Diego Naranjo
@diego.eurosky.social
Advisor for non-profits on human rights and technology | EU advocacy trainings | labour rights at heart | photographer by night
Former president of the EMAlumni association and Advisory Board Member World Ethical Data Foundation
www.diegonaranjo.eu
Former president of the EMAlumni association and Advisory Board Member World Ethical Data Foundation
www.diegonaranjo.eu
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Great to see @euractiv.com's @elisabraun.bsky.social covering European diplomacy's weakness in dealing with US pressure.
We have the means to resist pressure and would benefit from doing so, but lack political leaders.
www.rapporteur.com/news/eeas-ru...
We have the means to resist pressure and would benefit from doing so, but lack political leaders.
www.rapporteur.com/news/eeas-ru...
EEAS runs scared of US 'disinformation' debate | Rapporteur
Europe is ready to talk about foreign interference provided it does not have to identify the US as a possible source
www.rapporteur.com
October 7, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Great to see @euractiv.com's @elisabraun.bsky.social covering European diplomacy's weakness in dealing with US pressure.
We have the means to resist pressure and would benefit from doing so, but lack political leaders.
www.rapporteur.com/news/eeas-ru...
We have the means to resist pressure and would benefit from doing so, but lack political leaders.
www.rapporteur.com/news/eeas-ru...
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Statement of 120 organisations across Europe demanding end of public contracts to #Palantir
A company avoiding paying a fair share of taxes
And which leaders questioning values of equality and democracy
Not to Palantir
A company avoiding paying a fair share of taxes
And which leaders questioning values of equality and democracy
Not to Palantir
We say…
❌ NO to supporting war mongers
❌ NO to draining our public wealth
❌ NO to the tech broligarchy
NO TO #PALANTIR!
Read the open letter from over 120 organisations from across Europe here: www.epsu.org/article/120-...
❌ NO to supporting war mongers
❌ NO to draining our public wealth
❌ NO to the tech broligarchy
NO TO #PALANTIR!
Read the open letter from over 120 organisations from across Europe here: www.epsu.org/article/120-...
September 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Statement of 120 organisations across Europe demanding end of public contracts to #Palantir
A company avoiding paying a fair share of taxes
And which leaders questioning values of equality and democracy
Not to Palantir
A company avoiding paying a fair share of taxes
And which leaders questioning values of equality and democracy
Not to Palantir
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The EU Kids Act arrived without an impact assessment. Asha Allen of CDT Europe writes that a law with far-reaching fundamental rights implications cannot be shaped outside democratic due process.
A Safer Internet Should Not Come with Democratic Shortcuts
EU's push for a safer internet for children must not come at the expense of the democratic scrutiny needed to get digital regulation right, writes Asha Allen.
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October 1, 2026 at 8:50 AM
The EU Kids Act arrived without an impact assessment. Asha Allen of CDT Europe writes that a law with far-reaching fundamental rights implications cannot be shaped outside democratic due process.
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📰 "The campaign group which forced the EU's highest court to strike down past US-EU data sharing deals has slammed the latest changes to European data protection laws designed to accommodate AI." #DigitalOmnibus #EU #AI
🔍 Continue reading ▸ www.theregister.com/legal/2026/0...
🔍 Continue reading ▸ www.theregister.com/legal/2026/0...
Privacy group slams EU for changing the data rules to cater to AI
Schrems campaign raises specter of another legal challenge as legislators propose changes to GDPR
www.theregister.com
September 23, 2026 at 9:01 AM
📰 "The campaign group which forced the EU's highest court to strike down past US-EU data sharing deals has slammed the latest changes to European data protection laws designed to accommodate AI." #DigitalOmnibus #EU #AI
🔍 Continue reading ▸ www.theregister.com/legal/2026/0...
🔍 Continue reading ▸ www.theregister.com/legal/2026/0...
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The far right is winning because people are scared for the future.
The left has to combat this fear head on by showing that decline is not inevitable.
Another world is possible - but only if we can take on the power of capital.
Me for @euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/opinion/econ...
The left has to combat this fear head on by showing that decline is not inevitable.
Another world is possible - but only if we can take on the power of capital.
Me for @euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/opinion/econ...
Economic hardship doesn't create the far right. But it wins them supporters | Euractiv
It is the fear of loss – not the experience of it – that activates the authoritarian reflex. That sense of decline has become pervasive
www.euractiv.com
September 21, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The far right is winning because people are scared for the future.
The left has to combat this fear head on by showing that decline is not inevitable.
Another world is possible - but only if we can take on the power of capital.
Me for @euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/opinion/econ...
The left has to combat this fear head on by showing that decline is not inevitable.
Another world is possible - but only if we can take on the power of capital.
Me for @euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/opinion/econ...
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#GDPR & #AI - Irish EU Presidency proposes that "AI trumps the GDPR" in new leaked documents. This is nothing but the #DigitalExpropriation of Europeans on behalf of Big Tech.. 😣
noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.
noyb.eu
September 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
#GDPR & #AI - Irish EU Presidency proposes that "AI trumps the GDPR" in new leaked documents. This is nothing but the #DigitalExpropriation of Europeans on behalf of Big Tech.. 😣
noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
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🗺️ The European Commission’s deregulation frenzy means attacks on labour rights, climate policies, nature protection, and public health. If you want to know more, join us on a free lobby tour of Brussels on 1st Oct at 5.30pm!
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September 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
🗺️ The European Commission’s deregulation frenzy means attacks on labour rights, climate policies, nature protection, and public health. If you want to know more, join us on a free lobby tour of Brussels on 1st Oct at 5.30pm!
✍ Sign in for free at: [email protected]
✍ Sign in for free at: [email protected]
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This is precisely why hundreds of experts demanded that during Ireland's presidency of the EU our country not be allowed to handle tech policy.
Ireland is the trojan horse for US Big Tech lawlessness in the EU. It's really as simple as that.
Ireland is the trojan horse for US Big Tech lawlessness in the EU. It's really as simple as that.
This is insanity.
Irish Presidency's draft text of amendments to the GDPR allows training & operation of any AI without safeguards & tough legal basis (under "legitimate interest" a company claims what it is doing is OK. Up to you to find out and challenge in court). This is a free pass for US Tech.
Irish Presidency's draft text of amendments to the GDPR allows training & operation of any AI without safeguards & tough legal basis (under "legitimate interest" a company claims what it is doing is OK. Up to you to find out and challenge in court). This is a free pass for US Tech.
September 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
This is precisely why hundreds of experts demanded that during Ireland's presidency of the EU our country not be allowed to handle tech policy.
Ireland is the trojan horse for US Big Tech lawlessness in the EU. It's really as simple as that.
Ireland is the trojan horse for US Big Tech lawlessness in the EU. It's really as simple as that.
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If Trump wants Greenland, he can just order Microsoft to switch off Office 365 for the country and every ministry and significant firm will be shuttered in an instant, along with many households:
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Pluralistic: EU ready to cave to Trump on tech (04 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
September 3, 2026 at 9:03 AM
If Trump wants Greenland, he can just order Microsoft to switch off Office 365 for the country and every ministry and significant firm will be shuttered in an instant, along with many households:
pluralistic.net/2026/04/04/d...
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pluralistic.net/2026/04/04/d...
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Alors que la contestation des étudiants serbes contre le régime de Vucic a fait souffler un vent d’espoir, c'est par l'espionnage illégal qu'a répondu le régime pour étouffer l'opposition! #Pegasus
C'est ce que révèle aujourd'hui ShareFoundation et @citizenlab.ca
www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
C'est ce que révèle aujourd'hui ShareFoundation et @citizenlab.ca
www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
En Serbie, l’opposition ciblée par le logiciel espion Pegasus
Une douzaine de personnes, dont un parlementaire et des étudiants participant au mouvement de protestation contre le pouvoir, ont reçu une notification suggérant qu’elles avaient été visées par le mou...
www.lemonde.fr
September 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Alors que la contestation des étudiants serbes contre le régime de Vucic a fait souffler un vent d’espoir, c'est par l'espionnage illégal qu'a répondu le régime pour étouffer l'opposition! #Pegasus
C'est ce que révèle aujourd'hui ShareFoundation et @citizenlab.ca
www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
C'est ce que révèle aujourd'hui ShareFoundation et @citizenlab.ca
www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
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REVEALED: #BigTech and #BigOil are teeming up to push new gas-powered #datacentres, and greenwashing them with promises of carbon capture.
But carbon capture is a paper tiger: new fossil gas just means new emissions, worsening the climate crisis' deadly impacts.
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/08/d...
But carbon capture is a paper tiger: new fossil gas just means new emissions, worsening the climate crisis' deadly impacts.
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/08/d...
A deadly alliance of Big Tech and Big Oil | Corporate Europe Observatory
Big Tech and Big Oil are teeming up to push new gas-powered data centres, and greenwashing them with promises of carbon capture. But carbon capture is a paper tiger: new fossil gas just means new emis...
corporateeurope.org
September 1, 2026 at 10:03 AM
REVEALED: #BigTech and #BigOil are teeming up to push new gas-powered #datacentres, and greenwashing them with promises of carbon capture.
But carbon capture is a paper tiger: new fossil gas just means new emissions, worsening the climate crisis' deadly impacts.
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/08/d...
But carbon capture is a paper tiger: new fossil gas just means new emissions, worsening the climate crisis' deadly impacts.
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/08/d...
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We designated ChatGPT as a VLOSE and Reddit and Roblox as VLOPs under the DSA.
These services indicated that they reach at least 45M average monthly users in the EU and thus meet the threshold for designation.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
These services indicated that they reach at least 45M average monthly users in the EU and thus meet the threshold for designation.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission designates ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox under Digital Services Act
Today, the Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE), as well as Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
August 31, 2026 at 10:35 AM
We designated ChatGPT as a VLOSE and Reddit and Roblox as VLOPs under the DSA.
These services indicated that they reach at least 45M average monthly users in the EU and thus meet the threshold for designation.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
These services indicated that they reach at least 45M average monthly users in the EU and thus meet the threshold for designation.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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they’re making ai-generated, pro-concentration camp propaganda
Ben Gvir posted this video on twitter today which shows fat and happy Palestinians on a conveyer built going through the Israeli "prison" (torture camp) system and coming out emaciated and maudlin. This is textbook genocidal content.
August 30, 2026 at 10:39 PM
they’re making ai-generated, pro-concentration camp propaganda
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The US State Department has designated A/I, a small Italian provider of open source infrastructure for political activists, as a global terrorist group.
They will reach into our very homes to grab us — if we let them.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
They will reach into our very homes to grab us — if we let them.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist - United States Department of State
Today, the Department of State, in partnership with the Department of the Treasury, is announcing the designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Autistici/Inventati...
www.state.gov
August 27, 2026 at 6:48 AM
The US State Department has designated A/I, a small Italian provider of open source infrastructure for political activists, as a global terrorist group.
They will reach into our very homes to grab us — if we let them.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
They will reach into our very homes to grab us — if we let them.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
Really important report on one of the most dangerous corporations out there. With a founder saying that democracy and freedom are incompatible, a manifesto that could be the "rambling of a super villain" (www.theguardian.com/technology/2...) and an obvious disregard for human rights.
🤑 We pay. You pay. Palantir doesn’t.
A new report finds that #Palantir is paying little to no corporate tax in Europe while expanding its influence over public services, policing, defence and national security.
💲 Public money in. Almost no tax out.
Read the report: www.epsu.org/article/pala...
A new report finds that #Palantir is paying little to no corporate tax in Europe while expanding its influence over public services, policing, defence and national security.
💲 Public money in. Almost no tax out.
Read the report: www.epsu.org/article/pala...
Palantir pays almost no corporate tax in Europe while benefitting from public contracts: new report
A new report reveals that Palantir is paying little to no corporate taxes in Europe while building massive profits and share value off the back of public contracts.
www.epsu.org
August 5, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Really important report on one of the most dangerous corporations out there. With a founder saying that democracy and freedom are incompatible, a manifesto that could be the "rambling of a super villain" (www.theguardian.com/technology/2...) and an obvious disregard for human rights.
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Like many Europeans, I felt deep unease, not only at the deaths in Ceuta, but at Europe’s dehumanised response.
By embracing this dystopian narrative, they turned desperate people into invaders, abandoned European solidarity and helped create the image Europe’s worst enemies want
READ below
By embracing this dystopian narrative, they turned desperate people into invaders, abandoned European solidarity and helped create the image Europe’s worst enemies want
READ below
August 4, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Like many Europeans, I felt deep unease, not only at the deaths in Ceuta, but at Europe’s dehumanised response.
By embracing this dystopian narrative, they turned desperate people into invaders, abandoned European solidarity and helped create the image Europe’s worst enemies want
READ below
By embracing this dystopian narrative, they turned desperate people into invaders, abandoned European solidarity and helped create the image Europe’s worst enemies want
READ below
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🍪 Visit killthecookiebanner.eu to learn more and find out how you can take action! #KillTheCookieBanner
August 4, 2026 at 8:24 AM
🍪 Visit killthecookiebanner.eu to learn more and find out how you can take action! #KillTheCookieBanner
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German green party of Baden Wurttemberg votes against the use of US company #Palantir
Want souvereignty and not dependence on US tech
Alas government of Land including Green PM keep contract.
The signal is clear enough: ditch the US tech company
@purgepalantir.bsky.social
Want souvereignty and not dependence on US tech
Alas government of Land including Green PM keep contract.
The signal is clear enough: ditch the US tech company
@purgepalantir.bsky.social
Urabstimmung: Baden-Württembergs Grüne votieren für Palantir-Stopp - Golem.de
Die Grünen in Baden-Württemberg lehnen den Einsatz von Palantir mit großer Mehrheit ab. Doch die grün-schwarze Landesregierung hält daran fest.
www.golem.de
August 1, 2026 at 1:45 PM
German green party of Baden Wurttemberg votes against the use of US company #Palantir
Want souvereignty and not dependence on US tech
Alas government of Land including Green PM keep contract.
The signal is clear enough: ditch the US tech company
@purgepalantir.bsky.social
Want souvereignty and not dependence on US tech
Alas government of Land including Green PM keep contract.
The signal is clear enough: ditch the US tech company
@purgepalantir.bsky.social
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Sanchez is becoming the punch bag of Europe’s right and Trump.
It's notable that when Belarus/Russia did this to Poland, other EU countries didn't respond by blaming Poland. They blamed Belarus/Russia.
No mystery why Europe's governing conservatives are blaming the EU's only leftist prime minister.
No mystery why Europe's governing conservatives are blaming the EU's only leftist prime minister.
August 3, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Sanchez is becoming the punch bag of Europe’s right and Trump.
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"Big Tech is selling AI to Big Oil to find more fossil fuels to burn, faster" explains DeSmog. "Big Tech has gone from promising climate breakthroughs to breaking the climate."
😡 Fossil fuel-powered data centres + data centre-powered oil & gas expansion = 🔥🌍🔥🌎🔥🌏🔥
www.desmog.com/2026/07/16/b...
😡 Fossil fuel-powered data centres + data centre-powered oil & gas expansion = 🔥🌍🔥🌎🔥🌏🔥
www.desmog.com/2026/07/16/b...
Big Tech Joins Big Oil in Ruining Summer
The industry has abandoned its climate pledges in favor of fossil fuel-powered AI data centers.
www.desmog.com
July 28, 2026 at 3:38 PM
"Big Tech is selling AI to Big Oil to find more fossil fuels to burn, faster" explains DeSmog. "Big Tech has gone from promising climate breakthroughs to breaking the climate."
😡 Fossil fuel-powered data centres + data centre-powered oil & gas expansion = 🔥🌍🔥🌎🔥🌏🔥
www.desmog.com/2026/07/16/b...
😡 Fossil fuel-powered data centres + data centre-powered oil & gas expansion = 🔥🌍🔥🌎🔥🌏🔥
www.desmog.com/2026/07/16/b...
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Great to see the EU's Digital Markets Act in action 👏. But let's be honest, the fine is pocket change and the behavioural remedies are nice to haves but hardly groundbreaking.
To put the fine in context, Alphabet just disclosed its going to spank *$205bn* on AI this year alone.
To put the fine in context, Alphabet just disclosed its going to spank *$205bn* on AI this year alone.
⚠️ We have fined Google €890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act, by promoting their own services and restricting customer access to alternatives on Google Search and Google Play.
More information: link.europa.eu/vrNJTx
More information: link.europa.eu/vrNJTx
July 23, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Great to see the EU's Digital Markets Act in action 👏. But let's be honest, the fine is pocket change and the behavioural remedies are nice to haves but hardly groundbreaking.
To put the fine in context, Alphabet just disclosed its going to spank *$205bn* on AI this year alone.
To put the fine in context, Alphabet just disclosed its going to spank *$205bn* on AI this year alone.
3 quick takes on the EU Public Procurement Act leak for techies, environmentalists and social justice advocates www.diegonaranjo.eu/3-quick-take...
3 quick takes on the EU Public Procurement Act leak | Diego Naranjo
Quick analysis on the EU public procurement act with key analysis on issues around Free Software/Open Source, environment and social justice.
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July 22, 2026 at 1:51 PM
3 quick takes on the EU Public Procurement Act leak for techies, environmentalists and social justice advocates www.diegonaranjo.eu/3-quick-take...
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Facial recognition technology supplied by a Spanish firm and largely banned in the EU is running on around 4,000 cameras across India, Investigate Europe reports.
European AI Firms Scale Banned Facial Recognition Systems in India
From Delhi to Jaipur, India is rolling out facial recognition technology supplied by Spanish company Herta Security to monitor millions of its citizens.
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July 16, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Facial recognition technology supplied by a Spanish firm and largely banned in the EU is running on around 4,000 cameras across India, Investigate Europe reports.
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The EU's dependence on US Big Tech means dependence on US government writes @parismarx.com explaining the imperial project of the US
But while EU talks about sovereignty it refuses to consider public ownership of digital infrastructures
It can be different:
www.socialeurope.eu/europes-digi...
But while EU talks about sovereignty it refuses to consider public ownership of digital infrastructures
It can be different:
www.socialeurope.eu/europes-digi...
July 15, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The EU's dependence on US Big Tech means dependence on US government writes @parismarx.com explaining the imperial project of the US
But while EU talks about sovereignty it refuses to consider public ownership of digital infrastructures
It can be different:
www.socialeurope.eu/europes-digi...
But while EU talks about sovereignty it refuses to consider public ownership of digital infrastructures
It can be different:
www.socialeurope.eu/europes-digi...
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New research from @somoamsterdam.bsky.social shows EU push for rapid expansion of data centres will increase wealth & power of US #BigTech companies
❗Warning❗“Data centre acceleration zones” = fast-tracked construction, bypassing environmental assessment, land permitting + community consultations 🚧
❗Warning❗“Data centre acceleration zones” = fast-tracked construction, bypassing environmental assessment, land permitting + community consultations 🚧
The EU wants to fast-track data centre "acceleration zones" across all Member States.
⚠️ But our analysis shows that those data centres will remain largely owned by and serving US companies, while draining European resources and escaping public scrutiny.
Read more: www.somo.nl/eus-data-cen...
⚠️ But our analysis shows that those data centres will remain largely owned by and serving US companies, while draining European resources and escaping public scrutiny.
Read more: www.somo.nl/eus-data-cen...
July 15, 2026 at 10:18 AM
New research from @somoamsterdam.bsky.social shows EU push for rapid expansion of data centres will increase wealth & power of US #BigTech companies
❗Warning❗“Data centre acceleration zones” = fast-tracked construction, bypassing environmental assessment, land permitting + community consultations 🚧
❗Warning❗“Data centre acceleration zones” = fast-tracked construction, bypassing environmental assessment, land permitting + community consultations 🚧