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Samer Hassan
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Activist, Researcher, Professor at @ucm.es Madrid, faculty associate at Berkman Klein Center at @Harvard.edu.
Lead EU ERC project P2P Models and others.
#commons #socialcomputing #blockchain #decentralization
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https://samer.hassan.name
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samerp2p.bsky.social
I was very happy to speak at the AI Ethics conference ACM AIES 2025 in my hometown, Madrid

The program was amazing. I encourage to check out the lineup and proceedings:
www.aies-conference.com/2025/

I shared some highlights in this Bluesky thread🧵
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
samerp2p.bsky.social
I was very happy to join the AI Ethics conference ACM AIES 2025 in my hometown, Madrid, at @ieuniversity.bsky.social

The program was amazing, I encourage to check out the lineup and proceedings:
www.aies-conference.com/2025/

I'll share some highlights in this thread🧵

#AIES #AIethics #AI
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
samerp2p.bsky.social
Blockchain's hype boosted DAO communities, which, a decade later, now manage $16 billion. Did DAO platforms deliver on their initial promises?
Our new paper covers a 7-year mixed-methods postmortem of a first-gen DAO platform. What worked, what broke, what can we learn
doi.org/10.7717/peer...
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The rise and fall of DAOstack: lessons for decentralized autonomous organizations
Despite the hype and scandals around blockchain, there are valuable applications beyond finance, such as decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). DAOs are self-governed online communities where ...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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noisybits.bsky.social
Are you a researcher working at a EU university? Are you fed up with our institutions turning a blind eye to genocide? Consider signing this. uppsaladeclaration.se/europe/
October 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
samerp2p.bsky.social
Yesterday, 100,000+ protesters in Madrid for a #FreePalestine managed to cancel the last stage of the international cycling race La Vuelta.
September 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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July 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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shannonmattern.bsky.social
I wish there were more attention and support for projects that have been trying for over a decade to address this problem
September 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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schock.cc
Tl;dr they will pay a one-time $1.5 Billion settlement. They're currently valued at $183 Billion so it's a slap on the wrist. No ongoing royalties, no model deletion, no required negotiation with authors or publishers for what happens next.
September 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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freedom.press
Great work by @rsf.org for organizing this. It's unfortunate that more U.S. outlets did not participate.

If the outlets you support were not among the few, ask them why.
RSF and Avaaz launch international media operation: “At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed”
Hundreds of media outlets, brought together by the campaigning platform Avaaz and Reporters Without Borders (RSF), are waging a campaign calling for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, ...
rsf.org
September 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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rustymiko.bsky.social
‼ Fight Chat Control - protect EU digital privacy! ‼

The EU may soon mandate scanning private messages and photos, possibly by October.

PLEASE, contact your MEPs now - the site has their details (for all EU countries!) and even a message generator to make it easy!

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
Screenshot of https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ The EU (still) wants to scan your private messages and photos The "Chat Control" proposal would mandate scanning of all private digital communications, including encrypted messages and photos. This threatens fundamental privacy rights and digital security for all EU citizens. Currently: 3 member states opposing, 15 member states, 9 member states undecided You Will Be Impacted Every photo, every message, every file you send will be automatically scanned—without your consent or suspicion. This is not about catching criminals. It is mass surveillance imposed on all 450 million citizens of the European Union. Mass Surveillance - Every private message, photo, and file scanned automatically: no suspicion required, no exceptions*, even encrypted communications. Breaking Encryption - Weakening or breaking end-to-end encryption exposes everyone's communications—including sensitive financial, medical, and private data—to hackers, criminals, and hostile actors. Fundamental Rights - Undermines your fundamental rights to privacy and data protection, as guaranteed by Articles 7 and 8 of the EU Charter—rights considered core to European democratic values. False Positives - Automated scanners routinely misidentify innocent content, such as vacation photos or private jokes, as illegal, putting ordinary people at risk of false accusations and damaging investigations. Ineffective Child Protection - Child protection experts and organisations, including the UN, warn that mass surveillance fails to prevent abuse and actually makes children less safe—by weakening security for everyone and diverting resources from proven protective measures. Global Precedent - Creates a dangerous global precedent enabling authoritarian governments, citing EU policy, to roll out intrusive surveillance at home, undermining privacy and free expression worldwide.
August 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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thrasherxy.bsky.social
Say their names: Mu'adh Abu Taha, Maryam Abu Daqa, Muhammad Salama, and Hossam Al-Masri. Israel killed FOUR journalists today, as they bombed Nasser, as they have bombed every hospital for two years now. They’re among 275 journalists murdered by US-Israel
August 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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molly.wiki
"Rather than end the genocide, the response instead is to continue firing, doxing, smearing, and attempting to censor inconvenient narratives."
commondreams.org Common Dreams @commondreams.org · Aug 28
House Republicans sent a letter Wednesday asking Wikipedia to reveal the identities of editors it claims have an anti-Israel "bias." It coincides with a similar effort by the far-right Heritage Foundation to "identify and target Wikipedia editors."

www.commondreams.org/news/house-g...
GOP Investigation Pressures Wikipedia to Reveal Identities of Editors Accused of 'Bias' Against Israel | Common Dreams
The effort furthers the goals of the Heritage Foundation, which has launched a plan to "identify and target Wikipedia editors" using a number of underhanded tactics.
www.commondreams.org
August 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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patcon.bsky.social
@samerp2p.bsky.social heads up that you've got a spam account on Twitter with a bunch of fake followers, and it's also DM'ing ppl "hey! How's it going?" When ppl follow: x.com/samerp2p_
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June 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM