The Future of Free Speech
Reaffirming free expression as the bedrock of free and thriving societies through actionable research, empowering tools, and principled advocacy. We are an independent, non-partisan think tank located at Vanderbilt University. https://futurefreespeech.org
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@article19.bsky.social
Defending freedom of expression and information around the world. 🔴 Support our work: http://article19.org/donate/ https://linktr.ee/ARTICLE19org
@fabianfellmann.bsky.social
US correspondent Tages-Anzeiger/Süddeutsche Zeitung; Journalist BR; Threema 3SHPE5MN Washington, DC
@benjaminvonwyl.bsky.social
Editor & Reporter Democracy at Swissinfo// Autor "Grosswerden und Einknicken", "In einer einzigen Welt", "Hyäne - eine Erlösungsfantasie" ...//RepostsNOTEndorsements
@lepoint.fr
🦋 Le compte Bluesky du Point 📝Faites #LePoint sur l’actualité et rejoignez les esprits libres. 🗞 Abonnez-vous ! 1€ le 1er mois. ➡️ Retrouvez-nous en kiosques et sur lepoint.fr
@viacristiano.bsky.social
Associate editor, Tech Policy Press. Washington Post, Politico alum. Tips: cristiano@techpolicy.press, Signal: Cristiano.01 🇧🇷🇺🇸
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social
The AI Now Institute produces diagnosis and actionable policy research on artificial intelligence. Find us at https://ainowinstitute.org/
@archive.org
Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine.
@sarahjeong.bsky.social
editor @ the verge. send pitches and death threats to sarah.jeong@theverge.com
@oversightboard.bsky.social
Ensuring respect for free expression and human rights on Facebook and Instagram through binding decisions on content and policy recommendations. www.oversightboard.com
@kateruane.bsky.social
Free expression advocate. Whiskey drinker. Friend of dogs. Views my own
@publicknowledge.bsky.social
Public Knowledge promotes an open internet, accessible communications tools, and balanced copyright laws. Reposts do not necessarily indicate endorsement. Sign up for our newsletter here: publicknowledge.org/subscribe
@dtspartnership.bsky.social
Leading technology companies committed to developing industry best practices to ensure consumer safety and trust when using digital services. dtspartnership.org
@jamescz19.bsky.social
Senior Policy Analyst, Tech and Innovation at Americans for Prosperity. www.JamesCzerniawski.com
@ashkhen.bsky.social
Tech law & policy. Football. Russia raised, Armenian blood, DC living. Views are just mine, in case you were wondering. She/her/hers
@jmiers230.bsky.social
Assistant Law Prof @AkronLaw | Computer Scientist | 1A 💬 and tech scholar | meme docent 🧙🏼♀️ Prev: Google, Twitter (no, not X), Chamber of Progress jmiers@uakron.edu
@dfrlab.bsky.social
The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab. Cultivating a global network of digital forensic analysts (#DigitalSherlocks) to combat disinformation.
@dwillner.bsky.social
Co-Founder at Zentropi. Formerly Head of Trust & Safety at OpenAI, of Community Policy at Airbnb, and of Content Policy Facebook. Strictly cold takes.
@noupside.bsky.social
✍🏼Studies influence, propaganda, adversarial abuse @Georgetown. Writes @Lawfare, The Atlantic. 📖 Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality — on influencers, online crowds, &bespoke realities (invisiblerulers.com) 🦹🏻♀️ Twitter Files supervillain
@thejustncase.net
#freespeech advocate, corporate welfare opponent, YIMBY | Comms director, The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org | Editor, The JusTN Case: https://www.thejustncase.net/
@jennruth.bsky.social
Deputy Editor at Foreign Policy. Host of The Negotiators podcast.
@alexandrassharp.bsky.social
World Brief writer @foreignpolicy.com | Chicago pride | She/Her/Hers | Send tips to: alexandra.sharp@foreignpolicy.com
@nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow, Future of Free Speech at Vanderbilt University Researches & writes on free speech, hate speech, the far-right, online platforms https://nalkiviadou.com/
@davekarpf.bsky.social
Political Communication Professor at GWU. I write a lot about the history and future of tech and politics. Best known for that one time I made fun of Bret Stephens. Davekarpf.substack.com
@mathver.bsky.social
EU law and tech policy, mostly musings on content moderation, platform governance, privacy, AI. Now: Co-Founder & Director @awo.agency. Fellow at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Then: EU Parliament. UN. Mozilla. PhD in EU law.
@gateklons.bsky.social
EU digital policy nerd | data protection & privacy | competition | platform & media regulation | identity | cybersecurity https://gateklons.substack.com/ 🐘 @gateklons@eupolicy.social 🐦 @gateklons
@jvh.bsky.social
(he/him) antifascist, law prof in Amsterdam (IViR); platform regulation, law and digital infrastructure, quantum technology, fundamental rights. @ivir-uva.bsky.social
@ggf.bsky.social
Research Professor at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Director of the Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) Research Group. Data. Privacy. Protection.
@gzf.bsky.social
Data Protection Geek. Co-author of the big GDPR OUP Commentary🇷🇴🇪🇺🇺🇸 US-based, former Brussels bubbler. Writes about data protection law and policy, AI governance through a Global lens (& sometimes democracy) www.pdpecho.com
@maxvonthun.bsky.social
Europe Director @openmarkets.bsky.social. Former UK Parliamentary adviser and tech policy consultant. Pro-tech, anti-monopoly.
@michae.lv
assoc. prof, @UCLLaws.bsky.social, technology, policy, society, whimsical latvian top level domain names. michae.lv and fediverse https://someone.elses.computer/@mikarv 🏳️🌈
@alderik.bsky.social
A running junkie in the morning, a policy manager during daytime, a karaoke fanatic by night. /only personal views 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇮🇪
@alexandrageese.bsky.social
🇪🇺🌻 Member of EU Parliament @die-gruenen | she/her Digital, Democracy, Disinformation
@ianbrown.tech
💻 regulation (🔑 #privacy 🗳) ⛷🚴🏻♂️🥾🗺 🇮🇨🇪🇸🇪🇺🏳️🌈 Visiting Prof, FGV Law, Rio de Janeiro 👨🏫 Formerly DCMS Principal Scientific Officer/Prof. Information Security & Privacy @oii.ox.ac.uk Fedi @1br0wn.eupolicy.social.ap.brid.gy
@kartte.bsky.social
Tech & Democracy I Mercator Senior Fellow I Strategic Advisor & Writer I former European Commission & EEAS.
@nathaliesmuha.bsky.social
Law & Ethics of Digital Tech at KU Leuven & NYU Law. Focus on AI & Human Rights, Democracy, Rule of Law. Author of 'Algorithmic Rule By Law' (CUP, 2025). Previously at EU Commission, AI HLEG, Council of Europe's CAHAI.
@wchr.bsky.social
Public-interest researcher at Cracked Labs | Research fellow at Citizen Lab | Vienna, Austria | Tech and society. Tracking, surveillance, data economy, platform power, algorithmic decisions, datafication of work. wolfie.crackedlabs.org/en
@riptari.bsky.social
Journalist+, climber-in-training, asks awkward questions ~tips: natasha[at]techcrunch[dot]com
@tjmcintyre.com
I'm an associate professor of law at University College Dublin specialising in technology law (mostly privacy/data protection/cybercrime/fundamental rights generally), consultant solicitor with FP Logue LLP, and chair of Digital Rights Ireland.
@daphnek.bsky.social
Director of Program on Platform Regulation, Stanford CPC. Former Google (2004-2015) Legal Director for Web Search, Speech and Intermediary Liability Issues. I've done this stuff for a long time and am getting kind of cranky about it.
@jpquintais.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam. Researching on Platform Regulation, intermediary liability, content moderation and intellectual property (mostly copyright). w: https://www.ivir.nl/profile/quintais/
@aschwab.bsky.social
Politician #MEP @europeanparliament @eppgroup @cdu_csu_ep coordinator for @ep_singlemarket #digital #competition #EUswitzerland 📍Freiburg🇩🇪 / Brüssel 🇪🇺
@lilianedwards.bsky.social
Director of Pangloss Consulting for all your AI and GDPR needs! Emerita Prof Newcastle Law School: Hon Prof, @CREATe Glasgow Uni. Formerly @ATI, @SCRIPT: Trying not to be a grey skies thinker & use this place more , lilian@lilianedwards.co.uk
@sgclark92.bsky.social
Covering cybersecurity for Politico in Brussels. Tips/gossip/curry house recommendations to sclark@politico.eu. Also (very) amateur runner, cyclist and squash player.
@cgoanta.bsky.social
Associate prof in private law & tech (Utrecht University) & PI ERC Research Stg HUMANads '22-'27 @goanta@someone.elses.computer
@zach-meyers.bsky.social
Director of Research, Centre on Regulation in Europe; Associate Fellow, Centre for European Reform. Working on competition & industrial policy, tech regulation, network industries. Get in touch: (firstname).(lastname)@cerre.eu 🏳️🌈🇦🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺 He/him.