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Sophie L. Vériter

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navigating the complexity of information systems 💬 international politics, security, technology, democracy 🔎 EU misinformation policies | Oxford alumna & Europaeum Scholar

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Aug 12

🚨 New in @iajournal.bsky.social : My latest article examines how the EU collectively framed “disinformation” as a security threat, culminating in the unprecedented 2022 ban on RT & Sputnik after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · 14h

Apparently, I’m not the only one haunted by Orwell.
My post on 1984 has become one of my most-read and honestly, I understand why. Reading it today feels uncomfortably familiar.

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · 1d

The lessons from this interview with Norman Foster extend well beyond design and architecture, they are absolutely essential for anyone seeking to navigate a constantly changing world.

One more reason why I love design! The teachings are simple yet powerful and applicable virtually everywhere.

How This Famous Architect Shaped Modern Design | Architectural Digest

YouTube video by Architectural Digest

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · 5d

What happens when #disinformation becomes a matter of security?

My latest piece in @iajournal.bsky.social, one of the most read articles of its September issue, explores this question👇🏼

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · 8d

Congratulations Moldova! 🇲🇩

My home-away-from-home in Eastern Europe has decidedly chosen a future built on partnership and the rule of law 🙏🏼✨

A huge win for both democracy and the EU!

Moldova's pro-EU party wins high-stakes parliamentary election www.euronews.com/2025/09/29/m...

Moldova's pro-EU party wins high-stakes parliamentary election

Moldovans voted on Sunday in a ballot mired by fears of Russian interference.

www.euronews.com

Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · 13d

Europe is at a turning point, and the #DigitalEuro might be the next big thing we need for our sovereignty.

I spoke with @ecb.europa.eu’s Eric Tak about what it means for citizens, banks, and Europe’s place in the world.

Ready to step into the future of payments? 👇🏼

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Reshaping Europe’s Destiny: Eric Tak on the Digital Euro 🇪🇺

Discover how the digital euro could transform European payments and sovereignty in this interview with ECB’s Eric Tak.

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · 16d

An excellent read in @politico.eu on the situation for the EU, facing mounting pressure to stop Israel's genocide of Palestinians:

"Macron wants a big diplomatic win on Palestinian statehood. But Europe is split." www.politico.eu/article/emma...

Macron wants a big diplomatic win on Palestinian statehood. But Europe is split.

The French president is seeking to build a diplomatic counterweight against U.S. support for Israel, but his efforts will do little to end the war in Gaza.

www.politico.eu

Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · 20d

Once again, the US 🇺🇸 says NO to a UN Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded immediate, unconditional & permanent ceasefire in Gaza 🇵🇸, and immediate, dignified & unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas & other groups

In Favor: 14
Against: 1 (US)
Abstain: 0

Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · 21d

How many independent reports showing that Israel is committing genocide will it take for European leaders to actually do something to stop the genocide in Gaza?

apnews.com/article/isra...

UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global action

A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · 26d

“the relation between self-organization, life and computing was obvious (…). Those things somehow diverged, and now they are being reunified.”

Great read in @quantamagazine.bsky.social to understand why complexity science matters for the future of governance 👉 www.quantamagazine.org/self-assembl...

Self-Assembly Gets Automated in Reverse of ‘Game of Life’ | Quanta Magazine

In cellular automata, simple rules create elaborate structures. Now researchers can start with the structures and reverse-engineer the rules.

www.quantamagazine.org

Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · 27d

The SCO summit, China’s military parade, and Europe’s AI strategy: all signs of a changing world order.

Here are my takes on EU–China relations and the AI race from last week’s European Guanxi Conference

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Sep 8

footnote: ASML is a publicly traded company, which primary shareholders are 🇺🇸 investment firms BlackRock, Capital Group, and Invesco

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ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) Stock Major Holders - Yahoo Finance

Find out the direct holders, institutional holders and mutual fund holders for ASML Holding N.V. (ASML).

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Sep 8

A small step for European sovereignty in the AI industry? 👀

“cash from ASML could help Mistral make Europe less reliant on U.S. and Chinese AI models” reports ⁦‪@reuters.com‬⁩ on ⁦‪🇳🇱 ASML‬⁩ €1.3 billion investment in ⁦‪🇫🇷 Mistral AI

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Exclusive: ASML becomes Mistral AI’s top shareholder after leading latest funding round, sources say

The round will make Mistral the most valuable AI company in Europe with a 10-billion-euro pre-money valuation in its latest Series C funding round, sources said.

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Sep 7

Still time to get your hands on the advance copy of one of the most read articles in @iajournal.bsky.social ‼️

my latest article explains how the EU adopted its ban on RT and Sputnik after Russia invaded Ukraine

hint: I use securitization theory

👉🏼 academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Sep 5

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.

Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Sep 5

What could an EU AI Foreign Policy look like? Great piece in @ecfr.eu explaining why and how the EU can become an indispensable partner in the AI industry and leverage those assets for continued relevance and competitiveness.
ecfr.eu/article/why-...

Why the EU needs an AI foreign policy

The EU needs to go beyond its AI Continent Action Plan and—like the US—develop an AI foreign policy. This is vital to allow the EU to amplify its existing AI efforts while insuring it against AI…

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · Aug 30

New work by @brendannyhan.bsky.social & @jasonreifler.bsky.social shows further evidence of positive impact of prebunking

This is why EIP wrote What to Expect rumor guides for certain periods in elections! And it’s why election deniers reframe this as “brainwashing”

www.science.org/content/arti...

Trust in elections rises after ‘inoculations’ meant to preempt false fraud claims

New U.S.-Brazil study points to ways of countering election misinformation, political scientists say

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Aug 29

wait until you discover @notion.com ... 🤭 many sleepless nights building fun systems and databases

mr. jomo risin’ @sepiadisco.bsky.social · Aug 27

accidentally stayed up all night because i got too excited working on a spreadsheet 🙄

Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Aug 28

Putin defies pressure for peace with massive strike hitting @eudiplomacy.bsky.social EU Delegation in Kyiv, reports @politico.com

A terrible escalation of violence and a direct breach of the Vienna Convention on international humanitarian law ‼️

www.politico.eu/article/russ...

Putin defies pressure for peace with massive strike hitting EU mission in Kyiv

EU building was severely damaged but staff are safe after an attack that Ukraine’s foreign minister said deliberately targeted diplomats.

www.politico.eu

Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Aug 23

« if the U.S. is not willing to use any economic, military, or political tools to help Ukraine, if Trump will not put any diplomatic pressure on Putin or any new sanctions on Russian resources », then the U.S. president has no cards @anneapplebaum.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Trump Has No Cards

Why would Putin need to make a deal with him?

www.theatlantic.com

Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Aug 22

thrilled to see my latest piece for @iajournal.bsky.social is trending in 1st position among the latest research in International Relations!

👉🏼 read it here: academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...

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Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · Aug 18

Can a game stop misinformation about vaccination? Unlikely but we sure as heck won't stop trying!

Bad Vaxx in @theconversation.com

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Can a game stop vaccine misinformation? This one just might

Gamifying the fight against dangerous medical misinformation.

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Aug 15

Always a great joy when work you’ve poured your heart into resonates with someone you look up to.

Many thanks @lanoszka.bsky.social for sharing my latest article on the EU’s approach to disinformation!

Alexander Lanoszka @lanoszka.bsky.social · Aug 14

"... the analysis shows that the ban emerged through an expeditious and informal process that built on a decade of efforts to align EU member states with the positions of the Baltic states and Poland on disinformation." academic.oup.com/ia/article/d...

The collective securitization of ‘disinformation’ and the EU's ban on Russia Today and Sputnik

The European Union's swift decision to ban Russian state-affiliated media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik within days of Russia's full-scale invasion of U

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Aug 12

The claim to Alaska — Russia has been doing this for years — I was meaning to predict they would exploit this but waited because I thought that the Russians would wait until the day itself to use it to deride Trump. But he’s using it against himself and ahead of schedule.
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Trump says he's meeting with Putin in Russia, but their summit is in Alaska

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Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Aug 12

👉 Read the full piece here: academic.oup.com/ia/advance-a...

The collective securitization of ‘disinformation’ and the EU's ban on Russia Today and Sputnik

The European Union's swift decision to ban Russian state-affiliated media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik within days of Russia's full-scale invasion of U

academic.oup.com

Sophie L. Vériter @sophiepomme.com · Aug 12

The ban on RT and Sputnik signalled a geopolitical turn for the EU 🇪🇺 but also set precedents that will shape freedom of expression in the digital age. With von der Leyen and Kallas in top roles, info governance will remain high on the agenda.