David Alders
@davidalders.bsky.social
Project manager at Stiftung Mercator.
Interested in democracy and the digital public sphere.
Interested in democracy and the digital public sphere.
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It's early days and it will take many people and orgs together but we'll get there. My personal target: 50% of European social media users on open platforms by 2030.
February 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
It's early days and it will take many people and orgs together but we'll get there. My personal target: 50% of European social media users on open platforms by 2030.
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Friends, I did it. I'm posting this from #Eurosky. 🚀🇪🇺♥️
I have not joined a beta test since *1997* - but for the sake of you all, and for a future of open social media that is Big Tech-free and fully European, I had a go. It's working fine. Watch this space!!
I have not joined a beta test since *1997* - but for the sake of you all, and for a future of open social media that is Big Tech-free and fully European, I had a go. It's working fine. Watch this space!!
Hello! Update on eurosky[.]social accounts.
- PDS is ready with backups and observability
- We've onboarded a small number of testers to see how things are holding up
- We'll start sending invites to folks who registered in the next few days
We're doing this slowly, here's why 👇
#eurosky
- PDS is ready with backups and observability
- We've onboarded a small number of testers to see how things are holding up
- We'll start sending invites to folks who registered in the next few days
We're doing this slowly, here's why 👇
#eurosky
February 4, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Friends, I did it. I'm posting this from #Eurosky. 🚀🇪🇺♥️
I have not joined a beta test since *1997* - but for the sake of you all, and for a future of open social media that is Big Tech-free and fully European, I had a go. It's working fine. Watch this space!!
I have not joined a beta test since *1997* - but for the sake of you all, and for a future of open social media that is Big Tech-free and fully European, I had a go. It's working fine. Watch this space!!
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Europeans should be able to shape their own online spaces, which is why we’ve been working with public service media in Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany over four years.
Now, open, decentralized protocols like Activity Pub and AT Protocol represent a new avenue for European digital sovereignty.
Now, open, decentralized protocols like Activity Pub and AT Protocol represent a new avenue for European digital sovereignty.
February 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Europeans should be able to shape their own online spaces, which is why we’ve been working with public service media in Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany over four years.
Now, open, decentralized protocols like Activity Pub and AT Protocol represent a new avenue for European digital sovereignty.
Now, open, decentralized protocols like Activity Pub and AT Protocol represent a new avenue for European digital sovereignty.
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My #fosdem learning today: #linux on phones has made huge progress since I last checked.
The fact that non-techy people can buy Linux phones off the shelve that just work *and* are really slick devices is 🤩🤩
It's crucial for us to be ready as a community […]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
The fact that non-techy people can buy Linux phones off the shelve that just work *and* are really slick devices is 🤩🤩
It's crucial for us to be ready as a community […]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
February 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM
My #fosdem learning today: #linux on phones has made huge progress since I last checked.
The fact that non-techy people can buy Linux phones off the shelve that just work *and* are really slick devices is 🤩🤩
It's crucial for us to be ready as a community […]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
The fact that non-techy people can buy Linux phones off the shelve that just work *and* are really slick devices is 🤩🤩
It's crucial for us to be ready as a community […]
[Original post on eupolicy.social]
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The government has broad authority to control admission but courts have held *repeatedly*, over more than half a century, that the First Amendment bars the government from denying visas to foreign citizens simply because it dislikes what they have to say. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The government has broad authority to control admission but courts have held *repeatedly*, over more than half a century, that the First Amendment bars the government from denying visas to foreign citizens simply because it dislikes what they have to say. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
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By (trying to) shift the debate to the content level and constructing alleged censorship vs. freedom of expression scenarios, they try to distract from what it is really about: power and control over the structural levers of modern information systems e.g. algorithms, design or visibility control.
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
By (trying to) shift the debate to the content level and constructing alleged censorship vs. freedom of expression scenarios, they try to distract from what it is really about: power and control over the structural levers of modern information systems e.g. algorithms, design or visibility control.
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Wanna know more about #data #access and the Digital Services Act? Here’s our latest policy paper about how it works👇
www.weizenbaum-library.de/items/86842c...
#commsky #polisky #dsa @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
www.weizenbaum-library.de/items/86842c...
#commsky #polisky #dsa @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Wanna know more about #data #access and the Digital Services Act? Here’s our latest policy paper about how it works👇
www.weizenbaum-library.de/items/86842c...
#commsky #polisky #dsa @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
www.weizenbaum-library.de/items/86842c...
#commsky #polisky #dsa @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
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„Allen Anfeindungen zum Trotz legte sie ihre Positionen nüchtern dar, erklärte Widersprüchlichkeiten im bestehenden Recht, statt laute Kontroversen zu eröffnen. Ihr Rückzieher ist ein Schlag für alle, die an einem ausgeruhten demokratischen Diskurs interessiert sind.“ www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
Kommentar: Union hat sich für rechte Cancel Culture einspannen lassen | MDR.DE
Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf steht nicht mehr als Kandidatin für das Bundesverfassungsgericht zur Verfügung. Sie will damit weiteren Schaden verhindern. Dabei sind es ihre Gegner, die einen Scherbenhaufen ...
www.mdr.de
August 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
„Allen Anfeindungen zum Trotz legte sie ihre Positionen nüchtern dar, erklärte Widersprüchlichkeiten im bestehenden Recht, statt laute Kontroversen zu eröffnen. Ihr Rückzieher ist ein Schlag für alle, die an einem ausgeruhten demokratischen Diskurs interessiert sind.“ www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...
“Aber der Fall Brosius-Gersdorf gibt auch Anlass zur Hoffnung. Denn statt zu resignieren, hat sich die Mitte der Gesellschaft zur Wehr gesetzt.”
Immer wieder und zu vielen Fragen, lest @schieritz.bsky.social.
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
Immer wieder und zu vielen Fragen, lest @schieritz.bsky.social.
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf: Eine radikalisierte Minderheit
Die Angriffe gegen die Juristin Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf zeigen: Die Realität außerhalb von X ist eine andere. Der Liberalismus der Mitte ist nach wie vor attraktiv.
www.zeit.de
July 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
“Aber der Fall Brosius-Gersdorf gibt auch Anlass zur Hoffnung. Denn statt zu resignieren, hat sich die Mitte der Gesellschaft zur Wehr gesetzt.”
Immer wieder und zu vielen Fragen, lest @schieritz.bsky.social.
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
Immer wieder und zu vielen Fragen, lest @schieritz.bsky.social.
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
Ich freue mich freitags oft über die Klarheit von @michaelthumann.bsky.social.
Heute zu russischen Zahlen. Wer sie als ernsthaften Referenzpunkt heranzieht, ist entweder uninformiert oder tut dies bewusst irreführend. Beides ist gefährlich.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Heute zu russischen Zahlen. Wer sie als ernsthaften Referenzpunkt heranzieht, ist entweder uninformiert oder tut dies bewusst irreführend. Beides ist gefährlich.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Militärpolitik: Putins kleingerechneter Kriegshaushalt
Russland gibt angeblich weniger für Rüstung aus als Europa. Doch Moskaus Militärhaushalt ist viel größer, als russische Propagandisten und deutsche Politiker behaupten.
www.zeit.de
July 18, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Ich freue mich freitags oft über die Klarheit von @michaelthumann.bsky.social.
Heute zu russischen Zahlen. Wer sie als ernsthaften Referenzpunkt heranzieht, ist entweder uninformiert oder tut dies bewusst irreführend. Beides ist gefährlich.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Heute zu russischen Zahlen. Wer sie als ernsthaften Referenzpunkt heranzieht, ist entweder uninformiert oder tut dies bewusst irreführend. Beides ist gefährlich.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
„Wer Aufregung will, soll ins Kino gehen.“ Oder vielleicht zum Wrestling …
Es gibt kaun einen Journalisten, dessen Einschätzung ich so oft teile, wie @schieritz.bsky.social (Übereinstimmung ist natürlich kein Gütekriterium).
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
Es gibt kaun einen Journalisten, dessen Einschätzung ich so oft teile, wie @schieritz.bsky.social (Übereinstimmung ist natürlich kein Gütekriterium).
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
Wahlverhalten: Wer Aufregung will, sollte ins Kino gehen, nicht in die Politik
Sich für den Erhalt des Status quo auszusprechen, mag ideenlos und langweilig klingen, rechte und linke Ideen hingegen aufregend disruptiv. Zum Besseren führen sie nie.
www.zeit.de
June 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
„Wer Aufregung will, soll ins Kino gehen.“ Oder vielleicht zum Wrestling …
Es gibt kaun einen Journalisten, dessen Einschätzung ich so oft teile, wie @schieritz.bsky.social (Übereinstimmung ist natürlich kein Gütekriterium).
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
Es gibt kaun einen Journalisten, dessen Einschätzung ich so oft teile, wie @schieritz.bsky.social (Übereinstimmung ist natürlich kein Gütekriterium).
www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
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We are hiring, @arc-mpib.bsky.social a postdoc for a project to investigate why citizens feel alienated from liberal democracy and how a shared sense of reality can be restored.
Work with @lfoswaldo.bsky.social @anaskozyreva.bsky.social, Ralph Hertwig and me:
www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/2084802/2025...
Work with @lfoswaldo.bsky.social @anaskozyreva.bsky.social, Ralph Hertwig and me:
www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/2084802/2025...
Postdoctoral Position | Center for Adaptive Rationality
www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de
June 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
We are hiring, @arc-mpib.bsky.social a postdoc for a project to investigate why citizens feel alienated from liberal democracy and how a shared sense of reality can be restored.
Work with @lfoswaldo.bsky.social @anaskozyreva.bsky.social, Ralph Hertwig and me:
www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/2084802/2025...
Work with @lfoswaldo.bsky.social @anaskozyreva.bsky.social, Ralph Hertwig and me:
www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/2084802/2025...
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I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...
sks.to
June 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
Auch sehr lesenswert zu #CDU, #Zivilgesellschaft & #Ideenwettbewerb in @faznet.bsky.social vor knapp zwei Wochen.
zeitung.faz.net/fas/feuillet...
zeitung.faz.net/fas/feuillet...
Es fehlt die intellektuelle Brandmauer
zeitung.faz.net
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Auch sehr lesenswert zu #CDU, #Zivilgesellschaft & #Ideenwettbewerb in @faznet.bsky.social vor knapp zwei Wochen.
zeitung.faz.net/fas/feuillet...
zeitung.faz.net/fas/feuillet...
Ich finde, sehr lesenswert & überzeugend, was @meyer-resende.bsky.social hier zum #BfV-Gutachten hier aufgeschrieben hat.
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Vor einigen Wochen stufte der Verfassungsschutz die AfD als gesichert rechtsextremistisch ein.
Im Ergebnis richtig, findet MICHAEL MEYER-RESENDE (@meyer-resende.bsky.social). Aber die Beweisführung der Behörde weise Mängel auf, die der AfD in die Hände spielen.
verfassungsblog.de/verfassungss...
Im Ergebnis richtig, findet MICHAEL MEYER-RESENDE (@meyer-resende.bsky.social). Aber die Beweisführung der Behörde weise Mängel auf, die der AfD in die Hände spielen.
verfassungsblog.de/verfassungss...
June 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Ich finde, sehr lesenswert & überzeugend, was @meyer-resende.bsky.social hier zum #BfV-Gutachten hier aufgeschrieben hat.
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👇
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Mit Sorge beobachtet das Deutsche Institut für Menschenrechte Berichte über den zunehmenden Druck auf die #Zivilgesellschaft. Je stärker dieser wächst, desto schwieriger wird es für zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen, sich für die Verwirklichung von #Menschenrechten einzusetzen.
June 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mit Sorge beobachtet das Deutsche Institut für Menschenrechte Berichte über den zunehmenden Druck auf die #Zivilgesellschaft. Je stärker dieser wächst, desto schwieriger wird es für zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen, sich für die Verwirklichung von #Menschenrechten einzusetzen.
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Wie hängen die kollektive Aufmerksamkeit & Macht der Social-Media-Plattformen mit dem wachsenden Populismus & der weltweiten Polarisierung zusammen? 📱 Darüber hat Dr. Philipp @lorenzspreen.bsky.social von SynoSys an der #TUDresden bei der @re-publica.com gesprochen.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j4Q...
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j4Q...
re:publica 25: Philipp Lorenz-Spreen - Gesellschaftliche Kipppunkte
YouTube video by re:publica
www.youtube.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Wie hängen die kollektive Aufmerksamkeit & Macht der Social-Media-Plattformen mit dem wachsenden Populismus & der weltweiten Polarisierung zusammen? 📱 Darüber hat Dr. Philipp @lorenzspreen.bsky.social von SynoSys an der #TUDresden bei der @re-publica.com gesprochen.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j4Q...
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j4Q...
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Wer sagt @vanaken.bsky.social, dass Litauen Mitglied der EU ist?
May 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Wer sagt @vanaken.bsky.social, dass Litauen Mitglied der EU ist?
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"The tech sector is aware that AI emissions put its climate commitments in danger. Both Microsoft and Google no longer seem to be meeting their net zero targets. So far, however, no Big Tech company has agreed to use the methodology to test its own AI models." - @sashamtl.bsky.social
We still don’t know how much energy AI consumes
Companies must give us the chance to understand the environmental impact of the tech we use
www.ft.com
May 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"The tech sector is aware that AI emissions put its climate commitments in danger. Both Microsoft and Google no longer seem to be meeting their net zero targets. So far, however, no Big Tech company has agreed to use the methodology to test its own AI models." - @sashamtl.bsky.social
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Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)
May 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)
That looks like a fascinating project …
🚨 We're hiring! Join us at @LMU_Muenchen for the DFG-funded project "Democratic Persuasion: How to Make the Case for Democracy."
Interested in making scholarly & societal impact?
We’re looking for:
🔹 1 Postdoc (100%)
🔹 1 PhD researcher (70%)
Starting: Oct 2025 | Apply by: July 8
More info ⬇️ (1/7)
Interested in making scholarly & societal impact?
We’re looking for:
🔹 1 Postdoc (100%)
🔹 1 PhD researcher (70%)
Starting: Oct 2025 | Apply by: July 8
More info ⬇️ (1/7)
May 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
That looks like a fascinating project …
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Unsouverän ist, wer einen Ausnahmezustand herbeiredet.
May 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Unsouverän ist, wer einen Ausnahmezustand herbeiredet.
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Want to request platform data under Art. 40 DSA?
Our new #DSA40 Q&A explains
🇪🇺 the legal background,
📝 how to request data (public & non-public), and
🫱🏻🫲🏽 next steps.
Based on work by Julian Jaursch & @lorenzspreen.bsky.social —thank you for letting us build on it!
dsa40collaboratory.eu/faq/
Our new #DSA40 Q&A explains
🇪🇺 the legal background,
📝 how to request data (public & non-public), and
🫱🏻🫲🏽 next steps.
Based on work by Julian Jaursch & @lorenzspreen.bsky.social —thank you for letting us build on it!
dsa40collaboratory.eu/faq/
April 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Want to request platform data under Art. 40 DSA?
Our new #DSA40 Q&A explains
🇪🇺 the legal background,
📝 how to request data (public & non-public), and
🫱🏻🫲🏽 next steps.
Based on work by Julian Jaursch & @lorenzspreen.bsky.social —thank you for letting us build on it!
dsa40collaboratory.eu/faq/
Our new #DSA40 Q&A explains
🇪🇺 the legal background,
📝 how to request data (public & non-public), and
🫱🏻🫲🏽 next steps.
Based on work by Julian Jaursch & @lorenzspreen.bsky.social —thank you for letting us build on it!
dsa40collaboratory.eu/faq/
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As EU-US relations change Europe must stand firm for the DSA
The DSA is imperfect, it cannot fix everything. But the DSA is a shield to defend European democracy.
@dscheykopp.bsky.social @lkseiling.bsky.social and I argue this in @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⬇️
www.techpolicy.press/will-europe-...
The DSA is imperfect, it cannot fix everything. But the DSA is a shield to defend European democracy.
@dscheykopp.bsky.social @lkseiling.bsky.social and I argue this in @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⬇️
www.techpolicy.press/will-europe-...
Will Europe Sacrifice the Digital Services Act in Negotiations with Trump? | TechPolicy.Press
Jakob Ohme, LK Seiling, and Claes H. de Vreese write that European leaders must protect the DSA to ensure a democratic future.
www.techpolicy.press
March 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
As EU-US relations change Europe must stand firm for the DSA
The DSA is imperfect, it cannot fix everything. But the DSA is a shield to defend European democracy.
@dscheykopp.bsky.social @lkseiling.bsky.social and I argue this in @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⬇️
www.techpolicy.press/will-europe-...
The DSA is imperfect, it cannot fix everything. But the DSA is a shield to defend European democracy.
@dscheykopp.bsky.social @lkseiling.bsky.social and I argue this in @techpolicypress.bsky.social ⬇️
www.techpolicy.press/will-europe-...
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I wanted to highlight key findings from our study and the replication, and how they extend to 2024.
Now it provides a systematic review of more than 600 scientific studies on the relationship between digitalization and democracy.
So what does science have to say? We actually know quite a bit: 1/5
Now it provides a systematic review of more than 600 scientific studies on the relationship between digitalization and democracy.
So what does science have to say? We actually know quite a bit: 1/5
March 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I wanted to highlight key findings from our study and the replication, and how they extend to 2024.
Now it provides a systematic review of more than 600 scientific studies on the relationship between digitalization and democracy.
So what does science have to say? We actually know quite a bit: 1/5
Now it provides a systematic review of more than 600 scientific studies on the relationship between digitalization and democracy.
So what does science have to say? We actually know quite a bit: 1/5