Gateklons
@gateklons.bsky.social
EU digital policy nerd | data protection & privacy | competition | platform & media regulation | identity | cybersecurity
Focus: consent-or-pay & (messaging) interoperability
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Focus: consent-or-pay & (messaging) interoperability
https://gateklons.substack.com/
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· May 14
NEW BLOGPOST: what's being overlooked about Meta's (defeat in) challenging the #EDPB #consent-or-pay opinion (case #T-319/24)
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![ICE recruitment ads, the plan said, would be shown to people with an interest in “military and veterans’ affairs,” “physical training” or “conservative news and politics” and would target people whose lifestyles are “patriotic” or “conservative-leaning.”
The strategy said to target listeners of conservative radio shows, country music and podcasts related to patriotism, men’s interests and true crime, as well as any accounts that resemble users with an interest in “conservative thought leaders, gun rights organizations [and] tactical gear brands,” the document said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wk7sybhegd37i7ljsltxbef6/bafkreicisin4attycrco6j5mgzaivgrfca3alvfzdaabhsiy2x26bmz2sa@jpeg)
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Out with the old, in with the...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
December 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Out with the old, in with the...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Sorry for the long wait. I was quite busy the last 2 months securing a new 'base' for Flashes with @eurosky.social - account hosting and data processing outside of the US as sovereign social media infrastructure in Europe. There will be news coming out of that one in Jan 2026. The Android alpha...
🤖 Android here we come!
Spread the word! Share this far and wide—yell it from rooftops, tell your rich uncle about it, slip it into casual conversation at the grocery store.
Spread the word! Share this far and wide—yell it from rooftops, tell your rich uncle about it, slip it into casual conversation at the grocery store.
Donate to Help Bring Flashes for Bluesky to Android!, organised by Sebastian Vogelsang
Hi everyone! I’m Sebastian, the developer behind Flashes for Bluesky - … Sebastian Vogelsang needs your support for Help Bring Flashes for Bluesky to Android!
gofund.me
December 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sorry for the long wait. I was quite busy the last 2 months securing a new 'base' for Flashes with @eurosky.social - account hosting and data processing outside of the US as sovereign social media infrastructure in Europe. There will be news coming out of that one in Jan 2026. The Android alpha...
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Unsurprisingly, then, one of the keys to an AI developer’s success is its ability to find information and sources that its competitors do not have.
December 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Unsurprisingly, then, one of the keys to an AI developer’s success is its ability to find information and sources that its competitors do not have.
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Another set of edits/updates to:
"Regulating Manipulative Design is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment"
Comments welcome!
ssrn.com/abstract=558...
"Regulating Manipulative Design is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment"
Comments welcome!
ssrn.com/abstract=558...
Regulating Manipulative Design is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment
<p><span>For two decades, there has been a heated debate among legal scholars, activists, judges, and others about the scope of CDA 230. A persistent theme has
ssrn.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Another set of edits/updates to:
"Regulating Manipulative Design is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment"
Comments welcome!
ssrn.com/abstract=558...
"Regulating Manipulative Design is Not Preempted by CDA 230 or the First Amendment"
Comments welcome!
ssrn.com/abstract=558...
Vertical separation of informational power at work!
Mandatory data sharing between different levels of public authority should only happen with the blessing of a necessary and proportionate federal legislative act.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
Mandatory data sharing between different levels of public authority should only happen with the blessing of a necessary and proportionate federal legislative act.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
States Have More Data About You Than the Feds Do. Trump Wants to See It.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Vertical separation of informational power at work!
Mandatory data sharing between different levels of public authority should only happen with the blessing of a necessary and proportionate federal legislative act.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
Mandatory data sharing between different levels of public authority should only happen with the blessing of a necessary and proportionate federal legislative act.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/u...
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States Have More Data About You Than the Feds Do. Trump Wants to See It.
Critics fear that personal data might be used to monitor immigrants and political foes, and to spread false tales of fraud.
Critics fear that personal data might be used to monitor immigrants and political foes, and to spread false tales of fraud.
December 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
States Have More Data About You Than the Feds Do. Trump Wants to See It.
Critics fear that personal data might be used to monitor immigrants and political foes, and to spread false tales of fraud.
Critics fear that personal data might be used to monitor immigrants and political foes, and to spread false tales of fraud.
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The Russian Federation Council has passed a bill which will impose harsh penalties on hosting companies that do not cooperate with the FSB and other agencies. Companies must identify their customers and filter traffic or face large fines or disconnection from the Internet.
December 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Russian Federation Council has passed a bill which will impose harsh penalties on hosting companies that do not cooperate with the FSB and other agencies. Companies must identify their customers and filter traffic or face large fines or disconnection from the Internet.
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China has drafted strict rules to stop AI chatbots from manipulating vulnerable users regarding self-harm.
If suicide is mentioned, a human must intervene immediately. Minors and elderly users must list a guardian to notify if self-harm comes up.
I hope this becomes the global standard.
If suicide is mentioned, a human must intervene immediately. Minors and elderly users must list a guardian to notify if self-harm comes up.
I hope this becomes the global standard.
Artificial intelligence: China plans rules to protect children and tackle suicide risks
The draft regulations are aimed to address concerns around chatbots, which have surged in popularity in recent months.
www.bbc.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
China has drafted strict rules to stop AI chatbots from manipulating vulnerable users regarding self-harm.
If suicide is mentioned, a human must intervene immediately. Minors and elderly users must list a guardian to notify if self-harm comes up.
I hope this becomes the global standard.
If suicide is mentioned, a human must intervene immediately. Minors and elderly users must list a guardian to notify if self-harm comes up.
I hope this becomes the global standard.
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Two ex-staffers of cybersecurity incident response companies Sygnia and DigitalMint plead guilty to targeting US companies in 2023's BlackCat ransomware attacks (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Two ex-staffers of cybersecurity incident response companies Sygnia and DigitalMint plead guilty to targeting US companies in 2023's BlackCat ransomware attacks (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Love that people are working on geo-based apps built on atproto. Plenty of cool possibilities here, and a reminder of why all sorts of new apps should be building on atproto to have instant identity and social layers.
That is sort of @beaconbits.app @dropanchor.app which you can use now.
Lots of work on geo this year.
We have a lexicon for geo data and have in progress work to have a lookup for Foursquare open data info.
Private data really needed for a bunch of larger usage of this.
Lots of work on geo this year.
We have a lexicon for geo data and have in progress work to have a lookup for Foursquare open data info.
Private data really needed for a bunch of larger usage of this.
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Love that people are working on geo-based apps built on atproto. Plenty of cool possibilities here, and a reminder of why all sorts of new apps should be building on atproto to have instant identity and social layers.
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The digital & AI revolutions mean everyone needs to invest in understanding governance and politics. Neutrality is not an available option when data exposes so much about you, and is to a first approximation impossible to entirely obscure.
#Democracy #vigilance #aiethics
www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
#Democracy #vigilance #aiethics
www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
Judge: ICE can use limited Medicaid data for enforcement - UPI.com
A judge has ruled that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials can access Medicaid data to find those who are in the United States illegally.
www.upi.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The digital & AI revolutions mean everyone needs to invest in understanding governance and politics. Neutrality is not an available option when data exposes so much about you, and is to a first approximation impossible to entirely obscure.
#Democracy #vigilance #aiethics
www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
#Democracy #vigilance #aiethics
www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
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⚠️The 🇺🇸U.S. Department of the Treasury has lifted sanctions against three of the five executives with ties to the #Intellexa Consortium - Sara Hamou, Andrea Gambazzi, and Merom Harpaz - that were originally imposed in September 2024.
ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...
ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...
ofac.treasury.gov
December 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
⚠️The 🇺🇸U.S. Department of the Treasury has lifted sanctions against three of the five executives with ties to the #Intellexa Consortium - Sara Hamou, Andrea Gambazzi, and Merom Harpaz - that were originally imposed in September 2024.
ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...
ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...
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Really good video here about these upper class neighborhoods that fill themselves with cameras. The thing it is most likely to produce is scared paranoid people who want to buy more cameras. youtu.be/gStjfje6Mq4...
December 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Really good video here about these upper class neighborhoods that fill themselves with cameras. The thing it is most likely to produce is scared paranoid people who want to buy more cameras. youtu.be/gStjfje6Mq4...
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Sources: China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment for adding new capacity, in a rule that is not publicly documented (Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Sources: China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment for adding new capacity, in a rule that is not publicly documented (Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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One driver for hostility to AI is the lack of say people have as it pervades their lives, work, education, healthcare, entertainment etc. A feeling we never asked for this, but it's happening anyway.
An effective political response would relocate power over AI's deployment to those it affects.
An effective political response would relocate power over AI's deployment to those it affects.
"One major question, going into 2026, is which party will speak for the Americans who abhor the incursions of AI into their lives and want to see its reach restricted. Another is whether widespread public hostility to [AI] even matters given all the money behind it." - @michellegoldberg.bsky.social
Opinion | An Anti-A.I. Movement Is Coming. Which Party Will Lead It?
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
One driver for hostility to AI is the lack of say people have as it pervades their lives, work, education, healthcare, entertainment etc. A feeling we never asked for this, but it's happening anyway.
An effective political response would relocate power over AI's deployment to those it affects.
An effective political response would relocate power over AI's deployment to those it affects.
I've always wanted to know more about Russia's probiv market (what happens when you combine a database state with corruption from top to bottom). Luckily, there's now a book!
Fascinating stuff but democracies would do well to shore up our own defenses.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Fascinating stuff but democracies would do well to shore up our own defenses.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘All brakes are off’: Russia’s attempt to rein in illicit market for leaked data backfires
Russian state has tolerated parallel probiv market for its convenience but now Ukrainian spies are exploiting it
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I've always wanted to know more about Russia's probiv market (what happens when you combine a database state with corruption from top to bottom). Luckily, there's now a book!
Fascinating stuff but democracies would do well to shore up our own defenses.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Fascinating stuff but democracies would do well to shore up our own defenses.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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The New #surveillance State Is You
https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-surveillance-state/
#privacy #politics
https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-surveillance-state/
#privacy #politics
The New Surveillance State Is You
Privacy may be dead, but civilians are turning conventional wisdom on its head by surveilling the cops as much as the cops surveil them.
www.wired.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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The far right seems to suffer from body dysmorphic disorder at roughly similar rates as the rest of the influencer demographic and their audiences. Tech giants turning the Internet into a giant dopamine casino has made so many things worse.
December 30, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The far right seems to suffer from body dysmorphic disorder at roughly similar rates as the rest of the influencer demographic and their audiences. Tech giants turning the Internet into a giant dopamine casino has made so many things worse.
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This year marked the first time the AI avatar of a victim—in this case, a dead man—has ever addressed a court, and it raises many questions about the use of this type of technology in future court proceedings.
www.404media.co/i-loved-that...
www.404media.co/i-loved-that...
'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident
How the sister of Christopher Pelkey made an avatar of him to testify in court.
www.404media.co
December 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This year marked the first time the AI avatar of a victim—in this case, a dead man—has ever addressed a court, and it raises many questions about the use of this type of technology in future court proceedings.
www.404media.co/i-loved-that...
www.404media.co/i-loved-that...
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Scratches head in #DataGeek. Oh boy this stupid and pointless change is going to fuck so much stuff up as the postmark has traditionally and legally been recognised as evidence of the date the sender took an action of posting a thing. Because in the gubbins of the sorting process delays might arise.
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Scratches head in #DataGeek. Oh boy this stupid and pointless change is going to fuck so much stuff up as the postmark has traditionally and legally been recognised as evidence of the date the sender took an action of posting a thing. Because in the gubbins of the sorting process delays might arise.
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Probably not a great sign when the world’s sixth largest economy is talking like broke boys Barcelona about levers and such
December 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Probably not a great sign when the world’s sixth largest economy is talking like broke boys Barcelona about levers and such
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look what Vice's brunchlord leadershp did to our baby
December 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
look what Vice's brunchlord leadershp did to our baby
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every fucking three months like clockwork this unremarkable chode gets blowback for repeatedly saying dumb things on social media, resulting in a two week news cycle about how the problem in this equation is somehow bluesky
December 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
every fucking three months like clockwork this unremarkable chode gets blowback for repeatedly saying dumb things on social media, resulting in a two week news cycle about how the problem in this equation is somehow bluesky
This is a digital simplification Commission 😤
Which is why we'll make you verify your identity on every other website or app you visit
Which is why we'll make you verify your identity on every other website or app you visit
December 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This is a digital simplification Commission 😤
Which is why we'll make you verify your identity on every other website or app you visit
Which is why we'll make you verify your identity on every other website or app you visit