Sherif Elsayed-Ali
@sherifea.com
Tech can be better.
Helping build shared ATProto infrastructure at @eurosky.social
Senior fellow @ https://futureinstitute.tech
Helping build shared ATProto infrastructure at @eurosky.social
Senior fellow @ https://futureinstitute.tech
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We're delighted to announce @alexandrageese.bsky.social, Member of the European Parliament for the Greens/EFA Group, as a speaker for Eurosky Live in Berlin this November.
#EuroskyLive #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech
www.eurosky.social/eurosky-live
#EuroskyLive #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech
www.eurosky.social/eurosky-live
October 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
We're delighted to announce @alexandrageese.bsky.social, Member of the European Parliament for the Greens/EFA Group, as a speaker for Eurosky Live in Berlin this November.
#EuroskyLive #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech
www.eurosky.social/eurosky-live
#EuroskyLive #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech
www.eurosky.social/eurosky-live
Join us! 19 November, the day after the French-German Digital Sovereignty Summit in Berlin.
Hello everyone! Announcing Eurosky Live: Berlin 2025. Join founders, developers, media, policy-makers, and investors for a full-day public programe exploring the European open social web.
If you're building on ATProto and interested in showcasing, please reach out!
To register: luma.com/knk1342n
If you're building on ATProto and interested in showcasing, please reach out!
To register: luma.com/knk1342n
Eurosky Live: Berlin 2025 · Luma
Showcase • Keynotes • Panels
Join founders, developers, media, policy-makers, and investors for a full-day public programme exploring the European open social…
luma.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Join us! 19 November, the day after the French-German Digital Sovereignty Summit in Berlin.
Is the web broken beyond repair? I’ve been wondering if it makes sense to keep trying to fix all the problems or whether we should start again.
www.sherifea.com/blog/do-we-n...
www.sherifea.com/blog/do-we-n...
Do we need a second web? — Sherif Elsayed-Ali
Is the World Wide Web too broken to be fixed? What if instead of patching it, we built a second web - one where you can tell a human from a bot, you control your data and you have choice? A place wher...
www.sherifea.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Is the web broken beyond repair? I’ve been wondering if it makes sense to keep trying to fix all the problems or whether we should start again.
www.sherifea.com/blog/do-we-n...
www.sherifea.com/blog/do-we-n...
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European policymakers should designate open-source frameworks like the AT Protocol, the foundation for Bluesky, as critical infrastructure and invest in developing social-media apps on them, argues Sebastian Vogelsang.
Europe Can Build Its Own Social Media
Sebastian Vogelsang thinks policymakers are overlooking the potential for developing platforms on decentralized, open protocols.
www.project-syndicate.org
July 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
European policymakers should designate open-source frameworks like the AT Protocol, the foundation for Bluesky, as critical infrastructure and invest in developing social-media apps on them, argues Sebastian Vogelsang.
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The original excuse for my trip to London was to meet my friend @sherifea.bsky.social — we had not seen each other in five years!
« There’s this person I’d like you to meet, what about we record a podcast? », he said.
That’s how I met Vib. A collision I will remember for a long time.
(Links next)
« There’s this person I’d like you to meet, what about we record a podcast? », he said.
That’s how I met Vib. A collision I will remember for a long time.
(Links next)
July 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The original excuse for my trip to London was to meet my friend @sherifea.bsky.social — we had not seen each other in five years!
« There’s this person I’d like you to meet, what about we record a podcast? », he said.
That’s how I met Vib. A collision I will remember for a long time.
(Links next)
« There’s this person I’d like you to meet, what about we record a podcast? », he said.
That’s how I met Vib. A collision I will remember for a long time.
(Links next)
🎙️ New System Change episode – the podcast version of our webinar: The Next Social Wave. Hear from @marietjeschaake.bsky.social, @emilyliu.me and @robin.berjon.com on the future of open social media, euro tech sovereignty, and the infrastructure we need.
open.spotify.com/episode/3qDc...
open.spotify.com/episode/3qDc...
Special Episode - The Next Social Wave
System Change · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🎙️ New System Change episode – the podcast version of our webinar: The Next Social Wave. Hear from @marietjeschaake.bsky.social, @emilyliu.me and @robin.berjon.com on the future of open social media, euro tech sovereignty, and the infrastructure we need.
open.spotify.com/episode/3qDc...
open.spotify.com/episode/3qDc...
Can Europe build it own AWS? John Ozbay (Crypt.ee) had a chat about this. TL;DR European cloud is a good 10-15 years behind and it will be a hard lift, but it can and must be done. #tech #European #Eurostack
Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
& podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
& podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
June 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Can Europe build it own AWS? John Ozbay (Crypt.ee) had a chat about this. TL;DR European cloud is a good 10-15 years behind and it will be a hard lift, but it can and must be done. #tech #European #Eurostack
Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
& podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
& podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Just dropped a new ep of SYSTEM CHANGE 🎙️
talked w/ John Ozbay (Cryptee) about cloud monopolies, European tech sovereignty, and if a euro-AWS is possible?
🎧 listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
#systemchange #cloudsovereignty #interoperability #crypty
talked w/ John Ozbay (Cryptee) about cloud monopolies, European tech sovereignty, and if a euro-AWS is possible?
🎧 listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
#systemchange #cloudsovereignty #interoperability #crypty
June 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Just dropped a new ep of SYSTEM CHANGE 🎙️
talked w/ John Ozbay (Cryptee) about cloud monopolies, European tech sovereignty, and if a euro-AWS is possible?
🎧 listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
#systemchange #cloudsovereignty #interoperability #crypty
talked w/ John Ozbay (Cryptee) about cloud monopolies, European tech sovereignty, and if a euro-AWS is possible?
🎧 listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7h0c...
#systemchange #cloudsovereignty #interoperability #crypty
Digital ads pays for the internet. But the system is broken, and one company - Google - is at the center of it all.
The digital ad market is monopolised, extractive, and harmful — to users and to the web itself.
I discuss with @robin.berjon.com & @coricrider.com
open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
The digital ad market is monopolised, extractive, and harmful — to users and to the web itself.
I discuss with @robin.berjon.com & @coricrider.com
open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
May 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Digital ads pays for the internet. But the system is broken, and one company - Google - is at the center of it all.
The digital ad market is monopolised, extractive, and harmful — to users and to the web itself.
I discuss with @robin.berjon.com & @coricrider.com
open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
The digital ad market is monopolised, extractive, and harmful — to users and to the web itself.
I discuss with @robin.berjon.com & @coricrider.com
open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
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After 5 days, 102 hours of live streaming, 19 guests & over 10,000 viewers, I've finished my portrait of Elon Musk.
And I think I've captured the psychology of the man.
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon
And I think I've captured the psychology of the man.
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon
May 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
After 5 days, 102 hours of live streaming, 19 guests & over 10,000 viewers, I've finished my portrait of Elon Musk.
And I think I've captured the psychology of the man.
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon
And I think I've captured the psychology of the man.
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon
Hey everyone, so I have a new podcast all about the tech industry, the changes we need to have better tech, big innovation & competitive markets. New episode now out on adtech and Google’s monopoly with the superb @coricrider.com and @robin.berjon.com open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
The Dark Side of Adtech
System Change · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Hey everyone, so I have a new podcast all about the tech industry, the changes we need to have better tech, big innovation & competitive markets. New episode now out on adtech and Google’s monopoly with the superb @coricrider.com and @robin.berjon.com open.spotify.com/episode/5m7v...
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“In Elon’s case… he's more of...a vulture capitalist mind than a technology mind.” - @alexwinter.com
Livestream continues today at 4pm BST with Brian Eno, Jon Ronson and more! Join us at IanPaintsElon.com
Livestream continues today at 4pm BST with Brian Eno, Jon Ronson and more! Join us at IanPaintsElon.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“In Elon’s case… he's more of...a vulture capitalist mind than a technology mind.” - @alexwinter.com
Livestream continues today at 4pm BST with Brian Eno, Jon Ronson and more! Join us at IanPaintsElon.com
Livestream continues today at 4pm BST with Brian Eno, Jon Ronson and more! Join us at IanPaintsElon.com
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Ian's back, tell a friend.
Yesterday, the wonderful @kuminaidoo.bsky.social and I discussed how Apartheid may have been the original algorithm in Musk's life.
I'm going live with @alexwinter.com at 3.15 BST over at IanPaintsElon.com!
Yesterday, the wonderful @kuminaidoo.bsky.social and I discussed how Apartheid may have been the original algorithm in Musk's life.
I'm going live with @alexwinter.com at 3.15 BST over at IanPaintsElon.com!
May 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Ian's back, tell a friend.
Yesterday, the wonderful @kuminaidoo.bsky.social and I discussed how Apartheid may have been the original algorithm in Musk's life.
I'm going live with @alexwinter.com at 3.15 BST over at IanPaintsElon.com!
Yesterday, the wonderful @kuminaidoo.bsky.social and I discussed how Apartheid may have been the original algorithm in Musk's life.
I'm going live with @alexwinter.com at 3.15 BST over at IanPaintsElon.com!
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Please join me for this collective moment to pause and protest.
I will be asking people to donate to freeourfeeds.com - and for the first 1,000 people to donate, I will be writing their names into the portrait itself as a symbolic means of saying "We can wrest control back from the billionaires."
I will be asking people to donate to freeourfeeds.com - and for the first 1,000 people to donate, I will be writing their names into the portrait itself as a symbolic means of saying "We can wrest control back from the billionaires."
Free Our Feeds
Let's take social media away from billionaire capture.
freeourfeeds.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Please join me for this collective moment to pause and protest.
I will be asking people to donate to freeourfeeds.com - and for the first 1,000 people to donate, I will be writing their names into the portrait itself as a symbolic means of saying "We can wrest control back from the billionaires."
I will be asking people to donate to freeourfeeds.com - and for the first 1,000 people to donate, I will be writing their names into the portrait itself as a symbolic means of saying "We can wrest control back from the billionaires."
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So, Internet, we really do need to talk about Elon. How did we get to a place where a single billionaire with daddy issues could take over and control our global public square?
I picked up my paintbrush as a means to answer that question.
I picked up my paintbrush as a means to answer that question.
We Need To Talk About Elon
I’m a portrait artist, fascinated by what Elon Musk is doing to our online and offline worlds. Join me as I spend a week, alongside special guests, exploring...
www.youtube.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
So, Internet, we really do need to talk about Elon. How did we get to a place where a single billionaire with daddy issues could take over and control our global public square?
I picked up my paintbrush as a means to answer that question.
I picked up my paintbrush as a means to answer that question.
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Reposted by Sherif Elsayed-Ali
I’m doing something very exciting next week - delving into the psychology of the world’s richest man while talking to some incredible guests.
I’ll be live from 3pm UK time on Monday at IanPaintsElon.com
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon #FreeOurFeeds
I’ll be live from 3pm UK time on Monday at IanPaintsElon.com
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon #FreeOurFeeds
May 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I’m doing something very exciting next week - delving into the psychology of the world’s richest man while talking to some incredible guests.
I’ll be live from 3pm UK time on Monday at IanPaintsElon.com
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon #FreeOurFeeds
I’ll be live from 3pm UK time on Monday at IanPaintsElon.com
#WeNeedToTalkAboutElon #FreeOurFeeds
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I am thrilled share that I'm joining the @freeourfeeds.com team as interim director. Since leaving @globalvoices.org I've been focused on the incentives that influence how we talk to each other in public spaces and online. Free Our Feeds tackles this head on at the level of infrastructure.
May 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I am thrilled share that I'm joining the @freeourfeeds.com team as interim director. Since leaving @globalvoices.org I've been focused on the incentives that influence how we talk to each other in public spaces and online. Free Our Feeds tackles this head on at the level of infrastructure.
Super excited about this. We’ll a few more updates from @freeourfeeds.com next week.
We're excited to support the #IndieSky Working Group to support coordinating the working group and fund initial R&D on infrastructure software, setup, and tooling!
Read more here:
Read more here:
IndieSky working group, 50K donation from Free Our Feeds
The IndieSky working group will work together on R&D, code, and infrastructure on how and why to run different parts of the ATProto stack. Free Our Feeds is supporting the effort with an initial…
atprotocol.dev
May 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Super excited about this. We’ll a few more updates from @freeourfeeds.com next week.
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We've let Google defund democracy for years — it's time for democracy to hit back — and hard.
The US DoJ and states have scored two major wins, now @dacemoglumit.bsky.social says that "Europe should finish the job."
I couldn't agree more. 🧵
www.ft.com/content/2b78...
The US DoJ and states have scored two major wins, now @dacemoglumit.bsky.social says that "Europe should finish the job."
I couldn't agree more. 🧵
www.ft.com/content/2b78...
The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same
As Big Tech tightens its grip on governments and markets, the EU must ensure competition can flourish
www.ft.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We've let Google defund democracy for years — it's time for democracy to hit back — and hard.
The US DoJ and states have scored two major wins, now @dacemoglumit.bsky.social says that "Europe should finish the job."
I couldn't agree more. 🧵
www.ft.com/content/2b78...
The US DoJ and states have scored two major wins, now @dacemoglumit.bsky.social says that "Europe should finish the job."
I couldn't agree more. 🧵
www.ft.com/content/2b78...
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Palantir still in the process of becoming a *major* UK government contractor – particularly in the NHS – in a way that they’d get increasingly more difficult to remove or replace with every passing year.
Palantir co-founder & Musk confidant supports unlawful Rogue Govt executive action (which is the current strategy/policy) for speed, conflict. Based on endorsing the great replacement conspiracy theory as justification.
Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale RTd this thread, which says Trump shld act fast & “Fire people who can't be fired. Force them to litigate. Mass deport people who can't be deported. Force them to litigate. Cancel 100s of billions in funding that are not lawful to cancel & force them to litigate.” 1/
April 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Palantir still in the process of becoming a *major* UK government contractor – particularly in the NHS – in a way that they’d get increasingly more difficult to remove or replace with every passing year.
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BREAKING: Google loses the adtech case, has unlawful monopoly over advertising tech.
HUGE deal - it is the source of their monopoly profits - and now puts pressure on the EU to step up and finish the job.
www.theverge.com/news/650665/...
HUGE deal - it is the source of their monopoly profits - and now puts pressure on the EU to step up and finish the job.
www.theverge.com/news/650665/...
Google loses adtech monopoly case
A loss for Google.
www.theverge.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
BREAKING: Google loses the adtech case, has unlawful monopoly over advertising tech.
HUGE deal - it is the source of their monopoly profits - and now puts pressure on the EU to step up and finish the job.
www.theverge.com/news/650665/...
HUGE deal - it is the source of their monopoly profits - and now puts pressure on the EU to step up and finish the job.
www.theverge.com/news/650665/...
The question of European tech alternatives is not just about competition & innovation but also a need to tackle a fundamental national security vulnerability.
I recently spoke to @marietjeschaake.bsky.social about European alternatives for our webinar on the emerging #OpenWebEconomy. Excerpt 👇
I recently spoke to @marietjeschaake.bsky.social about European alternatives for our webinar on the emerging #OpenWebEconomy. Excerpt 👇
April 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The question of European tech alternatives is not just about competition & innovation but also a need to tackle a fundamental national security vulnerability.
I recently spoke to @marietjeschaake.bsky.social about European alternatives for our webinar on the emerging #OpenWebEconomy. Excerpt 👇
I recently spoke to @marietjeschaake.bsky.social about European alternatives for our webinar on the emerging #OpenWebEconomy. Excerpt 👇
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NEW: Spoke to 25 small publishers about the kind of impact Google's AI changes to search has had on their businesses.
Things don't look good—not for the publishers, and not for the quality of information out on the open web, which ironically Google itself relies on.
Gift link: bloom.bg/43Jmzk3
Things don't look good—not for the publishers, and not for the quality of information out on the open web, which ironically Google itself relies on.
Gift link: bloom.bg/43Jmzk3
April 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW: Spoke to 25 small publishers about the kind of impact Google's AI changes to search has had on their businesses.
Things don't look good—not for the publishers, and not for the quality of information out on the open web, which ironically Google itself relies on.
Gift link: bloom.bg/43Jmzk3
Things don't look good—not for the publishers, and not for the quality of information out on the open web, which ironically Google itself relies on.
Gift link: bloom.bg/43Jmzk3
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Would you present your next NeurIPS paper in Europe instead of traveling to San Diego (US) if this was an option? Søren Hauberg (DTU) and I would love to hear the answer through this poll: (1/6)
NeurIPS participation in Europe
We seek to understand if there is interest in being able to attend NeurIPS in Europe, i.e. without travelling to San Diego, US. In the following, assume that it is possible to present accepted papers ...
docs.google.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Would you present your next NeurIPS paper in Europe instead of traveling to San Diego (US) if this was an option? Søren Hauberg (DTU) and I would love to hear the answer through this poll: (1/6)