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Jillian C. York
@jillian.bsky.social
19K followers 730 following 4K posts
Author of Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism (Verso 2021).
Views are mine alone.
Work @EFF, teach at College of Europe Natolin, live in Berlin, full bio at https://jilliancyork.com/about #freealaa
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What gets me the most about all this is that no one seems to think one’s views might legitimately change over the course of fifteen turbulent years - and for Alaa, years spent in prison no less.
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Australian journalist Peter Greste: The Alaa Abd el-Fattah I know is a humanitarian

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/alaa-abd-el-fattah-british-values-citizenship-human-rights-political-prisoners-b2893566.html

#freealaa #ukpolitics #Egypt
The Alaa Abd el-Fattah I know is a humanitarian
There is no doubt that my friend’s comments were reprehensible, but the tragic irony is that he was locked up for more than a decade for defending the very principles he is now accused of violating, says Peter Greste
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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lukemcgee.bsky.social
Very good by @jamesrball.com on Alaa Abd el-Fattah and the double standards on the right on punishment for posts on social media.

app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/147668...
Calls to remove el-Fattah’s UK citizenship are dictatorial
Yes his tweets were disgusting, possibly criminal, yet it should not be possible for politicians to revoke someone’s national identity just because they dislike their views
app.thenewworld.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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The real story is not Alaa Abd el-Fattah. It is Israel paralysing aid to Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/real-story-not-alaa-abd-el-fattah-it-israel-paralysing-aid-gaza
The real story is not Alaa Abd el-Fattah. It is Israel paralysing aid to Gaza
By focusing on a political squabble over old tweets, British media are once again diverting attention from the mass suffering of Palestinians
www.middleeasteye.net
January 1, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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naomiaklein.bsky.social
Calls to strip pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah of his British citizenship pile torment on top of torture.

New piece by me on a dangerous and manufactured storm:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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January 2, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
jillian.bsky.social
I sent all my used lanyards with a friend to CCC to donate somewhere and apparently a furry excitedly collected them
December 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
jillian.bsky.social
Yet another airport gate employee lying about facial recognition being mandatory. If you’re a US citizen, you CAN refuse.
December 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
jillian.bsky.social
My kingdom for a 30+ airport lounge.
December 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
jillian.bsky.social
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Speaking Freely: Sami Ben Gharbia
Sami Ben Gharbia is a Tunisian human rights campaigner, blogger, writer and freedom of expression advocate. He founded Global Voices Advocacy, and is the co-founder and current publisher of the collec...
www.eff.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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carlbergstrom.com
ICE sprayed a one-year-old in the face with pepper spray.

The child and parents are US citizens, but that doesn't even matter.

These monsters pepper-sprayed a baby.

We cannot allow ICE to continue this behavior, and they aren't going to reform themselves.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Rafael Veraza, 25, said he pulled into Sam’s Club with his wife and baby on a weekend grocery run on Nov. 8 when he saw a commotion surrounding what looked to be unmarked vehicles full of immigration officers in Cicero, west of Chicago. The family decided to leave the area without shopping, he said. On his way out, he believes a passing agent mistook him for one of the protesters who have followed immigration officials throughout Chicagoland in an effort to warn residents and document their operations. Veraza’s wife happened to be filming the parking lot scene on her smartphone because they wanted to one day show their 1-year-old the turbulent times she was born in. She aimed her camera at a passing SUV and captured the moment when an officer filled the family’s vehicle with a mist of pepper spray. Video shows the moment Rafael Veraza says federal agents shot pepper-spray into his car, where he was with his wife and 1-year-old daughter. (Video: Zoeann Murphy/The Washington Post) Veraza and his wife poured water on their crying baby’s face and rushed to the hospital. A doctor called in a poison control specialist for an expert opinion because they’d never seen such a young person pepper sprayed, Veraza said. They advised bringing the child to a specialist for follow-up visits to gauge potential long term damage to the child’s lungs and eyes. McLaughlin denied that federal agents pepper-sprayed anyone outside of Sam’s Club in a statement issued after the incident to the news media. She did not offer an explanation for what is shown in the video.
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
jillian.bsky.social
Horrible news all around. My heart is with the victims of the attack in Sydney, with the brave Syrian Ahmed al Ahmed who stopped one of the shooters, and with the Reiner family.
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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josho.bsky.social
Cory really dropped into a finely polished lucid flow state on this one. Too many quotables per second. This one though, "You know, Elon Musk pops his clogs from too much ketamine. There will be a succession battle overnight."

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Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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December 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
jillian.bsky.social
I really hope SNL finds a way to Helvetica this news cycle www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
jillian.bsky.social
Decluttering for a move - one of the saddest things was throwing out most of my sticker collection from the past two decades. I saved a few excellent ones and am passing on a bag of others.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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revolution.social
EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social, author of "Silicon Values", joins @rabble.nz to unpack the global digital rights fight.

They discuss:
- Why the global majority should shape platform rules
- The danger of age-verification laws
- What’s at stake in AI training

Watch the full ep: youtu.be/fitJhVHTIBM
Defending Digital Rights in the Surveillance Era (with Jillian York)
YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble
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December 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
jillian.bsky.social
I guess it’s 2005 again because I just scored Rilo Kiley tickets.
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
jillian.bsky.social
Never underestimate how a good vacuum and dusting can better your day.
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
jillian.bsky.social
Re-upping this one after a 45 minute wait today with a child that wouldn't stop smashing the same wooden block on the floor repeatedly.
jillian.bsky.social Jillian C. York @jillian.bsky.social · Dec 17
Look I have nothing against children but gyno-obstetrics offices should really have separate waiting rooms for perimenopausal women and mothers with kids.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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eff.org
Speaking Freely returns with a wide-ranging interview with Benjamin Ismail www.eff.org/pages/speaki...
Speaking Freely: Benjamin Ismail
Benjamin Ismail is the Campaign and Advocacy Director for GreatFire, where he leads efforts to expose the censorship apparatus of authoritarian regimes worldwide. He also runs/oversees the App Censors...
www.eff.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
jillian.bsky.social
Do not, I repeat, order these. Horrific facsimile of an actual chip/crisp
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
jillian.bsky.social
I’m remembering this New Yorker article about “fending” and in my head it’s basically the same as “girl dinner” right?
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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krisshrishak.bsky.social
Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.

@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed

www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement
Experts in AI call on the President of the European Commission to retract unscientific AI hype statement she made in the budget speech.
www.iccl.ie
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
jillian.bsky.social
ok I just yelled at a very obnoxious german (male) passenger lecturing two young women of color about lufthansa’s bag policy while they’re trying to find luggage space i think i need a mental health day (from this country)
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM