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Naja Bentzen
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✍️ Policy analyst 📚 European Parliamentary Research Service @ep-eprs.bsky.social 💬 Digital, democracy, information integrity, transatlantic relations
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Naja Bentzen @najabentzen.bsky.social · Jan 7
If you missed our roundtable on the role of information integrity in the European democracy shield, you can read the gist here, or watch the recording.

Big thanks to Sabine Verheyen MEP; Charles Baubion; @arvinngadgil.bsky.social; Seemab Sheikh; Filip Grzegorzewski!

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Towards a European democracy shield in our digital world: The role of information integrity | Epthinktank | European Parliament
The role of information integrity in the proposed European democracy shield, announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, was the subject of a roundtable discussion organised by EPRS on …
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Naja Bentzen @najabentzen.bsky.social · 16h
Celebrating Danish libraries ❤️
... and let's use the occasion to celebrate #PublicLibraries everywhere 📚
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A celebration of Danish libraries
With Denmark holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, it’s the perfect time to shine a light on the country’s remarkable libraries. From the futuristic Dokk1 in Aarhus to the iconi...
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Andy Dudfield @mrdudders.bsky.social · 2d
"It doesn’t display the same transparency but it is asking for the same trust "

Grateful for the chance to comment on the difference between Grok and @wikipedia.org in The Guardian today
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 7d
📢 As the EU's deregulation agenda rolls out the red carpet for corporate interests, our new study shows that the tech industry has ramped up its lobby power:

💰 Lobby spending hits a record €151 million
🕴 Almost 900 tech lobbyists
🤝 Big Tech has lobby 3 meetings a day

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Big Tech lobby budgets hit record levels | Corporate Europe Observatory
New figures show that the digital industry as a whole is now spending €151 million a year on lobbying the EU, a major increase to what was already considerable firepower.
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Naja Bentzen @najabentzen.bsky.social · 2d
As pressures on democracy and our infosphere continue to grow, the role of scientists is increasingly politicised and at risk.

@egu.eu's webinar on 13 November, featuring @lewan.bsky.social, offers an overview of how scientists can respond and safeguard their work.

www.egu.eu/webinars/646...
How scientists can respond to autocratisation
<p>We live in an era of democratic backsliding and autocratisation, in which science is increasingly under politically-motivated attack. This webinar will provide an overview of how scientists can res...
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 3d
Well-meaning Americans in my mentions: kindly do not recommend extremely illegal actions that could land people in the UK with a ten year prison sentence
Reply to a post about the incident in Huntingdon from a US account: “ I cannot stress this enough to people. Carry a small canister of pepper spray and keep it accessible when you’re out in public especially trapped in a train. It’s an easy protective measure we can all take.” Reply from me: “I cannot stress enough to you that pepper spray is illegal to possess, buy, or carry in the UK under the Firearms Act 1968. I strongly recommend anyone reading does not do this under any circumstances.”
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Naja Bentzen @najabentzen.bsky.social · 2d
on.ft.com/4hFHlWx Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe
Trump’s university backlash drives US researchers towards Europe
EU grant applications hit record in 2025 amid surge in interest from American academics
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 5d
It’s not easy to break free from deep dependencies. But it can be done. ICC to drop MS for German alternative ⬇️

www.euractiv.com/news/interna...
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 8d
After the Pentagon forced a mass exit of journalists who understood military finance, tactics and technology, their replacements have arrived: cranks, conspiracy theorists and both foreign and domestic propagandists
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model
The Trump administration is trying to muddle reality—and create apathy. &nbsp;
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Stephen Harrison @stephenharrison.com · 9d
Excellent @willoremus.com piece about the launch of Grokipedia, Elon’s historical relationship with Wikipedia, and whether AI language models (as opposed to humans) are good enough to write a trustworthy encyclopedia. On that point, I agree with @jimmywales.bsky.social

Gift link: wapo.st/47PKzTd
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 17d
Our new recurring feature covers key stories from the world of campaign finance and influence buying, from the AI industry to unprecedented levels of super PAC support for a lame-duck president. bit.ly/42wEcSM
Money in Politics Roundup — October 2025
Our new recurring feature covers key stories from the world of campaign finance and influence buying, from the AI industry to super PAC support for a lame-duck president.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19d
“Professing love for Hitler is more than anti-Semitic—it’s antihuman,” George Packer argues. The Young Republicans’ texts “degrade all of us”:
The Depth of MAGA’s Moral Collapse
How we got to “I love Hitler.”
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 23d
We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.
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Naja Bentzen @najabentzen.bsky.social · 19d
Breaking: Tucker Carlson calls Putin a female leader 🔽
antongerashchenko.bsky.social Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 22d
Tucker Carlson:

There's something about female leadership that gets you very quickly to violence.U see it in the support for the Ukraine war,which is like the murder of an entire country's male population.Now,though,a bunch of European countries are doing female conscription
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Euronews @euronews.com · 21d
Brussels’s tech laws have come under pressure ever since the new US administration took office in January.
EU should stand firm despite US pressure, ex-EU competition chief says
Brussels’s tech laws have come under pressure ever since the new US administration took office in January.
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Alan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 29d
Call for Papers now open for the

Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 April 2026.

Research on systemic risks from technology that affects information streams or the amplification or monetization of disinformation.

Hosted with @mctd.bsky.social.

Information: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
Cambridge disinformation summit (2026) - Cambridge Judge Business School
Connect with Cambridge Judge! Explore our full calendar of upcoming events, learn about our programmes and connect with world-class speakers.
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Andrius Kubilius @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu · Sep 30
Delighted to meet Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland @radek-sikorski.bsky.social in Warsaw 🇵🇱

🇪🇺 is showing solidarity with 🇵🇱& other frontline MSs supporting their defence efforts - through initiatives #EDIP, #SAFE, flagships such as #DroneWall, simplification omnibuses, and the new #MFF
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · Sep 29
Remember how Jim Jordan was celebrating last week, claiming Google had censored conservatives and his committee uncovered it?

Well, his own committee's documents show he's lying.

open.substack.com/pub/wicziped...
Jim Jordan Claims Google Censored Conservatives. His Own Committee’s Work Shows Otherwise.
Google execs’ interviews before the House Judiciary Committee show no evidence of “censorship” or government coercion - so who’s lying?
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Roberta Metsola @president.europarl.europa.eu · Sep 29
The future of Moldova is in Europe! 🇪🇺🇲🇩

On this historic step forward, the people of Moldova have chosen the path of democracy, hope and opportunities.

They have chosen Europe.

Europa este Moldova. Moldova este Europa.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Sep 11
The 2025 call for #MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships drew 17,058 applications worldwide.

A 64.6% increase from 2024, it's the most popular call in over four decades.

Excellence thrives where it is enabled, protected and shared — and Europe provides that environment.

→ europa.eu/!jcnGgP

#ChooseEurope
A scientist in a lab coat looks through a microscope in a laboratory, with other researchers blurred in the background. Overlaid text reads: “Record Applications – Choose Europe: EU research fellowships attract record 17,058 applications.” The European Commission logo appears in the bottom right corner.
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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 25
Are you looking for work in a research group that is led by an ERC grantee? There more than 100 currently open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 europa.eu/!gdXPfd

#ChooseEurope #jobs #research
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Delphine Colard @spokesperson.europarl.europa.eu · Sep 10
Parliament has approved a six-month extension of the mandate of two special committees.

The European Democracy Shield committee, chaired by @nathalieloiseau.bsky.social , until 3 August 2026, and the Housing Crisis committee, chaired by Irene Tinagli, until 30 July 2026.
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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · Sep 8
When free speech is defined as the right to spread hate speech and disinformation, while making money from the societal disarray that results, it is not free speech at all.
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EU Institute for Security Studies @euiss.bsky.social · Sep 3
💬 HR/VP @kajakallas.bsky.social: "A new global order is in the making, but how we respond to this is entirely up to us. We must grow our geopolitical power and work on how we can be united, or change the rules so that we can adopt decisions, otherwise we are just not taken seriously."
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · Sep 2
"...Mr. Musk and his artificial intelligence company, xAI, have tweaked the chatbot to make its answers more conservative on many issues, according to an analysis of thousands of its responses by The New York Times. The shifts appear, in some cases, to reflect Mr. Musk’s political priorities."
How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 27
Denmark summons top US diplomat over alleged operations in Greenland on.ft.com/4oSRTVC
Denmark summons US diplomat over alleged American influence operations in Greenland
Danish foreign minister accuses ‘foreign actors’ of trying to influence future of the vast Arctic island
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