Mariëlle Wijermars
@mariellew.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Internet Governance at Maastricht University | Internet censorship | Platform governance | Russian politics & political communication
Member of The Young Academy (KNAW)
Academic editor @policyr.bsky.social
Member of The Young Academy (KNAW)
Academic editor @policyr.bsky.social
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Mariëlle Wijermars
@mariellew.bsky.social
· Nov 21
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Hugely important academic paper repository arXiv says it will no longer accept Computer Science papers that are still under review due to the wave of AI-generated ones it has received. This will radically change preprint and open access scientific research
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
arXiv Changes Rules After Getting Spammed With AI-Generated 'Research' Papers
Cornell University’s academic paper repository will no longer accept Computer Science papers still under review.
www.404media.co
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hugely important academic paper repository arXiv says it will no longer accept Computer Science papers that are still under review due to the wave of AI-generated ones it has received. This will radically change preprint and open access scientific research
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
www.404media.co/arxiv-change...
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Opinie stuk in NRC vandaag:
“Nederland schuift naar het midden op, Brussel kijkt mee”
Ik bespreek de mogelijke verkiezingsuitslag kan betekenen voor de Nederlandse positie 🇳🇱 in Europa. 🇪🇺
👉🏽 www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
“Nederland schuift naar het midden op, Brussel kijkt mee”
Ik bespreek de mogelijke verkiezingsuitslag kan betekenen voor de Nederlandse positie 🇳🇱 in Europa. 🇪🇺
👉🏽 www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Opinie | Nederland schuift naar het midden op, Brussel kijkt mee
Tweede Kamerverkiezingen: Mocht Rob Jetten premier worden, dan krijgt Nederland een uitgesproken pro-Europese regeringsleider. De vraag is in hoeverre hij eventuele coalitiepartners daarin zal meekrij...
www.nrc.nl
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Opinie stuk in NRC vandaag:
“Nederland schuift naar het midden op, Brussel kijkt mee”
Ik bespreek de mogelijke verkiezingsuitslag kan betekenen voor de Nederlandse positie 🇳🇱 in Europa. 🇪🇺
👉🏽 www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
“Nederland schuift naar het midden op, Brussel kijkt mee”
Ik bespreek de mogelijke verkiezingsuitslag kan betekenen voor de Nederlandse positie 🇳🇱 in Europa. 🇪🇺
👉🏽 www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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With the official prognosis giving one additional seat to PVV and one to FvD compared to the ext poll, the narrative should really not be that the Netherlands/Jetten has beaten the radical right. The far right bloc remains remarkably stable.
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
With the official prognosis giving one additional seat to PVV and one to FvD compared to the ext poll, the narrative should really not be that the Netherlands/Jetten has beaten the radical right. The far right bloc remains remarkably stable.
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We are hiring a PhD student to join us at the @hertiesecurity.bsky.social (start Sept. 2026)!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
October 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We are hiring a PhD student to join us at the @hertiesecurity.bsky.social (start Sept. 2026)!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!
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New today👇
Abraham Newman on why writing isn’t about perfection or performance, but about conversation.
A sharp + generous take on co-authorship, discovery & the politics of ideas.
🔗 Read here: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
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Abraham Newman on why writing isn’t about perfection or performance, but about conversation.
A sharp + generous take on co-authorship, discovery & the politics of ideas.
🔗 Read here: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
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Etched in Marble: Abraham Newman on Writing as Dialogue, Discovery, and Power
Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
New today👇
Abraham Newman on why writing isn’t about perfection or performance, but about conversation.
A sharp + generous take on co-authorship, discovery & the politics of ideas.
🔗 Read here: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
🧵
Abraham Newman on why writing isn’t about perfection or performance, but about conversation.
A sharp + generous take on co-authorship, discovery & the politics of ideas.
🔗 Read here: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...
🧵
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When I asked what Newman what he’d etch in marble for a new generation, he didn’t hesitate: “It’s all about collaboration. See others not as competitors but as people who can push you forward.”
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October 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
When I asked what Newman what he’d etch in marble for a new generation, he didn’t hesitate: “It’s all about collaboration. See others not as competitors but as people who can push you forward.”
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Wil je weten hoe verschillende politieke partijen in hun #verkiezingsprogramma's denken over deze (en meer!) aspecten van wetenschap en #wetenschapsbeleid? Check het The Young Academy Dashboard Verkiezingen 2025 (dejongeakademie.nl/nieuws/31328...)
De Jonge Akademie Dashboard wat zeggen de partijen over wetenschap - De Jonge Akademie
Actueel
dejongeakademie.nl
October 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Wil je weten hoe verschillende politieke partijen in hun #verkiezingsprogramma's denken over deze (en meer!) aspecten van wetenschap en #wetenschapsbeleid? Check het The Young Academy Dashboard Verkiezingen 2025 (dejongeakademie.nl/nieuws/31328...)
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4. staan we pal voor academische vrijheid?
5. zien we hoe wetenschap nationaal én internationaal tegelijk kan zijn?
5. zien we hoe wetenschap nationaal én internationaal tegelijk kan zijn?
October 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
4. staan we pal voor academische vrijheid?
5. zien we hoe wetenschap nationaal én internationaal tegelijk kan zijn?
5. zien we hoe wetenschap nationaal én internationaal tegelijk kan zijn?
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2. investeren we in het hele huis van de wetenschap, d.w.z. de volle breedte van de wetenschap, inclusief de sociale en geesteswetenschappen?
October 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
2. investeren we in het hele huis van de wetenschap, d.w.z. de volle breedte van de wetenschap, inclusief de sociale en geesteswetenschappen?
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3. zien we het belang van jonge onderzoekers voor de levensvatbaarheid van de wetenschap, het risico van "wetenschapsvergrijzing", en gaan we daar wat voor en aan doen?
October 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
3. zien we het belang van jonge onderzoekers voor de levensvatbaarheid van de wetenschap, het risico van "wetenschapsvergrijzing", en gaan we daar wat voor en aan doen?
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Vandaag in Trouw: wat er op het spel staat voor de wetenschap de aankomende verkiezingen
www.trouw.nl/wetenschap/b...
www.trouw.nl/wetenschap/b...
Bezuinigen op kennis? ‘Investeren in de wetenschap is onmisbaar voor de weerbaarheid van deze democratie’
De tijd van politieke consensus over het belang van wetenschap is voorbij. Wat staat er op het spel voor de wetenschap, tijdens de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen?
www.trouw.nl
October 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Vandaag in Trouw: wat er op het spel staat voor de wetenschap de aankomende verkiezingen
www.trouw.nl/wetenschap/b...
www.trouw.nl/wetenschap/b...
I'm looking for recommendations for accessible podcasts, videos etc. for a 1st-yr course on digitalisation and politics.
Suggestions? E.g. on how democracy functions and why it matters, how digitalisation reshapes elections, democratic backsliding in Europe...
#EUsky #polisky #IRsky #Commsky
Suggestions? E.g. on how democracy functions and why it matters, how digitalisation reshapes elections, democratic backsliding in Europe...
#EUsky #polisky #IRsky #Commsky
October 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Pavel Guguyev was found guilty on charges of “confidential cooperation” with foreign nationals.
Russian Soldier Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison After Giving Interviews to Ukrainian Blogger - The Moscow Times
A Russian soldier freed in a prisoner swap with Ukraine has been sentenced to four years in a penal colony after he gave interviews to a Ukrainian blogger, the exiled news outlet Mediazona reported Mo...
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Pavel Guguyev was found guilty on charges of “confidential cooperation” with foreign nationals.
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Vrijdagavond was ik te gast bij het Nieuwsforum van Langs de lijn op NPO Radio 1 om het te hebben over onze nationale veiligheid naar aanleiding van de AIVD en MIVD jaarverslagen die eerder deze week gepubliceerd werden.
Gemist? Luister het gesprek nu terug als podcast.
Gemist? Luister het gesprek nu terug als podcast.
Nieuwsforum: Hoe staat het ervoor met onze veiligheid?
Dit is de Dag · Episode
open.spotify.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Meta’s decision to ban ads about politics, elections, and social issues on their platforms like Facebook and Instagram in the EU is now implemented.
This is the new policy. Any ad about fx elections, civil rights, economy, health, climate, immigration, or foreign policy is now (presumably) banned.
This is the new policy. Any ad about fx elections, civil rights, economy, health, climate, immigration, or foreign policy is now (presumably) banned.
October 6, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Meta’s decision to ban ads about politics, elections, and social issues on their platforms like Facebook and Instagram in the EU is now implemented.
This is the new policy. Any ad about fx elections, civil rights, economy, health, climate, immigration, or foreign policy is now (presumably) banned.
This is the new policy. Any ad about fx elections, civil rights, economy, health, climate, immigration, or foreign policy is now (presumably) banned.
Quite a claim from Pavel Durov
Telegram founder Pavel Durov says he was targeted in poisoning attempt in 2018
In April of that year, a Moscow court issued a decision to ban the popular messaging app amid a wider government effort to gain access to its encryption keys.
In April of that year, a Moscow court issued a decision to ban the popular messaging app amid a wider government effort to gain access to its encryption keys.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov says he was targeted in poisoning attempt in 2018
Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, said in an interview published on Sept. 30 that he believes there was an attempt to poison him in the spring of 2018. In April of that year, a Mosco...
theins.press
October 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Quite a claim from Pavel Durov
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NEW: UK asked Apple to backdoor iCloud encryption.
Backdoors create a massive target for hackers & criminal groups.
Dictators will inevitably demand that Apple do the same for them. 1/
www.ft.com/content/d101...
Backdoors create a massive target for hackers & criminal groups.
Dictators will inevitably demand that Apple do the same for them. 1/
www.ft.com/content/d101...
October 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
NEW: UK asked Apple to backdoor iCloud encryption.
Backdoors create a massive target for hackers & criminal groups.
Dictators will inevitably demand that Apple do the same for them. 1/
www.ft.com/content/d101...
Backdoors create a massive target for hackers & criminal groups.
Dictators will inevitably demand that Apple do the same for them. 1/
www.ft.com/content/d101...
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How did Japan’s position of political, economic, and technological power impact the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s?
Read Aleksandra Komornicka's new article demonstrating how Japan’s rise served as a model for opening socialist economies. #Poland #historysky #IPEsky #IRsky
Read Aleksandra Komornicka's new article demonstrating how Japan’s rise served as a model for opening socialist economies. #Poland #historysky #IPEsky #IRsky
Happy to share my new article on Japan’s impact on the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Making Europe from the Outside: The Rise of Japan and European East–West Cooperation in the Long 1970s | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core
Making Europe from the Outside: The Rise of Japan and European East–West Cooperation in the Long 1970s
www.cambridge.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
How did Japan’s position of political, economic, and technological power impact the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s?
Read Aleksandra Komornicka's new article demonstrating how Japan’s rise served as a model for opening socialist economies. #Poland #historysky #IPEsky #IRsky
Read Aleksandra Komornicka's new article demonstrating how Japan’s rise served as a model for opening socialist economies. #Poland #historysky #IPEsky #IRsky
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Ok then... so the military elite had to come back to see where their next "theater of war" will be... America's cities!
Trump declares war on Americans: "Our history is filled with military heroes who took on all enemies foreign and domestic. That's what the oath says -- foreign and domestic. Well we also have domestic."
September 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Ok then... so the military elite had to come back to see where their next "theater of war" will be... America's cities!
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Trump declares war on Americans: "Our history is filled with military heroes who took on all enemies foreign and domestic. That's what the oath says -- foreign and domestic. Well we also have domestic."
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Trump declares war on Americans: "Our history is filled with military heroes who took on all enemies foreign and domestic. That's what the oath says -- foreign and domestic. Well we also have domestic."
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Had a blast synergising @deconspirator.bsky.social and ARM project with @mariellew.bsky.social at the @clingendael.bsky.social REKA conference. Discussed current approaches to #FIMI and the challenges European democracies face. Despite our happy faces, we were not always optimistic...
September 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Had a blast synergising @deconspirator.bsky.social and ARM project with @mariellew.bsky.social at the @clingendael.bsky.social REKA conference. Discussed current approaches to #FIMI and the challenges European democracies face. Despite our happy faces, we were not always optimistic...
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Russian authorities have restricted calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, two of the most widely used messengers in the country.
The two platforms disputed the move, with WhatsApp calling it an effort to "violate people’s right to secure communication."
The two platforms disputed the move, with WhatsApp calling it an effort to "violate people’s right to secure communication."
WhatsApp and Telegram Dispute Russian Restrictions - The Moscow Times
Russia’s state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor confirmed Wednesday that it is restricting voice and video calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, calling it an anti-fraud measure to protect citizens. “Ca...
www.themoscowtimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Russian authorities have restricted calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, two of the most widely used messengers in the country.
The two platforms disputed the move, with WhatsApp calling it an effort to "violate people’s right to secure communication."
The two platforms disputed the move, with WhatsApp calling it an effort to "violate people’s right to secure communication."
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🤯 Approximate movement of missiles and drones during the night attack on Ukraine…
July 9, 2025 at 6:35 AM
🤯 Approximate movement of missiles and drones during the night attack on Ukraine…
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⚡️At least 5 killed, 39 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day.
Ukraine endured the largest aerial attack since the start of Russia's full-scale war, with at least 5 civilians killed and 39 injured across multiple regions over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian officials said on July 9.
Ukraine endured the largest aerial attack since the start of Russia's full-scale war, with at least 5 civilians killed and 39 injured across multiple regions over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian officials said on July 9.
At least 5 killed, 39 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day
Ukraine endured the largest aerial attack since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, with at least five civilians killed and 39 injured across multiple regions over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian ...
kyivindependent.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:08 AM
⚡️At least 5 killed, 39 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day.
Ukraine endured the largest aerial attack since the start of Russia's full-scale war, with at least 5 civilians killed and 39 injured across multiple regions over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian officials said on July 9.
Ukraine endured the largest aerial attack since the start of Russia's full-scale war, with at least 5 civilians killed and 39 injured across multiple regions over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian officials said on July 9.