Cathleen Berger

Obviously, this is not an individual responsibility. But a whole-of-society one. More inspo in Maria‘s talk linked above.
#CounterDisinfo

There are things we can do to push back:
➡️ Start with using the Fediverse or ATmosphere instead X, Meta and Co.
➡️ Appreciate the importance of independent journalism, and start supporting it financially.
➡️ Hold tech companies to account, using all the democratic and regulatory tools available to us.

A fusion that no longer targets our attention only, but is moving towards an intimacy economy where it is getting harder and harder to form opinions without interference. #IntimacyEconomy #BigTech

The space where we form our opinions is being manipulated. Ressa calls this the operating system of our democracies. She points to the fusion of the tech oligarchy with political power, a dangerous merger with the tools to manufacture consent or drown out dissent. #DigitalPublics

YouTube video by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Nobel Peace Prize Winner on turning back the Doomsday Clock

"We can't solve problems, we can't agree exist."

What @mariaressa.bsky.social points out in this powerful speech is critical: We can discuss all the crises in the world but we won't be able to solve any of them if our information ecosystem is corrupted.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw7u...
#FIMI

Solidarität mit HateAid – Angriff der Trump-Regierung stoppen HateAid kämpft im Netz für die Einhaltung von Recht und Gesetz und gegen strafbare Inhalte wie Morddrohungen oder antisemitische Volksverhetzungen. Dafür sollen sie jetzt bestraft werden. Die Sanktion...

Solidarity with researchers, NGOs and regulators defending democracy and open, safe online spaces. Almost at 15k signatures within a day. You can sign here: weact.campact.de/petitions/so...

#dsa #gdi @counterhate.com @hateaid.org

Sanktionen gegen HateAid-Führung: Die Bundesregierung muss jetzt scharf protestieren Die USA belegen Menschen mit Sanktionen, weil sie demokratisch legitimierte Gesetze gegen Tech-Konzerne verteidigen. Das erfordert eine klare Antwort aus Europa. Es um die Souveränität der EU, Gesetze...

Merz und von der Leyen müssen jetzt deutliche Worte und eine politische Antwort finden, damit diese Attacke auf die europäische Souveränität nicht unerwidert bleibt. Auch wenn heute Heiligabend ist.

Mein Kommentar.

netzpolitik.org/2025/sanktio...

Nina Jankowicz: “They’re not doing this because they have any evidence of censorship — they lost a Supreme Court case that made those claims… They’re doing this because the group of researchers and advocates have stood up to liars like Donald Trump and the platforms that enable them.”

Full solidarity with @hateaid.org ! Standing up for our rights online is the way to go, and these accusations couldn't be more Orwellian... all the more reason to keep going this way and push for the DSA and transparency from online platforms!

Morgen sprechen wir über Sichtbarkeit und Auffindbarkeit von Journalismus online. Mit dabei: tolle Menschen und inspirierende Lösungen. Schaut doch gern ebenfalls rein 👇

Ein Problem, das ich derzeit beobachte: Die Wissenschaft verweist faktenbasiert auf immer neue Schrecken. Beschreibt damit Ist-Zustand und Zukunft. Aber das überträgt sich nicht in die Politik, weil dort Ignoranz herrscht, Fakten teilweise abgelehnt werden.

Journalismus in einer digitalen Welt: Erwartungen, Sichtbarkeit, Innovation Erfahre mehr über die Arbeit der Grünen im Bundestag: Wir kämpfen für eine ökologische, gerechte und zukunftsfähige Gesellschaft.

Want more on journalism and how to future proof it?
On December 12, 10-12 CET we’ll gather incredible experts to reflect on challenges and solutions for journalism online. The virtual event will be held in German. Register and follow along: www.gruene-bundestag.de/veranstaltun...

📍The entanglement of tech billionaires with political power severely threatens climate action. The AI hype isn’t about specific models solving concrete problems. It’s about cashing in. At the expense of everyone else.
#ClimateJustice #AI

📍Fascism is not an opinion. Journalists must be careful to not fuel autocratic agendas by creating false “two-side-ism” narratives.

📍Social media can —and must— change. It’s important to flex our imagination and think about the future we want, rather than follow the existing dominant patterns. #fediverse #ATproto

My panel was refreshingly clear in its support for enforcing EU regulations vis-a-vis the volatile environment the current “deregulation” agenda is creating.
We also talked about the growing influence of right-extreme voices on social media.

I emphasised three points:

Just back from this year’s European Media Summit. Many journalists expressed a sense of urgency, growing threats and pressures. But also: commitment.
#Mediengipfel

Auf der Grafik steht: Lost im Melde-Labyrinth. Wer im Netz strafbare Inhalte melden will, landet oft bei endlosen Menüs und verwirrenden Buttons. Dabei sieht der Digital Services Act (DSA) etwas anderes vor.

Auf der Grafik steht: Der DSA soll unsere Grundrechte im Netz seit fast zwei Jahren schützen. Wir haben getestet, wie das in der Praxis klappt. Das Ergebnis: Nicht nur bei den Meldewegen verstoßen Plattformen gegen die Vorgaben.

Unser neuer Bericht zeigt: Illegale Inhalte zu melden, ist oft ein mühsamer Prozess, obwohl der DSA nutzendenfreundliche Wege vorschreibt. Und selbst nach einer Meldung reagieren viele Plattformen kaum. Was die Politik jetzt tun muss, damit der DSA schützt, lest ihr hier: hateaid.org/wp-content/u...

AI Open Letter — AECJ Sign our open letter below to tell Amazon leadership that we need a more responsible rollout of AI. Every single signature makes our message stronger.

…to democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth.” — Workers at Amazon are organizing and calling on leadership to get back on track with their sustainability goals.

💪Great to see the concern.
😱Terrifying to read about the company’s decisions.

www.amazonclimatejustice.org/open-letter

“We, the undersigned Amazon employees, have serious concerns about this aggressive rollout during the global rise of authoritarianism and our most important years to reverse the climate crisis. We believe that the all-costs-justified, warp-speed approach to AI development will do staggering damage…

a fox is riding a red sled down a snow covered hill . Alt: a fox is riding a red sled down a snow covered hill

Timeline cleanse.

#69 Big Tech carbon emissions by the millions with Cathleen Berger They say that numbers don’t lie… but what if we are looking at the wrong numbers to begin with? On today’s episode of Green IO, Gaël is joined by Cathleen Berger who is here to help us decipher why a...

Like podcasts? Interested in tech? Worried about the climate crisis?

Here’s a weekend recommendation for you: podcast.greenio.tech/e/p8lxj3j8-6...

Gaël from @greenio-podcast.bsky.social and I go deep on all things emissions & corporate responsibility. With a flavour of digital sovereignty.

@eurosky.social is 🔴LIVE on stream.place! Eurosky Live from Berlin

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/eurosky.social Eurosky Live from Berlin

We must build our own digital infrastructure, governed in Europe and rooted in our democratic values and fundamental rights.
That means:
1.

“I thought we were going to a Summit on European Digital Sovereignty yesterday, instead we got a deregulation fest.” ~ Felix Styma at @eurosky.social
🫳🎤

Also: just as strikingly absent from all the pledges and speeches at the #EUsummit25 #Digitalgipfel yesterday was environmental sustainability. Not a single mention of resource-awareness and building infrastructure within our planetary boundaries. #ClimateCrisis

Attending the #eurosky event in Berlin today. Given that the role of decentralized social media as a critical piece of #DigitalSovereignty was strikingly absent from the #Digitalgipfel yesterday, I do hope more conversations like these will break through the political bubble. And soon.

“Product first, regulation second.” — this morning’s spin around AI and digital technologies at the #EUsummit25 #Digitalgipfel

I wonder how the construction or mobility industry feel about that… 🤦‍♀️

Errrm. Alarm bells ringing. 🚨
Let’s not ex-ante regulate the risks but build the products first, says digital minister Wildberger.

… I have so many questions.
#EUsummit25 #Digitalgipfel

Digitalgipfel-Eröffnung: Während Karsten WIldberger bei der Begrüssung wie ein Motivationstrainer redete, sprach sein französischer Kollege Roland Lescure konkreter, was man tun müsste. Dazu gehöre auch DSA und DMA durchzusetzen.

Und Beschaffungswesen einsetzen, aber dafür bräuchte es Geld.