them: “AI is going to change the world!” random bar in Italy:
Jillian C. York
@jillian.bsky.social
Author of Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism (Verso 2021). Work @eff.org, teach at College of Europe Natolin, sing and play 🎷 in a band, live in London, full bio at https://jilliancyork.com/about Views are mine alone.
Thread. Links are in German but Google Translate does a reasonably fine job.
Jillian C. York@jillian.bsky.social · 5d agoSo apparently the guy who committed the attack on CSD in Berlin was tried and sentenced as a juvenile for trying to join ISIS and for disseminating ISIS propaganda despite being 20 years old? www.rbb24.de/panorama/bei...
So apparently the guy who committed the attack on CSD in Berlin was tried and sentenced as a juvenile for trying to join ISIS and for disseminating ISIS propaganda despite being 20 years old? www.rbb24.de/panorama/bei...
Was ĂĽber die Verurteilungen von Abdul B. bekannt ist
Erst im Mai 2026 hatte das Amtsgericht Tiergarten ein Urteil über Abdul B., den mutmaßlichen Attentäter des CSD-Anschlags, gefällt. Die Staatsanwaltschaft ging in Berufung, das Urteil wurde nicht rech...
rbb24.de
I got to see Leslie Odom Jr. in Hamilton on the West End today and it was worth every penny.
You opened a credit card. ICE now knows where you live. Here's how when you open a credit card your address leaves your bank, goes through middlemen companies, and ends up with ICE. ICE plans to use this data for immigration and 'voter fraud'. No warrant More: www.404media.co/you-opened-a...
macron, like most serious european leaders, knows this won't work - perhaps even realizes it's counterproductive - but they misperceive the politics and push ahead nonetheless
France Joins a Global Move Toward Restricting Social Media for Children
Its new law, the first of its kind enacted by a European country, will ban access to some accounts for anyone under 15.
nytimes.com
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Hekayyatna's 'Haflah at the Horniman' is set to turn a London museum into a celebration of SWANA culture, where stories, music, food and creativity come together:
A SWANA summer is coming to London with Haflah at the Horniman
Hekayyatna’s ’Haflah at the Horniman’ is set to turn a London museum into a celebration of SWANA culture, where stories, music, food & creativity come together
newarab.com
This is just so absurd I don't know whether to laugh or cry. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Could AI be conscious?
Experts believe it’s at least possible. We urgently need a plan to navigate the ethical implications
theguardian.com
advox.globalvoices.org/2026/06/23/d...
Digital surveillance is breaking activist mental health
Digital surveillance does much more than steal data. It inflicts deep human wounds; it stops people from safely developing and expressing their identities, breeds trauma that can last for generations,...
advox.globalvoices.org
Booing at the pub last night for: Trump, Argentina, and Justin Bieber. I picked the right pub. In other news, I think Shakira and the Muppets need to do a collab.
We've submitted joint comments with ARTICLE 19 to the European Commission on draft guidelines for the Digital Services Act’s trusted flagger mechanism. You can read our summary and full comments here: www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EFF and ARTICLE 19 Submission to the European Commission on the DSA
EFF and ARTICLE 19 have submitted joint comments to the European Commission on draft guidelines for the Digital Services Act’s trusted flagger mechanism. Having long advocated for a DSA that protects
eff.org
trans rights are human rights and if you don’t understand that you have no business calling yourself or being called a human rights expert.
this U.N. special rapporteur is using their position to attack trans rights. It’s an abuse of the position, an anti-rights agenda, and it’s condemnable. boo.
How One Woman Is Using the UN to Attack Trans Rights Worldwide
It’s no coincidence that the Supreme Court’s decision allowing trans sports bans echoes the work of Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls.
thenation.com
“Bad actors often exploit reporting systems in an attempt to get journalist or activist accounts removed, and are sometimes successful—in some cases, even when there is no violative content,” EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social told @netranews.bsky.social.
How to make journalists vanish on Facebook without a click
In Bangladesh, attackers send, delete and report Messenger texts sent to journalists and activists to get their Facebook accounts disabled
netra.news
I’m on a train to somewhere I haven’t set foot in 30 years, in a country I now live in. What a strange feeling.
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