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Scott will help advise on editorial priorities, expand the contributor network, and contribute his analysis on tech policy issues and events.

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Analysis on Meta’s fact-checking pullback by @markscott.bsky.social

Analysis: Meta's fact-checking pullback will have global consequences

The social media company's widespread overhaul of its content moderation polices will have a real-world negative impact, embolden authoritarian regimes, and put its own users at risk

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I see my Bluesky feed is (legitimately) filled with anger about Meta's decision to pull back on moderating content — much of which is divisive and harmful, if not illegal. I stand by what I wrote on Jan 6: Platforms are now done with content moderation www.digitalpolitics.co/newsletter02...

What social media learned from Jan 6 insurrection

Four years after the Capitol Hill violence, tech companies are now unwilling to wade into thorny content moderation decisions on divisive topics.

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Time for me to predict the future: here's what to expect on digital policymaking in 2025. Social media oversight will become (even more) political; AI lobbying will finally start to pay off; politicians' illiteracy on tech will be felt globally Happy Festivus! www.digitalpolitics.co/newsletter022/

What you need to know about digital policymaking for 2025

Everything you need to know about how digital policymaking will be shaped, globally, during the year ahead

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Europe's new social media laws are getting their first real test. And it's coming from Romania. After the country's Constitutional Court annulled the 1st round of presidential elections, many are calling on the #DigitalServicesAct to figure out what exactly happened. That would be a mistake, imo

We don't know what happened in Romania

Accusations of foreign interference and covert illegal campaigns have so far been backed up with little evidence. That should concern everyone.

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European politicians are grilling TikTok officials about the platform's role in the #Romanian presidential election. (Watch here multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...). Let's be very clear: there is no evidence that Georgescu was artificially amplified on TikTok to win first round election

Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection - Multimedia Centre

Available on EBS : https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/ebs/live/2

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Hooray! It's DSA risk assessment & audit week — said no one ever. Still, we're starting to get the first reports from some of the biggest tech companies in the world about how they are complying w/ the EU's #DigitalServicesAct. Companies must publish these reports by Nov 29. Let's get started:

AI enabled disinformation in the 2024 super election year. Sign up for *online* discussion w/ @markscott.bsky.social, @jolukito.bsky.social, Mato Brautovic, & @taberez.bsky.social. Co-organised by EDMO, @aimediademlab.bsky.social, Aqsa Farooq, Sophie Morosoli & 🙋 www.eventbrite.nl/e/unraveling...

Unraveling the Role of AI-Enabled Disinformation in an Election Year

Join us online on November 25th at 13:00 CET to dive into how AI fuels disinformation during elections.

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Good to be back in (chilly) #Berlin for this event at @hertieschool.bsky.social

It’s official. The incoming leadership of @ec.europa.eu will take their seats on Dec 1. But what does that mean for the bloc’s digital ambitions? Who are the new names you need to know about? Don’t worry, I got ya covered 👉 www.digitalpolitics.co/newsletter015/

What to expect from Europe's new digital leaders

The incoming European Commission is divided between enacting new rules and promoting innovation by cutting back on red tape.

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Later this week, officials from so-called national “AI Safety Institutes” gather in San Francisco to talk AI safety. But politics — namely what politicians wants these govt bodies to actually accomplish (or not, if you’re in the U.S. — won’t be too far away 👇 www.digitalpolitics.co/newsletter016/

What next for AI Safety Institutes?

Officials gather in San Francisco this week to hammer out how these agencies can set international standards. Their work is engulfed in uncertainty.

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