Johnny Ryan
@johnnyryan.bsky.social
Director of ICCL Enforce https://iccl.ie/Enforce Previously Chief Policy Officer of Brave. FRHistS.
https://ie.linkedin.com/in/johnnyryan1
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This is great, from @anandwrites.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This is great, from @anandwrites.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Reposted by Johnny Ryan
The year is 3025
Russia is a patchwork of warlord republics that communicate through hacked satellites. China is run by an AI empire. The US hides behind a continental shield wall
In Brussels, EU officials meet for the 50,463rd time try to find a definition of economic security
Russia is a patchwork of warlord republics that communicate through hacked satellites. China is run by an AI empire. The US hides behind a continental shield wall
In Brussels, EU officials meet for the 50,463rd time try to find a definition of economic security
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The year is 3025
Russia is a patchwork of warlord republics that communicate through hacked satellites. China is run by an AI empire. The US hides behind a continental shield wall
In Brussels, EU officials meet for the 50,463rd time try to find a definition of economic security
Russia is a patchwork of warlord republics that communicate through hacked satellites. China is run by an AI empire. The US hides behind a continental shield wall
In Brussels, EU officials meet for the 50,463rd time try to find a definition of economic security
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Ex Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis
"If you're a European leader asking your team to book you the next flight to Washington to go talk to Daddy, please don’t
Not without a plan, not cap in hand, not humiliating us all in front of cameras at the Oval office"
"If you're a European leader asking your team to book you the next flight to Washington to go talk to Daddy, please don’t
Not without a plan, not cap in hand, not humiliating us all in front of cameras at the Oval office"
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Ex Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis
"If you're a European leader asking your team to book you the next flight to Washington to go talk to Daddy, please don’t
Not without a plan, not cap in hand, not humiliating us all in front of cameras at the Oval office"
"If you're a European leader asking your team to book you the next flight to Washington to go talk to Daddy, please don’t
Not without a plan, not cap in hand, not humiliating us all in front of cameras at the Oval office"
Correction: EC letter to us concerned our earlier complaint against Ireland’s failure to fully transpose the Collective Redress Directive.
We have just learned this following clarification sought by the Irish Govt from the EC, then relayed to us by a journalist.
The fault for the error is my own.
We have just learned this following clarification sought by the Irish Govt from the EC, then relayed to us by a journalist.
The fault for the error is my own.
Update: European Commission is starting "pre-infringement dialogue" with Ireland about our complaint against Ireland's process to appoint the new Data Protection Commissioner
These "EU Pilot" dialogues occur where the Commission suspects a Member State has broken EU law
ec.europa.eu/implementing...
These "EU Pilot" dialogues occur where the Commission suspects a Member State has broken EU law
ec.europa.eu/implementing...
Pre-infringement dialogue
Pre-infringement dialogues is a tool that can be used where it is likely to lead to swifter compliance than a formal infringement procedure. This page displays a map showing the number of active pre-i...
ec.europa.eu
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Correction: EC letter to us concerned our earlier complaint against Ireland’s failure to fully transpose the Collective Redress Directive.
We have just learned this following clarification sought by the Irish Govt from the EC, then relayed to us by a journalist.
The fault for the error is my own.
We have just learned this following clarification sought by the Irish Govt from the EC, then relayed to us by a journalist.
The fault for the error is my own.
I’ll be speaking at this in Brussels in two weeks
Excited to host a timely debate:
‘From Regulation to Resilience: Role of Digital Laws in Defending Democracy & Security’
Speakers:
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@johnnyryan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
@mollymckew.bsky.social
Stay tuned! #Regulation4Resilience
defenddemocracy.eu/events/4-dec...
‘From Regulation to Resilience: Role of Digital Laws in Defending Democracy & Security’
Speakers:
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
@johnnyryan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
@mollymckew.bsky.social
Stay tuned! #Regulation4Resilience
defenddemocracy.eu/events/4-dec...
November 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I’ll be speaking at this in Brussels in two weeks
The European Commission is now digging deeper in to our complaint against Ireland’s process by which Ireland appointed ex-Meta lobbyist as its Data Protection Commissioner
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
EU seeking information over data commissioner appointment
The European Commission is seeking further information from the Irish authorities in relation to the appointment of Niamh Sweeney as the third commissioner of the Irish Data Protection Commission.
www.rte.ie
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The European Commission is now digging deeper in to our complaint against Ireland’s process by which Ireland appointed ex-Meta lobbyist as its Data Protection Commissioner
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Update: European Commission is starting "pre-infringement dialogue" with Ireland about our complaint against Ireland's process to appoint the new Data Protection Commissioner
These "EU Pilot" dialogues occur where the Commission suspects a Member State has broken EU law
ec.europa.eu/implementing...
These "EU Pilot" dialogues occur where the Commission suspects a Member State has broken EU law
ec.europa.eu/implementing...
Pre-infringement dialogue
Pre-infringement dialogues is a tool that can be used where it is likely to lead to swifter compliance than a formal infringement procedure. This page displays a map showing the number of active pre-i...
ec.europa.eu
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Update: European Commission is starting "pre-infringement dialogue" with Ireland about our complaint against Ireland's process to appoint the new Data Protection Commissioner
These "EU Pilot" dialogues occur where the Commission suspects a Member State has broken EU law
ec.europa.eu/implementing...
These "EU Pilot" dialogues occur where the Commission suspects a Member State has broken EU law
ec.europa.eu/implementing...
Reposted by Johnny Ryan
Gutting GDPR would also undermine national security, children’s mental health, and everyone’s privacy.
Since we wrote in The Guardian last week about this several European tech CEOs have come out in opposition to the move. This should be no surprise. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Since we wrote in The Guardian last week about this several European tech CEOs have come out in opposition to the move. This should be no surprise. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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 and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Gutting GDPR would also undermine national security, children’s mental health, and everyone’s privacy.
Since we wrote in The Guardian last week about this several European tech CEOs have come out in opposition to the move. This should be no surprise. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Since we wrote in The Guardian last week about this several European tech CEOs have come out in opposition to the move. This should be no surprise. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Our investigation into Irish Department of Justice use of chatbots. The department hides behind disclaimers while deploying misleading chatbots.
@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social
www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...
@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social
www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...
Department of Justice chatbots mislead people seeking information
Irish Department of Justice internalises the AI hype and takes no responsibility for misleading chatbots.
www.iccl.ie
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Our investigation into Irish Department of Justice use of chatbots. The department hides behind disclaimers while deploying misleading chatbots.
@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social
www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...
@iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social
www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...
Leaked docs indicate the European Commission will publish a plan tomorrow to gut the GDPR and amend the AI Act. This will hurt European competitiveness and further advantage US and Chinese tech firms that dominate Europe’s digital market by breaking our law.
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Leaked docs indicate the European Commission will publish a plan tomorrow to gut the GDPR and amend the AI Act. This will hurt European competitiveness and further advantage US and Chinese tech firms that dominate Europe’s digital market by breaking our law.
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I fully endorse this. Political leaders are falling prey to AI hype, and seem to lack any kind of help from reputable sources who could counter the false claims of tech CEOs. Where are their science advisers???
In a short piece for @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @abeba.bsky.social and I write #AIHype Is Steering EU Policy Off Course.
Stop peddling in unscientific discourse about “AGI” and “superintelligence.” Serve citizens. Don't cater to the whims of tech CEOs.
www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...
Stop peddling in unscientific discourse about “AGI” and “superintelligence.” Serve citizens. Don't cater to the whims of tech CEOs.
www.techpolicy.press/ai-hype-is-s...
AI Hype Is Steering EU Policy Off Course | TechPolicy.Press
Kris Shrishak and Abeba Birhane say policymakers should stop peddling in unscientific discourse about "AGI" and "superintelligence."
www.techpolicy.press
November 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I fully endorse this. Political leaders are falling prey to AI hype, and seem to lack any kind of help from reputable sources who could counter the false claims of tech CEOs. Where are their science advisers???
Good reporting by Irish Times’ Jack Power www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Good reporting by Irish Times’ Jack Power www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
European tech CEO warns that European Commission plan to gut the GDPR will harm European SMEs
I don't think the Commission understands how much this attack on the GDPR will hurt innovation done by European companies, and instead cement Google's and Meta's position as the inescapable middle-men and turn our SMEs into their cash-cows. WAKE UP!
As we write in The Guardian this morning, the Commission’s plan to gut EU digital rules will hurt Europe’s startups and give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
European tech CEO warns that European Commission plan to gut the GDPR will harm European SMEs
Reposted by Johnny Ryan
I don't think the Commission understands how much this attack on the GDPR will hurt innovation done by European companies, and instead cement Google's and Meta's position as the inescapable middle-men and turn our SMEs into their cash-cows. WAKE UP!
As we write in The Guardian this morning, the Commission’s plan to gut EU digital rules will hurt Europe’s startups and give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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 and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I don't think the Commission understands how much this attack on the GDPR will hurt innovation done by European companies, and instead cement Google's and Meta's position as the inescapable middle-men and turn our SMEs into their cash-cows. WAKE UP!
Europes Democracy Shield: We needed to see both new measures that would protect democracy against US social media algorithms.
Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath did not deliver them.
Europe remains largely defenceless. This will cost us.
Pic from www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath did not deliver them.
Europe remains largely defenceless. This will cost us.
Pic from www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Europes Democracy Shield: We needed to see both new measures that would protect democracy against US social media algorithms.
Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath did not deliver them.
Europe remains largely defenceless. This will cost us.
Pic from www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath did not deliver them.
Europe remains largely defenceless. This will cost us.
Pic from www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As we write in The Guardian this morning, the Commission’s plan to gut EU digital rules will hurt Europe’s startups and give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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 and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
As we write in The Guardian this morning, the Commission’s plan to gut EU digital rules will hurt Europe’s startups and give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We write in The Guardian this morning that the Commission’s plan to gut Europe’s digital rules will hurt European startups give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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 and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 AM
We write in The Guardian this morning that the Commission’s plan to gut Europe’s digital rules will hurt European startups give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Johnny Ryan
> "We are saying that progress is moving faster than older forecasts suggested," the Commission said.
We're building a tower to the moon and they added loads of floors recently. We'll reach the moon faster than older forecasts. 🤡
Great work @krisshrishak.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
We're building a tower to the moon and they added loads of floors recently. We'll reach the moon faster than older forecasts. 🤡
Great work @krisshrishak.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Scientists call on Von der Leyen to withdraw AI comment
More than 70 AI scientists from around the world have written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen asking her to retract a statement she made in May that artificial intelligence is ex...
www.rte.ie
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
> "We are saying that progress is moving faster than older forecasts suggested," the Commission said.
We're building a tower to the moon and they added loads of floors recently. We'll reach the moon faster than older forecasts. 🤡
Great work @krisshrishak.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
We're building a tower to the moon and they added loads of floors recently. We'll reach the moon faster than older forecasts. 🤡
Great work @krisshrishak.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
Note to political leaders - stop AI overhype.
Today's letter from 73 scientists led by my colleague @krisshrishak.bsky.social to Ursula von der Leyen demands that she retract her budget speech non-scientific AI statement that parroted tech CEO hype.
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
Today's letter from 73 scientists led by my colleague @krisshrishak.bsky.social to Ursula von der Leyen demands that she retract her budget speech non-scientific AI statement that parroted tech CEO hype.
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
European Commission asked by 73 scientists to withdraw 'AI hype' statement | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
MLex Summary: Seventy-three scientists from Europe, the UK and North America asked the European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen to withdraw a statement claiming AI would reach human-level ...
www.mlex.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Note to political leaders - stop AI overhype.
Today's letter from 73 scientists led by my colleague @krisshrishak.bsky.social to Ursula von der Leyen demands that she retract her budget speech non-scientific AI statement that parroted tech CEO hype.
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
Today's letter from 73 scientists led by my colleague @krisshrishak.bsky.social to Ursula von der Leyen demands that she retract her budget speech non-scientific AI statement that parroted tech CEO hype.
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
European Commission considering big cuts to the GDPR to boost Europe's tech sector. This would a mistake, aiding U.S. and Chinese tech giants at EU firms' expense.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Cutting GDPR will harm EU tech competitiveness
Grave cuts to the GDPR would aid U.S. and Chinese tech giants at Europe’s expense
www.iccl.ie
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
European Commission considering big cuts to the GDPR to boost Europe's tech sector. This would a mistake, aiding U.S. and Chinese tech giants at EU firms' expense.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
European Commission considering big cuts to the GDPR to boost Europe's tech sector. This would a mistake, aiding U.S. and Chinese tech giants at EU firms' expense.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Cutting GDPR will harm EU tech competitiveness
Grave cuts to the GDPR would aid U.S. and Chinese tech giants at Europe’s expense
www.iccl.ie
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
European Commission considering big cuts to the GDPR to boost Europe's tech sector. This would a mistake, aiding U.S. and Chinese tech giants at EU firms' expense.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Draghi handed U.S. tech giants a gift
November 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Draghi handed U.S. tech giants a gift
Big story from Sky news. It is a mistake to think the DSA alone is going to fix this. This requires more, including and most particularly enforcement of GDPR Art 9 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Big story from Sky news. It is a mistake to think the DSA alone is going to fix this. This requires more, including and most particularly enforcement of GDPR Art 9 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
The latest news about the Commission's proposals on consent banners is all a distraction.
Consent notices are a form of compliance theatre.
Online advertising is largely a data free-for-all. The industry introduced consent notices in 2018 as a thin veneer to cover the vast underlying data breach.
Consent notices are a form of compliance theatre.
Online advertising is largely a data free-for-all. The industry introduced consent notices in 2018 as a thin veneer to cover the vast underlying data breach.
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The latest news about the Commission's proposals on consent banners is all a distraction.
Consent notices are a form of compliance theatre.
Online advertising is largely a data free-for-all. The industry introduced consent notices in 2018 as a thin veneer to cover the vast underlying data breach.
Consent notices are a form of compliance theatre.
Online advertising is largely a data free-for-all. The industry introduced consent notices in 2018 as a thin veneer to cover the vast underlying data breach.
Reposted by Johnny Ryan
Another chilling investigation results regarding data brokers and real-time bidding highlighting how real-time bidding is not only a general data protection issue, but also poses serious national security threats. netzpolitik.org/2025/databro...
Databroker Files: Targeting the EU
Precise locations and revealing movement patterns: the mobile phone location data of millions of people in the EU is up for sale. Collected supposedly only for advertising purposes, this data can also...
netzpolitik.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Another chilling investigation results regarding data brokers and real-time bidding highlighting how real-time bidding is not only a general data protection issue, but also poses serious national security threats. netzpolitik.org/2025/databro...