Connor Turner
connorst.bsky.social
Connor Turner
@connorst.bsky.social
Reposted by Connor Turner
@crtl-alt-reclaimfr.bsky.social started out as a small bootcamp in Summer'24 - bringing together young people from around Europe who wanted to do something about the harm that social media was doing to young lives. Now it’s a pan-European movement, see Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe
Gen Z are the first generation to have grown up with social media, they were the earliest adopters, and therefore the first to suffer its harms. Now they are fighting back
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In 2022, the EU banned content from Russian state broadcasters and affiliated actors.

A new @wemoveeurope.bsky.social investigation shows that X are doing almost nothing about this. Europeans on the site are still being fed RT docs claiming Zelensky is a Nazi.

www.euronews.com/next/2025/07...
Elon Musk’s X fails to deal with Russian disinformation, study says
Some 125 reports of Russian disinformation were reported to X, but only one was removed. The rest went largely ignored.
www.euronews.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New: YouGov polling shows Europeans want home-grown alternatives to US social media giants.

Over 50% of social media users in France, Germany and Spain would prefer using European-based SM platforms. Only 4-5% would prefer using US platforms.

@peoplevsbigtech.bsky.social @wemoveeurope.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM