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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 1d

Infrastructure x Democracy — what could be more interesting? I'm very excited to be moderating this panel!

Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 1d

🗳️ Don't miss "The Future of Democracy" conference organized by @openmarkets.bsky.social and @article19.bsky.social. Tomorrow we will speak at the "Role of digital infrastructure in strengthening EU democracy" panel at 15:00 CEST.
Full program: www.openmarketsinstitute.org/publications...

The Future of Democracy: Speech, Thought, Sovereignty, and Power in the Age of Platforms and AI — Open Markets Institute

Join The Open Markets Institute and ARTICLE 19 on October 15th & 16th for a convening of high-level leading thinkers, lawmakers, technologists, and advocates to discuss the direct and growing…

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Jessica Shurson @jessicashurson.bsky.social · 2d

This event looks incredible. Really sad I can’t make it to London that evening. Congrats @nniloideain.bsky.social on the book-it’s next in my to read pile!

Nora Ni Loideain @nniloideain.bsky.social · 2d

Very excited for all the debate and discussion on the right to privacy in an era of AI, surveillance, data retention with this stellar panel:

Prof David Feldman (University of Cambridge)
Prof Orla Lynskey (UCL)
James Baker (Harvard)
Robert Spano (Former President of ECtHR)

Hope you can join us!

InfoLawCentre@IALS @infolawcentre.bsky.social · 2d

Only 2 days to go!

Join us on Wednesday for a timely discussion on the themes and findings of the book - EU Data Privacy Law and Serious Crime.

@ials.bsky.social @nniloideain.bsky.social

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 8d

🚨🚨 #Denmark aims to ban #socialmedia for children under 15. PM Mette Frederiksen says "We have unleashed a monster" to Danish lawmakers. 🧵https://www.politico.eu/article/denmark-mette-frederiksen-partially-ban-social-media-children-under-15/

Denmark aims to ban social media for children under 15, PM says

“We have unleashed a monster,” Mette Frederiksen tells Danish lawmakers.

www.politico.eu

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Maria Helen Murphy @mariamurphy.bsky.social · 8d

Talk about telling on yourself! Who would have thought?

Maria Helen Murphy @mariamurphy.bsky.social · 8d

Jane Goodall quotation “"I was somebody sent to this world to try to give people hope in dark times. Because without hope, we fall into apathy and do nothing. And in the dark times that we are living in now, if people don't have hope, we're doomed. How can we bring little children into this dark world we've created and let them be surrounded by people who have given up? So even if this is the end of humanity as we know it, let's fight until the very end.
Let's let the children know that there is hope."

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Maria Helen Murphy @mariamurphy.bsky.social · 10d

Sure, there probably are some people taking that line, but I think so many of these issues are of a piece and our information environment is absolutely crucial for all the bigger issues.

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Maria Helen Murphy @mariamurphy.bsky.social · 10d

2/2. I am concerned about all the ways we are dehumanising people now (you mention some of the most monstrous), but I don’t think it’s zero sum.

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Maria Helen Murphy @mariamurphy.bsky.social · 10d

1/2. We might be a lost cause, but I don’t see a point in giving up. To me, the issue is more than extreme pornography, it’s dehumanising and alienating for all concerned and that’s the last thing we need at this point in history.

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Maria Helen Murphy @mariamurphy.bsky.social · 10d

For me, the issue is the risk this fosters the dehumanisation of actual humans

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Danny Deraney @dannyderaney.bsky.social · 14d

"Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved."

"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."

Jane Goodall was the best of us.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 14d

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”

Rest in power, Dr. Jane Goodall

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 14d

🕊️ The world has lost a revered conservationist -- a colossal power for what is truly good.

🕊️ Jane Goodall is a legend who helped open the door to science to the best humans among us: woman.

🕊️ She was brave, brilliant and introduced us to the best things among us: animals.

🕊️ I grieve her passing.

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Maria Helen Murphy @mariamurphy.bsky.social · 16d

New article out with Katie Nolan (@katieanolan.bsky.social) and Orla Lynskey in the Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies: 'Digital Empire or Digital Fiefdoms? Institutional Tensions and the EU Right to Data Protection'.
Open access at: doi.org/10.1017/cel....

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Abstract: The EU has been represented as a singular ‘Digital Empire’ speaking with one voice on matters of EU digital
regulation. Closer examination of discrete areas of EU digital regulation reveals a more nuanced picture
suggesting clear institutional divergence between the EU institutions regarding the substantive protection
afforded by EU law. A detailed analysis of EU data protection adequacy decisions brings to the surface
intra-EU tensions concerning the substance of core EU fundamental rights. This analysis reveals that the
EU Commission has taken on a more prominent role in adequacy decision-making since the entry into force
of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation at the expense of other relevant stakeholders. Furthermore,
the Commission’s decisional practice does not align fully with the stance of the Court of Justice on the right
to data protection. New sites of intra-EU human rights tensions are therefore uncovered with consequences
for the legitimacy of the EU as a digital regulator and the role of the Commission as a guardian of the treaties.Keywords: digital regulation; fundamental rights; data protection; institutional balance; judicial review; data adequacy;
EU Commission

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 22d

Hobbyhorse: at university, lectures remain an incredible format. They introduce & explore a huge amount of content in a short period of time. They scaffold further reading, with a personal twist. Workshops, etc, do their own thing, but don't replace effective lectures:

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To save in-person lectures, unis need to provide lessons worth showing up for

In-person lectures have been a staple of university learning for centuries. But they are going out of style in an age of TED Talks and Tiktoks.

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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 25d

Oh this is BAD.

The new TOC from academia dot edu.

You grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness…

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · Sep 12

Conor Gearty was, without hesitation, the best academic writer I’ve read. He was also a thoroughly decent and kind human being who fearlessly used his position speak truth to power.
Conor did law, politics and academia the right way and he will be sorely missed.
Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann.

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TJ McIntyre @tjmcintyre.com · Sep 12

Very sad to hear of the untimely death of Conor Gearty, a lovely individual, one of our finest legal academics, and a central figure in promoting human rights worldwide.

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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · Aug 29

📣AI propaganda factories🏭 are now operational. My study shows how small, open-weight models can run as fully automatic generators in influence campaigns. mechanising personas, engagement, cadence. Possible for State, non-state, and micro-actors, including and bedroom ones.

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Maria Helen Murphy @mariamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 14

Welcome @ravejudgerun.com!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Aug 11

'Artificial intelligence tools used by more than half of England’s councils are downplaying women’s physical and mental health issues and risk creating gender bias in care decisions, research [led by Sam Rickman, LSE] has found.' 1/2

AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds

Exclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notes

www.theguardian.com

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Maria Helen Murphy @mariamurphy.bsky.social · Aug 7

Brilliant Orla 👏 👏👏

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Orla Kelleher @orlakelleher.bsky.social · Aug 7

Short op-ed by me explaining the importance of ambitious 2031-2040 carbon budgets and EU 2040 targets for intergenerational climate justice. These are critical moments to level with the public about the scale of the emission reduction challenge.

@maynoothlaw.bsky.social @ejni.bsky.social

Irish Legal News @irishlegal.com · Aug 6

Dr Orla Kelleher of Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology calls on Ireland to show greater leadership and ambition on climate action. @maynoothlaw.bsky.social‬ @orlakelleher.bsky.social‬

Opinion: Ambitious emission reduction targets and carbon budgets for 2040 crucial for intergenerational climate justice

Dr Orla Kelleher of Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology calls on Ireland to show greater leadership and ambition on climate action.

www.irishlegal.com

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Andrew Guthrie Ferguson @profferguson.bsky.social · Jul 25

Forthcoming March 2026

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 8

NO. AI. FOR. WAR. CRIMES!!!

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · Jun 26

New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...

ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show

The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...

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