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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 15h

#𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧’𝘀 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻: 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘁?

🗣️ “𝘐𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 (...) 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 #𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴”, said #OpenAI founder, #SamAltman.

👉 Redefining boundaries, or crossing them? What's your take?

𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: www.bbc.com/news/article... & www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 5d

🚀 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴! 𝘚𝘖𝘔𝘐 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 #𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵2025! 🎉

Join our panel on how #𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 can help build a safer, more equitable 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆.

📅 October 30, 2025, from 11.45 AM to 1:00 PM.
📍 Room 12, Fokker Terminal, The Hague.
🎟️ Tickets here: www.impactfest.nl/tickets

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 7d

🛑 The vote for #ChatControl, the #EU #proposal aimed to combat #CSAM has been delayed due to the lack of consensus among EU Member States.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦: www.politico.eu/article/eu-o... & www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-priv...

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 #𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝗔𝗜𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘂𝗽.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲:
✅ #𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹 services.
✅ 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 #𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀.
✅ 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿.

AI browser: top innovation or digital trap? Either way, your data shouldn’t be part of the risk. 🔗 www.foxnews.com/tech/how-ai-...

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 14d

#MLex 🗞️ www.mlex.com/mlex/data-pr...

TikTok privacy case advances as Dutch court backs SOMI foundation | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

MLex Summary: TikTok’s data practices will remain under scrutiny, after the Amsterdam Court of Appeal confirmed the Stichting Onderzoek Marktinformatie’s standing in collective proceedings over privac...

www.mlex.com

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 14d

@rechtspraak.bsky.social 🗞️ www.rechtspraak.nl/Organisatie-...

www.rechtspraak.nl

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 14d

🔴 #𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗜 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 #𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 #𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲.

The Court of Appeal has now acknowledged that #immaterialdamages can indeed be claimed collectively on behalf of all affected #users.

Press release 👉 somi.nl/en/somi-foun...

Privacy en Online Veiligheid | SOMI

SOMI is een non profit organisatie opgericht voor het signaleren en beinvloeden van vraagstukken van maatschappelijk belang.

somi.nl

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 19d

🔷 𝗢𝗵, 𝗜 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺… [𝗠𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱] 𝗼𝗿 [𝗔𝗜]?

The trend of #AIcompanions is rapidly increasing, especially among vulnerable #children and #teens. In some cases, #chatbots are perceived as even more “real” than a human friend. 👉 somi.nl/en/Oh-I-Get-...

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 20d

🏅 Fan #challenges and top customized #badges – this is the latest (addictive) feature rolled out by #Facebook.

Probably the real challenge is #socialmedia #platforms to stop shipping features designed to prey on people’s attention. 👉 And what's your take?

𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: techcrunch.com/2025/09/29/f...

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 21d

#Meta warned to alter features 'addictive' to children or risk Danish #classaction 🗞️ Read the article on #MLex 👉 www.mlex.com/mlex/data-pr...

Meta warned to alter features 'addictive' to children or risk Danish class action | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms faces a potential Danish class action after the Dutch foundation SOMI sent a warning letter accusing the Facebook and Instagram owner of knowingly exposing children to "ha...

www.mlex.com

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 22d

🔴 #𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗜 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 #𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻 #𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 #𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 #𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀.

The US Company violates the #AIAct, #DigitalServicesAct, #GDPR, the Danish Market Practices Act and the Danish Product Liability Regulation 👉 somi.nl/en/somi-foun...

Privacy en Online Veiligheid | SOMI

SOMI is een non profit organisatie opgericht voor het signaleren en beinvloeden van vraagstukken van maatschappelijk belang.

somi.nl

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · 28d

🎉 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘖𝘔𝘐 𝘈𝘱𝘱 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦... and it’s already helping users take control of their #personaldata!

💡 Watch our step-by-step tutorial to make your journey toward #digitalfreedom more rewarding 👉 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗜 – 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀.

SOMI App - YouTube

Watch our step-by-step walkthrough of the new SOMI interface and discover how to unlock every feature and make your journey toward digital freedom even more ...

www.youtube.com

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · Sep 18

🇺🇸 Last week, WhatsApp’s former Head of Security, #AttaullahBaig, filed a #𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 #𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮, accusing the company of ignoring serious #security and #privacy flaws that put millions at risk.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/t...

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Marie von den Benken @regendelfin.bsky.social · Sep 16

Wir verklagen X! Es geht um Verstöße Datenschutz und demokratische Grundrechte. Wie Du Teil der Sammelklage werden und Deinen Anspruch auf 1.000 Euro Schadenersatz wahren kannst, erkläre ich in diesem Video.

Registrieren für die Klage kannst Du dich bei Interesse dann hier: x.einpaargenies.de

Privatsphäre und Datenautonomie | SOMI

SOMI ist eine Non-Profit-Organisation, die gegründet wurde, um Themen von sozialem Interesse zu identifizieren und zu beeinflussen.

x.einpaargenies.de

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · Sep 16

🇩🇪 Have you used #Facebook or #Instagram and do you live in #Germamy? 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠 𝗡𝗢𝗪 👉 facebookclaim.de/en/

#SOMI is holding #Meta accountable for:
❌ #𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹
❌ 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 #𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 #𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴
❌ #𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Sign Up Now 🤝 Together we send a signal.

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · Sep 4

𝟭 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹. +𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗞 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻. 🇨🇳 This is the grim of reality of #MaskPark #Telegram's channel leaking sexually explicit images of Chinese women and minors.

👉 If you need help, please visit somi.nl for legal support.

𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: edition.cnn.com/2025/08/23/c...

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · Sep 2

🗞️ “[...] Most recently, the NGO #SOMI filed multiple #classactions against #TikTok alleging that its addictive features violate the AI Act's prohibition of #manipulative #AIsystems”.

Read the @europarl.europa.eu report 👉 tinyurl.com/nhrscbtn
Join SOMI TikTok Claim 👉 somi.nl/en/all-cases

TikTok and EU regulation: Legal challenges and cross-jurisdictional insights | Think Tank | European Parliament

TikTok and EU regulation: Legal challenges and cross-jurisdictional insights

tinyurl.com

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · Aug 28

🔴 #𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗜 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝘂𝗽 #𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 #𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 ’𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 #𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗘𝗨 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Full press release (EN) 👉 somi.nl/en/somi-anno...
Full press release (NL) 👉 somi.nl/somi-kondigt...

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · Aug 26

🔷 #𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮’𝘀 #𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 #𝗚𝗗𝗣𝗥 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 #𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 | Read the full article on #SOMI Blog 👉 somi.nl/en/metas-ai-...

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · Aug 19

🔴 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘖𝘔𝘐 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 € 250.000 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘖𝘔𝘐 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴!

👉 Find an infraction on #AI directive by a #techcompany and be rewarded with € 𝟭𝟬.𝟬𝟬𝟬 in #SOMI #LCs, or € 𝟱𝟬.𝟬𝟬𝟬 if contributing to our ongoing #claims.

Rules and Regulations: somi.nl/en/safe-ai-i...

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · Jul 31

🇪🇺 @ec.europa.eu has published its new 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦
𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 #DigitalServicesAct (#DSA). While non-binding, recommendations are set to
become a benchmark for evaluating whether
#onlineplatforms are safe for young users 👉 digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/c...

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · Jul 2

Have you used Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Messenger, and do you live in #Belgium? 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠 𝗡𝗢𝗪 👉 facebookclaim.be/en

#SOMI is holding #Meta accountable for:
- 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀.
- “𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗢𝗿 𝗢𝗸𝗮𝘆” 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁.
- 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Sign Up Now for free 🤝 Together we send a signal.

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · May 23

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴! ⏰ 𝗢𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 #𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗔𝗜, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝘆.

Watch the tutorial and take control of your #data before it’s too late. 👇 For further information and legal support visit somi.nl or mail us at [email protected]

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · May 15

⏰ #𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘁 #𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮: 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 - 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵.
Follow these easy steps and take control of your #personaldata before it’s too late. 👇

For further information and legal support visit somi.nl or mail us at 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦@𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘪.𝘯𝘭

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SOMI @somifoundation.bsky.social · Apr 24

🇪🇺 “𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 – 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗗𝗣𝗕 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱?”🔒

💡 #Privacy by design, #dataminimisation, and respecting users’ rights are just a few key strategies to enhance #dataprotection 👉 www.edpb.europa.eu/our-work-too...

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