Vincenzo Tiani
@vincenzotiani.bsky.social
💼 #privacy #AI in Brussels 🗣️ Speaker 🎓PhD Candidate VUB BPH LSTS 👨🏫 Adj. Prof. IULM University and EDHEC Business School ✍️ WIRED Italia, Il Sole 24 ore, La Repubblica
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We sued X over a denied data access request under the DSA 💯
Is the case a step forward for enforcement or a proof of its limitations?
Join us on 10 July at 15:00 CEST to hear from experts, a judge, and researchers.
Register 👉🏽 bit.ly/3Gitk34
@stiftungmercator.bsky.social
Is the case a step forward for enforcement or a proof of its limitations?
Join us on 10 July at 15:00 CEST to hear from experts, a judge, and researchers.
Register 👉🏽 bit.ly/3Gitk34
@stiftungmercator.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
See you tomorrow here!
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Breaking News: A judge said the government should release Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist employed by Harvard University, saying U.S. customs had “no factual or legal basis” for revoking her visa.
Judge Finds Government Acted Illegally in Russian Scientist Case
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Breaking News: A judge said the government should release Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist employed by Harvard University, saying U.S. customs had “no factual or legal basis” for revoking her visa.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Elon Musk may be stepping back from the federal government, Julia Angwin writes, “but his legacy there is already secured. DOGE is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system for the Trump administration — the likes of which we have never seen in the U.S.”
Elon Musk may be stepping back from the federal government, Julia Angwin writes, “but his legacy there is already secured. DOGE is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system for the Trump administration — the likes of which we have never seen in the U.S.”
Opinion | ‘This Is What We Were Always Scared of’: DOGE Is Building a Surveillance State
DOGE is rapidly assembling a sprawling monitoring system, the foundation of many authoritarian regimes.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:47 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Elon Musk may be stepping back from the federal government, Julia Angwin writes, “but his legacy there is already secured. DOGE is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system for the Trump administration — the likes of which we have never seen in the U.S.”
Elon Musk may be stepping back from the federal government, Julia Angwin writes, “but his legacy there is already secured. DOGE is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system for the Trump administration — the likes of which we have never seen in the U.S.”
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Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.
April 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.
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Martin Wolf's (of @financialtimes.com) image is misused in deepfake investment scam scheme on Meta platforms. Despite efforts, over 1,700 fraudulent ads reached nearly 1M users. Meta struggles to stop it. There are more stories of people's image being abused in this way www.ft.com/content/80d9...
Playing ‘whack-a-mole’ with Meta over my fraudulent avatars
How is it possible that a company with such huge resources, including artificial intelligence tools, cannot deal with this?
www.ft.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Martin Wolf's (of @financialtimes.com) image is misused in deepfake investment scam scheme on Meta platforms. Despite efforts, over 1,700 fraudulent ads reached nearly 1M users. Meta struggles to stop it. There are more stories of people's image being abused in this way www.ft.com/content/80d9...
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Judge Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement, spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups. Here's what to know.
Who Is the Wisconsin Judge Arrested in Immigration Dispute?
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Judge Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement, spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups. Here's what to know.
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“Giornalismo”, 2025, ChatGPT su tela
April 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
“Giornalismo”, 2025, ChatGPT su tela
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What we’ve launched today is the first step for how we’re going to evolve verification.
The initial set of trusted verifiers includes news orgs who’ve agreed to take on the task of verification for their journalists. In the future, this set will expand, as well as how apps can choose to use them.
The initial set of trusted verifiers includes news orgs who’ve agreed to take on the task of verification for their journalists. In the future, this set will expand, as well as how apps can choose to use them.
April 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
What we’ve launched today is the first step for how we’re going to evolve verification.
The initial set of trusted verifiers includes news orgs who’ve agreed to take on the task of verification for their journalists. In the future, this set will expand, as well as how apps can choose to use them.
The initial set of trusted verifiers includes news orgs who’ve agreed to take on the task of verification for their journalists. In the future, this set will expand, as well as how apps can choose to use them.
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Universities should support each other across the US! Good to see the solidarity with Harvard here: Stanford president and provost back Harvard in funding fight ↘️ stanforddaily.com/2025/04/15/l...
Stanford president and provost back Harvard in funding fight
The president and provost said Harvard’s rejection of government demands was “rooted in the American tradition of liberty.”
stanforddaily.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Universities should support each other across the US! Good to see the solidarity with Harvard here: Stanford president and provost back Harvard in funding fight ↘️ stanforddaily.com/2025/04/15/l...
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#BREAKING: Over 36,000 people rallied in Los Angeles today in support of @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social’s OLIGARCHY TOUR — setting a record as their largest stop on this tour.
April 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#BREAKING: Over 36,000 people rallied in Los Angeles today in support of @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social’s OLIGARCHY TOUR — setting a record as their largest stop on this tour.
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😰 C'est une nouvelle escroquerie qui provoque une grande inquiétude... ➡️ trib.al/xe0U7Jw
April 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
😰 C'est une nouvelle escroquerie qui provoque une grande inquiétude... ➡️ trib.al/xe0U7Jw
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THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole.
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
April 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole.
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
Why?
Because an algorithm said so. 1/
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🔎 Do you usually fact-check information you come across on social media? Would you know how to go about it?
Test your fact-checking skills 👇
#FactCheckingDay
Test your fact-checking skills 👇
#FactCheckingDay
April 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🔎 Do you usually fact-check information you come across on social media? Would you know how to go about it?
Test your fact-checking skills 👇
#FactCheckingDay
Test your fact-checking skills 👇
#FactCheckingDay
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À Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët (5000 habitants), douze collégiennes sont victimes d’une épidémie de fausses photos X générées par IA : «Si ça arrive par chez nous, ça peut arriver partout»
Les fausses photos porno, les collégiens et l’IA : dans la Manche, Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët secoué par une affaire sordide
Dans la ville de 5 000 habitants, 12 collégiennes sont victimes d’une épidémie de clichés dégradants générés par intelligence artificielle. «Libé» s’est rendu dans la commune, jusqu’ici bien éloignée des tourments de l’algorithme.
www.liberation.fr
March 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
À Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët (5000 habitants), douze collégiennes sont victimes d’une épidémie de fausses photos X générées par IA : «Si ça arrive par chez nous, ça peut arriver partout»
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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We commend @wired.com for dropping its paywall for FOIA-based reporting and hope other news outlets will follow its lead.
freedom.press/issues/wired...
freedom.press/issues/wired...
March 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We commend @wired.com for dropping its paywall for FOIA-based reporting and hope other news outlets will follow its lead.
freedom.press/issues/wired...
freedom.press/issues/wired...
Do yourself a favor, and read Prof. Fara Dabhoiwala's weekend essay for the @financialtimes.com:
The real history of free speech — from supreme ideal to poisonous politics
on.ft.com/43OaHx6
The real history of free speech — from supreme ideal to poisonous politics
on.ft.com/43OaHx6
The real history of free speech — from supreme ideal to poisonous politics
The 300-year-old doctrine is being tested by the excesses of digital oligarchs, says historian Fara Dabhoiwala
on.ft.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Do yourself a favor, and read Prof. Fara Dabhoiwala's weekend essay for the @financialtimes.com:
The real history of free speech — from supreme ideal to poisonous politics
on.ft.com/43OaHx6
The real history of free speech — from supreme ideal to poisonous politics
on.ft.com/43OaHx6
🚨 Apparently, it's not just a rumor: the @ec.europa.eu is working on measures to simplify the #GDPR for #SMEs.
The EU Justice Commissioner @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social told Dr. Laura Caroli at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (@csis.org) event:
The EU Justice Commissioner @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social told Dr. Laura Caroli at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (@csis.org) event:
March 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🚨 Apparently, it's not just a rumor: the @ec.europa.eu is working on measures to simplify the #GDPR for #SMEs.
The EU Justice Commissioner @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social told Dr. Laura Caroli at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (@csis.org) event:
The EU Justice Commissioner @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social told Dr. Laura Caroli at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (@csis.org) event:
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Commission organises DSA workshops on systemic risks: Article 34 and 35 require very large platforms to carry out #riskassessment and mitigation measures under the DSA.
Commission organises DSA workshops on systemic risks
Article 34 and 35 require very large platforms to carry out #riskassessment and mitigation measures under the DSA.
dlvr.it
March 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Commission organises DSA workshops on systemic risks: Article 34 and 35 require very large platforms to carry out #riskassessment and mitigation measures under the DSA.
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This should terrify every person in this country. The use of machine learning systems to approximate an individuals views on war and then, if they are here lawfully on a visa, tag them for deportation is about as sci-fi dystopian as it gets.
www.axios.com/2025/03/06/s...
www.axios.com/2025/03/06/s...
Scoop: State Dept. to use AI to revoke visas of foreign students who appear "pro-Hamas"
The effort includes AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders' social media accounts and marks a dramatic escalation in the U.S. government's policing of foreign nationals' cond...
www.axios.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This should terrify every person in this country. The use of machine learning systems to approximate an individuals views on war and then, if they are here lawfully on a visa, tag them for deportation is about as sci-fi dystopian as it gets.
www.axios.com/2025/03/06/s...
www.axios.com/2025/03/06/s...
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U.S. Tech Investors, Trade Associations, and Companies Support the EU Digital
Markets Act, from @politico.eu www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ug08f...
Markets Act, from @politico.eu www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ug08f...
www.dropbox.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
U.S. Tech Investors, Trade Associations, and Companies Support the EU Digital
Markets Act, from @politico.eu www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ug08f...
Markets Act, from @politico.eu www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ug08f...
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EU responds to US tariffs on steel and aluminium - €26 billion of countermeasures on US goods ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
March 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
EU responds to US tariffs on steel and aluminium - €26 billion of countermeasures on US goods ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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In Ukrainian towns under Russian occupation, children are "systematically estranged from their Ukrainian identity," Tetiana Kotelnykova writes.
"Their textbooks tell them they are part of 'Russian World.' Their teachers tell them Ukraine does not exist."
"Their textbooks tell them they are part of 'Russian World.' Their teachers tell them Ukraine does not exist."
My Hometown Became a Different Country
Not by choice, but by force.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
In Ukrainian towns under Russian occupation, children are "systematically estranged from their Ukrainian identity," Tetiana Kotelnykova writes.
"Their textbooks tell them they are part of 'Russian World.' Their teachers tell them Ukraine does not exist."
"Their textbooks tell them they are part of 'Russian World.' Their teachers tell them Ukraine does not exist."