From someone who has watched Putin speak for way to many hours for over a decade: No, I do not think his latest statement was AI generated

📢Call for papers: 9 panels in the section 'Internet and Politics in the AI era: digital technologies and their impact on norms, rights and political processes' chaired by Gabriela Borz and co-chaired by @Marielle_W and I https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/SectionDetails/1521 Waiting for you #ecprgc25

The PhD candidate will be offered the opportunity to design their own research project, with the expectation that their project will shed new light on ICT-related policy and digital rights promotion in the Eastern Partnership and/or Western Balkans.

Deadline for applications is 20 May.

Please share with your networks:

we have a *PhD vacancy* at Maastricht University to work with me and Gergana Noutcheva on *digital technologies in European enlargement and neighbourhood policy*.

Fluency in one or more relevant language(s) is an asset.

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/341008/phd-candidate-on-digital-technologies-in-european-enlargement-and-neighbourhood-policy/

I'm currently writing an updated version of my chapter on the digitalisation of Russian politics and will add a section on the use of digital technologies in occupation (2014-present). What topics, studies or researchers should I make sure to include?

Of course, other suggestions for studies (or topics or key events) I should incorporate in the updated chapter are very much welcome as well! And please feel free to self-promote.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-42855-6_2

#Russia #DigitalPolitics

De kwaliteit van het publieke debat over de oorlog in Oekraïne baart ons zorgen. Almaar meer wordt het gereduceerd tot een ogenschijnlijk eenvoudig militair vraagstuk.

Opinie voor De Tijd door Yf Reykers en mij.

#Rusland #Oekraïne

https://www.tijd.be/opinie/algemeen/russische-dreiging-is-niet-louter-militair/10523791.html

Apple losing an antitrust lawsuit and paying a >$13 million fine suddenly sounds quite different when the recipient of that sum is Russia.

There has been a similar case against Google. Both are remnants of pre-2022 dynamics: Russian tech companies seeking leverage over US competitors.

https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/22/apple-pays-fine-of-over-13-million-to-russia-s-federal-antimonopoly-service

@politicalscience #Russia #Apple #tech #antitrust #Google #commodon

Apple is suing (appealing) the European Commission to the European Court of Justice. It disagrees with the "gatekeeper" designation as understood by the Digital Markets Act (DMA). There are more such appeals. The DMA immediately went to the ECJ. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/PL/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:C_202400563

Russian consulates in some countries designated as “unfriendly” by the Kremlin might not organize polling places for the upcoming presidential election, potentially leaving Russians living abroad with no clear way to vote

https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/01/09/russian-consulates-in-some-countries-deemed-unfriendly-by-kremlin-may-not-organize-voting-in-upcoming-presidential-election

Met de bekendmaking dat Poetin zich opnieuw kandidaat stelt werd vorige week de campagne voor de Russische presidentsverkiezingen afgetrapt. De uitslag staat al vast. Toch staat er wel degelijk wat op het spel. Ik sprak erover met het AD (betaalmuur)

https://www.ad.nl/buitenland/zo-wint-poetin-weer-in-2024-boodschap-zal-ook-nu-zijn-dat-rusland-zonder-hem-terugzakt~a5650a4f/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

#Rusland #verkiezingen #Poetin

📢 "One Day in Content Moderation". How much content do social platforms remove and downrank in one day – and why? We have looked in the new billion-item "EU Transparency database". Our new report / blog post from @pgmt @zemki

👉 https://platform-governance.org/2023/one-day-in-content-moderation-by-social-media-platforms-in-the-eu/

Thanks to @DariaDergacheva for leading this effort; and Vasilisa Kuznetsova and @rscarlets to contribute. Stay tuned, there will be more to come. (1/x) #dsa #platformgovernance

Journalist Maria Ponomarenko, already serving six years in prison for reporting war information not approved by Russia's Defense Ministry, now faces another five over allegations that she attacked two guards. https://t.me/news_sirena/22186

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMlrLtPMAIonKjeVcPCGmWKkUZdjiKwr-T4VJZQ2U0i49Rvg/viewform
our third session is coming (14 Dec) with an exciting DSA ride 🎢 our experts (@goanta & Jacob van de Kerkhof) will untie two major act's undertakings: *trusted flaggers* & *data access*; please register for attending (👇) & stay tuned for our upcoming *monetization* session! ✨

From the mailbox: GoDaddy reacts to being labeled as "lawbreaker" by a Russian censorship agency by shutting down accounts which it believes are based in Russia, tells domain owners to start transferring them elsewhere by New Year's Eve.

After banning “the LGBT movement” outright, Russian lawmakers have set their sights on the next mortal danger to traditional family values: “child-free” lifestyles. Deputies are reportedly drafting a bill that would prohibit “child-free propaganda.” https://ria.ru/20231211/zakonoproekt-1915081910.html?in=t

Are you studying or interested in studying communicative AI? Join our workshop **Encounters with Communicative AIs** in VAKKI Symposium, Uni Vaasa in February! Abstract deadline on Dec 15. #sodaproject

== https://sites.uwasa.fi/vakki/en/symposium-2024/workshops/encounters-with-communicative-ais/ ==

== https://sites.uwasa.fi/vakki/en/symposium-2024/call-for-papers/ ==

On Thursday 14 December, 16:00-17:00 (CET), we are hosting our last event of the year! Join us for our last online seminar of 2023, in which Ian Johnstone, Arun Sukumar and Joel Trachtman launch their edited volume 'Building an International Cybersecurity Regime: Multistakeholder Diplomacy'.

Register here to join us this Thursday: https://universiteitleiden.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Mtd-6gqDwsHtXSeahiggD2nhoBu908XpYy#/registration

Baza reports that Navalny was removed from his cell and then "disappeared" due to investigative work relating to the next felony case against him, this one involving unspecified vandalism charges. Other sources say he's merely en route to a new prison. https://t.me/bazabazon/23659

Russia is cracking down on the collection of killed soldiers’ names (which will likely make it harder in the future to estimate KIAs in Ukraine). The military procurator’s office in Saratov has forced a local media outlet to take down its list. That’s classified! they say. https://zona.media/news/2023/12/07/prokuratura

A bit more about Gabriele de Seta’s new project on algorithmic folklore! He’ll be recruiting two PhDs and two postdocs to work on the project in the spring, so if you’re interested sign up for notifications on Jobbnorge and/or Euraxess: the jobs will be advertised there. https://www.uib.no/en/cdn/166832/investigating-modern-myths-algorithms