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Ramsha Jahangir

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

Under Article 21 of the DSA, out-of-court bodies review moderation disputes. One such body, Appeals Centre Europe, has released its first transparency report.
@ramshajahangir.bsky.social spoke with Thomas Hughes and Paddy Leerssen about what these early findings suggest.

What We Can Learn from the First Digital Services Act Out-of-Court Dispute Settlements? | TechPolicy.Press

Ramsha Jahangir spoke to two experts to unpack what the early wave of disputes tells us about how the out-of-court system is working under the DSA.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 2d

Dutch courts fighting to make Facebook and Instagram useable again.

Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 2d

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings.

To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social:

www.techpolicy.press/what-a-dutch...

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

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Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 2d

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings.

To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social:

www.techpolicy.press/what-a-dutch...

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

www.techpolicy.press

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Dean Jackson @dwj88.bsky.social · 2d

A secret meeting with X. A senior State Dept. advisor just out of college. The VP's speech in Munich. Pressure on European regulators.

What do they share? They're all part of an agenda to turn the transatlantic alliance into a far right international:

www.techpolicy.press/trumps-state...

Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image | TechPolicy.Press

Tech policy is a key part of the Trump administration's dramatic project to replace the US's traditional European alliances, Dean Jackson writes.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 3d

The Trump administration appears to be engaged in a dramatic project to replace the United States’ traditional European alliances, with tech policy and culture wars over social media a key to the effort, Tech Policy Press contributing editor @dwj88.bsky.social writes.

Trump’s State Department Wants to Use Tech Policy to Remake Europe In Its Image | TechPolicy.Press

Tech policy is a key part of the Trump administration's dramatic project to replace the US's traditional European alliances, Dean Jackson writes.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 7d

When it comes to reckoning with US tech giants, European antitrust and digital regulation have been exposed as ‘small ball,’ writes Cristina Caffarra. The obstacles are formidable, but to secure its future Europe has no alternative but to build its own technologies, she says.

For Digital Competition, Antitrust and Regulation are ‘Small Ball.’ What Matters is Infrastructure. | TechPolicy.Press

The obstacles are formidable, but Europe has no alternative but to build its own technologies, writes Cristina Caffarra.

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WHAT TO FIX @whattofix.tech · 15d

📅 Mark your calendars

We'll be joining @sanjanah.bsky.social, @ramshajahangir.bsky.social, Raqib Nahik and Rohit Chopra next Monday for a timely conversation on Big Tech and Mis/Dinformation in #Asia.

🔗 Learn more & register: lnkd.in/eA7xC3Jm

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Cori Crider @coricrider.com · 16d

Stop what’s you’re doing and read this from FoTI fellow and favourite web heretic @robin.berjon.com. And by all means disagree with it, but it is asking the right questions about money, power, and our future.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 17d

"Wikipedia can save the internet with advertising." In Tech Policy Press today, Robin Berjon (@robin.berjon.com) shares what some will consider a heretical idea—Wikipedia should launch an ad platform for the commons, built to safeguard democracy rather than sabotage it.

How Wikipedia Can Save the Internet With Advertising | TechPolicy.Press

Robin Berjon explores how principled advertising on Wikipedia could fund a democratic digital future.

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NOOR @noornetwork.bsky.social · 22d

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We are seeking 3 journalists from the #GlobalSouth to report on fascist & fundamentalist movements.

💡 Pitch your story & bring it to life.
📌 Apply: wearenoor.org/feminist-jou...

#JournalismAsResistance

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 18d

After Charlie Kirk's shooting, X's Grok and Google's AI Overviews spread false claims. Varsha Bansal explores how misinformation is laundered by AI during breaking news, and the challenges of moderating and regulating AI systems.
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What Does It Take To Moderate AI Overviews? | TechPolicy.Press

After Charlie Kirk's shooting, X's Grok and Google's AI Overviews spread false claims, raising urgent concerns about AI moderation, reports Varsha Bansal.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 18d

As a court weighs remedies in Google’s adtech monopoly case this week, will it shift power online or merely rearrange the company’s empire? Robin Berjon instead envisions a Wikipedia-scale ad platform alternative—built for the public interest—to sustain democracy online, rather than undermine it.

How Wikipedia Can Save the Internet With Advertising | TechPolicy.Press

Robin Berjon explores how principled advertising on Wikipedia could fund a democratic digital future.

www.techpolicy.press

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 28d

After a sweeping social media ban, Nepal saw its bloodiest unrest in decades. What has happened in Nepal is a warning to other democracies to tread carefully with efforts to contain online expression, writes Samik Kharel.

Lessons from Nepal on the High Cost of Controlling Online Expression | TechPolicy.Press

The Nepalese government attempted to control the information ecosystem and lost control of the state itself, writes Samik Kharel.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Sep 10

In her 2025 State of the Union, European Commission President von der Leyen set the tone for a more sovereign Europe. Tech Policy Press Associate Editor Ramsha Jahangir reports on what's ahead for tech.

State of the Union 2025: What’s Ahead for Tech in Europe | TechPolicy.Press

In her State of the Union speech at the Parliament, European Commission President Von der Leyen said Europe must fight for its independence.

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Théophane Hartmann @theophane.euractiv.com · Sep 8

The @ec.europa.eu’s cloud operations are almost entirely -99%- dependent on 🇺🇸 providers, leaving the EU's daily operations exposed to the threat of US sanctions, according to the institution’s own data.

An analysis to read on @euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

Commission's cloud operations vulnerable to US sanctions - Euractiv

Just 1% of Commission services run on France-based OVHcloud’s public cloud

www.euractiv.com

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Teresa Ribera @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu · Sep 5

2/ 🚫 Google’s practices are illegal under our competition rules and that is why we have fined Google € 2.95 billion and order it to stop.

Google now has 60 days to propose a viable remedy to address this issue. If it fails to so, rest assured we won’t hesitate to impose an appropriate remedy.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Sep 4

House Republicans held a hearing taking aim at European online safety regulations on Wednesday, part of a broader conservative effort to discredit the rules on US tech companies. Check out the highlights and a transcript of a hearing here.

Transcript: US House Judiciary Committee on ‘Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation’ | TechPolicy.Press

The session sparked partisan feuding over what counts as “censorship,” whether imposed by foreign governments or domestic platforms.

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Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · Sep 4

Tillykke @claesdevreese.bsky.social!!!

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · Sep 3

👀 Jim Jordan held a House Judiciary Committee hearing on . . . how Europe censors Americans. Nigel Farage came along! Let's just say I have a slightly different view than them. My written and oral testimony are here: ijclinic.law.uci.edu/2025/09/03/h...

Here are my concluding paras:

last paragraph of testimony: "I urge this Committee to consider the real threat to Americans’ freedom of
expression, the one here at home. I have noted a handful of areas where this administration is
putting freedom of expression under direct attack. Where is the opposition, let alone outrage,
given the attack not only on speakers – journalists, public media, professors, students,
whistleblowers, civil servants – but on every American’s right of access to information about the
issues important to our democracy and to our public’s health? That, I would respectfully submit,
is the real threat to American speech and innovation, and I look forward to helping this
Committee, in any way you see fit, work to address it."

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tech Policy Press is now accepting applications for our 2026 fellowship cohort. We're looking for journalists, researchers, and policy professionals to pursue independent reporting or analysis on urgent questions at the intersection of technology and democracy.

Learn more below!

Call for Applications: 2026 Tech Policy Press Fellowship Program | TechPolicy.Press

The deadline for applications is October 15th, 2025.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Aug 29

EU Commission, Parliament lawmakers, and national leaders push back against Trump’s tariff threats on tech rules, calling for rethinking trade ties if the US continues to attack European laws, Tech Policy Press associate editor @ramshajahangir.bsky.social reports.

EU Officials Warn of Trade Fallout Over Trump’s Tech Tariff Threat | TechPolicy.Press

Trump’s tariff threats on countries regulating US tech firms have sparked a wave of sharp and more public pushback from EU officials, reports Ramsha Jahangir.

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Marietje Schaake @marietjeschaake.bsky.social · Aug 29

Stand up to Trump on Big Tech, says EU antitrust chief ↘️ on.ft.com/3Vq9NBu

Stand up to Trump on Big Tech, says EU antitrust chief

Bloc must be prepared to walk away from trade deal with US if it retaliates against Brussels’ digital laws, warns Teresa Ribera

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · Aug 28

trump/rubio say they're not participating in part b/c the council doesn't condemn human rights violators.

THIS IS TOTAL BS.

JOURNALISTS - please do not be stenographers on this.

the council is far/very far from perfect. but it has been a major voice condemning violations globally.

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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · Aug 28

trump/rubio decide us will *not* participate in the human rights council universal periodic review. this is what major human rights violators do (tho many still come). it's extremely self-defeating, tho of course the UPR will still go forward.

one important point i want to emphasize.

US withdraws from key UN human rights report, draws criticism from rights advocates

The United States will not participate in a U.N. review of its human rights record, officials said, a move that rights advocates called a worrying retreat from Washington's global engagement on rights and justice issues.

www.reuters.com

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Manuel Tonneau @manueltonneau.bsky.social · Aug 28

Social media platforms operate globally, but do they allocate human moderation equitably across languages?

Our new WP shows the answer is no:

-Millions of users post in languages with zero moderators
-Where mods exist, mod count relative to content volume varies widely across langs

osf.io/amfws

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Aug 27

Trump is threatening tariffs on any country that enforces digital rules. But this isn’t just about trade, it’s about destabilizing Europe’s democracy. MEP Alexandra Geese argues it’s time for Europe to wake up, enforce its tech laws and build digital autonomy.
buff.ly/7MEDTR1

Europe Cannot Wait to Fight Trump’s Assault on Democracy | TechPolicy.Press

Trump’s goal, aligned with the interests of some US tech companies, is to push for regime change in Europe, writes MEP Alexandra Geese.

www.techpolicy.press