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Marco Ricorda
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🌐 Modern International Communication Operations 🌐 | Communication Manager & Consultant | Certified Trainer | Science, AI and Digital Policy |
Some horrific news on the online minor protection front.

Criminal networks are “weaponizing children” to commit torture and murder by recruiting them through multiplayer video games and smartphones and parents often have no idea what’s happening, the boss of Europol warns.

lnkd.in/dzheiK8A
Children groomed for murder through video games, Europol warns
The biggest criminal threat to European society is now children who are manipulated into violence, says Catherine De Bolle.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The @ec.europa.eu presented election toolkit on the Digital Services Act.

The Toolkit aims to guide Digital Services Coordinators’ contribution to the whole-of-society effort to protect the integrity of electoral processes in the European Union

Info: digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/comm...
February 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT) of the European Commission is looking for for applied data scientists, AI experts and computer scientists with a keen interest in supporting EU digital policies and regulations.

Info: recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancy/1614
February 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I have the pleasure to partner with leading training institutions FORUM • Institut für Management GmbH to present the latest trends about Social Media for Public Administration

📅 30 June - 1 July 2025
📍 Frankfurt, Germany.
🔗 Details & Registration: lnkd.in/ew85DfXT
February 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I'm building a list of Research Institutions (in its broader sense) and International Organisations that joined @bsky.app Social.

If you have any similar list, or you know of any organisation that fit the description, feel free to add them in the comments.

Much appreciated.
February 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The European Commission has awarded the prestigious Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Seal to the multilingual AI project OpenEuroLLM – the first Digital Europe Programme funded project to receive the seal.

digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/pion...
A pioneering AI project awarded for opening Large Language Models to European languages
The Commission has awarded the prestigious Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Seal to the multilingual AI project OpenEuroLLM – the first Digital Europe Programme funded project to rece...
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
February 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The European Commission is hiring a Security analyst for Cyber and hybrid threats

Where: Unit CNECT.H.TF – Cyber Coordination Task Force, Brussels
Function Group: FG IV
Contract Type: contract agent 3b
Deadline: 24.02.2025 - 12.00 (noon, Brussels time)

eu-careers.europa.eu/en/job-oppor...
Security analyst: Cyber and hybrid threats | EU Careers
eu-careers.europa.eu
February 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A recent study published in Computers in Human Behavior investigates the behavioral dynamics of mental health communities on Reddit.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Participant behavior and community response in online mental health communities: Insights from Reddit
The growing presence of online mutual-help communities has significantly changed how people access and provide mental health (MH) support. While exten…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 30, 2024 at 3:33 PM
New research on diversity at AI conferences on the development of diversity indicators from 2007 to 2023.

Specifically on gender, the proportion of female authors has increased over time, which may relate to the growing number of initiatives to foster inclusion in AI communities.
bit.ly/3WaiRL3
July 17, 2024 at 8:10 AM
#DigitalServicesAct

@EU_Commission Call for tenders for a support contract on systemic risks stemming from very large online platforms and search engines

More info: digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/funding/d...
July 1, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Who are the best European digital influencers talking about #AI and #digitalpolicy?

Write in the comments ⤵️

#AI #AIresearch #algorithms #algorithmictransparency
June 5, 2024 at 4:32 PM
The European Commission has formally designated Temu as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the #DigitalServicesAct.

DSA compliance includes obligation to mitigate systemic risks such as sale of counterfeit goods, unsafe or illegal products, and IP rights.

Info: europa.eu/!gwgBgj
June 3, 2024 at 9:14 AM
The EU Commission establishes #AIOffice to strengthen EU leadership in safe and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
Press release: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
May 30, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Today 30 May @ 14:00 CEST
#EuropeanAIOffice's First Webinar on the #AIAct
#Riskmanagement logic of the hashtag#AIAct and related standards: Must-Know Fundamentals for #Regulatory #Compliance Register here lnkd.in/eZqxTnyY
May 30, 2024 at 7:33 AM
#AIOffice Webinar on Risk management approach in the hashtag#AIAct

16 May @11:00am (CEST)

Link to the event: lnkd.in/eVwebuBg
May 13, 2024 at 8:42 AM
First EU rulebook to protect media independence and pluralism enters into force. The #EuropeanMediaFreedomAct, a new set of unprecedented rules to protect media independence and pluralism, enters into force.

Info: digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/firs...
May 8, 2024 at 11:37 AM
The @EU_Commission, together with the European Research Area countries and stakeholders, has put forward a set of guidelines to support the European research community in responsible use of GenAI

More info: europa.eu/!67MFfd
March 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM
The @EU_ScienceHub of the @EU_Commission is looking for an Information and Communication Assistant in Karlsruhe, Germany, in the office of the Director (JRC G.0). More info recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/showprj_ifra...
March 19, 2024 at 2:13 PM
The 2023 General Report on the Activities of the European Union provides a comprehensive overview of the EU’s key achievements in 2023.

op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
March 14, 2024 at 9:09 AM
New tools and insights to better connect citizens with democracy.

This Results Pack highlights 15 Horizon-funded projects exploring current challenges to democracy & testing solutions that support engagement with the democratic process.

Read more: bit.ly/4a8yCHs
March 11, 2024 at 8:10 AM
The @EU_Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether TikTok may have breached the Digital Services Act in areas linked to protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, risk management of addictive design

More info: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
February 20, 2024 at 8:31 AM
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission announces the 6th edition of its Summer School on Sustainable Finance.

joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-summer-s...
February 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM
The most interesting article I have read this month.

Meet the Vatican’s AI mentor

"Some people treat AIs like idols, like oracles, like demigods,” Benanti told POLITICO. “The risk is that they delegate critical thinking and decisional power to these machines."

www.politico.eu/article/meet...
February 13, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Remind me to vote #euelections2024

Talking is one way to bring up the elections - sharing links is another. The “Remind me to vote” feature lets people sign up to get a reminder before the elections.

lnkd.in/dSgnRyfY
January 31, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Artificial Intelligence in the European Commission (AI@EC)
This Communication outlines the strategic vision of the EC to foster the internal development and use of lawful, safe and trustworthy AI systems.

commission.europa.eu/system/files...
January 26, 2024 at 9:11 AM