Luc Steinberg
@yungonion.bsky.social
Head of Operations - Media Diversity Institute Global, Brussels
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July 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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@yungonion.bsky.social from @mediadiversity.bsky.social
spoke at #WPFD2025 on two key panels: one on uplifting migrant voices through the MigraVoice platform, and another on rising threats to media freedom in Georgia, including FARA. Press freedom needs action now. #MediaFreedom #MigraVoice #Georgia
spoke at #WPFD2025 on two key panels: one on uplifting migrant voices through the MigraVoice platform, and another on rising threats to media freedom in Georgia, including FARA. Press freedom needs action now. #MediaFreedom #MigraVoice #Georgia
May 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
@yungonion.bsky.social from @mediadiversity.bsky.social
spoke at #WPFD2025 on two key panels: one on uplifting migrant voices through the MigraVoice platform, and another on rising threats to media freedom in Georgia, including FARA. Press freedom needs action now. #MediaFreedom #MigraVoice #Georgia
spoke at #WPFD2025 on two key panels: one on uplifting migrant voices through the MigraVoice platform, and another on rising threats to media freedom in Georgia, including FARA. Press freedom needs action now. #MediaFreedom #MigraVoice #Georgia
Miazia Schueler says "Knowing what I know, if I was to take a neutral stance on tech, I would be complicit" and urges us to further #techliteracy
MDI session Open season on the oppressed: can diversity survive? @journalismfestival.com #perugia
MDI session Open season on the oppressed: can diversity survive? @journalismfestival.com #perugia
April 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Miazia Schueler says "Knowing what I know, if I was to take a neutral stance on tech, I would be complicit" and urges us to further #techliteracy
MDI session Open season on the oppressed: can diversity survive? @journalismfestival.com #perugia
MDI session Open season on the oppressed: can diversity survive? @journalismfestival.com #perugia
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#ICYMI: ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 Musk-affiliated staffers who are helping the world’s richest man dismantle or downsize federal agencies one by one.
The Staffers Helping Elon Musk Dismantle and Downsize the U.S. Government, One Agency at a Time
Musk and his lieutenants are reshaping the government and its mission with the blessing of President Trump. ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 staffers affiliated with the…
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February 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
#ICYMI: ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 Musk-affiliated staffers who are helping the world’s richest man dismantle or downsize federal agencies one by one.
masculine energy = less protection for your flock
A memo at Meta states privacy teams will have less authority to delay products and previous privacy decisions will be reviewed, as some are overly "risk-averse" (Kalley Huang/The Information)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
February 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
masculine energy = less protection for your flock
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One reason I have so much respect for Rachel is because she is driven by a real understanding of democracy
I’ve heard Rachel talk about her time in Tunisia watching a democracy collapse in real-time before. This is something that shapes her journalism and one of the reasons she’s so fearless
I’ve heard Rachel talk about her time in Tunisia watching a democracy collapse in real-time before. This is something that shapes her journalism and one of the reasons she’s so fearless
The United States, to hear some tell it, is currently experiencing a “plutocratic coup.”
Its democracy is in decline, reports have warned.
In light of that, I’d like to share a slightly personal story -- one that keeps me up at night:
youtu.be/VDccQaYgwNk
Its democracy is in decline, reports have warned.
In light of that, I’d like to share a slightly personal story -- one that keeps me up at night:
youtu.be/VDccQaYgwNk
What it's like to watch a democracy fail
YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore
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February 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
One reason I have so much respect for Rachel is because she is driven by a real understanding of democracy
I’ve heard Rachel talk about her time in Tunisia watching a democracy collapse in real-time before. This is something that shapes her journalism and one of the reasons she’s so fearless
I’ve heard Rachel talk about her time in Tunisia watching a democracy collapse in real-time before. This is something that shapes her journalism and one of the reasons she’s so fearless
Reposted by Luc Steinberg
Reposted by Luc Steinberg
Workers in DC are fighting to block Musk's minions.
"About 100 Federal employees and supporters...blocked the doors to...‘data miners’....The small group of young men eventually left without entering after the protesters would not let them near the front doors." dcmediagroup.us/2025/02/02/f...
"About 100 Federal employees and supporters...blocked the doors to...‘data miners’....The small group of young men eventually left without entering after the protesters would not let them near the front doors." dcmediagroup.us/2025/02/02/f...
Federal Workers Block Doors of Admin Building Over Elon Musk Data Breach - DCMediaGroup
Nearly 100 Federal employees took part in a protest now into its second day of a takeover by Elon Musk surrogates of the high administration arm of the Federal government. Photo: DCMediaGroup Washingt...
dcmediagroup.us
February 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Workers in DC are fighting to block Musk's minions.
"About 100 Federal employees and supporters...blocked the doors to...‘data miners’....The small group of young men eventually left without entering after the protesters would not let them near the front doors." dcmediagroup.us/2025/02/02/f...
"About 100 Federal employees and supporters...blocked the doors to...‘data miners’....The small group of young men eventually left without entering after the protesters would not let them near the front doors." dcmediagroup.us/2025/02/02/f...
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As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
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"If we don’t act soon, our online world will continue to be run at the whim of capricious billionaires."
#FreeOurFeeds custodians @eli.bsky.social & Deepti Doshi explain why enriching & protecting the AT protocol is essential for a billionaire-proof web:
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1...
#FreeOurFeeds custodians @eli.bsky.social & Deepti Doshi explain why enriching & protecting the AT protocol is essential for a billionaire-proof web:
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1...
We need to protect the protocol that runs Bluesky
If we don’t act soon, our online world will continue to be run at the whim of capricious billionaires.
www.technologyreview.com
January 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"If we don’t act soon, our online world will continue to be run at the whim of capricious billionaires."
#FreeOurFeeds custodians @eli.bsky.social & Deepti Doshi explain why enriching & protecting the AT protocol is essential for a billionaire-proof web:
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1...
#FreeOurFeeds custodians @eli.bsky.social & Deepti Doshi explain why enriching & protecting the AT protocol is essential for a billionaire-proof web:
www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1...
pretty gross. xitter's notifications screen gives me andrew tate (whom i have never followed) updates. haven't checked it in a long time but it's time to nuke the account
January 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
pretty gross. xitter's notifications screen gives me andrew tate (whom i have never followed) updates. haven't checked it in a long time but it's time to nuke the account
Leuven University celebrates 600th anniversary with mega cantus for former students
www.vrt.be
January 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Who thinks there'll be 50% less journalism jobs in 10 years?
January 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Who thinks there'll be 50% less journalism jobs in 10 years?
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As someone who has a PhD in studying misinformation, I can professionally say that this is a fucking stupid idea.
Soon-Shiong saying "the reader can press a button and get both sides of that exact same story based on that story" is among the scariest and stupidest things I've ever heard. There'd be an alternative version of each story written by AI in Trumpese??? www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/m...
LA Times owner plans to add AI-powered ‘bias meter’ on news stories, sparking newsroom backlash | CNN Business
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who blocked the newspaper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris and plans to overhaul its editorial board, says he will implement an artificial intelligence-power...
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2024 at 6:03 AM
As someone who has a PhD in studying misinformation, I can professionally say that this is a fucking stupid idea.
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Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
November 27, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵
Reposted by Luc Steinberg
At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.
Read more: www.wired.com/story/big-in...
Read more: www.wired.com/story/big-in...
December 4, 2024 at 1:37 AM
At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.
Read more: www.wired.com/story/big-in...
Read more: www.wired.com/story/big-in...
After living outside of Australia for quite a few years, I see it as an increasingly fearful country. This law is so shortsighted.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor has passed its proposed social media ban for under-16s. Here’s what we know – and what we don’t
Australians may have to hand over more personal data and big tech firms face $50m fines, but there are a number of questions that are yet to be answered
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:06 PM
After living outside of Australia for quite a few years, I see it as an increasingly fearful country. This law is so shortsighted.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Mollusk never did anything quietly.
Forbes is really le pire.
Forbes is really le pire.
November 27, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Mollusk never did anything quietly.
Forbes is really le pire.
Forbes is really le pire.
Brussels airport is closed because no one can find the snow plough.
Brilliant!
www.rtl.be/actu/belgiqu...
Brilliant!
www.rtl.be/actu/belgiqu...
"C'est hallucinant": l'aéroport de Bruxelles à l'arrêt à cause de la neige, le personnel ne trouverait pas... la déneigeuse
Après les chutes de neige de mercredi soir et de la nuit, les deux grands aéroports du pays ont été à l'arrêt. L'aéroport de Charleroi a dû fermer la piste durant une heure pour la dégivrer, tandis qu...
www.rtl.be
November 21, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Brussels airport is closed because no one can find the snow plough.
Brilliant!
www.rtl.be/actu/belgiqu...
Brilliant!
www.rtl.be/actu/belgiqu...
Musk's lawsuit against GARM was always a meritless #SLAPP suit painted as an #antitrust one
www.theverge.com/2024/8/8/242...
www.theverge.com/2024/8/8/242...
Ad group sued by Elon Musk reportedly disbands
Chilling effect go brr!
www.theverge.com
August 9, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Musk's lawsuit against GARM was always a meritless #SLAPP suit painted as an #antitrust one
www.theverge.com/2024/8/8/242...
www.theverge.com/2024/8/8/242...
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This is the equivalent of your dealer saying "maybe you should try talking to someone"
May 4, 2024 at 11:26 PM
This is the equivalent of your dealer saying "maybe you should try talking to someone"
This is so true of everyone I know who subscribes to conspiracy fictions:
"If a story is either plausible or proved, it seems, they don’t want to know." Also the part about freeing us from civic responsibility bc they frame the problem as remote. Great read!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
"If a story is either plausible or proved, it seems, they don’t want to know." Also the part about freeing us from civic responsibility bc they frame the problem as remote. Great read!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘You’re going to call me a Holocaust denier now, are you?’: George Monbiot comes face to face with his local conspiracy theorist
Covid vaccines, chemtrails, the Great Reset … Why do people invent false conspiracies when there are so many real ones to worry about? There’s only one way to find out: ask a believer
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2024 at 9:35 AM
This is so true of everyone I know who subscribes to conspiracy fictions:
"If a story is either plausible or proved, it seems, they don’t want to know." Also the part about freeing us from civic responsibility bc they frame the problem as remote. Great read!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
"If a story is either plausible or proved, it seems, they don’t want to know." Also the part about freeing us from civic responsibility bc they frame the problem as remote. Great read!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...