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Christiaan Pelgrim @christiaanpe.bsky.social · 38m

Kiezers zijn ontevreden over de Nederlandse democratie, maar ook diep verdeeld over hoe de democratie dan wél moet functioneren, blijkt uit onderzoek van Ipsos I&O in opdracht van NRC.

Kiezers ontevreden en diep verdeeld over democratie en politieke samenwerking

Ipsos I&O-onderzoek: Politici moeten minder ruziën en meer samenwerken, zeggen Nederlanders van links tot rechts. Maar zelf zijn kiezers ook sterk verdeeld over de basisprincipes van de democratie, bl...

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 1d

Good to see.

New York Times, CNN, the Atlantic, the Guardian, Washington Post, Reuters, the Associated Press, NPR, HuffPost.

All not signing the Pentagon rules to report only official information.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

www.theguardian.com

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 1d

Mooi. Kranten (digitaal) gratis voor studenten van 16-25.

Suggestie: maak het voor alle jongeren van 16-25 beschikbaar.

www.trouw.nl/cultuur-medi...

Voor studenten zijn alle kranten van DPG Media voortaan gratis te lezen

DPG Media biedt studenten gratis toegang tot al hun nieuwsapps. Wat kunnen journalistiek en jongeren elkaar bieden?

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 1d

Being reliant on X for formal public interest communication is not viable.

Danish police (finally) leaves X and creates their own channel for formal communication and announcements.

Communication sovereignty.

politi.dk/rigspolitiet...

Politiet får ny kommunikationskanal i 2026 | Nyheder | Rigspolitiet

Når politiet i fremtiden skal kommunikere korte beskeder af operativ karakter til offentligheden, vil det foregå via en ny kanal på politiets hjemmeside. Det sker for at sikre ejerskab over og fri adg...

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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · 1d

💡 Hoe kijken politieke partijen aan tegen onderzoek, onderwijs en internationalisering? In aanloop naar de TK verkiezingen van 2025 analyseerden we met De Jonge Akademie de verkiezingsprogramma’s van alle deelnemende partijen.
👉 Bekijk het Dashboard hier: dejongeakademie.nl/publicaties/...

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 1d

Veel (maar niet alle) politieke partijen huiverig voor gebruik van AI. En terecht.

Bijdrage van 🙋 in dit verhaal van @eenvandaag.nl #tk2025

eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/artikelen/po...

Politieke partijen huiverig voor gebruik AI: 'Niet echt een betrouwbare bron'

Deze Tweede Kamerverkiezingen zijn de eerste verkiezingen waarbij AI een rol gaat spelen: als bron voor video-materiaal en als mogelijke stemhulp. Toch maken...

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Tom van der Meer @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social · 2d

Laag vertrouwen in de politiek krijgt veel aandacht in de eerste lijsttrekkersdebatten (Radio 1 en nu RTL).
Met Josje den Ridder schreef ik voor de Tweede Kamer een overzicht van onderzoek naar oa de trends, oorzaken en gevolgen van politiek vertrouwen.

parlementenwetenschap.nl/wp-content/u...

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 2d

The use of AI generated content in political messaging has become a feature in today’s communication ecosystem.

How often is it used in the 🇳🇱 election campaign, and by whom?

Check out colleague @favstats.eu and @meinungsfuehrer.bsky.social’s AI campaign tracker #tk2025

www.campaigntracker.nl/en/

Dashboard -

www.campaigntracker.nl

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 3d

Sobering analysis (for the 🇪🇺) by @markscott.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social

‘Confronted with this transatlantic reality, it’s hard not to see Washington as the victor in growing efforts by governments to gain greater control over social media’

www.techpolicy.press/in-the-socia...

In the Social Media Wars, Washington, Not Brussels, is the Victor | TechPolicy.Press

US aims are primarily focused on national security, while those of the EU are centered on transparency and accountability, writes Mark Scott.

www.techpolicy.press

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 3d

Sobering analysis (for the 🇪🇺) by @markscott.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social

‘Confronted with this transatlantic reality, it’s hard not to see Washington as the victor in growing efforts by governments to gain greater control over social media’

www.techpolicy.press/in-the-socia...

In the Social Media Wars, Washington, Not Brussels, is the Victor | TechPolicy.Press

US aims are primarily focused on national security, while those of the EU are centered on transparency and accountability, writes Mark Scott.

www.techpolicy.press

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 3d

Fake AI videos mocking dead celebrities are going viral. We talked to their families, and they're horrified.

We break down OpenAI's Sora 2 and the moral and legal problems of "synthetic resurrection."

Gift link: wapo.st/4nNKzd3 w/ @tatumhunter.bsky.social

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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · 3d

🚀 And this marks our launch of the CampAIgn Tracker 🇳🇱!

@meinungsfuehrer.bsky.social and I are glad to finally publish our dashboard where we monitor the use of AI imagery in campaign messages, by parties, politicians & other actors during the election #tk2025

See here
www.campaigntracker.nl/en/

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 3d

Wordt generatieve AI gebruikt door politieke partijen en aanhangers? Ja. Maar vooral door sommige partijen.

Zie uitgebreid stuk ik de @groene.nl met belangrijke bijdragen van Jelle Postma en collega @favstats.eu #tk2025

www.groene.nl/artikel/maak...

Vanuit de PVV-fractie worden in het geheim met AI racistische ideeën gepromoot

Op sociale media delen PVV-fanaccounts levensechte AI-beelden, veelal van knappe, blonde vrouwen die worden bedreigd door migranten. Deze pagina’s blijken te worden beheerd door minstens twee PVV-Kame...

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 4d

Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law aimed at improving transparency could hinder it.

www.politico.eu/article/eu-p... #transparency #brusselsbubble #tech #politics #eupolitics #mediaplurality #advertising #media

Backlash as new EU political ad rules kick in

Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law designed to improve transparency could stifle it.

www.politico.eu

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 4d

No thanks to loosing academic freedom!

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

MIT Rejects Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Offering Colleges Funding Advantages

The school became the first university to reject the terms, saying they would undermine independence.

www.wsj.com

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 4d

Will politics be left to more extreme organic content or buying influencers’ endorsements?

I weigh in on the stop of political ads on Google and Meta platforms ⬇️

www.euronews.com/next/2025/10...

EU rules on political ads enter into force: What will change?

EU rules on political ads – aimed at countering information manipulation and foreign interference in elections – will take effect on Friday. But what exactly will change for users?

www.euronews.com

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 4d

RIP political advertising online?

Today the EU Transparency and targeting of political advertising (TTPA) regulation takes effect.

But rather than more transparency and stricter rules on targeting, there will be less advertising because Google and Meta drop these ads rather than than complying.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 5d

Strongly worded, but 🎯

"Trump is putting Europe under pressure to water down its digital rulebook. But now more than ever, Europe should hold large US tech firms accountable"

The time is ripe to put the DSA, DMA, AI Act etc to work. Not pause or water down.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

www.theguardian.com

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 5d

Strongly worded, but 🎯

"Trump is putting Europe under pressure to water down its digital rulebook. But now more than ever, Europe should hold large US tech firms accountable"

The time is ripe to put the DSA, DMA, AI Act etc to work. Not pause or water down.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

www.theguardian.com

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 5d

Kort en krachtig: Geven stemhulpen betrouwbaar stemadvies? Antwoord van Bregje Holleman @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social

En ChatGPT? Antwoord van mij 🙋

#tk2025

@npoluister.bsky.social ⬇️ 📻

npo.nl/luister/podc...

Geeft de Stemwijzer betrouwbaar stemadvies? (En Chat GPT?!) | Alledaagse Vragen

Bijna iedereen maakt wel gebruik van een online stemhulp zoals de Stemwijzer of het Kieskompas. Maar kun je het stemadvies 100% vertrouwen?

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 6d

Latest poll of polls from the Netherlands with elections in 3 weeks:

- PVV/ Wilders in the lead
- CDA and Greens/Social democrats close
- VVD, D66, JA21 close as 3-5th largest

Little movement in past weeks. But >50% voters still in doubt 📈 📉

🗳️ #TK2025

Source: @peilingwijzer.bsky.social

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 6d

On the new EU AI strategy 👀

"Despite a colorful graph, it remains unclear how exactly the various stakeholder initiatives will work together."

Frederike Kaltheuner @frederike.bsky.social · 6d

We got access our hands on the document a early, so here is our deep dive:
@leevisaari.bsky.social
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social
euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/eu-launche...

EU launches strategy to foster ‘sovereign’ AI ecosystem

Is it worth redirecting €1 billion of existing funds towards AI adoption?

euaipolicymonitor.substack.com

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 6d

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to let Facebook and Instagram users set a chronological feed by default, a first test of the EU’s Digital Services Act in civil court.
Tech Policy Press spoke with Bits of Freedom’s Rejo Zenger on the ruling’s significance.

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

www.techpolicy.press

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Digital Democracy Centre @ddc-sdu.bsky.social · 6d

📝DDC Thesis Grant now open!📝
Students at SDU writing their thesis in Autumn 2025 on digitalization, AI, algorithms or democracy can apply for up to DKK 10,000.
Covers costs like software, data, travel, or participant compensation.

⌛️: Nov 15, 2025
Apply via [email protected]
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...

DDC Thesis Grant

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 7d

The 'compact' sent to US universities is a fundamental threat to universities and their faculty. It needs more attention and opposition.

@brendannyhan.bsky.social & @lkfazio.bsky.social unpack it here.

Yield and be "forever subservient to the whims of the government"

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.

Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.

www.msnbc.com

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