Sandra Barthel
@sandrabarthel.bsky.social
Political & Media Scientist |
#Policy & #Advocacy #networks #digitalrights #media #democracy| Digitale Gesellschaft |
Host netzPAT #Österreich | #openprotcols #interoperability
#civilsociety #digitalcommons #IFG
European by heart #Vienna & #Berlin
#Policy & #Advocacy #networks #digitalrights #media #democracy| Digitale Gesellschaft |
Host netzPAT #Österreich | #openprotcols #interoperability
#civilsociety #digitalcommons #IFG
European by heart #Vienna & #Berlin
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The latest interview up at the Protocol Oral History Project is a @bsky.app hometown hero: Protocol Engineer @bnewbold.net. I'm so grateful for his time and care in sharing his experience building the foundation for not only this app but many more: protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/n...
Bryan Newbold: Protocol engineering
A protocol engineer at the social-media platform Bluesky describes building an open protocol around a fast-growing social media platform.
protocol.ecologies.info
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The latest interview up at the Protocol Oral History Project is a @bsky.app hometown hero: Protocol Engineer @bnewbold.net. I'm so grateful for his time and care in sharing his experience building the foundation for not only this app but many more: protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/n...
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I will do that. But the Commission's newest, most vile trick is to proactively publish short, meaningless minutes of lobby meetings, while refusing to disclose anything about what actually went on behind closed doors.
This remarkable step has been barely noticed by the Brussels press corps.
This remarkable step has been barely noticed by the Brussels press corps.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I will do that. But the Commission's newest, most vile trick is to proactively publish short, meaningless minutes of lobby meetings, while refusing to disclose anything about what actually went on behind closed doors.
This remarkable step has been barely noticed by the Brussels press corps.
This remarkable step has been barely noticed by the Brussels press corps.
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#BuyEuropean reicht zur Stärkung des Digitalstandorts Europa nicht aus, argumentiert @ceciliarikap.bsky.social. Sie hat untersucht, wie sehr Google, Microsoft, Amazon und Meta inzwischen mit der #KI-Forschungslandschaft verwoben sind. Direkt, aber vor allem indirekt (Test/Abo) 👉 t1p.de/ssacc
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
#BuyEuropean reicht zur Stärkung des Digitalstandorts Europa nicht aus, argumentiert @ceciliarikap.bsky.social. Sie hat untersucht, wie sehr Google, Microsoft, Amazon und Meta inzwischen mit der #KI-Forschungslandschaft verwoben sind. Direkt, aber vor allem indirekt (Test/Abo) 👉 t1p.de/ssacc
If you are in Berlin today, join me for #DisinfoCon2025
Only a week before #European #Summit on #digital #sovereignty we will speak about the #socialweb and why decentralized #networks matter.
I will also speak about an upcoming alliance that demand #EU #public-interest #digitalinfrastructures.
Only a week before #European #Summit on #digital #sovereignty we will speak about the #socialweb and why decentralized #networks matter.
I will also speak about an upcoming alliance that demand #EU #public-interest #digitalinfrastructures.
Our speakers will decode the Fediverse, the protocols, the people & the promise of a freer, fairer internet:
🎤 @aaron.bsky.team
🎤 @sandrabarthel.bsky.social
🎤Jaz-Michael King
🎙️ @dalvarador.bsky.social
This isn’t just another tech debate. It’s a glimpse into what online democracy could look like⬇️
🎤 @aaron.bsky.team
🎤 @sandrabarthel.bsky.social
🎤Jaz-Michael King
🎙️ @dalvarador.bsky.social
This isn’t just another tech debate. It’s a glimpse into what online democracy could look like⬇️
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
If you are in Berlin today, join me for #DisinfoCon2025
Only a week before #European #Summit on #digital #sovereignty we will speak about the #socialweb and why decentralized #networks matter.
I will also speak about an upcoming alliance that demand #EU #public-interest #digitalinfrastructures.
Only a week before #European #Summit on #digital #sovereignty we will speak about the #socialweb and why decentralized #networks matter.
I will also speak about an upcoming alliance that demand #EU #public-interest #digitalinfrastructures.
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This year has been a decade
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This year has been a decade
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Orban allies have bough Hungary's most read paper.
The reason that is possible is because the EU failed to legislate against media concentration.
Here is the inside story into the EU's historical blunder:
www.ftm.eu/articles/hel...
The reason that is possible is because the EU failed to legislate against media concentration.
Here is the inside story into the EU's historical blunder:
www.ftm.eu/articles/hel...
November 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Orban allies have bough Hungary's most read paper.
The reason that is possible is because the EU failed to legislate against media concentration.
Here is the inside story into the EU's historical blunder:
www.ftm.eu/articles/hel...
The reason that is possible is because the EU failed to legislate against media concentration.
Here is the inside story into the EU's historical blunder:
www.ftm.eu/articles/hel...
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Eher jetzt nicht so gut...
EU Commission about to wreck core principles of the GDPR
The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.
noyb.eu
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Eher jetzt nicht so gut...
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💥What if the next big social network isn’t owned by Big Tech but by us?
At #DisinfoCon2025 we’ll explore non-centralised social media —like Mastodon & Bluesky—and look to answer questions like: what makes these platforms different & what happens when moderation belongs to users not the platforms❓⬇️
At #DisinfoCon2025 we’ll explore non-centralised social media —like Mastodon & Bluesky—and look to answer questions like: what makes these platforms different & what happens when moderation belongs to users not the platforms❓⬇️
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
💥What if the next big social network isn’t owned by Big Tech but by us?
At #DisinfoCon2025 we’ll explore non-centralised social media —like Mastodon & Bluesky—and look to answer questions like: what makes these platforms different & what happens when moderation belongs to users not the platforms❓⬇️
At #DisinfoCon2025 we’ll explore non-centralised social media —like Mastodon & Bluesky—and look to answer questions like: what makes these platforms different & what happens when moderation belongs to users not the platforms❓⬇️
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At the #DisinfoCon2025 webinar on Nov 12, we will be tackling these questions:
Can Europe afford to be this dependent? Is it time to build a resilient, European-led digital ecosystem?
If you are curious to see what really happens behind the screens of #BigTech register now! bit.ly/3L8XMPa
Can Europe afford to be this dependent? Is it time to build a resilient, European-led digital ecosystem?
If you are curious to see what really happens behind the screens of #BigTech register now! bit.ly/3L8XMPa
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
At the #DisinfoCon2025 webinar on Nov 12, we will be tackling these questions:
Can Europe afford to be this dependent? Is it time to build a resilient, European-led digital ecosystem?
If you are curious to see what really happens behind the screens of #BigTech register now! bit.ly/3L8XMPa
Can Europe afford to be this dependent? Is it time to build a resilient, European-led digital ecosystem?
If you are curious to see what really happens behind the screens of #BigTech register now! bit.ly/3L8XMPa
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Die moderne russische Desinformation verbindet klassische Strategien aus der Zeit des Kalten Krieges mit neuen Informationstechnologien. Wie sie funktioniert, analysiert CeMAS-Senior Researcherin @jsmirnova.bsky.social im Beitrag für die Zeitschrift „Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte“ der @bpb.de.
Die neue APuZ "Propaganda und Desinformation" ist online. Mit @tanjev.bsky.social, @christianstoecker.de, lfoswaldo.bsky.social, Tim Schanetzky, @besserdeniz.bsky.social, @paulinejaeckels.bsky.social, @jsmirnova.bsky.social, @mareikeohlberg.bsky.social
bpb.de/propaganda-und-desinformation-2025
bpb.de/propaganda-und-desinformation-2025
September 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Die moderne russische Desinformation verbindet klassische Strategien aus der Zeit des Kalten Krieges mit neuen Informationstechnologien. Wie sie funktioniert, analysiert CeMAS-Senior Researcherin @jsmirnova.bsky.social im Beitrag für die Zeitschrift „Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte“ der @bpb.de.
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The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) promises transparency, but enforcement is uneven. Platforms delay or restrict researcher data access, forcing civil society (and DRI!) to go to court for this right 👩⚖️
November 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) promises transparency, but enforcement is uneven. Platforms delay or restrict researcher data access, forcing civil society (and DRI!) to go to court for this right 👩⚖️
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November 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Next stop: #SFSCon 🇮🇹
I'm very happy to speak at the #Fediverse track on #decentralized #social networks ✨
In this talk, I will explore why #openprotocol based #networks are essential building blocks for #digitalcommons - especially in the #EuropeanUnion context
🔗 www.sfscon.it/talks/from-o...
I'm very happy to speak at the #Fediverse track on #decentralized #social networks ✨
In this talk, I will explore why #openprotocol based #networks are essential building blocks for #digitalcommons - especially in the #EuropeanUnion context
🔗 www.sfscon.it/talks/from-o...
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Next stop: #SFSCon 🇮🇹
I'm very happy to speak at the #Fediverse track on #decentralized #social networks ✨
In this talk, I will explore why #openprotocol based #networks are essential building blocks for #digitalcommons - especially in the #EuropeanUnion context
🔗 www.sfscon.it/talks/from-o...
I'm very happy to speak at the #Fediverse track on #decentralized #social networks ✨
In this talk, I will explore why #openprotocol based #networks are essential building blocks for #digitalcommons - especially in the #EuropeanUnion context
🔗 www.sfscon.it/talks/from-o...
Next stop: #SFSCon 🇮🇹
I'm very happy to speak at the #Fediverse track on #decentralized #social networks ✨
In this talk, I will explore why #openprotocol based #networks are essential building blocks for #digitalcommons - especially in the #EuropeanUnion context
🔗 www.sfscon.it/talks/from-o...
I'm very happy to speak at the #Fediverse track on #decentralized #social networks ✨
In this talk, I will explore why #openprotocol based #networks are essential building blocks for #digitalcommons - especially in the #EuropeanUnion context
🔗 www.sfscon.it/talks/from-o...
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Next stop: #SFSCon 🇮🇹
I'm very happy to speak at the #Fediverse track on #decentralized #social networks ✨
In this talk, I will explore why #openprotocol based #networks are essential building blocks for #digitalcommons - especially in the #EuropeanUnion context
🔗 www.sfscon.it/talks/from-o...
I'm very happy to speak at the #Fediverse track on #decentralized #social networks ✨
In this talk, I will explore why #openprotocol based #networks are essential building blocks for #digitalcommons - especially in the #EuropeanUnion context
🔗 www.sfscon.it/talks/from-o...
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Mich würden die Erfahrungen von anderen Journalist*innen interessieren, wie geht es euch mit den IFG-Beantwortungen?
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Mich würden die Erfahrungen von anderen Journalist*innen interessieren, wie geht es euch mit den IFG-Beantwortungen?
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Das wird jetzt ein bisschen länger:
Warum manche Ministerien das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz ad absudurm führen. Für unsere Postenschacher-Reportage im #orfreport haben wir an alle Ministerien eine IFG-Anfrage geschickt. Mit einer einfachen Frage:
Warum manche Ministerien das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz ad absudurm führen. Für unsere Postenschacher-Reportage im #orfreport haben wir an alle Ministerien eine IFG-Anfrage geschickt. Mit einer einfachen Frage:
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Das wird jetzt ein bisschen länger:
Warum manche Ministerien das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz ad absudurm führen. Für unsere Postenschacher-Reportage im #orfreport haben wir an alle Ministerien eine IFG-Anfrage geschickt. Mit einer einfachen Frage:
Warum manche Ministerien das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz ad absudurm führen. Für unsere Postenschacher-Reportage im #orfreport haben wir an alle Ministerien eine IFG-Anfrage geschickt. Mit einer einfachen Frage:
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Our speakers will decode the Fediverse, the protocols, the people & the promise of a freer, fairer internet:
🎤 @aaron.bsky.team
🎤 @sandrabarthel.bsky.social
🎤Jaz-Michael King
🎙️ @dalvarador.bsky.social
This isn’t just another tech debate. It’s a glimpse into what online democracy could look like⬇️
🎤 @aaron.bsky.team
🎤 @sandrabarthel.bsky.social
🎤Jaz-Michael King
🎙️ @dalvarador.bsky.social
This isn’t just another tech debate. It’s a glimpse into what online democracy could look like⬇️
October 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Our speakers will decode the Fediverse, the protocols, the people & the promise of a freer, fairer internet:
🎤 @aaron.bsky.team
🎤 @sandrabarthel.bsky.social
🎤Jaz-Michael King
🎙️ @dalvarador.bsky.social
This isn’t just another tech debate. It’s a glimpse into what online democracy could look like⬇️
🎤 @aaron.bsky.team
🎤 @sandrabarthel.bsky.social
🎤Jaz-Michael King
🎙️ @dalvarador.bsky.social
This isn’t just another tech debate. It’s a glimpse into what online democracy could look like⬇️
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Preliminary findings:
🚫TikTok & Meta failed to grant researchers adequate access to public data.
🚫Meta failed to provide simple ways to notify illegal content and to allow users to challenge moderation decisions.
This is a duty, not a choice.
link.europa.eu/JYQrBX
🚫TikTok & Meta failed to grant researchers adequate access to public data.
🚫Meta failed to provide simple ways to notify illegal content and to allow users to challenge moderation decisions.
This is a duty, not a choice.
link.europa.eu/JYQrBX
October 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Preliminary findings:
🚫TikTok & Meta failed to grant researchers adequate access to public data.
🚫Meta failed to provide simple ways to notify illegal content and to allow users to challenge moderation decisions.
This is a duty, not a choice.
link.europa.eu/JYQrBX
🚫TikTok & Meta failed to grant researchers adequate access to public data.
🚫Meta failed to provide simple ways to notify illegal content and to allow users to challenge moderation decisions.
This is a duty, not a choice.
link.europa.eu/JYQrBX
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Die USA stören sich daran, dass Frankreich und USA zum „Europäischen Gipfel für Digitale Souveränität“ einladen, um über Strategien für mehr Unabhängigkeit zu diskutieren.
Das zeigt, wie relevant das Thema ist.
digitalrechte.de/news/us-bots...
Das zeigt, wie relevant das Thema ist.
digitalrechte.de/news/us-bots...
Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie
Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie
digitalrechte.de
October 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Die USA stören sich daran, dass Frankreich und USA zum „Europäischen Gipfel für Digitale Souveränität“ einladen, um über Strategien für mehr Unabhängigkeit zu diskutieren.
Das zeigt, wie relevant das Thema ist.
digitalrechte.de/news/us-bots...
Das zeigt, wie relevant das Thema ist.
digitalrechte.de/news/us-bots...
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The Chat Control debate shows why digital sovereignty matters to everyone.
It's about controlling your own data and maintaining independence. Understanding this has never been more important.
Read our blog: mailbox.org/en/blog/digital-sovereignty-affects-everyone/
#DigitalSovereignty #Privacy
It's about controlling your own data and maintaining independence. Understanding this has never been more important.
Read our blog: mailbox.org/en/blog/digital-sovereignty-affects-everyone/
#DigitalSovereignty #Privacy
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The Chat Control debate shows why digital sovereignty matters to everyone.
It's about controlling your own data and maintaining independence. Understanding this has never been more important.
Read our blog: mailbox.org/en/blog/digital-sovereignty-affects-everyone/
#DigitalSovereignty #Privacy
It's about controlling your own data and maintaining independence. Understanding this has never been more important.
Read our blog: mailbox.org/en/blog/digital-sovereignty-affects-everyone/
#DigitalSovereignty #Privacy
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We're asking organisations and individuals if they would trust the owners of Big Tech platforms with community building in any other context.
Unsurprisingly, many wouldn't. So, why do they online?
We're showing them the alternatives.
#SocialMedia #SocialWeb #TechBro
Unsurprisingly, many wouldn't. So, why do they online?
We're showing them the alternatives.
#SocialMedia #SocialWeb #TechBro
October 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We're asking organisations and individuals if they would trust the owners of Big Tech platforms with community building in any other context.
Unsurprisingly, many wouldn't. So, why do they online?
We're showing them the alternatives.
#SocialMedia #SocialWeb #TechBro
Unsurprisingly, many wouldn't. So, why do they online?
We're showing them the alternatives.
#SocialMedia #SocialWeb #TechBro
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yeah there are a bunch of challenges and i'm curious how they can be overcome.
there is definitely a need for funding, but it isn't an easy thing to "just throw money at" to get results. infra won't get used if there aren't users, and users follow successful design and community work
there is definitely a need for funding, but it isn't an easy thing to "just throw money at" to get results. infra won't get used if there aren't users, and users follow successful design and community work
October 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
yeah there are a bunch of challenges and i'm curious how they can be overcome.
there is definitely a need for funding, but it isn't an easy thing to "just throw money at" to get results. infra won't get used if there aren't users, and users follow successful design and community work
there is definitely a need for funding, but it isn't an easy thing to "just throw money at" to get results. infra won't get used if there aren't users, and users follow successful design and community work
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on how the developments on atproto and the open social web are getting more and more intertwined with global politics
plus some interesting links that stood out to me this week
plus some interesting links that stood out to me this week
ATmosphere Report #139 Link bag - politics, atproto, and some more links
connectedplaces.leaflet.pub
October 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
on how the developments on atproto and the open social web are getting more and more intertwined with global politics
plus some interesting links that stood out to me this week
plus some interesting links that stood out to me this week
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Wer Zuversicht verliert, verliert leichter den Glauben an die Demokratie, sagt die Politikwissenschafterin @tamaraehs.bsky.social im Interview mit mir und @brigittetheissl.bsky.social. Denn "Demokratien überleben, indem sie das Bild einer gelingenden Zukunft malen."
"Die Geschichte zeigt uns, dass Autokratisierung gestoppt und umgekehrt werden kann – und dass dieser Prozess nicht selten sogar zu einer verbesserten Demokratie führt."
anschlaege.at/die-demokrat...
anschlaege.at/die-demokrat...
October 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Wer Zuversicht verliert, verliert leichter den Glauben an die Demokratie, sagt die Politikwissenschafterin @tamaraehs.bsky.social im Interview mit mir und @brigittetheissl.bsky.social. Denn "Demokratien überleben, indem sie das Bild einer gelingenden Zukunft malen."
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Europe’s should stop signing trade deals that restrict its future policy options. It must fight the portrayal of tech regulations as trade barriers and instead highlight how its laws strengthen digital trade, writes Open Market Institute's Audrey Stienon.
How Europe Can Expand Digital Trade to Challenge Big Tech’s Anti-Regulatory Push | TechPolicy.Press
European leaders must take the lead in imposing checks on Big Tech, and by extension, the US chokehold over the global digital economy, writes
Audrey Stienon.
www.techpolicy.press
October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Europe’s should stop signing trade deals that restrict its future policy options. It must fight the portrayal of tech regulations as trade barriers and instead highlight how its laws strengthen digital trade, writes Open Market Institute's Audrey Stienon.