Candida Leone
@candidaleone.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Private Law at Amsterdam Law School. Teaches EU consumer law, worries about climate catastrophe, sometimes writes at the intersection of these two - but also gets distracted more often than not.
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"Zo ongeveer de hele energie-intensieve industrie van Europa wil dat de afbouw van CO₂-emissierechten in het emissiehandelssysteem stopt. Dat zou de bodem onder het Europese klimaatbeleid wegslaan, en de pas aangescherpte doelen van de Green Deal onhaalbaar maken.."
fd.nl/politiek/158...
fd.nl/politiek/158...
Absurd: industrie eist onzeker en onbetrouwbaar klimaatbeleid
Energie-intensieve bedrijven willen af van de handel in CO₂-emissierechten. Voorspelbaarheid wordt opgegeven in ruil voor wat lagere kosten op korte termijn, schrijft FD-columnist Mathijs Bouman.
fd.nl
February 14, 2026 at 8:01 AM
"Zo ongeveer de hele energie-intensieve industrie van Europa wil dat de afbouw van CO₂-emissierechten in het emissiehandelssysteem stopt. Dat zou de bodem onder het Europese klimaatbeleid wegslaan, en de pas aangescherpte doelen van de Green Deal onhaalbaar maken.."
fd.nl/politiek/158...
fd.nl/politiek/158...
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Amnesty International verurteilt die Angriffe der Aussenminister*innen von Österreich, Deutschland, Frankreich, Tschechien und Italien auf die UN-Sonderberichterstatterin Francesca Albanese.
Wir fordern die Aussenminister*innen dazu auf, ihre Kommentare zu löschen.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Wir fordern die Aussenminister*innen dazu auf, ihre Kommentare zu löschen.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
European states must retract outrageous attacks on Francesca Albanese
They should publicly apologize and retract calls for her resignation
www.amnesty.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Amnesty International verurteilt die Angriffe der Aussenminister*innen von Österreich, Deutschland, Frankreich, Tschechien und Italien auf die UN-Sonderberichterstatterin Francesca Albanese.
Wir fordern die Aussenminister*innen dazu auf, ihre Kommentare zu löschen.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Wir fordern die Aussenminister*innen dazu auf, ihre Kommentare zu löschen.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Once you look at the climate problem over more than a decade, the root cause is revealed in the 'high-level' socio-economics of rich countries.
The far-right push adds to the problem, but centrists will not fully solve it in the current paradigm, either.
theconversation.com/idea-of-gree...
The far-right push adds to the problem, but centrists will not fully solve it in the current paradigm, either.
theconversation.com/idea-of-gree...
Idea of green growth losing traction among climate policy researchers, survey of nearly 800 academics reveals
According to a survey of almost 800 climate researchers, 73% are sceptical of the idea of green growth. Instead, approaches such as agrowth and degrowth are gaining ground.
theconversation.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Once you look at the climate problem over more than a decade, the root cause is revealed in the 'high-level' socio-economics of rich countries.
The far-right push adds to the problem, but centrists will not fully solve it in the current paradigm, either.
theconversation.com/idea-of-gree...
The far-right push adds to the problem, but centrists will not fully solve it in the current paradigm, either.
theconversation.com/idea-of-gree...
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read this Brilliant & brooding piece by @kyla.bsky.social on the three different americas
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-healthcare-and-labubu-became
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-healthcare-and-labubu-became
August 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
read this Brilliant & brooding piece by @kyla.bsky.social on the three different americas
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-healthcare-and-labubu-became
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-healthcare-and-labubu-became
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My fellow Europeans, #ICE sucks but why are we not considering our actions and the sinking boards at our borders with the same outrage against obvious barbarism and disregard of basic human rights?
February 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
My fellow Europeans, #ICE sucks but why are we not considering our actions and the sinking boards at our borders with the same outrage against obvious barbarism and disregard of basic human rights?
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We cannot aim at Digital Sovereignty or even some degree of digital autonomy if both students and workers are trained to serve the interests of Big Tech. And they are influencing every curricula and capacity building program in private, public and social sector!
After announcing it in the summer, today the UK government launched free training courses to AI upskill workers. It's free because it's funded by big-tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others, and not by local organisations in the UK who have been working with communities->
January 28, 2026 at 9:57 AM
We cannot aim at Digital Sovereignty or even some degree of digital autonomy if both students and workers are trained to serve the interests of Big Tech. And they are influencing every curricula and capacity building program in private, public and social sector!
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Chemical pollution remains one of the world’s most under-recognised crises. Dr Marcos A. Orellana, UN special rapporteur on toxics and human rights since 2020, talks to EUobserver about the wide gap between the science and the political will, the hidden risks of hazardous chemicals.
UN chemical expert: 'There's pressure on EU from US to weaken regulatory controls'
Chemical pollution remains one of the world’s most under-recognised crises. Dr Marcos A. Orellana, UN special rapporteur on toxics and human rights since 2020, talks to EUobserver about the wide gap between the science and the political will, the hidden risks of hazardous chemicals.
euobserver.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Chemical pollution remains one of the world’s most under-recognised crises. Dr Marcos A. Orellana, UN special rapporteur on toxics and human rights since 2020, talks to EUobserver about the wide gap between the science and the political will, the hidden risks of hazardous chemicals.
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3/4s of Europeans want to ban Grok
Eurobazooka : les trois-quarts des Européens pensent que Grok, l’assistant IA du réseau social d’Elon Musk, devrait être interdit dans l’Union
Eurobazooka : 74 % des Européens veulent interdire Grok, l'IA du réseau social d'Elon Musk
L’assistant du réseau social X (ex-Twitter), racheté par Elon Musk à l’automne 2022, a fait l’objet de plusieurs signalements ces derniers mois pour avoir généré des images pédopornographiques et diffusé du contenu négationniste. Selon notre sondage exclusif Eurobazooka publié aujourd’hui, vendredi 23 janvier, 74 % des Européens sont favorables à son interdiction sur le territoire de l’Union.
legrandcontinent.eu
January 23, 2026 at 12:20 PM
3/4s of Europeans want to ban Grok
We are totally not going through an insane financial bubble masquerading as “tech”.
The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026
The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are rumoured to be among ten of the biggest companies considering IPOs
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:52 AM
We are totally not going through an insane financial bubble masquerading as “tech”.
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this is what I come back to as well
we wouldn't need all this EFFORT and HYPE and fucking DRAMA if this technology was even 25% as disruptive and innovative as claimed by its pitchman
we wouldn't need all this EFFORT and HYPE and fucking DRAMA if this technology was even 25% as disruptive and innovative as claimed by its pitchman
I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:25 AM
this is what I come back to as well
we wouldn't need all this EFFORT and HYPE and fucking DRAMA if this technology was even 25% as disruptive and innovative as claimed by its pitchman
we wouldn't need all this EFFORT and HYPE and fucking DRAMA if this technology was even 25% as disruptive and innovative as claimed by its pitchman
Ferragni cleared of criminal charges arising from #pandorogate does not change much about the underlying story of misleading influencer marketing. Meanwhile, Guardian correspondent berates Pandoro as "an alternative to the more famous Panettone", implicitly weighing in a long-standing culture war.
Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of fraud over charity Christmas cake scandal
Social media star says ‘justice has been done’ in cases involving cakes and Easter eggs being promoted as charitable initiatives
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Ferragni cleared of criminal charges arising from #pandorogate does not change much about the underlying story of misleading influencer marketing. Meanwhile, Guardian correspondent berates Pandoro as "an alternative to the more famous Panettone", implicitly weighing in a long-standing culture war.
Dutch district court upholds Dutch consumer authority's fine against Epic Games for direct exhortation to purchase vs children and manipulative design of in-game "Item Shop" - discussing in passing #children definition, #professionaldiligence, #burdenofproof and more. Short comment linked!
Dutch court upholds Fortnite fine for UCPD violations
While the "Digital Fairness Act" may or may not become a thing in the near future, it is interesting to see how regulators have started to ...
recent-ecl.blogspot.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Dutch district court upholds Dutch consumer authority's fine against Epic Games for direct exhortation to purchase vs children and manipulative design of in-game "Item Shop" - discussing in passing #children definition, #professionaldiligence, #burdenofproof and more. Short comment linked!
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Why Greenland?
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Why Greenland?
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
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World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam #Climate
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:25 AM
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam #Climate
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Don't forget: The US is by far the world's leading carbon polluter. That pollution, specifically CO2, will remain in the atmosphere for a long time: About half will be gone in a few centuries; the rest will remain for thousands of years, affecting climate and sea levels long after emissions stop.
January 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Don't forget: The US is by far the world's leading carbon polluter. That pollution, specifically CO2, will remain in the atmosphere for a long time: About half will be gone in a few centuries; the rest will remain for thousands of years, affecting climate and sea levels long after emissions stop.
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Thousands of people on X are using Grok to create sexualized images of adults + minors wearing minimal clothing. This not only violates X's own content policy, it may violate the guidelines of Apple’s App Store and the Google Play store:
www.wired.com/story/x-grok...
www.wired.com/story/x-grok...
Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Thousands of people on X are using Grok to create sexualized images of adults + minors wearing minimal clothing. This not only violates X's own content policy, it may violate the guidelines of Apple’s App Store and the Google Play store:
www.wired.com/story/x-grok...
www.wired.com/story/x-grok...
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The article also discusses our report, written by former Amazon delivery driver Adrienne Williams, @alexhanna.bsky.social and Sandra L. Barcenas Fuerte, detailing the extent of Amazon's worker surveillance & wage theft through that surveillance.
www.dair-institute.org/projects/dri....
www.dair-institute.org/projects/dri....
Worker Surveillance and Wage Theft
How algorithmic management and workplace surveillance allows corporations to steal wages, intensify poor working conditions, and evade responsibility.
www.dair-institute.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The article also discusses our report, written by former Amazon delivery driver Adrienne Williams, @alexhanna.bsky.social and Sandra L. Barcenas Fuerte, detailing the extent of Amazon's worker surveillance & wage theft through that surveillance.
www.dair-institute.org/projects/dri....
www.dair-institute.org/projects/dri....
In case someone (v much thinking of certain Competition Law colleagues and a certain Linkedin spat) wants to again explain how EU enforcement against X was totally biased and a form of protectionism.
If you thought Elon Musk's “Grok” chatbot couldn't get worse, read my latest article: Grok isn't just undressing women, it's now putting swastika bikinis on them. One woman who was targeted is a recently-deceased Holocaust survivor.
BREAKING: X’s chatbot Grok isn’t just making AI porn deepfakes, it’s now making Nazi AI porn deepfakes, undressing women and showing them wearing “swastika bikinis”. Many of these women are Jewish, including a recently deceased Holocaust survivor.
January 7, 2026 at 10:27 AM
In case someone (v much thinking of certain Competition Law colleagues and a certain Linkedin spat) wants to again explain how EU enforcement against X was totally biased and a form of protectionism.
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call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
January 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
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In other #Berlin news: ich war gestern 1,5 Stunden mit dem Rad in der Stadt unterwegs, und habe kaum einen gestreuten/geräumten Radweg gefunden, musste in fast allen Fällen auf der Straße radeln. Nicht mal Fahrradstraßen waren geräumt.
In Berlin gilt: Verkehr ist Auto, Straßen sind für Autos da.
In Berlin gilt: Verkehr ist Auto, Straßen sind für Autos da.
Mitmachen: ADFC-Winterdienst-Check
Radfahren muss zu jeder Jahreszeit sicher möglich sein. Der Berliner Senat gefährdet Radfahrende einen weiteren Winter, indem er sein eigenes Winterdienstkonzept für Radverkehr nicht wie angekündigt u...
berlin.adfc.de
January 6, 2026 at 8:13 AM
In other #Berlin news: ich war gestern 1,5 Stunden mit dem Rad in der Stadt unterwegs, und habe kaum einen gestreuten/geräumten Radweg gefunden, musste in fast allen Fällen auf der Straße radeln. Nicht mal Fahrradstraßen waren geräumt.
In Berlin gilt: Verkehr ist Auto, Straßen sind für Autos da.
In Berlin gilt: Verkehr ist Auto, Straßen sind für Autos da.
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i feel like i see a lot of "mysterious new account makes big bet on insider information" news stories and not enough people-being-arrested-for-that news stories
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
i feel like i see a lot of "mysterious new account makes big bet on insider information" news stories and not enough people-being-arrested-for-that news stories