Wow, who could have predicted that online identity verification could also be an instrument of techno-fascism…

Thanks for sharing

Although the intention to protect minors is commendable, many risks can result from the deployment of age control mechanisms on the internet.

We must ensure those risks do not outweigh the actual benefits in terms of protecting minors!

@aiforensics.org report coverage: pro.politico.eu/news/203936

The deployment of age verification methods on the internet is not without risk for users, whether they are adults or minors.

These methods require the processing of highly sensitive data such as biometric markers or identity documents, which can then be opaquely exchanged between entities.

🚨 "AI Slop" investigation: Platforms failing to label synthetic content

We found:

- 1 in 4 TikTok search results contain AI imagery
- Specialized "Agentic AI Accounts" mass-produce synthetic content
- 80%+ of AI content is photorealistic but unlabeled
- Instagram desktop users see zero AI labels

📢 In a joint civil society effort, we filed a formal DSA complaint against 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) for violating Article 26(3) — which bans targeting ads based on sensitive data like sexuality, politics, religion, health.

📄 Read the joint statement: aiforensics.org/uploads/Join...

Behind the scenes of a UN “AI for Good” conference sponsored by @microsoft.com: mentions of the complicity of BigTech in enabling the genocide in Gaza gets censored.

Thank you Abeba for your bravery and stature. Definitely the best talk there was to be seen there

En 2024 et 2025, une agence pro-Orbán a mené une campagne numérique occulte en faveur du Rassemblement national.

Des dizaines de contenus ont été diffusés sur X sur la base d’un ciblage politique (ce qui est interdit), selon des données de l’ONG @aiforensics.org partagées avec @mediapart.fr. 👇

Wanna check if you've been targeted by ads based on sensitive data? Just drop your X portability archive to find out haveibeentargeted.online

In @aiforensics.org’s last study authored by @paulbouchaud.com we depict how advertisers use political and other sensitive user data to target ads on X

aiforensics.org/work/sensiti...

🧵How TikTok failed Polish democracy during the 2025 Presidential Election

Our new investigation exposes serious gaps in TikTok's election content moderation that disproportionately harmed the Polish diaspora : aiforensics.org/work/tiktok-...

With my stellar collegues in its expert committee ⬆️ we laid out our vision in Les Echos today ⬇️
www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...

🇧🇪 @aa.disinfo.eu – EU DisinfoLab
🇫🇷 Marie Bohner – @afp.com
🇫🇷 @marcfaddoul.com – @aiforensics.org
🇩🇪 @geurkink.bsky.social – CITR
🇪🇸 Clara Jiménez Cruz – @maldita.es.web.brid.gy
🇪🇪 Maia Klaassen – BECID
🇫🇷 Chine Labbe – @newsguard.bsky.social
🇫🇷 Laura Roguet – @sunstormfoundation.bsky.social

For Europe to regain sovereignty over its digital infrastructure, we also need sovereign funding for the ecosystem that defends its integrity!

The Sunstorm Foundation was just launched to rally a new generation of European, tech-savvy, and entrepreneurially-minded philanthropists to fill this gap

The most entertaining and apropos thing the internet has to offer this week!

We have two big announcements to share with you!

free-our-feeds.ghost.io/free-our-fee...

Ok my called shot: we should think about an ATproto App Store.

1. DMA affords alternative App Stores in the EU.
2. ATproto apps can provide other types of guarantees to users.

Where can users learn about apps? Nowhere right now.

This is in fact the idea of @knowtheory.net and @bmann.ca !

bsky.app/profile/know...

Yes! that was youchoose.ai an interesting proof of concept at the time

"This is a highly adversarial space, we are investing a lot in our detection systems..." Meanwhile, our latest report at @aiforensics.org found Meta reviewed, approved, and displayed fake medicine advertisements over 292 million times to EU users since the DSA took effect.

📣 Join @marcfaddoul.com discussing the vision behind @freeourfeeds.com! Learn how this movement aims to break free from billionaire-controlled platforms by developing AT infrastructure with a European focus. Hear their vision for promoting open, interoperable social platforms!

YES i've always thought I'd be a sound an easily implementable heuristic to prioritize "posts from people who rarely post"!

Highly recommend this excellent new podcast, where in first episode, we make the case for middlewares and algorithmic interoperability with contributions from @jonathanstray.bsky.social and others

hucklemelon.org/episodes/ins...