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Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · 5d

Interesting policy + historical parallel here

Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · 5d

Debates in Parliament, policy in favor of data centres, new startups, protests, concerns on the environment or the representation of local cultures…

I’m discovering in this NYT piece that Chile is a great example of a torn society questioning the future of AI
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...

How Chile Embodies A.I.’s No-Win Politics

www.nytimes.com

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Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · 8d

"Mainstream parties are increasingly allowing the far right to set the agenda, researchers in Germany have found"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds

Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers

www.theguardian.com

Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · 11d

🇲🇬 #Madagascar
f24.my/BV8G

Madagascar’s pattern of popular revolts gets its Gen Z update

Madagascar is experiencing its fifth political crisis since the island gained independence from France in 1960. President Andry Rajoelina fled the country on Monday after weeks of protest led by socia...

f24.my

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Sophie Pedder @sophiepedder.bsky.social · 16d

Despite everything else going on, France last night honoured Robert Badinter, the former justice minister who ended the death penalty in 🇫🇷 in 1981. He entered the Panthéon in a moving moment of national tribute that the French do so well

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Gerald Butts @gmbutts.bsky.social · 22d

French President Macron speaking on German reunification:

“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”

🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇪🇺

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Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Sep 16

Les pirates ne sont plus avec Stan au gouvernement ?

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Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Sep 14

📚 I enjoyed reading @gavinmevans.bsky.social’s book on white supremacy.
One of my takeaways: while the conspiracy theory of a white genocide in 🇿🇦 is not very powerful locally (everyone knows it’s BS), it’s very influential overseas and cited by most supremacist mass killers in their testaments

Gavin Evans’book: “white supremacy. A brief history of hatred”

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Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Sep 12

📱 It's not a bill proposal yet, but French MPs suggest banning social media for under 15s and establishing a social media curfew (10pm-8am) for teenagers

www.euronews.com/health/2025/...

French MP accuses TikTok of ‘deliberately’ endangering young users

The French parliamentary report on TikTok pillories the platform, accusing it of exposing children to dangerous content.

www.euronews.com

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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · Sep 10

Last night in Poland we saw the most serious European airspace violation by Russia since the war began, and indications suggest it was intentional, not accidental.

I am in contact with NATO Secretary General Rutte and Poland FM Sikorski.

The EU stands in full solidarity with Poland. (1/2)

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Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Sep 9

www.france24.com/en/france/20...

From soft power to digital firepower: France steps up fight against disinformation

France is ramping up its fight against online disinformation with a new digital tool, known as French Response, aimed at countering hostile allegations from abroad. FRANCE 24 spoke with Dr Maxime Audi...

www.france24.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Sep 9

Since January 20, Russian air raids in Ukraine have intensified dramatically

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Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Jun 22

Constructive thoughts on the future of development aid, by the always excellent @kopalo.bsky.social

www.africanistperspective.com/p/how-should...

How should development practice (and institutions) approach the coming reforms in the aid sector?

The past is gone. And there are lots of reasons not to mourn for its reinstatement.

www.africanistperspective.com

Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Jun 21

"To comply with a Trump executive order, Microsoft recently helped suspend the email account of an ICC prosecutor in the Netherlands who was investigating Israel for war crimes."
[…]
"It was a wake-up call for a problem far bigger than just one email account"
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/t...

Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It

www.nytimes.com

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Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Jun 17

Opened instagram.
Iranian rocket sad memes, Iranian rocket memes with trendy music, Iranian rockets from an airplane, Iranian rockets from a dance floor in Lebanon.
Closed instagram.

Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · May 22

🇿🇦
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

Trump Claimed a Social Media Video Showed ‘Burial Sites’ of White Farmers. It Didn’t.

www.nytimes.com

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Apr 14

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

Old mobile phones and keyboards. Overlaid text reads: FT Exclusive: EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones to avoid espionage

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Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social · Apr 13

I just attended a conference in the US. We had one speaker detained and two others turned away at the border.

Chris Ashwood @cashwood.proteaglyco.com · Apr 13

There are great conferences and science in the US, but with the way things are right now, it’s too risky to attend.

Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained

‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says

www.theguardian.com

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Isaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · Apr 13

70,000 African artifacts are held at the Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac in France

www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/online-res...

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Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Apr 13

Daron Acemoglu after the Paris AI Summit:
"🇪🇺 leaders will need to invest in the necessary digital infrastructure, design regulations that do not discourage investment or drive away researchers, and create financing mechanisms that startups need to scale up"
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...

Will We Squander the AI Opportunity? | by Daron Acemoglu - Project Syndicate

Daron Acemoglu worries that the technology is on track to disempower, rather than complement, most of humanity.

www.project-syndicate.org

Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Apr 13

"As we face a 🇺🇸 administration retreating from multilateralism, the imperative for alternative leadership becomes even more urgent. 🇧🇷's COP30 presidency & 🇿🇦's G20 leadership can forge a new alliance for meaningful climate action"
@mazzucatom.bsky.social

marianamazzucato.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

The Trump Vacuum

How Brazil and South Africa have the opportunity to reshape the global order

marianamazzucato.substack.com

Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Apr 6

Je viens de regarder le live pendant quelques mn et je me suis dit la même chose: @franceinfo.fr prend position?

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Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Apr 6

The @newyorker.com interviewed @africaisacountry1.bsky.social to decipher the influence of apartheid-era 🇿🇦 nostalgia in the Trump administration, and that makes a good read
www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Make South Africa Great Again?

How the country’s post-apartheid politics may inform the world view of Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

www.newyorker.com

Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Apr 4

Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee:
"One might be tempted to find common ground with governments by pointing out where aid could serve the interest of the donor. But to do just that is a mistake. The world must now affirm that human lives matter, no matter where they are"
www.ft.com/content/43e9...

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo: Foreign aid can be effective without the US

In the wake of USAID cuts, wealthy nations and individuals must take the reins

www.ft.com

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Geoffroy Berson @geoffrooy.bsky.social · Apr 4

🇪🇺 One of the good things about the current situation is that the #Eurostack concept seems to be having a momentum as a pathway for Europe's digital sovereignty / strategic autonomy. Hoping concrete steps can be taken soon.

Here explained in FP
foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/31/e...

Europe Must Avoid Becoming a Digital Colony

The EuroStack is the continent’s last chance for technological sovereignty in the era of AI.

foreignpolicy.com

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