Paula Simoes
@paulasimoes.bsky.social
My blog: https://paulasimoesblog.wordpress.com/
Mastodon: @paulasimoes.ciberlandia.pt
Digital Humanities; Public Domain; Open Access; History, Heritage, Creativity & New Media, Free & Open Source Software. Books 📚
Mastodon: @paulasimoes.ciberlandia.pt
Digital Humanities; Public Domain; Open Access; History, Heritage, Creativity & New Media, Free & Open Source Software. Books 📚
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👀 New Communia study, prepared by @centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social !
📃 Navigating Uncertainty: Legal Risk Awareness and Management in European Museums - available now! 🥳
communia-association.org/2025/11/05/n...
📃 Navigating Uncertainty: Legal Risk Awareness and Management in European Museums - available now! 🥳
communia-association.org/2025/11/05/n...
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
👀 New Communia study, prepared by @centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social !
📃 Navigating Uncertainty: Legal Risk Awareness and Management in European Museums - available now! 🥳
communia-association.org/2025/11/05/n...
📃 Navigating Uncertainty: Legal Risk Awareness and Management in European Museums - available now! 🥳
communia-association.org/2025/11/05/n...
Excelente fio/análise ⏬
Vou dar a minha opinião sobre isto.
Sou o co-criador duma oficina de várias sessões para crianças do 1° ciclo chamada "Caça-Sons" que trabalha a escuta ativa, pela qual já passaram mais de 2500 crianças ao longo dos anos. Visitei todas as EB1 do Porto. O ruído é um problema muito grave nas escolas.
Sou o co-criador duma oficina de várias sessões para crianças do 1° ciclo chamada "Caça-Sons" que trabalha a escuta ativa, pela qual já passaram mais de 2500 crianças ao longo dos anos. Visitei todas as EB1 do Porto. O ruído é um problema muito grave nas escolas.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Excelente fio/análise ⏬
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📣 BREAKING: One out of every 25 attendees walking around the #COP30 climate talks is a fossil fuel lobbyist.
New research from #KickBigPollutersOut reveals there are more than 1,600 in the UN negotiations in Brazil.
Here's a thread with the top findings 🧵
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
New research from #KickBigPollutersOut reveals there are more than 1,600 in the UN negotiations in Brazil.
Here's a thread with the top findings 🧵
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
📣 BREAKING: One out of every 25 attendees walking around the #COP30 climate talks is a fossil fuel lobbyist.
New research from #KickBigPollutersOut reveals there are more than 1,600 in the UN negotiations in Brazil.
Here's a thread with the top findings 🧵
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
New research from #KickBigPollutersOut reveals there are more than 1,600 in the UN negotiations in Brazil.
Here's a thread with the top findings 🧵
kickbigpollutersout.org/Release-Kick...
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“A recent response from the European Commission to our access to documents request not only revealed that the President of the Commission was repeating the words of tech CEOs, but it also accidentally divulged the Commission’s use of generative AI in public documents.”
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The European Commission uses ChatGPT outputs in public documents.
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
European Commission breaches own AI guidelines by using ChatGPT in public documents
ICCL has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman against the European Commission for its use of generative AI in public documents, which likely violates its own guidelines and its obligation under...
www.iccl.ie
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“A recent response from the European Commission to our access to documents request not only revealed that the President of the Commission was repeating the words of tech CEOs, but it also accidentally divulged the Commission’s use of generative AI in public documents.”
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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Disastrous votes in European Parliament this morning including on #Omnibus1 changes to #DueDiligence rules:
⚠️Fewer companies reporting
⚠️Scrapping of mandatory climate transition plans
This is just days after 100+ legal experts said Omnibus 1 could be illegal
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
⚠️Fewer companies reporting
⚠️Scrapping of mandatory climate transition plans
This is just days after 100+ legal experts said Omnibus 1 could be illegal
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Legality of Omnibus Legislation Under EU Law:
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A Preliminary Analysis of Omnibus I Simplification Directive of CSRD and CSDD and its Legal Consequences on the EU Legal Order
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This paper provides a preliminary analysis of the legal issues arising from the European Union's use of the Omnibus as the privileged legislative technique to '
papers.ssrn.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Disastrous votes in European Parliament this morning including on #Omnibus1 changes to #DueDiligence rules:
⚠️Fewer companies reporting
⚠️Scrapping of mandatory climate transition plans
This is just days after 100+ legal experts said Omnibus 1 could be illegal
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
⚠️Fewer companies reporting
⚠️Scrapping of mandatory climate transition plans
This is just days after 100+ legal experts said Omnibus 1 could be illegal
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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If you want to know more about how we built the cooperative that supports @transkribus.bsky.social, and how coops are a way to actually operationalise responsible AI, then please read our paper, which was the basis of my talk. This is about community open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-16
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu
November 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
If you want to know more about how we built the cooperative that supports @transkribus.bsky.social, and how coops are a way to actually operationalise responsible AI, then please read our paper, which was the basis of my talk. This is about community open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-16
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In 1905, Wallace conceived The Four Just Men. Unable to find a publisher, he founded his own company, Tallis Press, & launched a massive publicity campaign, including a “guess the murder method” contest in the Daily Mail with large cash prizes. via @raymaccarthy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fou...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fou...
The Four Just Men (novel) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
In 1905, Wallace conceived The Four Just Men. Unable to find a publisher, he founded his own company, Tallis Press, & launched a massive publicity campaign, including a “guess the murder method” contest in the Daily Mail with large cash prizes. via @raymaccarthy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fou...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fou...
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How a Book Marketing Ploy Almost Ruined Edgar Wallace, Literature’s “King of Thrillers”
By Jane Alexander
www.mentalfloss.com/literature/a...
Edgar Wallace at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
By Jane Alexander
www.mentalfloss.com/literature/a...
Edgar Wallace at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How a Book Marketing Ploy Almost Ruined Edgar Wallace, Literature’s “King of Thrillers”
By Jane Alexander
www.mentalfloss.com/literature/a...
Edgar Wallace at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
By Jane Alexander
www.mentalfloss.com/literature/a...
Edgar Wallace at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...
#books #literature
Consequências do "menos burocracia"⏬
🚨 BREAKING: Lawmakers in the European Parliament have agreed to exempt more companies from green reporting rules after the center-right, right-wing and far-right groups joined forces to pass the EU’s first omnibus simplification package.
Read the story: www.politico.eu/article/epp-...
Read the story: www.politico.eu/article/epp-...
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Consequências do "menos burocracia"⏬
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And here is the second, 'Mr. Hyde' part of today's votes - where the EPP sides with the far-right, ranging from the ECR, to Orban & Le Pen's 'Patriots for Europe' and the AfD's 'Europe of Sovereign Nations' for a centre-right to far-right majority on the Omnibus 'deregulation':
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
And here is the second, 'Mr. Hyde' part of today's votes - where the EPP sides with the far-right, ranging from the ECR, to Orban & Le Pen's 'Patriots for Europe' and the AfD's 'Europe of Sovereign Nations' for a centre-right to far-right majority on the Omnibus 'deregulation':
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Europe is standing at a critical moment for its digital future. COMMUNIA joins a diverse coalition calling on the EU to champion open source as the foundation for true European Digital Sovereignty.
Our 5-point plan for the European tech ecosystem: assets.mozilla.net/pdf/Open_Let...
Our 5-point plan for the European tech ecosystem: assets.mozilla.net/pdf/Open_Let...
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Europe is standing at a critical moment for its digital future. COMMUNIA joins a diverse coalition calling on the EU to champion open source as the foundation for true European Digital Sovereignty.
Our 5-point plan for the European tech ecosystem: assets.mozilla.net/pdf/Open_Let...
Our 5-point plan for the European tech ecosystem: assets.mozilla.net/pdf/Open_Let...
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The EU's planned #DigitalOmnibus is a capitulation to Big Tech.
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social has joined 120+ NGOs & trade unions to call out this rollback of our digital rights.
If it goes ahead, the #DigitalOmnibus will shift *even* more power from people to Big Tech.
edri.org/our-work/for...
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social has joined 120+ NGOs & trade unions to call out this rollback of our digital rights.
If it goes ahead, the #DigitalOmnibus will shift *even* more power from people to Big Tech.
edri.org/our-work/for...
Forthcoming Digital Omnibus would mark point of no return - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
127 civil society organisations and unions are urging the European Commission to halt its planned Digital Omnibus.
edri.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The EU's planned #DigitalOmnibus is a capitulation to Big Tech.
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social has joined 120+ NGOs & trade unions to call out this rollback of our digital rights.
If it goes ahead, the #DigitalOmnibus will shift *even* more power from people to Big Tech.
edri.org/our-work/for...
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social has joined 120+ NGOs & trade unions to call out this rollback of our digital rights.
If it goes ahead, the #DigitalOmnibus will shift *even* more power from people to Big Tech.
edri.org/our-work/for...
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We were promised that simplification was not going to lead to deregulation. Recent reports on the digital omnibus show otherwise. BEUC urged @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social and @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social to keep protections under the GDPR and uphold the AI Act. Read our full letter: shorturl.at/zIfji
BEUC concerns on Digital Omnibus - keep protections under GDPR and uphold the AI Act
In this letter to Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner McGrath, BEUC expressed its concerns with the recent public reports that the European Commission, in the upcoming Digital Omnibus ...
www.beuc.eu
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
We were promised that simplification was not going to lead to deregulation. Recent reports on the digital omnibus show otherwise. BEUC urged @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social and @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social to keep protections under the GDPR and uphold the AI Act. Read our full letter: shorturl.at/zIfji
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⚠️In the face of aggressive tech lobbying, the Commission will water down the AI Act in the upcoming digital omnibus.
But while the Commission has done ‘reality checks’ with industry, it fails to listen to the reality of people targeted by biased and unfair AI systems.
But while the Commission has done ‘reality checks’ with industry, it fails to listen to the reality of people targeted by biased and unfair AI systems.
Privacy and AI fears, in EU bonfire of digital red tape
EU data laws are to become more business-friendly after 19 November, when the EU Commission unveils its "digital omnibus", amid privacy and security concerns.
euobserver.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
⚠️In the face of aggressive tech lobbying, the Commission will water down the AI Act in the upcoming digital omnibus.
But while the Commission has done ‘reality checks’ with industry, it fails to listen to the reality of people targeted by biased and unfair AI systems.
But while the Commission has done ‘reality checks’ with industry, it fails to listen to the reality of people targeted by biased and unfair AI systems.
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Big Tech has been at this for over a decade.
Leaked memos from Amazon and Google showed the firms boasted that they had effectively weakened and delayed updates to digital privacy rules.
All done behind the scenes, in cooperation with other businesses.
www.socialeurope.eu/facebook-fil...
Leaked memos from Amazon and Google showed the firms boasted that they had effectively weakened and delayed updates to digital privacy rules.
All done behind the scenes, in cooperation with other businesses.
www.socialeurope.eu/facebook-fil...
Facebook Files and ePrivacy lobbying expose the power of Big Tech
As MEPs host the Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen this afternoon, they need to step up their challenge to the surveillance capitalists.
www.socialeurope.eu
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Big Tech has been at this for over a decade.
Leaked memos from Amazon and Google showed the firms boasted that they had effectively weakened and delayed updates to digital privacy rules.
All done behind the scenes, in cooperation with other businesses.
www.socialeurope.eu/facebook-fil...
Leaked memos from Amazon and Google showed the firms boasted that they had effectively weakened and delayed updates to digital privacy rules.
All done behind the scenes, in cooperation with other businesses.
www.socialeurope.eu/facebook-fil...
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Acabou de rolar esse mesmo golpe com outras palavras aqui. Se liguem
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Acabou de rolar esse mesmo golpe com outras palavras aqui. Se liguem
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Hey @EUCommission I hope you read The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/eu-gdpr-data-law-us-tech-giants-digital
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/eu-gdpr-data-law-us-tech-giants-digital
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy, child harm and foreign political interference. Deregulation plans are misguidedEurope is hurtling toward digital vassalage. Under Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, EU...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Hey @EUCommission I hope you read The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/eu-gdpr-data-law-us-tech-giants-digital
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/eu-gdpr-data-law-us-tech-giants-digital
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Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library - great speech by @zadiesmith.bsky.social #lovelibraries www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library | Zadie Smith
The dispute over pay at this great national institution gets to the heart of our misplaced priorities, says novelist Zadie Smith
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library - great speech by @zadiesmith.bsky.social #lovelibraries www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Se quiserem perceber os motivos da greve geral marcada para 11 de dezembro, podem começar por aqui 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Se quiserem perceber os motivos da greve geral marcada para 11 de dezembro, podem começar por aqui 🧵