Robin Berjon
@robin.berjon.com
Putting human agency back into technology. Brussels, 🇪🇺.
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• fmr W3C, NYT, ScienceAI, Protocol Labs
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• tech, governance, science, politics, philosophy, infrastructure, cats, terrible puns
• blog: https://berjon.com/
• fmr W3C, NYT, ScienceAI, Protocol Labs
• he/him/Ishmael
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Robin Berjon
@robin.berjon.com
· Feb 25
Digital Sovereignty
Digital sovereignty has a bad reputation. In internet governance circles, sovereignty is considered awkward enough to be referred to by as the "s-word." It is often associated with misguided attempts ...
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Digital sovereignty is almost entirely an infrastructure problem, and it's a tough one. How can we understand the problem and start outlining strategies? Read on to find out!
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“we know from experience that immigrants are the laboratory for federal agencies experimenting with new technologies. We fully anticipate that this will extend to US citizens and others – and not only for law enforcement but for health, employment, and education”
www.techpolicy.press/republican-b...
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Republican Budget Bill Signals New Era in Federal Surveillance | TechPolicy.Press
To advance the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement priorities, the Republican budget bill is set to fund a major expansion of federal surveillance.
www.techpolicy.press
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“we know from experience that immigrants are the laboratory for federal agencies experimenting with new technologies. We fully anticipate that this will extend to US citizens and others – and not only for law enforcement but for health, employment, and education”
www.techpolicy.press/republican-b...
www.techpolicy.press/republican-b...
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Google has been giving free advertising to anti-abortion groups targeting pregnant women in Scotland and across the UK, the Sunday National can reveal
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Google has been giving free advertising to anti-abortion groups targeting pregnant women in Scotland and across the UK, the Sunday National can reveal
BBIAB, I'm putting the finishing touches on my next opus, an intimate threnody in epic verse called "Responsible Disclosure."
(HT @olivia.science)
(HT @olivia.science)
this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
BBIAB, I'm putting the finishing touches on my next opus, an intimate threnody in epic verse called "Responsible Disclosure."
(HT @olivia.science)
(HT @olivia.science)
We can do this across the broligarch companies.
“.. the 10th straight month of declining Tesla sales in Europe.”
@yahoofinance.com $TSLA
finance.yahoo.com/news/teslas-...
@yahoofinance.com $TSLA
finance.yahoo.com/news/teslas-...
November 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We can do this across the broligarch companies.
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Decentralized Social Media should be funded from a European defense fund.
Social Media is critical infrastructure
sebastian.leaflet.pub
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Decentralized Social Media should be funded from a European defense fund.
RIP Tom Stoppard, brainy without a hint of condescension, something too rare. I have fond memories of playing Moon in The Real Inspector Hound a few decades ago 💖
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard, brainy without a hint of condescension, something too rare. I have fond memories of playing Moon in The Real Inspector Hound a few decades ago 💖
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
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caption by @peretsky.bsky.social over on the meta feed
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
caption by @peretsky.bsky.social over on the meta feed
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The Rustaveli Avenue is fully packed with crowds commemorating the 1-YEAR anniversary of the DAILY #GeorgiaProtests against the hostile takeover of our country.
We will not stop, & GD can never fully stabilize.
For stability & peace in the region, and to end human suffering, we need
1/2
📷 MOSE
We will not stop, & GD can never fully stabilize.
For stability & peace in the region, and to end human suffering, we need
1/2
📷 MOSE
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Rustaveli Avenue is fully packed with crowds commemorating the 1-YEAR anniversary of the DAILY #GeorgiaProtests against the hostile takeover of our country.
We will not stop, & GD can never fully stabilize.
For stability & peace in the region, and to end human suffering, we need
1/2
📷 MOSE
We will not stop, & GD can never fully stabilize.
For stability & peace in the region, and to end human suffering, we need
1/2
📷 MOSE
Lush knows how to run a business.
cosmeticsbusiness.com/lush-divest-...
cosmeticsbusiness.com/lush-divest-...
Lush urges businesses to divest from big tech after leaving social media
UK ethical beauty brand Lush is moving away from using big tech companies in its business operations after leaving social media, and wants other companies to do the same
cosmeticsbusiness.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Lush knows how to run a business.
cosmeticsbusiness.com/lush-divest-...
cosmeticsbusiness.com/lush-divest-...
I have a million issues with Macron, but at least on this he's got spine that we can't seem to find elsewhere in Europe.
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Macron says Brussels is ‘afraid’ of tackling US Big Tech
An “American offensive” has cowed the European Commission and some EU capitals, French president complains.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I have a million issues with Macron, but at least on this he's got spine that we can't seem to find elsewhere in Europe.
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
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Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
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As with every other European crisis since at least 2008, by the time 🇪🇺 figures out what to do with frozen 🇷🇺 assets to help 🇺🇦, it will be far too late, & yet another problem that could have been solved by issuing large-scale common debt in the world’s #2 global reserve currency will still fester.
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever ratcheted up his objections to the European Commission’s plan to use some €140 billion of frozen Russian assets held in Brussels to bolster Ukraine — dashing EU hopes of a breakthrough on mobilizing the assets.
Belgium’s Bart De Wever dials up opposition to Russian frozen assets deal
The prime minister’s strongly worded intervention dashes EU hopes that a breakthrough on sending assets held in Belgium to Ukraine could be imminent.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
As with every other European crisis since at least 2008, by the time 🇪🇺 figures out what to do with frozen 🇷🇺 assets to help 🇺🇦, it will be far too late, & yet another problem that could have been solved by issuing large-scale common debt in the world’s #2 global reserve currency will still fester.
This analysis of von der Leyen's isolation and authoritarianism, its impact on the chaotic and incoherent performance of the Commission, and the dangerous games the EPP is playing very much matches what I see here in Brussels.
The democratic parties should consider dismissing her.
The democratic parties should consider dismissing her.
[Blog] L'organisation politique bruxelloise de l'UE connait des dérives très inquiétantes, entre centralisation et exercice solitaire du pouvoir. authueil.fr/2025/11/28/b...
Bruxelles est en train de partir en vrille – Authueil
authueil.fr
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
This analysis of von der Leyen's isolation and authoritarianism, its impact on the chaotic and incoherent performance of the Commission, and the dangerous games the EPP is playing very much matches what I see here in Brussels.
The democratic parties should consider dismissing her.
The democratic parties should consider dismissing her.
Isn't this the part where the DSA was supposed to come in handy?
Instagram has become a pipeline for extremist content. Influencers like Hayden McDougall and Dylan Shane are blasting out extremist content, Nazi symbols, and hate-branded merchandise to massive audiences. The platform’s refusal to intervene is turning fringe neo-Nazism into mainstream culture.
Instagram’s Antisemitism Economy
Instagram has become a marketplace for antisemitism. Influencers like Hayden McDougall, Dylan Shane, Jake Shields, and Myron Gaines are using the platform’s massive reach to glorify Hitler, deny the H...
globalextremism.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Isn't this the part where the DSA was supposed to come in handy?
Comme à chaque fois…
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Comme à chaque fois…
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It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
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The hardest part about Trump pardoning the turkeys isn’t the names but finding birds that were there on Jan. 6.
Polling is open to help name two turkeys who will be pardoned by President Donald Trump ahead of Thanksgiving, and you can help choose.
You can choose the names of turkeys to get a presidential pardon. Here's how.
Polling is open to help name two turkeys who will be pardoned by President Donald Trump ahead of Thanksgiving, and you can help choose.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The hardest part about Trump pardoning the turkeys isn’t the names but finding birds that were there on Jan. 6.
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I write about some interesting developments in the ATmosphere (and the broader universe of decentralised and federated social media). Very intrigued by #Eurosky, especially the idea of shared moderation infrastructure. I will be following (and hopefully writing about!) this with a lot of interest.
🇪🇺 Eurosky is building EU-hosted social media infrastructure on ATProtocol. Priorities: Commons for Content Moderation (CoCoMo), decentralized architecture, and reducing Big Tech dependency.
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Public funding + civil society collaboration = digital sovereignty. openfuture.eu/blog/eurosky...
Eurosky dawns: Building Infrastructure for Sovereign Social Media – Open Future
The Eurosky initiative is building European social media infrastructure on the ATProtocol, representing a new step in Europe's digital sovereignty agenda as policymakers seek alternatives to Big Tech ...
openfuture.eu
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I write about some interesting developments in the ATmosphere (and the broader universe of decentralised and federated social media). Very intrigued by #Eurosky, especially the idea of shared moderation infrastructure. I will be following (and hopefully writing about!) this with a lot of interest.
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I have consistently warned about and explained the issue with safety of full size walking robots. The touted applications just do make sense with the amounts of kinetic energy pumped into current full size humanoids. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/21/f...
Figure AI sued by whistleblower who warned that startup's robots could 'fracture a human skull'
A former engineer for Figure AI filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety.
www.cnbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I have consistently warned about and explained the issue with safety of full size walking robots. The touted applications just do make sense with the amounts of kinetic energy pumped into current full size humanoids. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/21/f...
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Secretary Pete Hegseth, a Princeton graduate, was unable to comprehend that photographs create mirror images of their subjects. Here's why affirmative action has lowered the standards of Ivy League admissions.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Secretary Pete Hegseth, a Princeton graduate, was unable to comprehend that photographs create mirror images of their subjects. Here's why affirmative action has lowered the standards of Ivy League admissions.
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Pediatricians say vaccines do not cause autism. A bear-eating heroin addict who fantasizes about sucking his own semen out of his lovers' orifices says they do. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Pediatricians say vaccines do not cause autism. A bear-eating heroin addict who fantasizes about sucking his own semen out of his lovers' orifices says they do. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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@bnewbold.net joined @robin.berjon.com in a conversation about what @bsky.app has learned building the AT Protocol, sharing insights and lessons for Europe's digital future. vimeo.com/1140574261?s...
In Discussion with Bluesky
In Discussion with Bluesky with Bryan Newbolt (Bluesky) and Robin Berjon (Eurosky) Bluesky has grown to over 40 million users, proving decentralized social media…
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November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@bnewbold.net joined @robin.berjon.com in a conversation about what @bsky.app has learned building the AT Protocol, sharing insights and lessons for Europe's digital future. vimeo.com/1140574261?s...
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@robin.berjon.com and @seabass.bsky.social broke down what AT Protocol and Eurosky are, and shared how these technologies could reshape the future of social media and the open social web. vimeo.com/1140372228?s...
Digital Building Blocks: ATProto and Eurosky Explained
Digital Building Blocks: ATProto and Eurosky Explained with Robin Berjon (Eurosky); Sebastian Vogelsang (Eurosky / Flashes)
vimeo.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@robin.berjon.com and @seabass.bsky.social broke down what AT Protocol and Eurosky are, and shared how these technologies could reshape the future of social media and the open social web. vimeo.com/1140372228?s...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Is Santa Real? Many users feel they're getting presents from him. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Is Santa Real? Many users feel they're getting presents from him. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.