In a group of 39 organisations and 43 experts we call on Commissioner Virkkunen for a scientific evidence-based approach to #encryption 💪🏽

The announcement from the European Commission about a “Technology Roadmap on encryption” has raised several questions because of plans to enable law enforcement authorities access to encrypted data 🙅🏽‍♀️

We ask for meaningful participation of experts to safeguard #cybersecurity and #Fundamental Rights.

Read the open letter ⤵️
https://edri.org/our-work/technical-experts-call-on-virkkunen-for-a-seat-on-the-table-european-commissions-technology-roadmap-on-encryption/

I hope that the Trump administration's cancellations of the Orion crew capsule (for which Europe built the Service Module) and the early de-orbiting of the ISS is a strong wake-up call that ESA's space program can no longer rely on promises from NASA.

Grateful for Hélène Huby's foresight to leave Airbus when she was VP of Orion-#ESM to develop European space capsules that don't rely on the US honouring their commitments.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/nasa-rocket-lunar-station-many-science-programs-face-cuts-trump-2026-budget-2025-05-02/

Still baffled by the sheer irresponsibility of unleashing the Convincing Lie Generator on the general public. I don’t think there’s a historic precedent save for only maybe the release of teflon into the environment.

"Apple and Meta are required to comply with the Commission's decisions within 60 days, otherwise they risk periodic penalty payments" - decisions not yet published, hence difficult to understand what their real impact might be 🤔 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Commission finds Apple and Met...

The EC was there first, but we still don't know how effective the decision will be in terms of "stick"

Y’all know my take on the world, but in case you’re up for reading an interview: I recently sat down with journalist Maurits Martijn of De Correspondent, and the result was just published. It’s in Dutch, but it’s likely quite readable still through your favorite translation service.

Deze visionaire activist slaat...

"AI is just like the early web!" ok but did Netscape ever do this https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-spiritual-delusions-destroying-human-relationships-1235330175/

jesus fucking christ.

🎻🤣 #loveDMA
https://eupolicy.social/@CCIAeurope/114453806535364613

“The most dangerous dance in European politics.”

“A dangerous game where the #EPP risks undermining the democratic fabric it claims to defend.”

#DefendDemocracy #EUpol #EPlenary #EU

https://www.politico.eu/article/european-peoples-party-epp-ngo-funding-civil-society-far-right/

This is not even peak LinkedIn:

1. Correct someone's false information
2. He replies "here's what ChatGPT told me"
3. It's more false information

Do. Not. Engage.

Ah, it seems #TeleMessage (the company behind that Signal fork called TM SGNL, used by Mike Waltz and possibly more members of the Trump administration) has woken up and blocked access to the source zips for their iOS and Android apps. Until yesterday they were publicly available at https://www.telemessage.com/developer/api-libraries/# now that page is gone. (it looked like this: https://archive.is/CLQLT)

Signal is AGPLv3 licensed, so hiding the sources could very well be a license violation. Oops.

cc @micahflee @ljrk FYI

huh, a tariff on services, I wonder if the US is vulnerable to retaliation in any significant way.

I haven’t seen data, but I imagine that, despite recent growth, not nearly as many Mastodon or Bluesky users are taking advantage of the wonderful @ap.brid.gy as might do. The service is right to be entirely opt-in, but even that doesn’t work with the large numbers of accounts which block DMs. 1/2

a cartoon of mickey mouse in a...

“The Labour government needs to take Nigel #Farage head on, not pander to his attempts to divide our country,” #LiberalDemocrat leader Sir Ed Davey said. “We saw in #Canada how Mark #Carney turned the tide against populism by standing up to Trump and staying true to his values. In this week’s elections, we were the only party to hold back #Reform with our focus on community values and pavement politics.”
#Trump #RedWall #Labour #digitalID

Indeed, kissing #Trump’s arse did wonders for the popularity of his political cult members in Canada and Australia 🫣

MP ‘Jo White, who…founded the #RedWall caucus of #Labour MPs, said the government should stop “pussyfooting around” and “take a leaf out of President Trump’s book”.

'White called for #digitalID cards as a way of reducing immigration and for regional grooming gang inquiries.’
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/03/labour-targets-international-students-claiming-asylum-after-losses-to-reform-in-local-elections

EU Commission VP #TeresaRibera:

"We are now at a time in history where the power of certain corporations, especially in the digital realm, might be the largest ever in history at the expense of our social cohesion, our mental health and our democracies."

#DefendDemocracy

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_25_1122

The man knows what will drive ratings: Survivor, except for non-white bald dudes. "Hello #1 liberal city, mind if we abuse some prisoners right here in front of you in our new CECOT on iconic Alcatraz Island? Na uh, federal land.." Hate him if you will, I know I do, but that's just pure genius.

The AI bubble is a stunningly designed grift. Here's a machine that promises to automate the alienation of labor for knowledge workers, built on their past work, marketed to a buying class who has none of the skills to evaluate the output of these tools or the talent they promise replace.

Mr. Deepfakes, the Biggest Deepfake Porn Site on the Internet, Says It’s Shutting Down for Good

https://www.404media.co/mr-deepfakes-the-biggest-deepfake-porn-site-on-the-internet-says-its-shutting-down-for-good/