Matt Escaffre 🇪🇺
@mattescaffre.bsky.social
MarTech Expert | For a stronger EU tech landscape
OSINT, Counter Disinformation & Financial investigations for (more than?) "fun".
OSINT, Counter Disinformation & Financial investigations for (more than?) "fun".
Excited by the DisinfoCon event, especially the online session about "How the EU can strategically reduce reliance on US technologies and platforms".
Looking forward to it!
disinfocon2025.squarespace.com
Looking forward to it!
disinfocon2025.squarespace.com
DisinfoCon
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October 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Excited by the DisinfoCon event, especially the online session about "How the EU can strategically reduce reliance on US technologies and platforms".
Looking forward to it!
disinfocon2025.squarespace.com
Looking forward to it!
disinfocon2025.squarespace.com
Just completed some baselgovernance.org online courses and I have to say they're quite good 😀💪
Interactive, concrete, concise.
"OSINT" & "Visualise Cases and Flows of Money" in the bag. ✅
"Financial Analysis using Excel" and "Data Cleaning and Harvesting" coming up 🙌
Interactive, concrete, concise.
"OSINT" & "Visualise Cases and Flows of Money" in the bag. ✅
"Financial Analysis using Excel" and "Data Cleaning and Harvesting" coming up 🙌
Home | Basel Institute on Governance
baselgovernance.org
August 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Just completed some baselgovernance.org online courses and I have to say they're quite good 😀💪
Interactive, concrete, concise.
"OSINT" & "Visualise Cases and Flows of Money" in the bag. ✅
"Financial Analysis using Excel" and "Data Cleaning and Harvesting" coming up 🙌
Interactive, concrete, concise.
"OSINT" & "Visualise Cases and Flows of Money" in the bag. ✅
"Financial Analysis using Excel" and "Data Cleaning and Harvesting" coming up 🙌
April 2025: Meta €200 million fine
April 2025: Apple €500 million fine
May 2025: TikTok €530 million fine
The European Commission is on fire 🔥
But it'd be even better to do something preventively...
Sidenotes:
- Meta's profit last year: $62 billion
- Apple's profit last year: $94 billion
April 2025: Apple €500 million fine
May 2025: TikTok €530 million fine
The European Commission is on fire 🔥
But it'd be even better to do something preventively...
Sidenotes:
- Meta's profit last year: $62 billion
- Apple's profit last year: $94 billion
May 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
April 2025: Meta €200 million fine
April 2025: Apple €500 million fine
May 2025: TikTok €530 million fine
The European Commission is on fire 🔥
But it'd be even better to do something preventively...
Sidenotes:
- Meta's profit last year: $62 billion
- Apple's profit last year: $94 billion
April 2025: Apple €500 million fine
May 2025: TikTok €530 million fine
The European Commission is on fire 🔥
But it'd be even better to do something preventively...
Sidenotes:
- Meta's profit last year: $62 billion
- Apple's profit last year: $94 billion
Capitalism's Face...
Why the mistrust in big companies? Can't they be trustworthy? Apparently not...
Why the mistrust in big companies? Can't they be trustworthy? Apparently not...
May 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Capitalism's Face...
Why the mistrust in big companies? Can't they be trustworthy? Apparently not...
Why the mistrust in big companies? Can't they be trustworthy? Apparently not...
Obviously cannot not support this: European tech industry coalition calls for ‘radical action’ on digital sovereignty)
March 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Obviously cannot not support this: European tech industry coalition calls for ‘radical action’ on digital sovereignty)
Is this the beginning of the end for the AI bubble?
Could the following be first signs:
- A 🇩🇪 study AI will not trigger a significant productivity boost.
- Microsoft "effectively abandoned data center expansion equivalent to over 14% of its current capacity" from Ed Zitron's newsletter
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Could the following be first signs:
- A 🇩🇪 study AI will not trigger a significant productivity boost.
- Microsoft "effectively abandoned data center expansion equivalent to over 14% of its current capacity" from Ed Zitron's newsletter
👀
March 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Is this the beginning of the end for the AI bubble?
Could the following be first signs:
- A 🇩🇪 study AI will not trigger a significant productivity boost.
- Microsoft "effectively abandoned data center expansion equivalent to over 14% of its current capacity" from Ed Zitron's newsletter
👀
Could the following be first signs:
- A 🇩🇪 study AI will not trigger a significant productivity boost.
- Microsoft "effectively abandoned data center expansion equivalent to over 14% of its current capacity" from Ed Zitron's newsletter
👀
Watching The Expanse lately (super late, I know).
Can'stop comparing the protomolecule with AI:
-losing control
-every nation fighting over it
-a few ultra rich deciding for the rest of the world
Difference (so far, watched 2 first series only):
the protomolecule seems to work.
AI? Meh....
Can'stop comparing the protomolecule with AI:
-losing control
-every nation fighting over it
-a few ultra rich deciding for the rest of the world
Difference (so far, watched 2 first series only):
the protomolecule seems to work.
AI? Meh....
March 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Watching The Expanse lately (super late, I know).
Can'stop comparing the protomolecule with AI:
-losing control
-every nation fighting over it
-a few ultra rich deciding for the rest of the world
Difference (so far, watched 2 first series only):
the protomolecule seems to work.
AI? Meh....
Can'stop comparing the protomolecule with AI:
-losing control
-every nation fighting over it
-a few ultra rich deciding for the rest of the world
Difference (so far, watched 2 first series only):
the protomolecule seems to work.
AI? Meh....
If one day we were to take part in a war (against? 👀 ), how would the people of Europe react?
Are Hungarians ready to fight (and pay) for Denmark?
Are Italians ready to fight (and pay) for Estonia?
I guess it's time to look big to prevent all of this to happen...
Are Hungarians ready to fight (and pay) for Denmark?
Are Italians ready to fight (and pay) for Estonia?
I guess it's time to look big to prevent all of this to happen...
The EU is a great idea, but a shaky construction. I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't exist in the next years.
Absolutely not what I wish.
With the rise of nationalisms in Europe fuelled by Trump & Musk.
Some are already in power. How will they behave? Are they playing for the EU?
Absolutely not what I wish.
With the rise of nationalisms in Europe fuelled by Trump & Musk.
Some are already in power. How will they behave? Are they playing for the EU?
March 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If one day we were to take part in a war (against? 👀 ), how would the people of Europe react?
Are Hungarians ready to fight (and pay) for Denmark?
Are Italians ready to fight (and pay) for Estonia?
I guess it's time to look big to prevent all of this to happen...
Are Hungarians ready to fight (and pay) for Denmark?
Are Italians ready to fight (and pay) for Estonia?
I guess it's time to look big to prevent all of this to happen...
The EU is a great idea, but a shaky construction. I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't exist in the next years.
Absolutely not what I wish.
With the rise of nationalisms in Europe fuelled by Trump & Musk.
Some are already in power. How will they behave? Are they playing for the EU?
Absolutely not what I wish.
With the rise of nationalisms in Europe fuelled by Trump & Musk.
Some are already in power. How will they behave? Are they playing for the EU?
March 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The EU is a great idea, but a shaky construction. I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't exist in the next years.
Absolutely not what I wish.
With the rise of nationalisms in Europe fuelled by Trump & Musk.
Some are already in power. How will they behave? Are they playing for the EU?
Absolutely not what I wish.
With the rise of nationalisms in Europe fuelled by Trump & Musk.
Some are already in power. How will they behave? Are they playing for the EU?
I see that the SAP's boss read my article 😀
"Der Softwarekonzern SAP fordert in München eine souveräne Cloud für Europa. Früher habe man ein Land mit Festungen gesichert, „heute müssen wir die Daten sichern“, sagt Vorstand Thomas Saueressig" (from www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...)
"Der Softwarekonzern SAP fordert in München eine souveräne Cloud für Europa. Früher habe man ein Land mit Festungen gesichert, „heute müssen wir die Daten sichern“, sagt Vorstand Thomas Saueressig" (from www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...)
February 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I see that the SAP's boss read my article 😀
"Der Softwarekonzern SAP fordert in München eine souveräne Cloud für Europa. Früher habe man ein Land mit Festungen gesichert, „heute müssen wir die Daten sichern“, sagt Vorstand Thomas Saueressig" (from www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...)
"Der Softwarekonzern SAP fordert in München eine souveräne Cloud für Europa. Früher habe man ein Land mit Festungen gesichert, „heute müssen wir die Daten sichern“, sagt Vorstand Thomas Saueressig" (from www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...)
Find fascinating how quickly we can change geographical names that we've known our entire life...
February 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Find fascinating how quickly we can change geographical names that we've known our entire life...
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Newsletter: The tech industry has turned on the consumer, using abusive, manipulative software as a means of extracting wealth from every corner of our lives. Both society and the tech media must fight back, as I believe many of us deeply love our tech.
www.wheresyoured.at/what-were-fighting-for/
www.wheresyoured.at/what-were-fighting-for/
What We're Fighting For
Soundtrack: Bad Religion — The Resist Stance
A great deal of what I write feels like narrating the end of the world — watching as the growth-at-all-costs, hyper-financialized Rot Economy seemingly ta...
www.wheresyoured.at
February 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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New Corruption Index from Transparency International is out:
www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024
www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024
February 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
New Corruption Index from Transparency International is out:
www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024
www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024
I wrote my 1st article on Medium: the looming EU-US data war. medium.com/@matt.tracka...
Is EU-to-US Data Transfer About to Become Illegal?
In just 30 days, the Trump administration could make a move that fundamentally disrupts transatlantic data flows — and the consequences…
medium.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I wrote my 1st article on Medium: the looming EU-US data war. medium.com/@matt.tracka...
Let's not forget that just 4 years ago, Twitter and Facebook banned Trump. Fast forward to now: both platforms are in his pocket.
This shift is solely because he's back in power, whereas back then, Democrats were in control.
Capitalism aligns with power, regardless of its nature.
This shift is solely because he's back in power, whereas back then, Democrats were in control.
Capitalism aligns with power, regardless of its nature.
January 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Let's not forget that just 4 years ago, Twitter and Facebook banned Trump. Fast forward to now: both platforms are in his pocket.
This shift is solely because he's back in power, whereas back then, Democrats were in control.
Capitalism aligns with power, regardless of its nature.
This shift is solely because he's back in power, whereas back then, Democrats were in control.
Capitalism aligns with power, regardless of its nature.
Curious to see how many will actually leave Facebook, Insta and/or Threads...
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
'How to quit Facebook?' searches spike after Meta's fact-checking ban
Google searches on removing Instagram and Threads accounts also rose in the wake of Mark Zuckerberg's announcement last week.
www.zdnet.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Curious to see how many will actually leave Facebook, Insta and/or Threads...
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
www.zdnet.com/article/how-...
We're waking up a bit (too) late but EU has tools in place to fight this threat. DSA, GDPR: let's use them and take action.
And what can we - users - do? -> use decentralised and/or 🇪🇺 tools (Mastodon 👀)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And what can we - users - do? -> use decentralised and/or 🇪🇺 tools (Mastodon 👀)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan
The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control, says Johnny Ryan, director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council...
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We're waking up a bit (too) late but EU has tools in place to fight this threat. DSA, GDPR: let's use them and take action.
And what can we - users - do? -> use decentralised and/or 🇪🇺 tools (Mastodon 👀)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And what can we - users - do? -> use decentralised and/or 🇪🇺 tools (Mastodon 👀)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
United's own algorithm to block insurance coverage has a 90% error rate?!? Wtff!
Just one point among many from this excellent article by Thibault Prévost. In 🇨🇵
www.arretsurimages.net/chroniques/c...
Just one point among many from this excellent article by Thibault Prévost. In 🇨🇵
www.arretsurimages.net/chroniques/c...
Luigi Mangione, l'erreur 404 pour la presse - Par Thibault Prévost | Arrêt sur images
Soupçonné d'avoir tué Brian Thompson, patron d'une assurance privée aux États-Unis, et aujourd'hui devant la justice de New-York, Luigi Mangione a été présenté comme un "bad boy". Pourtant, en ligne, ...
www.arretsurimages.net
January 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
United's own algorithm to block insurance coverage has a 90% error rate?!? Wtff!
Just one point among many from this excellent article by Thibault Prévost. In 🇨🇵
www.arretsurimages.net/chroniques/c...
Just one point among many from this excellent article by Thibault Prévost. In 🇨🇵
www.arretsurimages.net/chroniques/c...
Eurostack!! 💪🏽🇪🇺
Netherlands universities start alternative to Big Tech.
Goals are digital autonomy, safeguarding public values & a healthier digital ecosystem.
Who needs oligarchs Tr*mp, M*sk, Z*ck? Who needs BigTech imposing BigAI? Let's build our Eurostack!
www.computable.nl/2025/01/10/u...
Goals are digital autonomy, safeguarding public values & a healthier digital ecosystem.
Who needs oligarchs Tr*mp, M*sk, Z*ck? Who needs BigTech imposing BigAI? Let's build our Eurostack!
www.computable.nl/2025/01/10/u...
Universiteiten starten Nextcloud-pilot als alternatief voor Big Tech - Computable.nl
Vanaf februari bundelen vijf Nederlandse universiteiten hun krachten in een langlopende pilot met opensource-samenwerkingsplatform Nextcloud. Ze kijken naar
www.computable.nl
January 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Eurostack!! 💪🏽🇪🇺
Reposted by Matt Escaffre 🇪🇺
Mark Zuckerbergs Kehrtwende ist vor allem eine Unterwerfungsgeste gegenüber Donald Trump.
Sie wird den Kulturkampf weiter anheizen und gefährdet die Demokratie. Auch in der EU.
netzpolitik.org/2025/zuckerb...
Sie wird den Kulturkampf weiter anheizen und gefährdet die Demokratie. Auch in der EU.
netzpolitik.org/2025/zuckerb...
Zuckerbergs Kehrtwende: Meta goes MAGA
Am 20. Januar kehrt Donald Trump ins Weiße Haus zurück. Am gleichen Tag will Mark Zuckerberg in den USA die Inhaltemoderation bei Facebook, Meta und Instagram stark zurückfahren. Die Kehrtwende ist vo...
netzpolitik.org
January 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Mark Zuckerbergs Kehrtwende ist vor allem eine Unterwerfungsgeste gegenüber Donald Trump.
Sie wird den Kulturkampf weiter anheizen und gefährdet die Demokratie. Auch in der EU.
netzpolitik.org/2025/zuckerb...
Sie wird den Kulturkampf weiter anheizen und gefährdet die Demokratie. Auch in der EU.
netzpolitik.org/2025/zuckerb...
"More broadly, this is another warning of how our information space – which underpins our democracies and societal conversations – is so strongly in the hands of a few individuals who can make such blatantly self-interested decisions."
And that needs to change.
And that needs to change.
Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to gut moderation & fact-checking on Instagram, Facebook and Threads shows he prioritizes pleasing #Trump over societal well-being. Moving moderation to Texas? A transparent ploy for Republican approval, not ‘de-biasing.’
algorithmwatch.org/en/zuckerber...
algorithmwatch.org/en/zuckerber...
January 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"More broadly, this is another warning of how our information space – which underpins our democracies and societal conversations – is so strongly in the hands of a few individuals who can make such blatantly self-interested decisions."
And that needs to change.
And that needs to change.