Nicolas Henin 🇪🇺💙💛
@nicolashenin.net
Consultant, author. Former war reporter. Tracking terrorism, hate & disinformation. #FundamentalRights #InformationIntegrity #TwitterDelendaEst Also on Masto. IHEDN 69. Posts FR & EN.
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Aside from Stories (!) @flashes.blue now comes in multiple languages:
We’ve started adding localization to the app for Japanese 🇯🇵, Korean 🇰🇷, Spanish 🇪🇸, German 🇩🇪, Italian 🇮🇹, French 🇫🇷, Portuguese 🇵🇹🇧🇷 and Polish 🇵🇱.
We’ve started adding localization to the app for Japanese 🇯🇵, Korean 🇰🇷, Spanish 🇪🇸, German 🇩🇪, Italian 🇮🇹, French 🇫🇷, Portuguese 🇵🇹🇧🇷 and Polish 🇵🇱.
The time has come (Part 2) - we're (soft-) launching „Stories" on iOS today (again).
At the top of your timeline you'll see the stories of the people you follow. We'll start with photos and a text overlay. Stories will be visible for 24h (we'll add more options later).
At the top of your timeline you'll see the stories of the people you follow. We'll start with photos and a text overlay. Stories will be visible for 24h (we'll add more options later).
January 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Aside from Stories (!) @flashes.blue now comes in multiple languages:
We’ve started adding localization to the app for Japanese 🇯🇵, Korean 🇰🇷, Spanish 🇪🇸, German 🇩🇪, Italian 🇮🇹, French 🇫🇷, Portuguese 🇵🇹🇧🇷 and Polish 🇵🇱.
We’ve started adding localization to the app for Japanese 🇯🇵, Korean 🇰🇷, Spanish 🇪🇸, German 🇩🇪, Italian 🇮🇹, French 🇫🇷, Portuguese 🇵🇹🇧🇷 and Polish 🇵🇱.
With 46 new .de accounts in the last 7 days, Germany is working hard to increase its presence on Bluesky.
There has also been an increase in .uk, .ue and .nl accounts, and to a lesser extent .fr and .ch accounts.
Data provided by @bskycheck.com
There has also been an increase in .uk, .ue and .nl accounts, and to a lesser extent .fr and .ch accounts.
Data provided by @bskycheck.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 AM
With 46 new .de accounts in the last 7 days, Germany is working hard to increase its presence on Bluesky.
There has also been an increase in .uk, .ue and .nl accounts, and to a lesser extent .fr and .ch accounts.
Data provided by @bskycheck.com
There has also been an increase in .uk, .ue and .nl accounts, and to a lesser extent .fr and .ch accounts.
Data provided by @bskycheck.com
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Alors présenté comme technique et sans impact, un amendement sur l'exit tax adopté il y a deux ans devrait finalement coûter 2 milliards d'euros...
Pour @lemonde.fr, j'ai essayé de comprendre pourquoi (et Bercy ne m'a pas beaucoup aidé)
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
Pour @lemonde.fr, j'ai essayé de comprendre pourquoi (et Bercy ne m'a pas beaucoup aidé)
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
Budget : sur les traces de l’amendement technique qui coûte 2 milliards d’euros au gouvernement
Adoptée fin 2023, une disposition modifiant rétroactivement l’« exit tax » devrait finalement coûter bien plus cher que prévu. Un dérapage qui s’explique en partie par la mauvaise qualité du débat bud...
www.lemonde.fr
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Alors présenté comme technique et sans impact, un amendement sur l'exit tax adopté il y a deux ans devrait finalement coûter 2 milliards d'euros...
Pour @lemonde.fr, j'ai essayé de comprendre pourquoi (et Bercy ne m'a pas beaucoup aidé)
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
Pour @lemonde.fr, j'ai essayé de comprendre pourquoi (et Bercy ne m'a pas beaucoup aidé)
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
A very good analysis of why Europe/the UK is unlikely to ban X – with one argument I would add: as long as politicians and institutions depend too heavily on X for their communications, they will still lean *against* a ban, even if X's offences were to become much more serious.
'Why Europe Could Block X Over Grok Scandal But Probably Won’t'
I've written a piece for @techpolicypress.bsky.social on why European regulators are unlikely to reach for the biggest hammer in their toolbox, as they seek to regain the initiative.
www.techpolicy.press/why-europe-c...
I've written a piece for @techpolicypress.bsky.social on why European regulators are unlikely to reach for the biggest hammer in their toolbox, as they seek to regain the initiative.
www.techpolicy.press/why-europe-c...
Why Europe Could Block X Over Grok Scandal But Probably Won’t | TechPolicy.Press
X could be blocked under the EU Digital Services Act and UK Online Safety Act, but proportionality and technical hurdles make it unlikely, writes Owen Bennett.
www.techpolicy.press
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A very good analysis of why Europe/the UK is unlikely to ban X – with one argument I would add: as long as politicians and institutions depend too heavily on X for their communications, they will still lean *against* a ban, even if X's offences were to become much more serious.
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« Si l’on veut faire une métaphore avec le monde du jeu vidéo, Wikipédia, c’est le boss de fin dans l’incarnation de la liberté d’expression, extrêmement difficile à vaincre. C’est une communauté décentralisée » (Jérôme Hergueux, mai 2025)
« La société civile en réseau peut faire mieux que tous les Gafam réunis »
Pour le chercheur Jérôme Hergueux, Wikipédia est l'expression des sociétés civiles du monde entier. Issue d'une longue histoire de l'Internet, l'encyclopédie libre pourrait aussi servir d'exemple pour...
basta.media
January 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
« Si l’on veut faire une métaphore avec le monde du jeu vidéo, Wikipédia, c’est le boss de fin dans l’incarnation de la liberté d’expression, extrêmement difficile à vaincre. C’est une communauté décentralisée » (Jérôme Hergueux, mai 2025)
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"Iran’s protesters need our support – not another western-intervention disaster" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Iran’s protesters need our support – not another western-intervention disaster | Owen Jones
Previous meddling has damaged the region, and once again the the US and Israel don’t have Iranians’ best interests at heart, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
"Iran’s protesters need our support – not another western-intervention disaster" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Framing a violation of international law in the way of “4 easy steps to optimise your skincare routine” is a new level of ghoulishness.
I don’t even know what to say at this point.
I don’t even know what to say at this point.
January 13, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Framing a violation of international law in the way of “4 easy steps to optimise your skincare routine” is a new level of ghoulishness.
I don’t even know what to say at this point.
I don’t even know what to say at this point.
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The logical conclusion is that they are literally researching how to be cruel the Nazi way.
January 13, 2026 at 6:46 AM
The logical conclusion is that they are literally researching how to be cruel the Nazi way.
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Funny coming from a Russian official.
X is banned in Russia
X is banned in Russia
January 13, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Funny coming from a Russian official.
X is banned in Russia
X is banned in Russia
"Les policiers, ça sert à taper sur les Noirs et les Arabes."
#TraduisonsLe
#TraduisonsLe
Pascal Praud sur CNews à l'instant :
« Les gens en face sont blancs […] ce n’est pas facile pour les policiers. Voilà, ils sont obligés de s’interposer en plus avec des gens de qui ils partagent parfois les convictions et les origines »
Ils n'essayent même plus de faire semblant.
C'est sidérant.
« Les gens en face sont blancs […] ce n’est pas facile pour les policiers. Voilà, ils sont obligés de s’interposer en plus avec des gens de qui ils partagent parfois les convictions et les origines »
Ils n'essayent même plus de faire semblant.
C'est sidérant.
January 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM
"Les policiers, ça sert à taper sur les Noirs et les Arabes."
#TraduisonsLe
#TraduisonsLe
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Our discipline, Conflict Studies, is in trouble. Wolfram and I try to explain the reasons. Comments welcome!
In the new @dissentmag.bsky.social issue, out today, @yguichaoua.bsky.social and I diagnose the crisis of conflict studies in a piece that is part intellectual history, part personal experience.
What was conflict studies for? And what can its travails tell us about how wars have changed?
What was conflict studies for? And what can its travails tell us about how wars have changed?
The Demise of Conflict Studies - Dissent Magazine
An entire industry specializing in mediation, peacekeeping, disarmament, and transitional justice has become largely obsolete.
dissentmagazine.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Our discipline, Conflict Studies, is in trouble. Wolfram and I try to explain the reasons. Comments welcome!
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The European Parliament has banned all diplomatic staff and any other representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran from all of its premises.
@president.europarl.europa.eu
@president.europarl.europa.eu
January 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The European Parliament has banned all diplomatic staff and any other representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran from all of its premises.
@president.europarl.europa.eu
@president.europarl.europa.eu
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Deux chercheuses ont analysé 600 000 bulletins de notes d’élèves de Terminale. A compétences égales, sur 100 mots qualifiant ces compétences, 52% sont positifs pour les garçons, contre.... 6% pour les filles ! #Sexisme www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
Des filles « appliquées » et des garçons « intuitifs » : quand les bulletins scolaires reflètent les stéréotypes de genre
Après analyse de 600 000 bulletins de notes d’élèves de terminale scientifique entre 2013 et 2017, deux chercheuses de l’Ecole d’économie de Paris-Institut des politiques publiques démontrent que, dan...
www.lemonde.fr
January 13, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Deux chercheuses ont analysé 600 000 bulletins de notes d’élèves de Terminale. A compétences égales, sur 100 mots qualifiant ces compétences, 52% sont positifs pour les garçons, contre.... 6% pour les filles ! #Sexisme www.lemonde.fr/societe/arti...
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Tentative topics for the upcoming Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
![The April Summit schedule is starting to form. Here are some of the main topics:
--Keynote: Systemic science and climate risks [science academic]
--Keynote: Systemic financial risks [financial economist academic]
--Research presentations: Systemic AI risks [paper authors]
--Case study on researcher harassment [field researcher]
--Research presentations: Effects on vulnerable audiences [paper authors]
--Keynote: Effects on local politics [sitting U.S. state Governor]
--Presentation & Discussion: Emotional audience engagement [entertainer]
--Panel: Concentrated platform ownership & digital sovereignty [journalists, federal legislators]
--Panel: Systemic risks from para- and machine-social relationships [academics and field professionals]
--Panel: Impact on marginalized communities [academics and field professionals]
--Panel: Risks of violent political rhetoric [federal legislators]
--Keynote: Systemic economic risks [economist]
--Keynote: Tech culture [field professional]
--Panel: Free speech and censorship [academics and field professionals]
--Research presentations: Systemic financial risks [paper authors]
--Research presentations: Assorted topics [paper authors]
--Digital services regulation [digital services regulators]
--Digital safety workshop [field professionals]
All topics subject to change.
In person attendance for the Summit will be by invitation only due to very limited capacity and very high demand. Most sessions will be recorded and uploaded to the Summit's YouTube channel after the events close.
For more information: CFRA@jbs.cam.ac.uk.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ry2ztnho4t7eywfivg4gcq4p/bafkreib6e3qk7yhbapvla3pvqw5p5h7fn76osjhvus3ip6kzavjylqqxoa@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Tentative topics for the upcoming Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
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We’re partnering with @europemedialab.bsky.social
For Stars4Media Day XII – Democracy infrastructures: European platforms & Eastern correspondents.
Main point of the agenda are Trusted European Platforms, a new framework for sovereign, reliable and open digital spaces.
For Stars4Media Day XII – Democracy infrastructures: European platforms & Eastern correspondents.
Main point of the agenda are Trusted European Platforms, a new framework for sovereign, reliable and open digital spaces.
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
We’re partnering with @europemedialab.bsky.social
For Stars4Media Day XII – Democracy infrastructures: European platforms & Eastern correspondents.
Main point of the agenda are Trusted European Platforms, a new framework for sovereign, reliable and open digital spaces.
For Stars4Media Day XII – Democracy infrastructures: European platforms & Eastern correspondents.
Main point of the agenda are Trusted European Platforms, a new framework for sovereign, reliable and open digital spaces.
Les réseaux de désinfo israéliens sur l'Iran sont discrets comme des punks à Shah...
January 13, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Les réseaux de désinfo israéliens sur l'Iran sont discrets comme des punks à Shah...
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President Zelenskyy's message in Persian.
January 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
President Zelenskyy's message in Persian.
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Cet enfant qui peine à porter sa poubelle, la pose, la reprend, ne lâche pas et réussit à l’amener jusqu’à la benne, avec un immeuble en renovation dans son quartier en ruine, est une allégorie des premiers pas pour se débarrasser de l’héritage des Assad. Aujourd’hui @france24.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Cet enfant qui peine à porter sa poubelle, la pose, la reprend, ne lâche pas et réussit à l’amener jusqu’à la benne, avec un immeuble en renovation dans son quartier en ruine, est une allégorie des premiers pas pour se débarrasser de l’héritage des Assad. Aujourd’hui @france24.com
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⚠️ Update: It has been 108 hours since #Iran introduced a nationwide internet shutdown leaving Iranians isolated from the rest of the world and each other 📉
The rights to free speech and free assembly are inviolable and must be protected #DigitalBlackoutIran
The rights to free speech and free assembly are inviolable and must be protected #DigitalBlackoutIran
January 13, 2026 at 4:34 AM
⚠️ Update: It has been 108 hours since #Iran introduced a nationwide internet shutdown leaving Iranians isolated from the rest of the world and each other 📉
The rights to free speech and free assembly are inviolable and must be protected #DigitalBlackoutIran
The rights to free speech and free assembly are inviolable and must be protected #DigitalBlackoutIran
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Paroles de groenlandais face aux menaces de Trump ⤵️
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Paroles de groenlandais face aux menaces de Trump ⤵️
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X’s Grok AI tool is being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. This is unacceptable. @wyden.senate.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and I are demanding that Apple and Google remove X and Grok from their app stores until Elon Musk addresses these heinous violations.
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
“Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation
practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple’s and Google’s CEOs.
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
X’s Grok AI tool is being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. This is unacceptable. @wyden.senate.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and I are demanding that Apple and Google remove X and Grok from their app stores until Elon Musk addresses these heinous violations.
Have you noticed that many online platforms aim to prevent you from clicking on links that take you elsewhere?
This move towards a zero-click internet will have significant consequences on the informational ecosystem.
I discuss these in this blog post for @m-deceit.bsky.social
This move towards a zero-click internet will have significant consequences on the informational ecosystem.
I discuss these in this blog post for @m-deceit.bsky.social
How will the zero-click internet impact the informational ecosystem? - (Mis)Translating Deceit
Nicolas Hénin explores the rise of the zero-click internet, and its implications on an increasingly changing online information ecosystem.
www.mis-translating-deceit.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Have you noticed that many online platforms aim to prevent you from clicking on links that take you elsewhere?
This move towards a zero-click internet will have significant consequences on the informational ecosystem.
I discuss these in this blog post for @m-deceit.bsky.social
This move towards a zero-click internet will have significant consequences on the informational ecosystem.
I discuss these in this blog post for @m-deceit.bsky.social
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The UK will bring into force a law this week which will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate images, following widespread concerns over Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK to bring into force law this week to tackle Grok AI deepfakes
The technology secretary said it would be illegal for companies to supply the tools designed to make them.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The UK will bring into force a law this week which will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate images, following widespread concerns over Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We’re excited to share that Eurosky now has a supporting legal entity, @modalfoundation.bsky.social - a new nonprofit dedicated to making open social tech viable at scale. Big Tech’s dominance can feel inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
modalfoundation.org
modalfoundation.org
Modal Foundation
Supporting decentralized social tech and open standards to create trustworthy, public-interest social media alternatives and ensure access to vital information.
modalfoundation.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
We’re excited to share that Eurosky now has a supporting legal entity, @modalfoundation.bsky.social - a new nonprofit dedicated to making open social tech viable at scale. Big Tech’s dominance can feel inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
modalfoundation.org
modalfoundation.org
At least 648 protesters have been killed in Iran since 28 December, when the protest movement against the government began, the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights announced.
🇮🇷 Au moins 648 manifestants ont été tués en Iran depuis le 28 décembre, début du mouvement de contestation contre le pouvoir, a annoncé lundi l'ONG Iran Human Rights, basée en Norvège.
January 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
At least 648 protesters have been killed in Iran since 28 December, when the protest movement against the government began, the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights announced.