Robin Berjon
@robin.berjon.com
Bringing democracy to the internet. Brussels, 🇪🇺.
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• fmr W3C, NYT, ScienceAI, Protocol Labs
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• tech, governance, science, politics, philosophy, infrastructure, cats, terrible puns
• blog: https://berjon.com/
• fmr W3C, NYT, ScienceAI, Protocol Labs
• he/him/Ishmael
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Robin Berjon
@robin.berjon.com
· Dec 9
Fascintern Media
We are facing a coordinated international fascist movement that works with explicit backing from Moscow, Washington, and tech monopolies, and is propagating itself through its own media apparatus. Yet...
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2025 is coming to end and some people who claim not to be fascists are still associating themselves with fascist outlets like X.
I claim, perhaps charitably, that it's because they don't understand how the internet works. Either way, this needs to change.
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I claim, perhaps charitably, that it's because they don't understand how the internet works. Either way, this needs to change.
berjon.com/fascintern-m...
The dystopia we live in is very much a libertarian dystopia. It was designed as such, built as such, enforced as such.
I wish I were surprised to see @nytimes.com sanewashing this with nary a fact check in sight.
I wish I were surprised to see @nytimes.com sanewashing this with nary a fact check in sight.
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The dystopia we live in is very much a libertarian dystopia. It was designed as such, built as such, enforced as such.
I wish I were surprised to see @nytimes.com sanewashing this with nary a fact check in sight.
I wish I were surprised to see @nytimes.com sanewashing this with nary a fact check in sight.
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ENSAYO | Necesitamos renaturalizar internet
@mariafarrell.bsky.social y @robin.berjon.com exploran cómo la ciencia ecológica nos puede ayudar a recuperar un internet más democrático, floreciente y diverso, alejado de los monocultivos autoritarios de un puñado de empresas tecnológicas.
@mariafarrell.bsky.social y @robin.berjon.com exploran cómo la ciencia ecológica nos puede ayudar a recuperar un internet más democrático, floreciente y diverso, alejado de los monocultivos autoritarios de un puñado de empresas tecnológicas.
Necesitamos renaturalizar internet - Corriente Cálida
Maria Farrell y Robin Berjon La infraestructura de internet es hoy un ecosistema degradado, pero también un entorno construido, como una ciudad. Su imprevisibilidad es lo que lo hace generativo, valio...
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February 9, 2026 at 8:12 AM
ENSAYO | Necesitamos renaturalizar internet
@mariafarrell.bsky.social y @robin.berjon.com exploran cómo la ciencia ecológica nos puede ayudar a recuperar un internet más democrático, floreciente y diverso, alejado de los monocultivos autoritarios de un puñado de empresas tecnológicas.
@mariafarrell.bsky.social y @robin.berjon.com exploran cómo la ciencia ecológica nos puede ayudar a recuperar un internet más democrático, floreciente y diverso, alejado de los monocultivos autoritarios de un puñado de empresas tecnológicas.
This is depressing but also the clearest diagnostic. We're way overdue to offer a vision for the future.
So much on the left is defend, protect, save, shield... — as if maintaining the status quo were a win. Hegemonic collapse is here, now is the time to define the future.
So much on the left is defend, protect, save, shield... — as if maintaining the status quo were a win. Hegemonic collapse is here, now is the time to define the future.
Double digit gains for the LDP with under-30s.
February 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
This is depressing but also the clearest diagnostic. We're way overdue to offer a vision for the future.
So much on the left is defend, protect, save, shield... — as if maintaining the status quo were a win. Hegemonic collapse is here, now is the time to define the future.
So much on the left is defend, protect, save, shield... — as if maintaining the status quo were a win. Hegemonic collapse is here, now is the time to define the future.
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1/ Big news! Today, we officially launch the International Tax Observatory (#ITO)🚀
Building on the foundation of the EUTO, we are expanding our mission to address global tax evasion, wealth concentration, illicit financial flows & the intersection of taxation & the environment.
Building on the foundation of the EUTO, we are expanding our mission to address global tax evasion, wealth concentration, illicit financial flows & the intersection of taxation & the environment.
February 5, 2026 at 7:50 AM
1/ Big news! Today, we officially launch the International Tax Observatory (#ITO)🚀
Building on the foundation of the EUTO, we are expanding our mission to address global tax evasion, wealth concentration, illicit financial flows & the intersection of taxation & the environment.
Building on the foundation of the EUTO, we are expanding our mission to address global tax evasion, wealth concentration, illicit financial flows & the intersection of taxation & the environment.
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Shame on @nature.com for publishing this ableist trash, and shame on the authors for writing it:
Short 🧵>>
Short 🧵>>
February 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Shame on @nature.com for publishing this ableist trash, and shame on the authors for writing it:
Short 🧵>>
Short 🧵>>
This is a good thread to remember that "because science said so" has never been a plan for collective government.
Science is profoundly democratic. It can't make authoritarian pronouncements, and it can be corrupted by billionaires.
Science is profoundly democratic. It can't make authoritarian pronouncements, and it can be corrupted by billionaires.
Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 AM
This is a good thread to remember that "because science said so" has never been a plan for collective government.
Science is profoundly democratic. It can't make authoritarian pronouncements, and it can be corrupted by billionaires.
Science is profoundly democratic. It can't make authoritarian pronouncements, and it can be corrupted by billionaires.
Whenever people complain about European capital markets, I think they're missing part of the picture. Yes, they're not great. No, they're not devoid of bad people. And yet.
If you're building a startup in 2026, you are expected to work with the world's largest venture capital firm (which is not even really a VC firm), where one partner strangled my neighbor to death for being Black, and another actively sought Jeffrey Epstein's counsel for years. This is *normal*.
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Whenever people complain about European capital markets, I think they're missing part of the picture. Yes, they're not great. No, they're not devoid of bad people. And yet.
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Hola desde @eurosky.social 👋
Mis datos ahora están alojados en 🇪🇺, gestionados por una organización sin ánimo de lucro (@modalfoundation.eurosky.social) y sujetos a la legislación europea.
Mis datos ahora están alojados en 🇪🇺, gestionados por una organización sin ánimo de lucro (@modalfoundation.eurosky.social) y sujetos a la legislación europea.
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Hola desde @eurosky.social 👋
Mis datos ahora están alojados en 🇪🇺, gestionados por una organización sin ánimo de lucro (@modalfoundation.eurosky.social) y sujetos a la legislación europea.
Mis datos ahora están alojados en 🇪🇺, gestionados por una organización sin ánimo de lucro (@modalfoundation.eurosky.social) y sujetos a la legislación europea.
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updated the atproto specs to reference dasl.ing, a simpler variation/subset of IPLD.
hope this is more accessible for folks digging in to atproto-from-scratch implementations. the core primitives in IPLD (DAG-CBOR, CIDs, CAR) are great, but the fully flexible/general system can be overwhelming
hope this is more accessible for folks digging in to atproto-from-scratch implementations. the core primitives in IPLD (DAG-CBOR, CIDs, CAR) are great, but the fully flexible/general system can be overwhelming
specs: update many IPLD references to DASL/DRISL references by bnewbold · Pull Request #496 · bluesky-social/atproto-website
The DASL specifications are simpler and align with what we use in atproto.
This updates most references to the IPLD docs to reference the DASL docs instead. It still discusses the lineage in some p...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
updated the atproto specs to reference dasl.ing, a simpler variation/subset of IPLD.
hope this is more accessible for folks digging in to atproto-from-scratch implementations. the core primitives in IPLD (DAG-CBOR, CIDs, CAR) are great, but the fully flexible/general system can be overwhelming
hope this is more accessible for folks digging in to atproto-from-scratch implementations. the core primitives in IPLD (DAG-CBOR, CIDs, CAR) are great, but the fully flexible/general system can be overwhelming
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Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s Summit. The @greens-efa.eu & @alexandrageese.bsky.social had invited myself and several other technologists, including @robin.berjon.com, to speak in the EU parliament as part of the „EU Tech Stars Summit“ www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/event/eu-tech-stars-summit.
February 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s Summit. The @greens-efa.eu & @alexandrageese.bsky.social had invited myself and several other technologists, including @robin.berjon.com, to speak in the EU parliament as part of the „EU Tech Stars Summit“ www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/event/eu-tech-stars-summit.
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It was unclear if Mr. Hirohito was aware that the planes he had sent towards Hawaii carried bombs.
The New York Times has finally covered the Trump video of Obama as an ape — and they are still providing cover for him. Fuck the Times.
February 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
It was unclear if Mr. Hirohito was aware that the planes he had sent towards Hawaii carried bombs.
This is not a drill, we need to be ready to counter and we're not.
FT exclusive:
“The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.”
via @annasophiegross.bsky.social and colleagues
“The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.”
via @annasophiegross.bsky.social and colleagues
February 6, 2026 at 7:03 AM
This is not a drill, we need to be ready to counter and we're not.
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EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
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I would go further - it would take 20 years for Europe to catch up to US big tech, playing the same game. But the continent is stuffed to the gills with brilliant technologists already building alternatives that respect democracy. We should scale up and productise those alternatives.
"Why do people keep calling for a 'European X' or a 'European Instagram' when instead, by sharing infrastructure as we're doing with @eurosky.social, we could have 20 or 30 social networks?" — @seabass.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
I would go further - it would take 20 years for Europe to catch up to US big tech, playing the same game. But the continent is stuffed to the gills with brilliant technologists already building alternatives that respect democracy. We should scale up and productise those alternatives.
Closing keynote from @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social.
February 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Closing keynote from @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social.
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the @newsmastfoundation.org x Bristol Cable collab that was showcased at @protocolsforpublishers.com London last night was an example of this pattern
they just... did it.
they just... did it.
"Why do people keep calling for a 'European X' or a 'European Instagram' when instead, by sharing infrastructure as we're doing with @eurosky.social, we could have 20 or 30 social networks?" — @seabass.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
the @newsmastfoundation.org x Bristol Cable collab that was showcased at @protocolsforpublishers.com London last night was an example of this pattern
they just... did it.
they just... did it.
"Big Tech has taken the social out of social media, it's just media." — @seabass.bsky.social
"Why do people keep calling for a 'European X' or a 'European Instagram' when instead, by sharing infrastructure as we're doing with @eurosky.social, we could have 20 or 30 social networks?" — @seabass.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
"Big Tech has taken the social out of social media, it's just media." — @seabass.bsky.social
"Why do people keep calling for a 'European X' or a 'European Instagram' when instead, by sharing infrastructure as we're doing with @eurosky.social, we could have 20 or 30 social networks?" — @seabass.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
"Why do people keep calling for a 'European X' or a 'European Instagram' when instead, by sharing infrastructure as we're doing with @eurosky.social, we could have 20 or 30 social networks?" — @seabass.bsky.social
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February 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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“Authoritarian infrastructure leads to an authoritarian society” @robin.berjon.com said, in reference to our current tech stack.
And he also brought up the infamous Technate, a “deeply rooted ideology that keeps reappearing”.
Before giving several recommendations for ‘regime change’
And he also brought up the infamous Technate, a “deeply rooted ideology that keeps reappearing”.
Before giving several recommendations for ‘regime change’
February 5, 2026 at 9:17 AM
“Authoritarian infrastructure leads to an authoritarian society” @robin.berjon.com said, in reference to our current tech stack.
And he also brought up the infamous Technate, a “deeply rooted ideology that keeps reappearing”.
Before giving several recommendations for ‘regime change’
And he also brought up the infamous Technate, a “deeply rooted ideology that keeps reappearing”.
Before giving several recommendations for ‘regime change’
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This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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losing my mind at this photo, it's literally the 'my t-shirt' meme
February 4, 2026 at 12:52 PM
losing my mind at this photo, it's literally the 'my t-shirt' meme
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atproto is on its way to becoming an internet standard, and @eurosky.social accounts are starting to show up. A really strong start to the year for open protocols and European tech sovereignty.
ATProto is now officially in the IETF standardization process! Working group formation is the next step: https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/atp/about/
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
atproto is on its way to becoming an internet standard, and @eurosky.social accounts are starting to show up. A really strong start to the year for open protocols and European tech sovereignty.
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@robin.berjon.com wisely tells us when we post on X, it’s like writing for the Daily Stormer and when you engage with the platform even without posting you are lending it credibility and ad dollars. Here is his post on not feeding the trolls berjon.com/fascintern-m...
Fascintern Media
We are facing a coordinated international fascist movement that works with explicit backing from Moscow, Washington, and tech monopolies, and is propagating itself through its own media apparatus. Yet...
berjon.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
@robin.berjon.com wisely tells us when we post on X, it’s like writing for the Daily Stormer and when you engage with the platform even without posting you are lending it credibility and ad dollars. Here is his post on not feeding the trolls berjon.com/fascintern-m...