tech Initiative. Weekly newsletter: www.digitalpolitics.co
DSA Observatory @dsaobservatory.bsky.social The Digital Services Act (DSA) Observatory is a project run by the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam. See more of our work and information about our expert workshops and seminars at dsa-observatory.eu
Felix Kartte @kartte.bsky.social Tech & Democracy I Mercator Senior Fellow I Special Adviser to the European Commission
Mathias Vermeulen @mathver.bsky.social EU law and tech policy, mostly musings on content moderation, platform governance, privacy, AI. Now: Co-Founder & Director @awo.agency. Fellow at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Then: EU Parliament. UN. Mozilla. PhD in EU law.
Kolina Koltai @koltai.bsky.social Senior investigator & Trainer @Bellingcat.com
Investigating explicit non-consensual deepfakes/AI and disinfo w/OSINT
"I am a doctor, but not that kind of doctor."
Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆)
Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
Bluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app Sharing updates about trust and safety on Bluesky.
This account’s mentions are not actively monitored. To report a post or account, use the in-app reporting feature.
Community Guidelines: https://bsky.social/about/support/community-guidelines
Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social Senior researcher at @openmeasures.io
Co-host of "Posting Through It": https://www.patreon.com/PostingThroughIt
Human Rights Watch @hrw.org 🔎 🌎 ✊
Exposing human rights abuses around the world.
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
ISD_Germany @isdgermany.bsky.social Wir sind Teil des unabhängigen globalen Think & Do Tanks "Institute for Strategic Dialogue". Non-Governmental & nonprofit. Wir analysieren, beraten und handeln. Medienanfragen bitte an: media@isdgermany.org. URL: www.isdgermany.org
Hungarian Helsinki Committee @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social Human rights and watchdog NGO based in Budapest, Hungary. 🇭🇺🇪🇺
Rule of law, civil society space, asylum, refugees, detention, criminal justice.
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.
Ben Shultz @handle.invalid ☀️ Lead Researcher, @AmericanSunlight.org
👨🏻🎓 Doctoral Student, @dsrc.bsky.social
🇪🇺 AI Expert from time to time, @coe.int
🍊 #MaxwellMafia Alum & Lecturer
🤖 Hobbies include hunting Russian bots
https://www.benmshultz.net | 📍Berlin
Hervé Letoqueux @herve.checkfirst.network CEO at CheckFirst @checkfirst.network
also at ObSINT @obsint.eu
When in doubt, refrain from doubting.
Signal:hlx75_CF.96
#fimi #disinfo #osint #CTI #music #art #photography
Ex #VIGINUM, ex #ANSSI
Paris, France
Cecile Simmons @cecilesimmons.bsky.social Researcher specialising in online harms and gender equality. Recovering wellness enthusiast thinking about community and resilience. First book: CTRL, HATE, DELETE (out March 2025 with Policy Press).
Patrick Conlon @patrickmc.bsky.social Information operations expert. Formerly finding info ops at Twitter and intel stuff at USG. Likes baking and lifting heavy things.
European Commission @ec.europa.eu News and information from the European Commission. Social media and data protection policy: http://europa.eu/!MnfFmT
The Information Environment Project @ieproject.bsky.social Carnegie’s Information Environment Project is a multi-stakeholder effort to help policymakers understand the information environment.
Aoife Gallagher @aoifegall.bsky.social Senior analyst at @isdglobal.
Previously, Investigations @ Storyful.
Extremism, conspiracy theories, mis/disinfo
Author of Web Of Lies: The Lure and Danger of Conspiracy Theories.
https://www.dubraybooks.ie/product/web-of-lies-9780717195121
🇮🇪🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
Global Voices @globalvoices.org The first global community-based newsroom. We build bridges and global understanding. Read our stories here: https://globalvoices.org
Benjamin Strick @bendobrown.bsky.social Investigator | Human Rights | Hybrid Wars
- Makes videos on maps, data & #OSINT
- Director of Investigations at @cen4infores.bsky.social
- Prev CIR, BBC, Bellingcat.
Michael Colborne @colborne.bsky.social @bellingcat.com journalist etc focused on the transnational far right. i give trainings. i take pictures of stickers. Signal: michaelcolborne.01
Claire Pershan @clairepershan.eurosky.social
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social Facebook Beef
Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team Canadian wanderer in Ireland. Trying to make the internet a better place. Bluesky Head of Trust and Safety.
File a report in the app or via moderation@blueskyweb.xyz - not via mentions/replies.
https://aaronrodericks.com
Julia Smirnova @jsmirnova.bsky.social Senior researcher for @cemas.io. Disinfo, extremism, technology. Previously, @isdglobal and journalist writing for @spiegel, @zeit, @welt. Alumna @warstudies
Roman A. @romanad.bsky.social Investigate disinformation, extremism and other fun things.
Former EU DisinfoLab and ISD Global Analyst. Repost≠endorsement. Opinions are strictly my own.
Guillaume Kuster @gkuster.com Deputy Director of the Communication and Information Directorate @ French Foreign Office
Brian Liston @brianjliston.bsky.social Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at Recorded Future
Analyzing Russia IO, Ukraine, election security
Cited in NYT, FT, Politico, Axios, NBC, France 24
GSPIA class of 2017
Amaury @al.intheopen.eu Co-Founder of @checkfirst.network
Aleksandra @allxbo.bsky.social OSINT Research Lead @ reset.tech
🛸🧠 Don't believe everything you think
((👹 When OSINT fails, I throw I Ching))
Sea meditation 🌊 Cum grano salis🧂
CheckFirst @checkfirst.network We pioneered algorithm analysis and deploy expert skills to probe the digital space and its actors.
https://checkfirst.network
Alexandre Alaphilippe @aa.disinfo.eu Executive Director EU DisinfoLab www.disinfo.eu / Hummingbird / Searching for James Dubious Crickton /Growing my ethical mussels / Asking PourqOui / Prism in Jeans / 😀🤓🤯🤝
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
Olga Belogolova 🌻 @olgs7.bsky.social Director, Emerging Tech Initiative at SAIS; Professor at the Alperovitch Institute on disinformation/influence ops. SAIS & BU alum. Former IO Policy Lead at Meta, former journalist at Atlantic Media.
Jean le Roux @jeanleroux.bsky.social Senior Investigator, Graphika.
Cape Town, South Africa.
Valentin Châtelet @vchatelet.bsky.social Research Associate, Security @DFRLab
Uralistics afficionado 🔆 & GIS engineer 🌐
Saman Nazari @saman-nazari.bsky.social Lead Researcher at Alliance4Europe and the Coordinator of the Counter Disinformation Network.
Open Source Intelligence Researcher working on countering influence operations and developing a community of practitioners to face the coming years.
DG MEME @ecmemes.bsky.social The Directorate-General for #Memes and #Satire.
Not an official EU page!
Books: http://dg-meme.eu/book
Store: http://dg-meme.eu/store
Giancarlo Fiorella @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social Director of Research and Training | Bellingcat
Assistant Professor | Utrecht University
PhD, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies | University of Toronto
www.giancarlofiorella.com
Opinions my own
Maria Ressa @mariaressa.bsky.social
Yoel Roth @yoyoel.com Internet sanitation enthusiast and full-time corgi wrangler.
Brent Lee @brentlee.bsky.social Host / Producer of Some Dare Call It Conspiracy podcast. Former conspiracist turned debunker. Now that I debunk conspiracy theories, I have become an actual conspiracy theory. True story.
EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu Independent EU-focused NGO whose mission is to raise awareness on #disinformation & contribute to a better information landscape.
Dina Sadek @dinamsadek.bsky.social Senior Analyst @Graphika.
I have opinions of my own.
Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social Professor of Social Psychology in Society at the University of Cambridge and Author of FOOLPROOF: Why We Fall for Misinformation and How to Build Immunity (2023) + The Psychology of Misinformation (2024). Bad News Game.
www.sandervanderlinden.com
Philipp Lorenz-Spreen @lorenzspreen.eurosky.social Heading the Computational Social Science group within SynoSys & ifK at TU Dresden, where we study how online information environments impact public discourse and develop alternatives that benefit democracy. Views are my own. https://synosys.github.io/
Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.uk Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Bristol. Homepage: https://www.lewan.uk