Digital Rights, Digital Policy, IT-Sec
Mostly German and US, some EU. A good mix of people and organisations who know things about the internet. Let me know who should be added and let me know if you'd like to be removed, plz.
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@anneroth.bsky.social
@ccc.de
Der Chaos Computer Club ist eine galaktische Gemeinschaft von Lebewesen für Informationsfreiheit und Technikfolgenabschätzung. https://ccc.de
@epicenterworks.bsky.social
Zivilgesellschaft wirkt! epicenter.works setzt sich seit über 15 Jahren erfolgreich für Menschenrechte im digitalen Zeitalter ein. Hilf mit: http://support.epicenter.works Vienna/Brussels/Berlin Impressum: https://epicenter.works/kontakt
@dangoodin.bsky.social
Cybersecurity Reporter, Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/author/dan-goodin/ Hungry for tips. Text me on Signal: DanArs.82. "The world isn’t run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It’s run by little 1s and 0s, little bits of data."
@brums.bsky.social
Personal opinions only! All things tech And Human Rights ✨Policy and Advocacy @WITNESS German Chancellor Fellow @AvHStiftung 2021-2022 | Previously @DigitalActionCo, @WZB, @DataPrivacyBr, @direitosnarede| She/Her
@safiyanoble.bsky.social
Living in Los Angeles. Native Californian. Writer, researcher, professor. Author, “Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism,” which is unfortunately still relevant to understanding today’s LLMs and AI. safiyaunoble.com
@zey.bsky.social
It is said that there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all
@adfichter.bsky.social
Swiss Investigative Journalist of the Year 2020, 2021 and 2024. Investigative Tech Reporterin. Für das Magazin Republik.ch und Techjournalismus-Blog DNIP.ch. Themen: #Privacy, #DigitaleEthik, #Cybersecurity, #Surveillance, #Cloud, #Netzpolitik
@zittrain.bsky.social
A small creature who likes to run around in universities. Prof. Harvard Law School, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Harvard Kennedy School. EFF Board. Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and the HLS Library.
@wikimediafoundation.org
We are the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. Working to create a world where every human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. donate.wikimedia.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.
@molly.wiki
independent writer of citationneeded.news and @web3isgoinggreat.com • tech researcher and cryptocurrency industry critic • software engineer • wikipedian support my work: citationneeded.news/signup links: mollywhite.net/linktree
@zoeschiffer.bsky.social
Director of Business & Industry at WIRED. Author of Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk’s Twitter. Signal zoeschiffer.87
@sarahjeong.bsky.social
editor @ the verge. send pitches and death threats to sarah.jeong@theverge.com
@verenahaisch.bsky.social
Rechtsanwältin Vizepräsidentin des Deutscher Juristinnenbund e.V. (djb) Media Lawyer against HateSpeech
@lmaschmeyer.bsky.social
Senior Researcher in Cybersecurity at @ETH_en @CSS_ETHZurich. Previously @UofT, @citizenlab and @UniofOxford. New Book "Subversion" - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/subversion-9780197745861
@ulf-t.bsky.social
Doing digital things, code, design, maps. Working and living (mostly) in Hamburg. Part of city/data/explosion and A Thousand Channels.
@haecksen.bsky.social
Haecksen - Technik, Hacking, intersektioneller Feminismus, Making, Wissenschaft, Kunst https://www.haecksen.org/wer-sind-die-haecksen/
@fokuspublic.bsky.social
Im Geschäftsbereich Digital Public Services am @fraunhoferfokus.bsky.social forschen wir zur Digitalisierung von Staat & Verwaltung - für digitale Lösungen, die alle gerne nutzen: Mitarbeitende ebenso wie Bürgerinnen und Bürger. #egov
@promovicz.bsky.social
As a hacker prince from the old days I try to keep good ideas alive. ❤️🌎 | 🏴☠️👍 | gender 👍 | queer | dropout | https://chaos.social/@promovicz
@eco.de
Mit rund 1.000 Mitgliedsunternehmen Europas führender Verband der Internetwirtschaft. Unsere Mission: Wir gestalten das Internet.
@aboutintel.bsky.social
European discussion forum for surveillance, technology, and democracy.
@tbfld.bsky.social
Ex-academic, ex-artist, editor/writer (EU research network grants 🎯), Open Syllabus co-founder, nettime mod 25 yrs. I “worked at the intersection of” when it was a red-light district not a venn diagram. Deep South 🔁 Deep North. More: https://counter.ink
@techfrombelow.bsky.social
Technologie von und für soziale Bewegungen. Ein Meetup in Berlin. Mehr: https://techfrombelow.org
@eblurbs.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at German Institute for Human Rights @DIMR.bsky.social working on policing, counter-terrorism and surveillance.
@handle.invalid
https://23.social/@ths Wenn wir vom Feind bekämpft werden, dann ist das gut. EN/DE. Hacker. Co-Founder & CEO at modzero and modone.
@criticaldatalab.bsky.social
The Critical Data Lab is a space for critical reflection on the current state of technopolitics and the data economy at Humboldt University, Berlin and Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg www.criticaldatalab.org
@berlinvsamazon.bsky.social
29.11. Protest Subculture vs. Amazon (Black Friday) Amazon Tower zum Sozialen Zentrum! #NoTowerForBezos #NoAmazonTower *Solidarity with exploited Workers* https://berlinvsamazon.noblogs.org/
@digiges.bsky.social
Engagiert gegen Rückbau von Freiheitsrechten im Netz und für Realisierung digitaler Potentiale bei Wissenszugang, Transparenz, Partizipation, und Kreativität. www.digitalegesellschaft.de
@cryptoharlem.bsky.social
Nonprofit AntiSurveillance, Cybersecurity Education & Advocacy Organization AFROFUTURIST * HACKTIVIST * ACTION "cybersecurity for the people"
@fingolas.bsky.social
Editor at @heise.de Writes about #IT, #Internet, #SocialMedia, #AI, #Astronomy, #Space Here also #News #Europe #IranRevolution #SlavaUkraini #RefugeesWelcome On #Mastodon https://journa.host/@fingolas https://social.heise.de/@mho
@swachter.bsky.social
Professor of Technology and Regulation, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, research on legal & ethical implications of AI, Big Data, & robotics as well as Internet & platform regulation https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/sandra-wachter/
@stineeckert.bsky.social
Ph.D., Associate Prof., Dept. of Communication, Wayne State U, Detroit. Researching social media, journalism, counter publics, online harassment. Editor of Journalism Research/Journalistik. https://journalistik.online/
@naehrdine.bsky.social
ɿɘɘniϱnɘ ɘƨɿɘvɘɿ 🎦 youtube.com/@jiskac 📝 naehrdine.blogspot.com 🐥 twitter.com/naehrdine 🎓 hpi.de/classen 📱 reversing.training
@xnet-x.net
Democracia | #DerechosDigitales | Internet, información y cultura libres | Soluciones a la desinformación en #FakeYou | Tecnopolítica para la acción | Anticorrupción.
@jurrevanbergen.nl
Technologist at Amnesty's Security Lab. Here's how to contact me securely: https://gist.github.com/DrWhax/61978d4e7df5291d4cf308f10dc20d5a
@latelyontime.bsky.social
Feminist. Humanist. Technologist. Professor Global Media (CUHK), Director (Digital Narratives Studio), all-around rambler and general purpose story-teller. Trying to find reticence in battles of things that can and cannot be said.
@khaleesicodes.bsky.social
CCC | Hacker | Dragon Queen fighting for digital rights |
@michaelkreil.bsky.social
@paulnemitz.bsky.social
Lawyer, Policy Developer, Speaker on #Democracy, #Law & #Technology, #AI #AIAct, #DSA & #GDPR and how all this works together. Co- Author of „The Human Imperative- Power, Freedom and Democracy in the age of #ArtificialIntelligence“.
@d-64.org
D64 – Zentrum für digitalen Fortschritt. Als gemeinnütziger Verein liefern wir Impulse zur positiven Gestaltung der Digitalen Transformation. Auf Mastodon unter https://d-64.social/@D64eV erreichbar. Alle Infos zu uns gibt es auf https://d-64.org.
@malteengeler.bsky.social
legal professional | author | he/him | co-founder www.Structural-Integrity.eu | social media @ @neuerichter.bsky.social | politics @ @dielinkeberlin.bsky.social | #TeamInked | data economy & digital politics 🌐 www.MalteEngeler.de
@ghappour.bsky.social
GC @espressosys. Formerly: @nymproject, Prof @BU_Law, @uchastings, @utexaslaw, crim defender, digital rights @eipr, gitmo @reprieve, litigation @orrick, engineer @sunmicrosystems & @sgi
@pondswimmer.bsky.social
scholar of risk & refusal | independent advisor on digital rights, tech & climate justice | postdoc on politics of AI & climate risk at the University of Amsterdam | ex research lead at the Engine Room | https://beckykazansky.net/about/
@mariannedh.bsky.social
Writer, lawyer, digital rights activist, migrant. Cat person. PDF hoarder. Coffee addict. Swiftie. / she/ella / http://the-far-away.com
@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.
@artepovera.bsky.social
"Und welche Freiheit dann das erste Nein: Nein, ich will etwas anderes." (C. Wolf, Kassandra) Referentin für Menschenrechte im digitalen Zeitalter & Rüstungshandel bei @amnesty-de.bsky.social. she/her. Privat hier / privater offline.
@hendrik-erz.de
PhD Student, Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS) Political Sociologist studying policymaking processes in U.S. Congress. Website: https://hendrik-erz.de In my free time I develop @zettlr.com, a free academic writing app.
@evabd.bsky.social
Head of Movement Building and Policy at Chayn. Tech and gender policy. Privacy enthusiast.
@mushon.bsky.social
Politics of: systems/ interaction/ design/ futures/ friction/ flow/ budgets/ data/ vis/ privacy/ networks/ Middle-East/ maps/ cities/ labor/ zombies
@cdteu.bsky.social
Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe 🇪🇺 Advancing EU law and tech policy with a focus on democracy and human rights. Part of @CenDemTech.bsky.social's Global team. https://cdt.org/eu/
@icrclawpolicy.bsky.social
Sharing updates about @ICRC's Humanitarian Law & Policy news, publications and events. #IHL #WarHasRules For all things law and policy: https://linktr.ee/IHLtools
@rstockm.bsky.social
Universalamateur, Direktor Digitale Entwicklung an der #ZLB, Im Bereich #Podcasting helfe ich mit bei @ultraschall, Derzeit in S03 bei der @freakshow am Mikrofon. Meine eigentlichen Beiträge gibt es auf Mastodons: rstockm@chaos.social
@crimewatch.bsky.social
Crime/OC/(Digital) Violence/Tech/Future. Journalist & Founder BuzzingCities Lab, OpenCrime, The School of Conflict&Peace. Reports: SPIEGEL, SWR Vollbild, WIRED, AlgorithmWatch. Environmental Crimes & Tech Fellow Humboldt University Berlin Mexico/Germany
@alexrabe.bsky.social
Managing Director // Association of the Internet Industry #Digitalisierung #Internet #Politik #Cloud #digitaleInfrastrukturen #digitaleBildung #Cybersecurity #digitaleNachhaltigkeit
@thothiel.bsky.social
Prof for Democracy Promotion and Digital Politics, Erfurt University https://thorsten-thiel.net/
@ckoever.bsky.social
Journalistin. Recherchiert zu Migration, automatisierten Entscheidungen, digitaler Gewalt und mehr. chris@netzpolitik.org
@FrankPasquale.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Author of The Black Box Society & New Laws of Robotics; law professor at Cornell Law School & Cornell Tech. [bridged from https://mastodon.social/@FrankPasquale on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@donncha.is
Head of Security Lab - Amnesty International Hunting spyware and unlawful surveillance targeting activists and civil society. For help with digital forensics or suspect spyware threats contact: https://securitylab.amnesty.org/get-help/
@rjgallagher.co.uk
Investigative reporter at Bloomberg News covering technology & cybersecurity. Anonymous tips: https://tips.hushline.app/to/ryan Email: ryan@rjgallagher.co.uk Signal/WhatsApp: +44 737-678-6842
@roofjoke.bsky.social
Politischer Journalist @netzpolitik.org | Recherche, Analyse, Kritik | ua: „Medienmäzen Google“, „Die Akte Xandr“, „Databroker Files“ | Podcasts: „Systemeinstellungen“ & „Off/On“ | Buch: „Digitaler Kolonialismus“ (02/25) https://netzpolitik.org/author/ingo
@epic.org
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) was established in 1994 to secure the fundamental right to privacy in the digital age.
@isik5.bsky.social
Director of Research @netblocks, #infosec, Internet activist, Developer, OSINT enthusiast, NewsKitten, Nerd, HDR photographer. GPG:0x0EB41110 https://twitter.com/isik5
@dleisegang.bsky.social
Co-Chefredakteur @netzpolitik.org | schreibt zu KI, Gesundheitsdigitalisierung, Digital Public Infrastructure und digitale Identitäten | he/him
@weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
Forschung für die vernetzte Gesellschaft \\ Research for the networked society https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/
@netblocks.org
The Internet's Observatory: Tracking cybersecurity and digital governance • connectivity and democracy • tools and policy for change • https://netblocks.org
@ahmetasabanci.com
Critical futurist, writer, technologist, generalist, philosopher of Weird and Deadly Interesting. Also runs @tuhaf.studio Posts in ENG and TUR ahmetasabanci.com https://ahmetasabanci.com/now/ tuhafgelecek.com newslabturkey.org
@frederike.bsky.social
Global tech policy & geopolitics advisor✨ Also: EU Ai industrial policy & global governance for @ainowinstitute.bsky.social frederikekaltheuner.com
@ewo.name
cyber cyber journalist speaker and moderator Matrix: @wolfangel:matrix.org Threema: 47M5V464 Signal: +4915151950321 www.ewo.name
@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
@ktai.bsky.social
Probably somewhere in an archive near berlin. phd-ing @ MIT Political Science on Chinese politics, technology policy, bureaucracy & GDR computing. Also at mstdn.social/@ktai
@mihajlovicfreiburg.com
Referent für Demokratiebildung✊🏻 und Digitale Transformation📱• Lehrender Hoch|Schule🏫 • Digitalpolitisches Zuhause🏠: @d-64.org • he/him • Freiburg | Beograd https://mihajlovicfreiburg.com
@legind.bsky.social
@eff Threat Lab Senior Staff Technologist. Rust enthusiast. Anarchisting without adverbs. My posts are my own. 🏴 Interests include #DnD, #Hacking, #Anarchism, #Rustlang, and general nerddom.
@daniel-solove.bsky.social
I'm a law professor at GW Law School and an expert on privacy, AI, technology, and data security law. I also write about law, literature, and the humanities. More about me at https://danielsolove.com
@andre.netzpolitik.org
Investigativer Journalist @netzpolitik.org. Mitgründer @freiheitsrechte.org und digitalegesellschaft.de. Beobachter edri.org. Mitglied @ccc.de. Freund @fragdenstaat.de. Lieber auf https://chaos.social/@andre_meister.
@leif.bsky.social
@hatr.bsky.social
reporter covering cyber (both crime and state-sponsored) for Der Spiegel and ZDF, short overview at https://linktr.ee/hakantanriverdi
@lilithwittmann.bsky.social
staatl. zertifizierte Krawallinfluencerin & Sicherheitsforscherin https://links.lilithwittmann.de
@harloholm.es
i'm with the press. digital security @freedom.press, but all opinions are my own
@schock.cc
Head of Research at OneProject.org. Author, Design Justice (https://design-justice.pubpub.org) + Out of the Shadows, Into the Streets. #FreePalestine. Trans agenda. She/they/ella/elle. More: https://www.schock.cc
@martijngrooten.bsky.social
Threat Intelligence for Silent Push. Security for at-risk people. Researcher, reader, runner. Traveler. Signal: martijngrooten.37
@abirghattas.bsky.social
CIO & Director of Information Security @HRW • Feminist • @abirghattas@infosec.exchange •
@twcnewsletter.bsky.social
We are a coalition of workers in and around the tech industry, labor organizers, community organizers, and friends. Sign up for our newsletter at https://news.techworkerscoalition.org/subscribe/
@yaleisp.bsky.social
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School is an intellectual center addressing issues at the intersection of law, tech & society. https://law.yale.edu/isp/community
@grahamcluley.com
Award-winning #cybersecurity and #AI keynote speaker, writer, podcaster | Host of @theaifix.show and @smashingsecurity.com podcasts ❤️ #DoctorWho, #Beatles, #Chess 🌐 https://grahamcluley.com 🎙️ https://theaifix.show 🎙️ https://www.smashingsecurity.com
@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
@vowe.net
Author. I explain difficult concepts in simple ways. Posts are ephemeral. I do not block. Also, I don’t argue. → https://xkcd.com/386 📬 https://signal.org → vowe.01 📌 Bessungen, New York, Darmstadt 🦋 Joined 05-Mar-2023 as user #2236
@isis.bsky.social
anarchist; the bay area’s only hacker; once-upon-a-time theoretical physicist. i might be a cryptographer but i'm not your cryptographer. helped build tor, signal, zcash, firefox, probably some other things folks use sometimes. 🏳️⚧️
@lsdornheim.bsky.social
CDO @ München Feministin @ 🖤 Hier privat. Das Private ist Politisch!
@hateaid.org
Denn Menschenrecht gilt auch digital. Wir engagieren uns für Betroffene von Online-Hass und die Demokratie im Netz. Unterstütze hier: https://hateaid.org/spenden
@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 🏳️🌈
@jdp23.thenexus.today
Strategist, software engineer, entrepreneur, activist, privacy advocate. He/him or they/them. Currently mostly at http://thenexusofprivacy.net and @jdp23@neuromatch.social