Nicolas Fressengeas
@fresseng.universites.social.ap.brid.gy
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Vice-Président de l'Université de Lorraine chargé du Numérique, des Données et de la Science Ouverte.
Je partage des informations sur ces sujets, pour […]
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Vice-Président de l'Université de Lorraine chargé du Numérique, des Données et de la Science Ouverte.
Je partage des informations sur ces sujets, pour […]
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universites.social
Joining a new instance, posting a new #introduction.
After three years in the Fediverse, including two wonderful years at https://fediscience.org, I’m joining the first French instance that is both dedicated to and hosted by the academic community.
Academic and physicist, I also dabble in […]
After three years in the Fediverse, including two wonderful years at https://fediscience.org, I’m joining the first French instance that is both dedicated to and hosted by the academic community.
Academic and physicist, I also dabble in […]
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True, but surprising to see in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦:
"#wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00074-1
"The online encyclopedia is an antidote to an increasingly poisoned information ecosystem. Researchers should help to nourish it."
"#wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00074-1
"The online encyclopedia is an antidote to an increasingly poisoned information ecosystem. Researchers should help to nourish it."
Wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on
Nature, Published online: 28 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00074-1
The online encyclopedia is an antidote to an increasingly poisoned information ecosystem. Researchers should help to nourish it.
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:50 PM
True, but surprising to see in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦:
"#wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00074-1
"The online encyclopedia is an antidote to an increasingly poisoned information ecosystem. Researchers should help to nourish it."
"#wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00074-1
"The online encyclopedia is an antidote to an increasingly poisoned information ecosystem. Researchers should help to nourish it."
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
For those ~500 new followers in the last week, here is our main reasoning why the argument that you have to stay on social networks to provide opposition is complete nonsense
https://leavex.eu/posts/why-stay-on-social-media-makes-no-sense/
If you agree, please share. This is mainly for those […]
https://leavex.eu/posts/why-stay-on-social-media-makes-no-sense/
If you agree, please share. This is mainly for those […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 28, 2026 at 8:06 PM
For those ~500 new followers in the last week, here is our main reasoning why the argument that you have to stay on social networks to provide opposition is complete nonsense
https://leavex.eu/posts/why-stay-on-social-media-makes-no-sense/
If you agree, please share. This is mainly for those […]
https://leavex.eu/posts/why-stay-on-social-media-makes-no-sense/
If you agree, please share. This is mainly for those […]
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
TikTok Raises U.S. Censorship Fears After Messages About Jeffrey Epstein Are Blocked
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tiktok-jeffrey-epstein-censorship-ice-1235505040/'
#tiktok #leavetiktok #digitalsovereignty #epstein #uspol
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tiktok-jeffrey-epstein-censorship-ice-1235505040/'
#tiktok #leavetiktok #digitalsovereignty #epstein #uspol
TikTok Raises U.S. Censorship Fears After Messages About Jeffrey Epstein Are Blocked
After Trump-connected investors took a controlling stake in the U.S. version of the app, users have claimed that it's suppressing political topics
www.rollingstone.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:07 PM
TikTok Raises U.S. Censorship Fears After Messages About Jeffrey Epstein Are Blocked
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tiktok-jeffrey-epstein-censorship-ice-1235505040/'
#tiktok #leavetiktok #digitalsovereignty #epstein #uspol
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tiktok-jeffrey-epstein-censorship-ice-1235505040/'
#tiktok #leavetiktok #digitalsovereignty #epstein #uspol
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
> A computer can never be held responsible, therefore a computer must never make a management decision
(1979 IBM training manual)
https://werd.io/a-computer-can-never-be-held-accountable/
(1979 IBM training manual)
https://werd.io/a-computer-can-never-be-held-accountable/
January 27, 2026 at 10:36 PM
> A computer can never be held responsible, therefore a computer must never make a management decision
(1979 IBM training manual)
https://werd.io/a-computer-can-never-be-held-accountable/
(1979 IBM training manual)
https://werd.io/a-computer-can-never-be-held-accountable/
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
Les pubs vont arriver dans Whatsapp cette année en Europe.
Il est temps de passer à la version Premium qui:
- n’a pas de pub
- n’a pas d’IA intégrée obligatoire
- ne vous espionne pas et ne récolte pas vos données
- améliore grandement votre sécurité et votre vie privée.
- permet de discuter […]
Il est temps de passer à la version Premium qui:
- n’a pas de pub
- n’a pas d’IA intégrée obligatoire
- ne vous espionne pas et ne récolte pas vos données
- améliore grandement votre sécurité et votre vie privée.
- permet de discuter […]
Original post on mamot.fr
mamot.fr
January 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Les pubs vont arriver dans Whatsapp cette année en Europe.
Il est temps de passer à la version Premium qui:
- n’a pas de pub
- n’a pas d’IA intégrée obligatoire
- ne vous espionne pas et ne récolte pas vos données
- améliore grandement votre sécurité et votre vie privée.
- permet de discuter […]
Il est temps de passer à la version Premium qui:
- n’a pas de pub
- n’a pas d’IA intégrée obligatoire
- ne vous espionne pas et ne récolte pas vos données
- améliore grandement votre sécurité et votre vie privée.
- permet de discuter […]
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
Grassroots political groups, parties, and democratic institutions across Europe are already active on the Fediverse.
So why are so many elected representatives still giving attention and legitimacy to the disinformation platform X, whose goal is to undermine democracies?
Official Mastodon […]
So why are so many elected representatives still giving attention and legitimacy to the disinformation platform X, whose goal is to undermine democracies?
Official Mastodon […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Grassroots political groups, parties, and democratic institutions across Europe are already active on the Fediverse.
So why are so many elected representatives still giving attention and legitimacy to the disinformation platform X, whose goal is to undermine democracies?
Official Mastodon […]
So why are so many elected representatives still giving attention and legitimacy to the disinformation platform X, whose goal is to undermine democracies?
Official Mastodon […]
Davos est mort, Trump l’a enterré
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/250126/davos-est-mort-trump-l-enterre
> Point de rencontre des élites mondiales pendant 50 ans pour promouvoir le néolibéralisme, le sommet économique mondial a été marqué […]
[Original post on universites.social]
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/250126/davos-est-mort-trump-l-enterre
> Point de rencontre des élites mondiales pendant 50 ans pour promouvoir le néolibéralisme, le sommet économique mondial a été marqué […]
[Original post on universites.social]
January 25, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Davos est mort, Trump l’a enterré
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/250126/davos-est-mort-trump-l-enterre
> Point de rencontre des élites mondiales pendant 50 ans pour promouvoir le néolibéralisme, le sommet économique mondial a été marqué […]
[Original post on universites.social]
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/250126/davos-est-mort-trump-l-enterre
> Point de rencontre des élites mondiales pendant 50 ans pour promouvoir le néolibéralisme, le sommet économique mondial a été marqué […]
[Original post on universites.social]
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
Grant DOI registration fees have been reduced from 1 January 2026. Crossref has lowered the Current-Year fee to support growth of the Grant Linking System and strengthen connections across the Research Nexus. Learn more in the latest blog post. https://doi.org/10.64000/g6vyx-1tn51
January 23, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Grant DOI registration fees have been reduced from 1 January 2026. Crossref has lowered the Current-Year fee to support growth of the Grant Linking System and strengthen connections across the Research Nexus. Learn more in the latest blog post. https://doi.org/10.64000/g6vyx-1tn51
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Trying out the fediverse for the first time today. I've been reading a lot about it, now it's time to figure out how it works and build an internet home here.
My goal is to figure out how I can bring www.gobikecamping.com into the fediverse and help people who love bike touring own their data […]
My goal is to figure out how I can bring www.gobikecamping.com into the fediverse and help people who love bike touring own their data […]
Original post on theforkiverse.com
theforkiverse.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Trying out the fediverse for the first time today. I've been reading a lot about it, now it's time to figure out how it works and build an internet home here.
My goal is to figure out how I can bring www.gobikecamping.com into the fediverse and help people who love bike touring own their data […]
My goal is to figure out how I can bring www.gobikecamping.com into the fediverse and help people who love bike touring own their data […]
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
ActivityPub, the protocol that powers much of the fediverse and allows the various fediverse platforms and servers to talk to each other, has become an official W3C standard 8 years ago!
https://www.w3.org/news/2018/activitypub-is-now-a-w3c-recommendation/
#fediverse #activitypub #standards […]
https://www.w3.org/news/2018/activitypub-is-now-a-w3c-recommendation/
#fediverse #activitypub #standards […]
Original post on stefanbohacek.online
stefanbohacek.online
January 23, 2026 at 1:20 PM
ActivityPub, the protocol that powers much of the fediverse and allows the various fediverse platforms and servers to talk to each other, has become an official W3C standard 8 years ago!
https://www.w3.org/news/2018/activitypub-is-now-a-w3c-recommendation/
#fediverse #activitypub #standards […]
https://www.w3.org/news/2018/activitypub-is-now-a-w3c-recommendation/
#fediverse #activitypub #standards […]
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
Why there’s no European Google?
And why it is a good thing!
My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."
https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html
#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi
And why it is a good thing!
My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."
https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html
#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi
Why there’s no European Google?
Why there’s no European Google? par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
ploum.net
January 22, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Why there’s no European Google?
And why it is a good thing!
My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."
https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html
#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi
And why it is a good thing!
My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."
https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html
#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
RE: https://mamot.fr/@ploum/115938794778974968
I agree with this wholeheartedly. We shouldn't create European versions of Google, Amazon or Microsoft, oligopols that benefit from vendor lock-in. Instead, we should have a commons based on open-source technology and standards, which can then be […]
I agree with this wholeheartedly. We shouldn't create European versions of Google, Amazon or Microsoft, oligopols that benefit from vendor lock-in. Instead, we should have a commons based on open-source technology and standards, which can then be […]
January 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM
RE: https://mamot.fr/@ploum/115938794778974968
I agree with this wholeheartedly. We shouldn't create European versions of Google, Amazon or Microsoft, oligopols that benefit from vendor lock-in. Instead, we should have a commons based on open-source technology and standards, which can then be […]
I agree with this wholeheartedly. We shouldn't create European versions of Google, Amazon or Microsoft, oligopols that benefit from vendor lock-in. Instead, we should have a commons based on open-source technology and standards, which can then be […]
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This bizarre, hurried cut-and-paste Bluesky clone called "W" (wsocial.eu) says it will fill this huge gap in Europe where no social media platforms exist.
Meanwhile... https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#3/25.80/29.79
Meanwhile... https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#3/25.80/29.79
January 22, 2026 at 1:19 PM
This bizarre, hurried cut-and-paste Bluesky clone called "W" (wsocial.eu) says it will fill this huge gap in Europe where no social media platforms exist.
Meanwhile... https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#3/25.80/29.79
Meanwhile... https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#3/25.80/29.79
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
🗺️ Nous sommes fiers d'avoir accueilli le titulaire de la Chaire Tocqueville Fulbright 2025, Kai Wehmeier, professeur de logique et de philosophie des sciences qui a passé 3 mois à Nancy, aux Archives Henri Poincaré !
🎞️ Découvrez-le en image : http://bit.ly/4jWa2zO?mtm_campaign=hootsuite
🎞️ Découvrez-le en image : http://bit.ly/4jWa2zO?mtm_campaign=hootsuite
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🗺️ Nous sommes fiers d'avoir accueilli le titulaire de la Chaire Tocqueville Fulbright 2025, Kai Wehmeier, professeur de logique et de philosophie des sciences qui a passé 3 mois à Nancy, aux Archives Henri Poincaré !
🎞️ Découvrez-le en image : http://bit.ly/4jWa2zO?mtm_campaign=hootsuite
🎞️ Découvrez-le en image : http://bit.ly/4jWa2zO?mtm_campaign=hootsuite
Je viens de me reconnecter avec 25 comptes sur 79 grâce à @OpenPortability ! 🎉 Rejoignez le mouvement : https://openportability.org
(avec une archive Twitter qui date du temps où c'était son nom)
(avec une archive Twitter qui date du temps où c'était son nom)
January 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Je viens de me reconnecter avec 25 comptes sur 79 grâce à @OpenPortability ! 🎉 Rejoignez le mouvement : https://openportability.org
(avec une archive Twitter qui date du temps où c'était son nom)
(avec une archive Twitter qui date du temps où c'était son nom)
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
Imagine telling someone in 1950 that train travel across Europe will one day be the expensive alternative chosen by well-off people with environmentalist opinions, while unskilled workers will only be able to afford air tickets, and arrive in a fraction of the time.
#trains #Climate
#trains #Climate
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
Je suis un homme. Blanc. Cisgenre. Avec un très bon diplôme. Une très bonne situation. Dans un des endroits les plus protégés, les plus démocratiques. Bref, je serai parmi les tout derniers à souffrir des effets combinés de la politique et de la technologie.
Et j’ai peur.
Alors ne venez pas […]
Et j’ai peur.
Alors ne venez pas […]
Original post on mamot.fr
mamot.fr
January 19, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Je suis un homme. Blanc. Cisgenre. Avec un très bon diplôme. Une très bonne situation. Dans un des endroits les plus protégés, les plus démocratiques. Bref, je serai parmi les tout derniers à souffrir des effets combinés de la politique et de la technologie.
Et j’ai peur.
Alors ne venez pas […]
Et j’ai peur.
Alors ne venez pas […]
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots
How I managed to give an exam while giving the students the choice to use a chatbot or not.
And what I learned in the process.
https://ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chatbots.html
How I managed to give an exam while giving the students the choice to use a chatbot or not.
And what I learned in the process.
https://ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chatbots.html
Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots
Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
ploum.net
January 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots
How I managed to give an exam while giving the students the choice to use a chatbot or not.
And what I learned in the process.
https://ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chatbots.html
How I managed to give an exam while giving the students the choice to use a chatbot or not.
And what I learned in the process.
https://ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chatbots.html
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
Le HCERES est maintenu dans le texte issu de la CMP sur le projet de loi de simplification www.aefinfo.fr/depeche/7444...
Le HCERES est maintenu dans le texte issu de la CMP sur le projet de...
La commission mixte paritaire sur le projet de loi de simplification de la vie économique s’est réunie mardi 20 janvier 2026 et a abouti à un texte de...
www.aefinfo.fr
January 21, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Le HCERES est maintenu dans le texte issu de la CMP sur le projet de loi de simplification www.aefinfo.fr/depeche/7444...
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States." […]
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States." […]
Original post on stefanbohacek.online
stefanbohacek.online
January 20, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Considering how popular the fediverse already is with at least some of the public institutions, this is a puzzling move.
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States." […]
"European organizations are about to launch their own social media platform, W, amid rising tensions with the United States." […]
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
Concrete European alternatives to X: Mastodon and Open Portability
https://leavex.eu/posts/concrete-european-alternatives-to-x/
Cc @alexandrageese @openportability @Mastodon
#leavex #eu #Mastodon #OpenPortability
https://leavex.eu/posts/concrete-european-alternatives-to-x/
Cc @alexandrageese @openportability @Mastodon
#leavex #eu #Mastodon #OpenPortability
Concrete European alternatives to X: Mastodon and Open Portability
Dear Ms Geese, Dear Ms Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Dear fellow signatories and Members of the European Parliament, Thank you for your strong and timely letter addressing the ongoing crisis on X. Your assessment is clear: X is no longer a safe, open or balanced platform for democratic debate. Your arguments align with those set out in our Open Letter to All European Politicians and Leaders to Abandon X/Twitter, which was written more than a year ago and has been endorsed by over three thousand people.
leavex.eu
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Concrete European alternatives to X: Mastodon and Open Portability
https://leavex.eu/posts/concrete-european-alternatives-to-x/
Cc @alexandrageese @openportability @Mastodon
#leavex #eu #Mastodon #OpenPortability
https://leavex.eu/posts/concrete-european-alternatives-to-x/
Cc @alexandrageese @openportability @Mastodon
#leavex #eu #Mastodon #OpenPortability
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
We now have a new homepage! It took some time to create the custom layout (thanks to aivuk on GitHub!), but the result is minimalist.
A few minor adjustments are still necessary, but we're ready to add new countries!
See the replies for details on how to contribute.
#leavex #eu #x #opensource
A few minor adjustments are still necessary, but we're ready to add new countries!
See the replies for details on how to contribute.
#leavex #eu #x #opensource
January 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
We now have a new homepage! It took some time to create the custom layout (thanks to aivuk on GitHub!), but the result is minimalist.
A few minor adjustments are still necessary, but we're ready to add new countries!
See the replies for details on how to contribute.
#leavex #eu #x #opensource
A few minor adjustments are still necessary, but we're ready to add new countries!
See the replies for details on how to contribute.
#leavex #eu #x #opensource
Comment Trump et son camp fabriquent une infrastructure médiatique de propagande
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/200126/comment-trump-et-son-camp-fabriquent-une-infrastructure-mediatique-de-propagande
> Aux États-Unis, l’espace […]
[Original post on universites.social]
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/200126/comment-trump-et-son-camp-fabriquent-une-infrastructure-mediatique-de-propagande
> Aux États-Unis, l’espace […]
[Original post on universites.social]
January 20, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Comment Trump et son camp fabriquent une infrastructure médiatique de propagande
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/200126/comment-trump-et-son-camp-fabriquent-une-infrastructure-mediatique-de-propagande
> Aux États-Unis, l’espace […]
[Original post on universites.social]
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/200126/comment-trump-et-son-camp-fabriquent-une-infrastructure-mediatique-de-propagande
> Aux États-Unis, l’espace […]
[Original post on universites.social]
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
Parcoursup : quand les universités suppriment des places, faute de moyens suffisants www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
Parcoursup : quand les universités suppriment des places, faute de moyens suffisants
Les inscriptions sur Parcoursup commencent ce lundi, les lycées ont jusqu'au 12 mars pour formuler des vœux sur la plateforme. Mais de l'autre côté, l'offre de formation subit de plein fouet la situat...
www.radiofrance.fr
January 20, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Parcoursup : quand les universités suppriment des places, faute de moyens suffisants www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
Reposted by Nicolas Fressengeas
From the @euobserver: "Greenland 'not alone' EU top diplomat says after X storm"
That's one of the reasons why the campaign focuses on politicians. We are fed up with media outlets having to rely on X as their source of political communication.
#leavex #eu #politics #journalism
That's one of the reasons why the campaign focuses on politicians. We are fed up with media outlets having to rely on X as their source of political communication.
#leavex #eu #politics #journalism
January 20, 2026 at 9:42 AM
From the @euobserver: "Greenland 'not alone' EU top diplomat says after X storm"
That's one of the reasons why the campaign focuses on politicians. We are fed up with media outlets having to rely on X as their source of political communication.
#leavex #eu #politics #journalism
That's one of the reasons why the campaign focuses on politicians. We are fed up with media outlets having to rely on X as their source of political communication.
#leavex #eu #politics #journalism