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My piece in The Guardian this morning: EU race to rearm is pointless if hostile foreign powers can still use online algorithms to boost authoritarians to power across Europe. Europe’s new “Democracy Shield” should immediately shut them down. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…


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I just can’t get over how inversely correlated likes and views are with reality. 849k views for the tweet on the left —which a lot of people want to believe – and almost none for the correction.

GaryMarcus's tweet image. I just can’t get over how inversely correlated likes and views are with reality.  

849k views for the tweet on the left —which a lot of people want to believe – and almost none for the correction.
GaryMarcus's tweet image. I just can’t get over how inversely correlated likes and views are with reality.  

849k views for the tweet on the left —which a lot of people want to believe – and almost none for the correction.

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Sen Chris Coons upon learning of Trump’s proposal for Gaza. “You can report that I was speechless.” Coons then said: “That’s insane. I can’t think of a place on earth that would welcome American troops less and where any positive outcome is less likely."

frankthorp's tweet image. Sen Chris Coons upon learning of Trump’s proposal for Gaza.
“You can report that I was speechless.”

Coons then said: “That’s insane. I can’t think of a place on earth that would welcome American troops less and where any positive outcome is less likely."

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Discussing the future of European digital markets with MEP Andreas Schwab @Andreas_Schwab MEP Dóra Dávid & Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan new video: youtube.com/watch?v=wzqUWg…

oandriychuk1's tweet image. Discussing the future of European digital markets with MEP Andreas Schwab @Andreas_Schwab MEP Dóra Dávid & Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan 
new video: youtube.com/watch?v=wzqUWg…

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Google really, really wants the Trump admin to settle its antitrust cases.

lutherlowe's tweet image. Google really, really wants the Trump admin to settle its antitrust cases.

Deepseek AI has some distinctly Chinese limitations…

johnnyryan's tweet image. Deepseek AI has some distinctly Chinese limitations…
johnnyryan's tweet image. Deepseek AI has some distinctly Chinese limitations…

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This drone footage of Rafah is truly - truly - apocalyptic.

From UNRWA

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CPDP - Data Protection Day 2025 "Forging the Future: Reinventing Data Protection?" Follow @bendrath , @HielkeHijmans , Karolina Mojzesowicz, @NoraNiLoideain and @johnnyryan in a conversation moderated by @gabrielazanfir. Whereas the digital word is subject to constant change,…

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"Forging the Future: Reinventing Data Protection?"

Follow @bendrath , @HielkeHijmans , Karolina Mojzesowicz, @NoraNiLoideain  and @johnnyryan in a conversation moderated by @gabrielazanfir.

Whereas the digital word is subject to constant change,…

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This was my final week as @FTC Chair so I wanted to say thank you.


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Along with Jonathan Kanter stepping down, this officially marks the end. But it is only the end of the beginning. @FTC & @JusticeATR showed us what's possible despite shoestring budgets and hostile judges. My prediction: this movement is just getting started.

This was my final week as @FTC Chair so I wanted to say thank you.



Former European prime ministers write to von der Leyen, urging a break up of Google's adtech monopoly to protect democracy @ClubdeMadrid |clubmadrid.org/wp-content/upl…

johnnyryan's tweet image. Former European prime ministers write to von der Leyen, urging a break up of Google's adtech monopoly to protect democracy @ClubdeMadrid 
|clubmadrid.org/wp-content/upl…
johnnyryan's tweet image. Former European prime ministers write to von der Leyen, urging a break up of Google's adtech monopoly to protect democracy @ClubdeMadrid 
|clubmadrid.org/wp-content/upl…

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