Rachel Griffin
@rachelgriffin.bsky.social
researching EU social media regulation @ sciences po law school | blue haired feminist, FT reading socialist & other clichés | paris/berlin, she/sie/elle
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This is an important problem to look at and we shouldn't think only about traditional media. What would it look like to finance social media infrastructure like public service media?
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
December 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is an important problem to look at and we shouldn't think only about traditional media. What would it look like to finance social media infrastructure like public service media?
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
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It’s socialism or barbarism, and the ‘centre left’ will choose barbarism every time…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We must protect our borders to defend our democracies. Here's how
This is our strong message to our friends in Europe. Unless responsible governments reflect their citizens’ concerns, populists will win, say British PM Keir Starmer and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
It’s socialism or barbarism, and the ‘centre left’ will choose barbarism every time…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thoughtful piece from my former student Milan Wiertz
The EU should promote tech innovation through regulatory ambition, not surrender, argues Milan Wiertz.
Check out the latest article by Wiertz, a policy analyst and CSDI researcher, on @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/europes-digi...
Check out the latest article by Wiertz, a policy analyst and CSDI researcher, on @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/europes-digi...
Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Hinges on Smarter Regulation for Data Access | TechPolicy.Press
A European data commons could give AI start-ups legal certainty, fair data access, and a real chance to compete with Big Tech, writes Milan Wiertz.
www.techpolicy.press
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Thoughtful piece from my former student Milan Wiertz
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“To make sure that fascists don’t win (i.e. in order for us to stay in power) we will adopt & implement fascist discourse & policies. In doing that, we will also normalize fascism for larger parts of the population because some idiots still describe us as ‘centre-left’”.
Here, fixed it.
Here, fixed it.
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
“To make sure that fascists don’t win (i.e. in order for us to stay in power) we will adopt & implement fascist discourse & policies. In doing that, we will also normalize fascism for larger parts of the population because some idiots still describe us as ‘centre-left’”.
Here, fixed it.
Here, fixed it.
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Now on our feed📲Influencers in Parliament? Platform Pressures and Normative Conflict in Political Social Media Adoption - Annina Claesson, 2025 doi.org/10.1177/2056...
#academicsky #socialmediasky #polisky
#academicsky #socialmediasky #polisky
December 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Now on our feed📲Influencers in Parliament? Platform Pressures and Normative Conflict in Political Social Media Adoption - Annina Claesson, 2025 doi.org/10.1177/2056...
#academicsky #socialmediasky #polisky
#academicsky #socialmediasky #polisky
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Who needs the far right when you have the centre left media and politics as a bulwark to do its bidding?
Spare us the "Listening to legitimate concerns".
These concerns are racist, not legitimate, and they are fueled in a top down manner (and still minoritarian)
This is on you
Spare us the "Listening to legitimate concerns".
These concerns are racist, not legitimate, and they are fueled in a top down manner (and still minoritarian)
This is on you
December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Who needs the far right when you have the centre left media and politics as a bulwark to do its bidding?
Spare us the "Listening to legitimate concerns".
These concerns are racist, not legitimate, and they are fueled in a top down manner (and still minoritarian)
This is on you
Spare us the "Listening to legitimate concerns".
These concerns are racist, not legitimate, and they are fueled in a top down manner (and still minoritarian)
This is on you
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Sexarbeitende stärken statt kriminalisieren – gegen staatliche patriarchale Körperkontrolle!
Petitionen sind sonst nicht so meins, aber: die Gefahr eines Sexarbeitverbots ("Nordisches Modell") steigt, und es gibt viel Misinformation. Daher: unterschreibt, informiert Euch & Andere. @rubyrebelde.com
Petitionen sind sonst nicht so meins, aber: die Gefahr eines Sexarbeitverbots ("Nordisches Modell") steigt, und es gibt viel Misinformation. Daher: unterschreibt, informiert Euch & Andere. @rubyrebelde.com
Sexarbeitende stärken statt kriminalisieren – gegen staatliche patriarchale Körperkontrolle!
Sexarbeit ist Arbeit. Entkriminalisierung gibt Sexarbeiterinnen Sicherheit und Selbstbestimmung: Sie entscheiden selbst, wann, wo und wie sie arbeiten, haben besseren Zugang zu Gesundheitsversorgung u...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Sexarbeitende stärken statt kriminalisieren – gegen staatliche patriarchale Körperkontrolle!
Petitionen sind sonst nicht so meins, aber: die Gefahr eines Sexarbeitverbots ("Nordisches Modell") steigt, und es gibt viel Misinformation. Daher: unterschreibt, informiert Euch & Andere. @rubyrebelde.com
Petitionen sind sonst nicht so meins, aber: die Gefahr eines Sexarbeitverbots ("Nordisches Modell") steigt, und es gibt viel Misinformation. Daher: unterschreibt, informiert Euch & Andere. @rubyrebelde.com
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The UN, human rights organizations, and scholars have concluded that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
What are the views of people living in Germany on Israel's offensive and Germany's role?
A long 🧵based on survey results.
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
What are the views of people living in Germany on Israel's offensive and Germany's role?
A long 🧵based on survey results.
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
Gaza, Israel, and German Foreign Policy: A View on Public Opinion
A survey conducted in August 2025 found that the majority of people living in Germany support a foreign policy towards Gaza and Israel that is guided by international law and seeks to uphold universal...
www.giga-hamburg.de
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The UN, human rights organizations, and scholars have concluded that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
What are the views of people living in Germany on Israel's offensive and Germany's role?
A long 🧵based on survey results.
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
What are the views of people living in Germany on Israel's offensive and Germany's role?
A long 🧵based on survey results.
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
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Warning from German scientists that current observations of emissions and ocean temperatures make 3C of #globalheating by mid-century plausible.
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Warning from German scientists that current observations of emissions and ocean temperatures make 3C of #globalheating by mid-century plausible.
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
history happens the first time as succession season 4 and the second time as farce
December 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
history happens the first time as succession season 4 and the second time as farce
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Amazon accused of threatening green energy group with funding withdrawal, after dispute over data centre emissions www.ft.com/content/4bbd...
Climate rift opens between Amazon and rivals in row over data centre power
US tech giant accused of pressuring top European clean energy group over changes to emissions rules
www.ft.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Amazon accused of threatening green energy group with funding withdrawal, after dispute over data centre emissions www.ft.com/content/4bbd...
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i wish all hyperscalers the very best of luck trying to achieve sufficiently high uptake of their wildly unreliable + uninsurable B2B software to justify their trillion dollar investments in unnecessary infrastructure that's destroying our planet!
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
i wish all hyperscalers the very best of luck trying to achieve sufficiently high uptake of their wildly unreliable + uninsurable B2B software to justify their trillion dollar investments in unnecessary infrastructure that's destroying our planet!
truly influential definitions of AI 'systemic risks' may not come directly from regulators, but from insurers currently trying to figure out how to exclude losses related to AI tools (unreliable, widely used -> correlated risks, complex supply chains -> unclear liability)
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
truly influential definitions of AI 'systemic risks' may not come directly from regulators, but from insurers currently trying to figure out how to exclude losses related to AI tools (unreliable, widely used -> correlated risks, complex supply chains -> unclear liability)
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
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Me when I cite myself:
December 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Me when I cite myself:
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📣 New paper alert!
Why do politicians feel the need to "act like influencers"?
Drawing on fieldwork in the French Assemblée Nationale, I explore the "social media double bind" faced by elected officials.
Available in open access in Social Media + Society ⤵️
doi.org/10.1177/2056...
Why do politicians feel the need to "act like influencers"?
Drawing on fieldwork in the French Assemblée Nationale, I explore the "social media double bind" faced by elected officials.
Available in open access in Social Media + Society ⤵️
doi.org/10.1177/2056...
December 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📣 New paper alert!
Why do politicians feel the need to "act like influencers"?
Drawing on fieldwork in the French Assemblée Nationale, I explore the "social media double bind" faced by elected officials.
Available in open access in Social Media + Society ⤵️
doi.org/10.1177/2056...
Why do politicians feel the need to "act like influencers"?
Drawing on fieldwork in the French Assemblée Nationale, I explore the "social media double bind" faced by elected officials.
Available in open access in Social Media + Society ⤵️
doi.org/10.1177/2056...
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www.bbc.com/news/article... leave the deep sea and all its freaky little guys alone!
Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article... leave the deep sea and all its freaky little guys alone!
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Academic institutions: "while we understand there are concerns, the truth is that gambling as a pathway to knowledge is here to stay, and denying that means we will be left behind. That's why we're giving free Kalshi subscriptions to every student"
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Academic institutions: "while we understand there are concerns, the truth is that gambling as a pathway to knowledge is here to stay, and denying that means we will be left behind. That's why we're giving free Kalshi subscriptions to every student"
anyone have access to this book on the politics of disco elysium and can share a few chapters with me? 🙏 I need to prepare assiduously to defeat my partner at game night
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
The World Politics of Disco Elysium | Vic Castro, Nicholas Kiersey | T
The World Politics of Disco Elysium analyzes the distinctive political claims and original arguments on a wide range of international political issues of
www.taylorfrancis.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
anyone have access to this book on the politics of disco elysium and can share a few chapters with me? 🙏 I need to prepare assiduously to defeat my partner at game night
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
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A startup’s ads for controversial embryo tests hit the New York City subway.
The ads that sell the sizzle of genetic trait discrimination
A startup’s ads for controversial embryo tests hit the New York City subway.
www.technologyreview.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A startup’s ads for controversial embryo tests hit the New York City subway.
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NEW: The Pentagon has brought back Cold War-era stockpiling, taking vital resources from the energy transition.
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Mining for War: Assessing the Pentagon’s Mineral Stockpile
How can the Pentagon's energy transition mineral stockpiles be repurposed toward the green transition?
transitionsecurity.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW: The Pentagon has brought back Cold War-era stockpiling, taking vital resources from the energy transition.
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
Our analysis shows that the Pentagon’s planned cobalt and graphite stockpile is large enough to produce 100,000 electric buses.
transitionsecurity.org/mining-for-war/
an idea ahead of its time
(at the arts et métiers exhibition Flops?! « Certains flops se révèlent finalement des tops ! »)
(at the arts et métiers exhibition Flops?! « Certains flops se révèlent finalement des tops ! »)
December 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
an idea ahead of its time
(at the arts et métiers exhibition Flops?! « Certains flops se révèlent finalement des tops ! »)
(at the arts et métiers exhibition Flops?! « Certains flops se révèlent finalement des tops ! »)
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The CEOs of both Ford and Stellantis, who are there to celebrate the rollback of vehicle emissions standards (which will drive climate change), are standing right behind Trump as he makes these racist comments.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The CEOs of both Ford and Stellantis, who are there to celebrate the rollback of vehicle emissions standards (which will drive climate change), are standing right behind Trump as he makes these racist comments.
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As a kid who used to love to sit up late in my rural county peering into the vastness of space, I find it almost physically painful to stare into the cluttered sky and find my gaze constantly interrupted by all of this disposable litter. This graph does not indicate progress to me.
Humankind has launch more satellites in the past four years (2021 - 2025) than in the previous seven decades.
75% of the currently active satellites belong to a single operator (SpaceX).
75% of the currently active satellites belong to a single operator (SpaceX).
December 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
As a kid who used to love to sit up late in my rural county peering into the vastness of space, I find it almost physically painful to stare into the cluttered sky and find my gaze constantly interrupted by all of this disposable litter. This graph does not indicate progress to me.
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[7/8] Le coût écologique reste absent des prix. Un passager Paris-Barcelone émet 187 kg de CO₂ en avion, contre 3,23 kg en train. Le trafic aérien a été multiplié par 4,6 depuis 1990 et émet près d’1 milliard de tonnes de CO₂ par an, soit autant qu’un pays comme le Japon.
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
[7/8] Le coût écologique reste absent des prix. Un passager Paris-Barcelone émet 187 kg de CO₂ en avion, contre 3,23 kg en train. Le trafic aérien a été multiplié par 4,6 depuis 1990 et émet près d’1 milliard de tonnes de CO₂ par an, soit autant qu’un pays comme le Japon.