PhD Candidate at @Radboud_uni and the University of St Andrews. Mostly working on Medieval logics and metaphysics within the @i2erc project. I also study computer science whenever I can. I run @thedebugger, a publication that covers the intersection of tech and politics from a European perspective. I actually don't like social media.
I do not accept followers from automated or empty accounts. It's nothing personal (literally).
Header picture: Two cats from a Medieval manuscript.
🇪🇺New EU Commission report dismantles voluntary #ChatControl 1.0, which they now want to make permanent:
"Insufficient data", high error rates & no proof of actual convictions. 🤯
Report: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0740
Our societies are becoming ever more militarised:
1️⃣ Governments are using data-intensive systems for military ends.
2️⃣ Non-defence companies are entering the defence sector.
3️⃣ The defence industry is seeping into civic spaces.
4️⃣ Tech used in conflict is also used commercially.
Learn more: https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5668/what-militarisation-tech
@Bibliothecaris Goed gedaan!
RE: https://mastodon.social/@i2erc/115622972493306152
I am very thrilled to be organising the next European Symposium on Medieval Logic and Semantics, along with @maria_andreea and the rest of the @i2erc team!
The deadline to send an abstract is on the 15th of December.
If you have any questions or want to send a proposal, you can contact us at esmls25@proton.me
Feel free to #boost for visibility, it'd be much appreciated!
Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to court filings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/23/tech/meta-buried-social-media-harm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #meta #facebook #instagram #socialmedia #mentalhealth #us
🇪🇺EU governments are removing #ChatControl from today's COREPER agenda because a majority has not yet been reached. For the reasons, see this leaked cable, especially regarding Spain's demand: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/LEWP-Meeting_12-November-2025.pdf
@llavoreta Crec que és perquè el correu que pots generar ara té un text una mica diferent, adpatat a les últimes circumstàncies. Tot i així, sempre pots utilitzar un traductor automàtic si cal!
That said, friendly reminder that this fantastic tool exists: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@thedebugger/115548946504800323
A couple of months ago I wrote this piece on #ChatControl. Sadly, not much has changed since then. But we managed to push this back once, so here we stand.
It stuns me to see how the #EU works actively against itself and its principles, implementing draconian measures like this one (which can only be explained through lobbying), or unmaking achievements like the #GDPR, just to appease foreign governments in detriment of its own #sovereignty. Because #digitalsovereignty is political sovereignty.
Utiliza la herramienta ciudadana para parar #ChatControl
https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
🗞️ "In this moment of crisis, #Europe should not cripple its best weapon against #US tech dominance, but enforce its laws, defend its sovereignty, create the space for innovation, and prove that democracy can tame Silicon Valley."
Read more 👉 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/eu-gdpr-data-law-us-tech-giants-digital
Europe’s digital rights are on the chopping block.
We - 127 CSOs & trade unions - are sounding the alarm over the European Commission’s forthcoming #DigitalOmnibus proposals.
Behind “simplification” lies a deregulation agenda that threatens the EU's digital framework - GDPR, ePrivacy, AI Act, DSA & DMA - the very laws that keep our data safe, hold govts & corporations accountable, prevent AI from determining our life chances, & protect us from mass surveillance.
✉️ : https://edri.org/our-work/forthcoming-digital-omnibus-would-mark-point-of-no-return/
We write in The Guardian this morning that the Commission’s plan to gut Europe’s digital rules will hurt European startups give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/eu-gdpr-data-law-us-tech-giants-digital
Nothing too surprising to be honest. Now, keep the pressure, however you can!
https://noyb.eu/en/eu-commission-about-wreck-core-principles-gdpr
Sure, let's bend the knee even more. That'll make us super competitive and ready for the future, whatever that means at this point.
"The leaked draft also suggests to give AI companies (like Google, Meta or OpenAI) a blank check to suck up European's personal data. [...] Also, remote access to personal data on PCs or smart phones without consent of the user would be enabled."
So I am keeping this account because it is still better than using LinkedIn, but I will not check it often. I will also be publishing new stuff for @thedebugger as soon as I can.
Salve sodales,
We are back with our seminar series! On Monday, 6th of October, we will welcome Mark Thakkar (Radboud University), who has recently joined the i² project. He will deliver a presentation titled “The Imaginary Tortures of Girolamo Cardano”, from 14:00 to 15:00 (CET). Check our website for more details:
The format is hybrid, so do not hesitate to contact us to get the link if you wish to attend online.
Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources
Experts find fake sources in Canadian government report that took 18 months to complete.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/education-report-calling-for-ethical-ai-use-contains-over-15-fake-sources/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Esto debería abrir telediarios. Europa empieza a aceptar que hay que elegir entre la vivienda o el caos.
Von der Leyen: "Esto es más que una crisis inmobiliaria: es una crisis social. Desgarra el tejido social europeo, debilita nuestra cohesión y también amenaza nuestra competitividad".
El rentismo y la especulación se han convertido en una amenaza para el futuro de Europa.
https://www.europapress.es/economia/noticia-von-der-leyen-convocara-primera-cumbre-europea-vivienda-abordar-crisis-habitacional-20250910120049.html
