Ivan Sigal
@ivansigal.bsky.social
@freeourfeeds.com interim director, also thinking, strategy, making, and information, media and journalism, rights, arts. Former ED @globalvoices.org
A BBC study shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory: www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A BBC study shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory: www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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The Wayback Machine’s snapshots of news outlets’ homepages have plummeted in recent months — Nieman Lab reporters @andrewdeck.bsky.social and @hanaatameez.bsky.social found they declined by 87% starting in May of this year. They decided to find out why. buff.ly/rhtRGcr
The Wayback Machine’s snapshots of news homepages plummet after a “breakdown” in archiving projects
Between May and October 2025, homepage snapshots fell by 87% across 100 news publications.
www.niemanlab.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Wayback Machine’s snapshots of news outlets’ homepages have plummeted in recent months — Nieman Lab reporters @andrewdeck.bsky.social and @hanaatameez.bsky.social found they declined by 87% starting in May of this year. They decided to find out why. buff.ly/rhtRGcr
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Happy to share latest update from #freeourfeeds campaign, covering highlights from the past few months and outlining upcoming events and appearances. free-our-feeds.ghost.io/free-our-fee...
Free Our Feeds - Update #4, October 2025
After a brief slowdown for the endless holidays of northern summer, we at Free Our Feeds have been preparing for the next stage of our initiative: writing, speaking, scheming, and planning. Top of lin...
free-our-feeds.ghost.io
October 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Happy to share latest update from #freeourfeeds campaign, covering highlights from the past few months and outlining upcoming events and appearances. free-our-feeds.ghost.io/free-our-fee...
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Join #freeourfeeds and @eurosky.social on Wednesday, 19 November in Berlin as European leaders, policymakers, developers, and investors explore what's already being built and chart the path forward for Europe’s open social web. We are so pleased that @alexandrageese.bsky.social will be joining us!
We're delighted to announce @alexandrageese.bsky.social, Member of the European Parliament for the Greens/EFA Group, as a speaker for Eurosky Live in Berlin this November.
#EuroskyLive #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech
www.eurosky.social/eurosky-live
#EuroskyLive #DigitalSovereignty #EuropeanTech
www.eurosky.social/eurosky-live
October 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Join #freeourfeeds and @eurosky.social on Wednesday, 19 November in Berlin as European leaders, policymakers, developers, and investors explore what's already being built and chart the path forward for Europe’s open social web. We are so pleased that @alexandrageese.bsky.social will be joining us!
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Since 2011, Heike led Rhineland-Palatinate's digital transformation as Government CIO, focusing on responsive & barrier-free public services. A former member of the State Parliament, she brings a crucial perspective on how governments can support the infrastructure needed for Europe's digital future
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Since 2011, Heike led Rhineland-Palatinate's digital transformation as Government CIO, focusing on responsive & barrier-free public services. A former member of the State Parliament, she brings a crucial perspective on how governments can support the infrastructure needed for Europe's digital future
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Join us on Wednesday, 19 November in Berlin for Eurosky Live. This is for anyone building, funding, or shaping Europe's digital future.
Register
luma.com/knk1342n
Register
luma.com/knk1342n
Eurosky Live: Berlin 2025 · Luma
Showcase • Keynotes • Panels
Join founders, developers, media, policy-makers, and investors for a full-day public programme exploring the European open social…
luma.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Join us on Wednesday, 19 November in Berlin for Eurosky Live. This is for anyone building, funding, or shaping Europe's digital future.
Register
luma.com/knk1342n
Register
luma.com/knk1342n
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Bluesky runs on open protocols with open source code. Today we’re taking an additional step and making a patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everyone can build confidently on our work.
Learn more and read the pledge in our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Learn more and read the pledge in our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Bluesky's Patent Non-Aggression Pledge - Bluesky
Bluesky develops open protocols. We're taking a short and simple patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everybody feels confident building on them.
bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Bluesky runs on open protocols with open source code. Today we’re taking an additional step and making a patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everyone can build confidently on our work.
Learn more and read the pledge in our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Learn more and read the pledge in our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
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Own Your Algorithm == Ow Ya! Lovely to see the new G in the wild.
We're excited to share the new Graze! Completely redesigned look, same powerful tooling. Check it out at graze.social ✨
Bluesky Custom Feeds - Built By You
Design, deploy, and grow custom feeds of any complexity on Bluesky with Graze.social.
graze.social
September 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Own Your Algorithm == Ow Ya! Lovely to see the new G in the wild.
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Very pleased to see this #Indiesky project put #freeourfeeds funds to good use, supporting Northsky in their community building efforts. Congratulations @transrights.northsky.social and @knowtheory.net @bmann.ca
It’s time to launch our first #Indiesky grant!
Today we’re announcing a $5000 grant to @transrights.northsky.social for their account data migration tools and the migration campaign for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community they serve.
atprotocol.dev/the-first-in...
Today we’re announcing a $5000 grant to @transrights.northsky.social for their account data migration tools and the migration campaign for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community they serve.
atprotocol.dev/the-first-in...
The First Indiesky Grant: Northsky
Today we’re announcing our first Indiesky grant, a $5000 USD contribution to Northsky, their PDS migration tools and the migration efforts for their community.
We started the ATProtocol Community Fun...
atprotocol.dev
September 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Very pleased to see this #Indiesky project put #freeourfeeds funds to good use, supporting Northsky in their community building efforts. Congratulations @transrights.northsky.social and @knowtheory.net @bmann.ca
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"The true free speech absolutists in the tech industry aren’t the ones making the most noise. They’re the ones building platforms that are untouchable. Whether those solutions operate on blockchain or some other technology, it’s clearly the future of free speech." cc @ivansigal.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"The true free speech absolutists in the tech industry aren’t the ones making the most noise. They’re the ones building platforms that are untouchable. Whether those solutions operate on blockchain or some other technology, it’s clearly the future of free speech." cc @ivansigal.bsky.social
Not just a good argument, and on a vital issue, but damn funny. I wish more policy writing made me chuckle.
The internet's in a bad place. We're not winning. How can we turn things around? We need money.
What parts of the internet 1) are still under democratic control and 2) are in a position to produce significant revenue? It's mostly down to Wikipedia.
But there's more… 🧵
What parts of the internet 1) are still under democratic control and 2) are in a position to produce significant revenue? It's mostly down to Wikipedia.
But there's more… 🧵
How Wikipedia Can Save the Internet With Advertising | TechPolicy.Press
Robin Berjon explores how principled advertising on Wikipedia could fund a democratic digital future.
www.techpolicy.press
September 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Not just a good argument, and on a vital issue, but damn funny. I wish more policy writing made me chuckle.
Amazing news. Alaa pardoned after, this time, six years in prison and a lifetime fighting for freedoms in Egypt. What an inspiration. This would be a good time to grab his book, "You have not yet been defeated": what it takes to fight oppression. #freealaa fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/you-ha...
September 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Amazing news. Alaa pardoned after, this time, six years in prison and a lifetime fighting for freedoms in Egypt. What an inspiration. This would be a good time to grab his book, "You have not yet been defeated": what it takes to fight oppression. #freealaa fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/you-ha...
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Reminder that I'm hosting a new podcast at @issuesinst.bsky.social where I basically invited a bunch of my friends who work in really interesting areas and we talk about what they do with a lens of disaster studies and speculative fiction. The conversations have been amazing!
Not Now, But Soon Archives
Not Now, But Soon challenges the stories we often tell about disasters and explores how we can use speculative fiction to create better futures.
issues.org
September 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Reminder that I'm hosting a new podcast at @issuesinst.bsky.social where I basically invited a bunch of my friends who work in really interesting areas and we talk about what they do with a lens of disaster studies and speculative fiction. The conversations have been amazing!
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That's a wiiiiiiiiild omission with a lot of downstream consequences.
It's interesting to contemplate why we didn't collectively discover this sooner too.
It's interesting to contemplate why we didn't collectively discover this sooner too.
September 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
That's a wiiiiiiiiild omission with a lot of downstream consequences.
It's interesting to contemplate why we didn't collectively discover this sooner too.
It's interesting to contemplate why we didn't collectively discover this sooner too.
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Hello everyone! Announcing Eurosky Live: Berlin 2025. Join founders, developers, media, policy-makers, and investors for a full-day public programe exploring the European open social web.
If you're building on ATProto and interested in showcasing, please reach out!
To register: luma.com/knk1342n
If you're building on ATProto and interested in showcasing, please reach out!
To register: luma.com/knk1342n
Eurosky Live: Berlin 2025 · Luma
Showcase • Keynotes • Panels
Join founders, developers, media, policy-makers, and investors for a full-day public programme exploring the European open social…
luma.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Hello everyone! Announcing Eurosky Live: Berlin 2025. Join founders, developers, media, policy-makers, and investors for a full-day public programe exploring the European open social web.
If you're building on ATProto and interested in showcasing, please reach out!
To register: luma.com/knk1342n
If you're building on ATProto and interested in showcasing, please reach out!
To register: luma.com/knk1342n
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Ahead of tomorrow's hearing on European "censorship" of Americans under the Digital Services Act, I have a new blog post explaining why that is not a thing.
You can get the gist in about two minutes of skimming the bold text, or stay for the details.
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cyberlaw.stanford.edu/a-primer-on-...
You can get the gist in about two minutes of skimming the bold text, or stay for the details.
1/
cyberlaw.stanford.edu/a-primer-on-...
A Primer on Cross-Border Speech Regulation and the EU’s Digital Services Act
Some U.S. politicians have recently characterized European platform and social media regulation laws as “censorship” of speech in the U.S. If this claim were true, it would be a very big deal. As some...
cyberlaw.stanford.edu
September 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Ahead of tomorrow's hearing on European "censorship" of Americans under the Digital Services Act, I have a new blog post explaining why that is not a thing.
You can get the gist in about two minutes of skimming the bold text, or stay for the details.
1/
cyberlaw.stanford.edu/a-primer-on-...
You can get the gist in about two minutes of skimming the bold text, or stay for the details.
1/
cyberlaw.stanford.edu/a-primer-on-...
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House Republicans Want To Doxx Wikipedia Editors Over Bogus ‘Bias’ Complaints
Congress has absolutely zero constitutional authority to investigate a private website for its editorial decisions. Zero. None. This is First Amendment 101. Yet House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and…
Congress has absolutely zero constitutional authority to investigate a private website for its editorial decisions. Zero. None. This is First Amendment 101. Yet House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and…
House Republicans Want To Doxx Wikipedia Editors Over Bogus ‘Bias’ Complaints
Congress has absolutely zero constitutional authority to investigate a private website for its editorial decisions. Zero. None. This is First Amendment 101. Yet House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Cybersecurity Subcommittee Chairwoman Nancy Mace have decided otherwise. In a letter to Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander, these two Republicans are demanding that Wikipedia hand over editor identities, internal communications, and arbitration records because some studies suggest there might be bias in Wikipedia articles about Israel-Palestine issues.
www.techdirt.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
House Republicans Want To Doxx Wikipedia Editors Over Bogus ‘Bias’ Complaints
Congress has absolutely zero constitutional authority to investigate a private website for its editorial decisions. Zero. None. This is First Amendment 101. Yet House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and…
Congress has absolutely zero constitutional authority to investigate a private website for its editorial decisions. Zero. None. This is First Amendment 101. Yet House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and…
The times they are a-changing
I see @opengovpartnership.org omitted the info that a coalition of #opengov watchdogs asked OGP to put the USA under review, & that OGP has found cause to open an inquiry: www.opengovpartnership.org/ogp-response...
NB: The USGSA is deceiving the American people about co-creating a 6th #opengov plan
NB: The USGSA is deceiving the American people about co-creating a 6th #opengov plan
August 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The times they are a-changing
"officials may treat digital protections as bargaining chips rather than a crucial bulwark of European democracy or a defence against foreign influence". The Brussels defect, as told by the Financial Times: www.ft.com/content/5820...
Europe urgently needs a remedy for the ‘Brussels defect’
The EU must stop thinking it can turn thorny political controversies into solvable technical issues
www.ft.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"officials may treat digital protections as bargaining chips rather than a crucial bulwark of European democracy or a defence against foreign influence". The Brussels defect, as told by the Financial Times: www.ft.com/content/5820...
Super interesting: Russian FSB demanding direct entry into smart speakers in personal spaces, with legal support. Where else, if anywhere is this happening, or might it happen in the future?
The nightmare, but long-expected, scenario is here: a Moscow court has issued a small but monumental fine to Yandex for refusing to give the FSB 24/7 remote access to its “Alice” smart home system. This is the 1st known case of the FSB demanding direct entry into smart speakers in people’s homes.
ФСБ потребовала круглосуточный доступ к умному дому «Алиса» • «Агентство»
Мировой судья судебного участка № 425 московского района Хамовники оштрафовал «Яндекс» за отказ предоставить ФСБ круглосуточный удаленный доступ к информации умного дома «Алиса». Это первый такой случ...
www.agents.media
August 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Super interesting: Russian FSB demanding direct entry into smart speakers in personal spaces, with legal support. Where else, if anywhere is this happening, or might it happen in the future?
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@graze.social breakdown of returns for campaigns on Bluesky: "dollars went three times further on Bluesky than they would on any other social platform." Their words, for your consideration: www.graze.social/blog/how-gra...
How Graze Sponsored Market Blew Away Benchmarks While Fundraising for Public Media
The results are in - decentralized platforms are better for business. Read more about how we 3x'ed industry benchmarks while raising money for a good cause
www.graze.social
August 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
@graze.social breakdown of returns for campaigns on Bluesky: "dollars went three times further on Bluesky than they would on any other social platform." Their words, for your consideration: www.graze.social/blog/how-gra...
Nice write-up about #protocolsforpublishers, a great event in NYC last week I had the pleasure of helping with, with thanks to @knowtheory.net @bmann.ca @chadkoh.com @ruperts.world and many brilliant participants: www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-...
The next internet for news? Publishers gather to discuss protocols over platforms
Journalists and tech industry workers gathered at Protocols for Publishers to talk about building an internet that works for news.
www.niemanlab.org
August 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Nice write-up about #protocolsforpublishers, a great event in NYC last week I had the pleasure of helping with, with thanks to @knowtheory.net @bmann.ca @chadkoh.com @ruperts.world and many brilliant participants: www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-...
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Today, we're launching the first Beta of Bounce, a tool that lets you migrate your social graph across protocols!
We got such a positive response from our announcement, and we're so excited for folks to try it out.
Here's what you need to know when you Bounce: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...
We got such a positive response from our announcement, and we're so excited for folks to try it out.
Here's what you need to know when you Bounce: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...
August 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today, we're launching the first Beta of Bounce, a tool that lets you migrate your social graph across protocols!
We got such a positive response from our announcement, and we're so excited for folks to try it out.
Here's what you need to know when you Bounce: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...
We got such a positive response from our announcement, and we're so excited for folks to try it out.
Here's what you need to know when you Bounce: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...
This action to confront the conceptual and actual failure of tethered electronics, in this case electric car chargers, and how to escape by @natematias.bsky.social, is excellent! #righttorepair natematias.com/portfolio/20...
Escaping the chains of tethered products: the Juice Rescue project
How could a group of executives halfway across the world, with a single email, disrupt my community’s mobility, and what could we do about it?
natematias.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This action to confront the conceptual and actual failure of tethered electronics, in this case electric car chargers, and how to escape by @natematias.bsky.social, is excellent! #righttorepair natematias.com/portfolio/20...
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My "Introduction to #ATProto" blog post that I've been working on for some time is ready 🙂 It goes through things like records, lexicons, DIDs, then PDS/AppView etc. and how it all works together. Let me know if anything is wrong!
More parts later, with the Fedi comparisons & misconceptions etc.
More parts later, with the Fedi comparisons & misconceptions etc.
Introduction to AT Protocol
Walkthrough of the various parts and concepts in Bluesky's AT Protocol (ATProto), the types of servers involved and how it all fits together
mackuba.eu
August 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My "Introduction to #ATProto" blog post that I've been working on for some time is ready 🙂 It goes through things like records, lexicons, DIDs, then PDS/AppView etc. and how it all works together. Let me know if anything is wrong!
More parts later, with the Fedi comparisons & misconceptions etc.
More parts later, with the Fedi comparisons & misconceptions etc.