Just Giulio
giuliowolfe.bsky.social
Just Giulio
@giuliowolfe.bsky.social
Humanitarian tech and stuff. Also, random shitpoasting
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Nieman Reports - The swift loss of US funding for global media since President Trump took office a year ago has devastated journalism in many countries where the independent press was already on precarious footing. niemanreports.org/myanmar-ind...
Myanmar’s Independent Media Innovates to Survive - Nieman Reports
As U.S. funding vanishes for Myanmar's independent press, media competitors turn collaborators to keep reporting alive
niemanreports.org
December 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I think shooting innocent civilians is bad.
December 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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This holiday season, stand with those defending freedom online.

Your support helps us keep defending digital rights across the globe.

Fund the good fight — donate today: www.accessnow.org/donate
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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I’m sorry this only appeals to Italian speakers because this is the most wonderful and moving podcast about Srebrenica you’ll ever listen to. Thanks a million @vukusiciva.bsky.social for sharing it with me (and for participating in the podcast!) research-portal.uu.nl/en/clippings...
Enclave – Sopravvivere a Srebrenica
research-portal.uu.nl
December 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Because of their dominance, big tech companies are able to collect vast amounts of data.
The more data they have, the better they are able to profile you and your loved ones.
On the hypocrisy of using privacy to justify unfair competition
In the US, the Federal Trade Commission and various states attorneys general have opened investigations against alleged anti-competitive practices of Facebook and
privacyinternational.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Belgium has filed a declaration of intervention under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute in South Africa v. Israel.

(Belgium's declaration in Gambia v. Myanmar was excellent)

www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
December 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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In a new paper in the journal Violence Against Women, researcher Kaylee Williams examines a set of “nudify” apps through the lens of tech-facilitated gender-based violence, evaluating their affordances, marketing material, and policies. Tim Bernard unpacks the findings:
New Study Examines Features and Policies for 29 AI ‘Undressing’ Apps | TechPolicy.Press
Tim Bernard looks at findings from a new paper by Kaylee Williams published in the journal Violence Against Women.
www.techpolicy.press
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Evidence is mounting that platform architecture can intensify phenomena such as polarization. But policy debates continue to miss the mark, writes Matthias J. Becker, a researcher at NYU’s Center for the Study of Antisemitism and lead of the “Decoding Antisemitism” project.
Algorithms Shift Polarization. Why Does Policy Still Miss the Real Problem? | TechPolicy.Press
Policy responses to social media harms reveal the gap between what research shows and what gets addressed, writes Matthias J. Becker.
www.techpolicy.press
December 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Wondering what kind of data a company has on you? You can ask companies for a copy of your data if you’re in the EU / the company operates in the EU…
Read our guide to find out more tips
7+1 tips on how to make the most out of your DSAR
Hello friend,
privacyinternational.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
December 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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If you happen to be looking for bad redactions in a large set of data files today for some reason, there's an open source tool for that.
Y’all know we have a tool for finding exactly these kinds of bad redactions, right? free.law/open-source-...
December 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.

You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.

www.404media.co/flock-expose...
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Colombian mercenaries fighting for the RSF in #Sudan - responsible for mass rapes & systematic killing - were recruited from an address in N. #London

Colombians in 🇸🇩 have “had a profound impact on the trajectory of the conflict” including the training of children
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Colombian mercenaries in Sudan ‘recruited by UK-registered firms’
Exclusive Guardian investigation finds companies set up by people sanctioned by US hired Colombian fighters for Rapid Support Forces, widely suspected of war crimes in Sudan
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Pleased to see this piece. Personally, I find these uses of synthetic data v concerning and I find the traction and endorsements that this work has to be quite baffling, esp given the well-storied role of algorithmic targeting in undermining democracy
December 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Daphne Keller examines the legal scope of available tech platform data under the Digital Services Act's Article 40(12). The examination begins with a legal analysis, continues with a comparison to other relevant laws, and concludes with a review of specific data categories for research.
How the Meaning of 'Publicly Accessible' Shapes Researcher Data Rights Under the DSA | TechPolicy.Press
Researchers eager to begin work under DSA Article 40(12) may be deterred by uncertainty about what data counts as 'publicly accessible,' writes Daphne Keller.
buff.ly
December 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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I don’t think Grynbaum is on here but someone please correct me if I’m wrong.

Here’s his story for the Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Days pass, and the landgrab continues, and it's been like that for many years. If you hear anyone on the political scene speak of the "two state solution" that we must "work towards", ask them "where". These people need to be kicked out, this is not theirs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank
Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continues
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Much of SF lost power last night. Waymos blocked intersections across the city, even though they are Wayless than 1% of cars on the roads. They accumulated at their failure points--intersections with no green lights, in busy areas, and shut down traffic there.
December 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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If US investors maintain a client base with the infamous NSO Group, the country becomes complicit in its abuses, turning a blind eye to authoritarian surveillance while losing moral authority to condemn it, David Hatami argues:
Washington’s Pegasus Spyware Problem | TechPolicy.Press
A private group of American investors acquired NSO, making the US complicit in global surveillance, David Hatami writes.
buff.ly
December 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Digital ID is at the heart of agentic AI - and it’s not even close to being solved…
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Another #ICC member-state calls out US sanctions against the Court.

Meanwhile, Canada: 🦗 🦗 🦗
December 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM