Nacho Torreblanca
@jitorreblanca.eurosky.social
Distinguished Policy Fellow. Geoeconomics and Tech Programme. ECFR. https://ecfr.eu/profile/jose_ignacio_torreblanca/
X is not just a social media platform — it's a political and media instrument that Elon Musk uses to intervene in democratic politics. That would be a legitimate concern in any context. With X's dominant market position, it becomes a structural one.
June 11, 2026 at 7:13 AM
X is not just a social media platform — it's a political and media instrument that Elon Musk uses to intervene in democratic politics. That would be a legitimate concern in any context. With X's dominant market position, it becomes a structural one.
1/ 🇪🇺 Who controls Europe’s digital future?
A small number of US tech giants shape how millions of Europeans access information, debate, and democracy — and they’re pushing back against EU rules.
Do you care about protecting Europe’s digital model? 👇
A small number of US tech giants shape how millions of Europeans access information, debate, and democracy — and they’re pushing back against EU rules.
Do you care about protecting Europe’s digital model? 👇
May 5, 2026 at 8:55 AM
1/ 🇪🇺 Who controls Europe’s digital future?
A small number of US tech giants shape how millions of Europeans access information, debate, and democracy — and they’re pushing back against EU rules.
Do you care about protecting Europe’s digital model? 👇
A small number of US tech giants shape how millions of Europeans access information, debate, and democracy — and they’re pushing back against EU rules.
Do you care about protecting Europe’s digital model? 👇
1/ 🧵 This Saturday @ecfr.eu is organising a panel at the Global Progressive Mobilisation Summit in Barcelona on one of the most pressing challenges of our time:
Defending Democracies from Technological Coercion 🔽
Defending Democracies from Technological Coercion 🔽
April 15, 2026 at 7:34 AM
1/ 🧵 This Saturday @ecfr.eu is organising a panel at the Global Progressive Mobilisation Summit in Barcelona on one of the most pressing challenges of our time:
Defending Democracies from Technological Coercion 🔽
Defending Democracies from Technological Coercion 🔽
Because Europe has a free speech problem that the US needs to fix…
March 28, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Because Europe has a free speech problem that the US needs to fix…
“Meta executives knew their products harmed children, disregarded warnings from their own employees, and lied to the public about what they knew,” Torrez said in a statement following the verdict. techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/n...
New Mexico just handed Meta its first courtroom defeat over child safety, and the rest of the country is watching | TechCrunch
The dollar amount isn’t as important as the fact that this is the first jury verdict of its kind against Meta over harm to young people.
techcrunch.com
March 25, 2026 at 5:57 PM
“Meta executives knew their products harmed children, disregarded warnings from their own employees, and lied to the public about what they knew,” Torrez said in a statement following the verdict. techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/n...
Europa se tiene que resistir al chantaje de EEUU. Gracias por invitarme a Radio Nacional @radio5rne.rtve.es
🔴ENTREVISTA | @jitorreblanca.bsky.social , director de la oficina en Madrid del @ecfr.eu y profesor de la @uneduniv.bsky.social
🗣️"Estados Unidos que era nuestro principal aliado no es hoy en día un socio confiable, ni siquiera un socio."
▶️https://rtve.es/play/radio/
🗣️"Estados Unidos que era nuestro principal aliado no es hoy en día un socio confiable, ni siquiera un socio."
▶️https://rtve.es/play/radio/
March 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Europa se tiene que resistir al chantaje de EEUU. Gracias por invitarme a Radio Nacional @radio5rne.rtve.es
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Two wars. Two leaders who thought a surgical strike would bring a quick win. Two miscalculations. A thread on why not winning is losing — and why Iran 2025 is reading like Ukraine 2022. 👇
Two wars. Two leaders who thought a surgical strike would bring a quick win. Two miscalculations. A thread on why not winning is losing — and why Iran 2025 is reading like Ukraine 2022. 👇
March 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Two wars. Two leaders who thought a surgical strike would bring a quick win. Two miscalculations. A thread on why not winning is losing — and why Iran 2025 is reading like Ukraine 2022. 👇
Two wars. Two leaders who thought a surgical strike would bring a quick win. Two miscalculations. A thread on why not winning is losing — and why Iran 2025 is reading like Ukraine 2022. 👇
🌐 Technology is no longer just an economic asset — it has become the central battlefield of geopolitical power.
My new article in CEBRI-Journal argues that the EU faces an existential challenge at the intersection of technological dependency and democratic sovereignty. cebri.org/revista/en/a...
My new article in CEBRI-Journal argues that the EU faces an existential challenge at the intersection of technological dependency and democratic sovereignty. cebri.org/revista/en/a...
Defending EU Democracy and Sovereignty from the New Geopolitics of Technology
An Era of Technological Revolutions?
cebri.org
March 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
🌐 Technology is no longer just an economic asset — it has become the central battlefield of geopolitical power.
My new article in CEBRI-Journal argues that the EU faces an existential challenge at the intersection of technological dependency and democratic sovereignty. cebri.org/revista/en/a...
My new article in CEBRI-Journal argues that the EU faces an existential challenge at the intersection of technological dependency and democratic sovereignty. cebri.org/revista/en/a...
Spain is a sovereign country — not a colony or a protectorate.
• US bases in Spain are not US sovereign territory. Their use must reflect the bilateral interests of both countries.
• Spain remains a loyal NATO ally, with troops deployed in Latvia, Turkey, Lebanon, and Iraq.
• US bases in Spain are not US sovereign territory. Their use must reflect the bilateral interests of both countries.
• Spain remains a loyal NATO ally, with troops deployed in Latvia, Turkey, Lebanon, and Iraq.
March 4, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Spain is a sovereign country — not a colony or a protectorate.
• US bases in Spain are not US sovereign territory. Their use must reflect the bilateral interests of both countries.
• Spain remains a loyal NATO ally, with troops deployed in Latvia, Turkey, Lebanon, and Iraq.
• US bases in Spain are not US sovereign territory. Their use must reflect the bilateral interests of both countries.
• Spain remains a loyal NATO ally, with troops deployed in Latvia, Turkey, Lebanon, and Iraq.
I see Greenland as a survival test for the European Union and NATO.
January 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I see Greenland as a survival test for the European Union and NATO.
🧵Some thoughts on Australia's social media ban from my weekly column "Café Steiner" at daily ElMUNDO from Spain @elmundo.es.web.brid.gy
December 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🧵Some thoughts on Australia's social media ban from my weekly column "Café Steiner" at daily ElMUNDO from Spain @elmundo.es.web.brid.gy
Despite J.D. Vance statements, the 120m fine imposed on X by the European commission has nothing to do with free speech or censorship. It is about the deceptive design of X's ‘blue checkmark'; the lack of transparency of X's ads repository and the failure to provide researchers access to public data
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Despite J.D. Vance statements, the 120m fine imposed on X by the European commission has nothing to do with free speech or censorship. It is about the deceptive design of X's ‘blue checkmark'; the lack of transparency of X's ads repository and the failure to provide researchers access to public data
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A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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1/ The new “digital omnibus package” presented on 24 November aims to simplify EU digital rules — but what looks like deregulation may actually hand power to US Big Tech and expose Europe to coercion.  ecfr.eu/article/thro...
Thrown under the omnibus: How the EU’s digital deregulation fuels US coercion
The EU has proposed simplifying and softening its digital regulation. This will only make the bloc more vulnerable to the coercion of America’s big tech firms.
ecfr.eu
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
1/ The new “digital omnibus package” presented on 24 November aims to simplify EU digital rules — but what looks like deregulation may actually hand power to US Big Tech and expose Europe to coercion.  ecfr.eu/article/thro...
The nonsense of the day. AI toys talking sex to children edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/t...
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
edition.cnn.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The nonsense of the day. AI toys talking sex to children edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/t...
Follow the Summit on European Digital Sovereingty happening today in Berlin at: bmds.bund.de/aktuelles/eu...
EU-Summit - Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung
bmds.bund.de
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Follow the Summit on European Digital Sovereingty happening today in Berlin at: bmds.bund.de/aktuelles/eu...
China says Spain is the model it seeks for its international relations. See my take at @elmundo.es.web.brid.gy CafeSteiner www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/...
www.globaltimes.cn
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
China says Spain is the model it seeks for its international relations. See my take at @elmundo.es.web.brid.gy CafeSteiner www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/...
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America is eating Europe’s lunch again.
Solvay’s rare earth processing plant in France is a genuine strategic asset. It could have scaled to cover 30% of Europe’s needs.
But...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Solvay’s rare earth processing plant in France is a genuine strategic asset. It could have scaled to cover 30% of Europe’s needs.
But...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Europe’s Biggest Rare Earths Producer Forges U.S. Deals
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
America is eating Europe’s lunch again.
Solvay’s rare earth processing plant in France is a genuine strategic asset. It could have scaled to cover 30% of Europe’s needs.
But...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Solvay’s rare earth processing plant in France is a genuine strategic asset. It could have scaled to cover 30% of Europe’s needs.
But...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
French police describing Tiktok as "an algorithmic trap that, in just a few interactions, increases exposure to harmful, anxiety-inducing, and depressing content,” .https://www.politico.eu/article/france-opens-criminal-probe-into-tiktok-over-mental-health-effects-on-minors/
France opens criminal probe into TikTok over kids’ mental health effects
It’s the first time the protection of minors on social media has led to criminal proceedings.
www.politico.eu
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
French police describing Tiktok as "an algorithmic trap that, in just a few interactions, increases exposure to harmful, anxiety-inducing, and depressing content,” .https://www.politico.eu/article/france-opens-criminal-probe-into-tiktok-over-mental-health-effects-on-minors/
Reposted by Nacho Torreblanca
Moscow has developed a powerful propaganda machine that taps into existing antipathy towards Europe, particularly France, to push African governments closer to its foreign policy objectives, writes @willbrownecfr.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3Jmv4cS
https://bit.ly/3Jmv4cS
The bear and the bot farm: Countering Russian hybrid warfare in Africa
Russia has many quiet enemies in Africa. Working together, like-minded Africans and Europeans can roll back its troublesome influence.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Moscow has developed a powerful propaganda machine that taps into existing antipathy towards Europe, particularly France, to push African governments closer to its foreign policy objectives, writes @willbrownecfr.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3Jmv4cS
https://bit.ly/3Jmv4cS
OPINION: Will we see a clash between populists and Tech Oligarchs?
A growing rift is opening in the U.S. between right-wing populists and tech oligarchs.
At the center: the race to build—or ban—superintelligent AI 🧵👇
A growing rift is opening in the U.S. between right-wing populists and tech oligarchs.
At the center: the race to build—or ban—superintelligent AI 🧵👇
October 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
OPINION: Will we see a clash between populists and Tech Oligarchs?
A growing rift is opening in the U.S. between right-wing populists and tech oligarchs.
At the center: the race to build—or ban—superintelligent AI 🧵👇
A growing rift is opening in the U.S. between right-wing populists and tech oligarchs.
At the center: the race to build—or ban—superintelligent AI 🧵👇
Prominent figures across U.S. politics, academia and business have signed a manifesto calling to ban the development of superintelligence — until there’s broad scientific consensus it can be done safely and with strong public support.👇https://superintelligence-statement.org/
October 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Prominent figures across U.S. politics, academia and business have signed a manifesto calling to ban the development of superintelligence — until there’s broad scientific consensus it can be done safely and with strong public support.👇https://superintelligence-statement.org/
Reposted by Nacho Torreblanca
“The likelihood that Trump will weaponise the US cloud services may not be huge, but the costs if he does are potentially catastrophic. If the EU wants to Trump-proof its economy and become a strategic power, it needs to act more like one.”
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Amazon outage shows EU heads are still in the cloud
Europe and others must insulate their economies from Trump weaponising US tech
on.ft.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“The likelihood that Trump will weaponise the US cloud services may not be huge, but the costs if he does are potentially catastrophic. If the EU wants to Trump-proof its economy and become a strategic power, it needs to act more like one.”
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AI and Crypto: This Won’t End Well
Artificial intelligence companies are smashing every ceiling. So far this year, their combined market valuation has hit $1 trillion, attracting $161 billion in new investments. Even Jeff Bezos admits there’s a bubble—but calls it a “good” one. Really?
Artificial intelligence companies are smashing every ceiling. So far this year, their combined market valuation has hit $1 trillion, attracting $161 billion in new investments. Even Jeff Bezos admits there’s a bubble—but calls it a “good” one. Really?
October 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
AI and Crypto: This Won’t End Well
Artificial intelligence companies are smashing every ceiling. So far this year, their combined market valuation has hit $1 trillion, attracting $161 billion in new investments. Even Jeff Bezos admits there’s a bubble—but calls it a “good” one. Really?
Artificial intelligence companies are smashing every ceiling. So far this year, their combined market valuation has hit $1 trillion, attracting $161 billion in new investments. Even Jeff Bezos admits there’s a bubble—but calls it a “good” one. Really?