Bruna Martins dos Santos
@brums.bsky.social
Personal opinions only! All things tech And Human Rights ✨Policy and Advocacy @WITNESS
German Chancellor Fellow @AvHStiftung 2021-2022 | Previously @DigitalActionCo, @WZB, @DataPrivacyBr, @direitosnarede| She/Her
German Chancellor Fellow @AvHStiftung 2021-2022 | Previously @DigitalActionCo, @WZB, @DataPrivacyBr, @direitosnarede| She/Her
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Impressoes sobre os primeiros momentos das sessões que analisam a constitucionalidade do art. 19 do Marco Civil da Internet:
Reposted by Bruna Martins dos Santos
Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, the digital omnibus is the opposite of what we need.
In the era of hybrid warfare, we must make it HARDER to WEAPONISE our digital infrastructure against us — not EASIER.
cc @kajakallas.bsky.social @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu
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In the era of hybrid warfare, we must make it HARDER to WEAPONISE our digital infrastructure against us — not EASIER.
cc @kajakallas.bsky.social @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu
defenddemocracy.eu/europe-secur...
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, the digital omnibus is the opposite of what we need.
In the era of hybrid warfare, we must make it HARDER to WEAPONISE our digital infrastructure against us — not EASIER.
cc @kajakallas.bsky.social @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu
defenddemocracy.eu/europe-secur...
In the era of hybrid warfare, we must make it HARDER to WEAPONISE our digital infrastructure against us — not EASIER.
cc @kajakallas.bsky.social @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu
defenddemocracy.eu/europe-secur...
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🚨 Brussels, today 🚨Ursula! Stand up for Europe – not for Trump’s tech bros!
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🚨 Brussels, today 🚨Ursula! Stand up for Europe – not for Trump’s tech bros!
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
As the EU unveils its “Digital Omnibus” today, we're rolling out billboards calling on @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to stop bending to US and Big Tech pressure and enforce our digital laws #StandUpUrsula✊
Following the #EUSovereigntySummit and the feeling is of utter disappointment. To see the much needed sovereignty umbrella being used to legitimize the erosion of rights through the omnibus proposals is just not where i imagined a continent that was so blatant about digital regulations going.
November 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Following the #EUSovereigntySummit and the feeling is of utter disappointment. To see the much needed sovereignty umbrella being used to legitimize the erosion of rights through the omnibus proposals is just not where i imagined a continent that was so blatant about digital regulations going.
WITNESS has a group of 127 civil society orgs, trade unions, and public interest groups urging the EU to halt changes to the AI Act and GDPR. Reopening landmark laws would weaken the very safeguards that keep surveillance and abuses in check. #digitalOmnibus
🔗 wit.to/EUopenletter
🔗 wit.to/EUopenletter
wit.to
November 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
WITNESS has a group of 127 civil society orgs, trade unions, and public interest groups urging the EU to halt changes to the AI Act and GDPR. Reopening landmark laws would weaken the very safeguards that keep surveillance and abuses in check. #digitalOmnibus
🔗 wit.to/EUopenletter
🔗 wit.to/EUopenletter
WITNESS submitted inputs to two recent EU Commission calls for input (a) Art. 50 of the EU AI Act and (b) the upcoming Digital Omnibus. Our recommendations regarding art. 50 outline how transparency can work in practice while safeguarding rights: lnkd.in/dDmjnaMq
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November 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
WITNESS submitted inputs to two recent EU Commission calls for input (a) Art. 50 of the EU AI Act and (b) the upcoming Digital Omnibus. Our recommendations regarding art. 50 outline how transparency can work in practice while safeguarding rights: lnkd.in/dDmjnaMq
WITNESS submitted an input to the EU Commission's call for evidence on the Digital Omnibus. Our input invites the Commission to deliver a consistent implementaton of the AI Act and ensure fundamental rights are not affected, amongst other things: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
WITNESS submitted an input to the EU Commission's call for evidence on the Digital Omnibus. Our input invites the Commission to deliver a consistent implementaton of the AI Act and ensure fundamental rights are not affected, amongst other things: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Reposted by Bruna Martins dos Santos
s/o to @bcmerchant.bsky.social for mentioning this site nyc-friends.vercel.app that is just an ongoing compilation of vandalized "friend" ads -- it is genuinely some of the most heartwarming stuff ive seen in a while
October 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
s/o to @bcmerchant.bsky.social for mentioning this site nyc-friends.vercel.app that is just an ongoing compilation of vandalized "friend" ads -- it is genuinely some of the most heartwarming stuff ive seen in a while
Reposted by Bruna Martins dos Santos
EU countries will tomorrow give input on which parts of the AI Act they would like to “simplify”, according to a Council discussion note obtained by Euractiv.
Read my story at @euractiv.com:
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
Read my story at @euractiv.com:
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
www.euractiv.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
EU countries will tomorrow give input on which parts of the AI Act they would like to “simplify”, according to a Council discussion note obtained by Euractiv.
Read my story at @euractiv.com:
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
Read my story at @euractiv.com:
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
Reposted by Bruna Martins dos Santos
"Brazil's Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from U.S. President Donald Trump."
Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested, adding to tensions with Trump
Brazil's Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from U.S. President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
"Brazil's Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from U.S. President Donald Trump."
At the one year anniversary of the EU AI Act, we at WITNESS just published our comments to the recently published Code of Practice for General Purpose AI.
www.witness.org/the-eu-gpai-...
www.witness.org/the-eu-gpai-...
The EU GPAI Code of Practice: Progress Made, But the Real Test Lies Ahead - WITNESS
The European Commission published the final version of the General Purpose AI Code of Practice on July 10th. The code, which providers of GPAI models will be signing on a voluntary basis, is responsib...
www.witness.org
August 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
At the one year anniversary of the EU AI Act, we at WITNESS just published our comments to the recently published Code of Practice for General Purpose AI.
www.witness.org/the-eu-gpai-...
www.witness.org/the-eu-gpai-...
What a bizarre and strange world we live in. To see Brazil framed as a national security threat to the U.S. based solely on sovereign and legitimate decisions taken by the Supreme Court that helped save Brazilian Democracy is a real absurd. Colonialism 4.0.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses Threats to the United States from the Government of Brazil
ADDRESSING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order implementing an additional 40% tariff on Brazil, bringing the
www.whitehouse.gov
July 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What a bizarre and strange world we live in. To see Brazil framed as a national security threat to the U.S. based solely on sovereign and legitimate decisions taken by the Supreme Court that helped save Brazilian Democracy is a real absurd. Colonialism 4.0.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Publicamos ontem, no Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil, um texto de opinião sobre o Tarifaço do Trump no Brazil - com @rafaelzanatta.bsky.social e Ale Gonzales.
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c/c @direitosnarede.bsky.social @dataprivacybrasil.bsky.social
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c/c @direitosnarede.bsky.social @dataprivacybrasil.bsky.social
A regra da política externa de Trump é acabar com as regras - Le Monde Diplomatique
Ao longo dos últimos seis meses, as novas diretrizes do Governo Trump têm desestabilizado o debate em torno de direitos digitais e direitos humanos
diplomatique.org.br
July 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Publicamos ontem, no Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil, um texto de opinião sobre o Tarifaço do Trump no Brazil - com @rafaelzanatta.bsky.social e Ale Gonzales.
diplomatique.org.br/a-regra-da-p...
c/c @direitosnarede.bsky.social @dataprivacybrasil.bsky.social
diplomatique.org.br/a-regra-da-p...
c/c @direitosnarede.bsky.social @dataprivacybrasil.bsky.social
Falei recentemente com a Julia Braun, da BBC Brasil, sobre a recem aberta investigaçao do USTR sobre praticas comerciais brasileiras: www.bbc.com/portuguese/a...
Acusações de Trump em investigação comercial contra o Brasil fazem sentido? - BBC News Brasil
O amplo pacote de alegações vai de reclamações sobre o Pix, sistema de pagamentos do Banco Central, até queixas sobre o desmatamento ilegal.
www.bbc.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Falei recentemente com a Julia Braun, da BBC Brasil, sobre a recem aberta investigaçao do USTR sobre praticas comerciais brasileiras: www.bbc.com/portuguese/a...
Reposted by Bruna Martins dos Santos
As the US escalates trade probes and attacks on foreign tech regulations, the question arises: Is this about protecting the internet, or advancing a global deregulatory agenda? writes Bruna Santos.
In The Trump Era, Deregulation Has Become A Foreign Policy Directive | TechPolicy.Press
We need to abandon global strategies based on tariffs that aim to concentrate technological power exclusively in the US, writes Bruna Santos.
www.techpolicy.press
July 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
As the US escalates trade probes and attacks on foreign tech regulations, the question arises: Is this about protecting the internet, or advancing a global deregulatory agenda? writes Bruna Santos.
Woke up yesterday a bit fed-up with Trumps de-regulatory Agenda and wrote a Little something (:
www.techpolicy.press/in-the-trump...
www.techpolicy.press/in-the-trump...
In The Trump Era, Deregulation Has Become A Foreign Policy Directive | TechPolicy.Press
We need to abandon global strategies based on tariffs that aim to concentrate technological power exclusively in the US, writes Bruna Santos.
www.techpolicy.press
July 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Woke up yesterday a bit fed-up with Trumps de-regulatory Agenda and wrote a Little something (:
www.techpolicy.press/in-the-trump...
www.techpolicy.press/in-the-trump...
WITNESS is one of the co-signatories of the Open Joint Letter against the Delaying and Reopening of the AI Act.
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cdt.org
July 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
WITNESS is one of the co-signatories of the Open Joint Letter against the Delaying and Reopening of the AI Act.
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cdt.org/wp-content/u...
Semana passada, logo após a leitura do voto do Ministro André Mendonça, falei com a Agência RadioWeb sobre o julgamento do art. 19 do Marco Civil da Internet em nome da Coalizão Direitos na Rede.
Gravação aqui: app.agenciaradioweb.com.br/erp/ouvir_au...
Gravação aqui: app.agenciaradioweb.com.br/erp/ouvir_au...
STF retoma julgamento sobre a responsabilidade das plataformas
STF retoma julgamento sobre a responsabilidade das plataformas
app.agenciaradioweb.com.br
June 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Semana passada, logo após a leitura do voto do Ministro André Mendonça, falei com a Agência RadioWeb sobre o julgamento do art. 19 do Marco Civil da Internet em nome da Coalizão Direitos na Rede.
Gravação aqui: app.agenciaradioweb.com.br/erp/ouvir_au...
Gravação aqui: app.agenciaradioweb.com.br/erp/ouvir_au...
Reposted by Bruna Martins dos Santos
At WITNESS we are concerned with the 10y Preemption to State regulation of Artificial Intelligence that was added to the Budget Reconcilliation Bill, recently approved at the U.S. House of Representatives. Take a look at our mosr recent Blog post: www.witness.org/push-for-der...
Push for Deregulation of AI Makes a Concerning Appearance in U.S. Budget Reconciliation Bill - WITNESS
WITNESS urges the U.S. Congress to remove a clause in the Budget Reconciliation bill draft that bans State regulation of AI for 10 years.
www.witness.org
May 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
At WITNESS we are concerned with the 10y Preemption to State regulation of Artificial Intelligence that was added to the Budget Reconcilliation Bill, recently approved at the U.S. House of Representatives. Take a look at our mosr recent Blog post: www.witness.org/push-for-der...
At WITNESS we are concerned with the 10y Preemption to State regulation of Artificial Intelligence that was added to the Budget Reconcilliation Bill, recently approved at the U.S. House of Representatives. Take a look at our mosr recent Blog post: www.witness.org/push-for-der...
Push for Deregulation of AI Makes a Concerning Appearance in U.S. Budget Reconciliation Bill - WITNESS
WITNESS urges the U.S. Congress to remove a clause in the Budget Reconciliation bill draft that bans State regulation of AI for 10 years.
www.witness.org
May 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
At WITNESS we are concerned with the 10y Preemption to State regulation of Artificial Intelligence that was added to the Budget Reconcilliation Bill, recently approved at the U.S. House of Representatives. Take a look at our mosr recent Blog post: www.witness.org/push-for-der...
GDPR Omnibus changed the mid-sized company caps to 750 employees, meaning that companies and organizations with fewer than 750 employees will no longer be required to maintain records of personal data processing activities in low-risk cases.
single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/publications...
single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/publications...
https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/publications/extension-certain-mitigating-measures-[…]small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-small-mid-cap_en
May 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
GDPR Omnibus changed the mid-sized company caps to 750 employees, meaning that companies and organizations with fewer than 750 employees will no longer be required to maintain records of personal data processing activities in low-risk cases.
single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/publications...
single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/publications...
Reposted by Bruna Martins dos Santos
1/ Last week, @domainincite.com broke the news that ICANN has removed DEI language from its website, causing justifiable concern from within ICANN's community. But what hasn't been flagged yet is how this might affect #WSIS+20 negotiations happening at the UNGA this year. A 🧵...
ICANN kills off diversity and inclusion - Domain Incite
ICANN seems to have become the latest American organization to back away from commitments to "diversity" and "inclusion" in the wake of a universe now controlled by the whims of Donald Trump. The Org ...
domainincite.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
1/ Last week, @domainincite.com broke the news that ICANN has removed DEI language from its website, causing justifiable concern from within ICANN's community. But what hasn't been flagged yet is how this might affect #WSIS+20 negotiations happening at the UNGA this year. A 🧵...
Reposted by Bruna Martins dos Santos
The European Commission is open to amending the EU’s AI Act following an upcoming review, a top Commission official told our #POLITICOAITech summit today.
EU Commission opens door for ‘targeted changes’ to AI Act
Brussels is reviewing a swathe of laws in a deregulation push.
www.politico.eu
May 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The European Commission is open to amending the EU’s AI Act following an upcoming review, a top Commission official told our #POLITICOAITech summit today.
Reposted by Bruna Martins dos Santos
The CoP must explicitly require AI outputs be traceable to their source model (identifiable & understandable) to uphold rights. This is vital for all models, including complex open-source ones. 3/3
April 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The CoP must explicitly require AI outputs be traceable to their source model (identifiable & understandable) to uphold rights. This is vital for all models, including complex open-source ones. 3/3
Reposted by Bruna Martins dos Santos
Currently, neither the #AIAct nor the draft CoP explicitly requires transparency for GPAI model outputs. This weakens accountability & fundamental rights protection. Incident reporting efforts (Commitment II.12) aren't enough. 2/3
April 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Currently, neither the #AIAct nor the draft CoP explicitly requires transparency for GPAI model outputs. This weakens accountability & fundamental rights protection. Incident reporting efforts (Commitment II.12) aren't enough. 2/3