@mariellew.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Internet Governance at Maastricht University | Digital interdependence and autonomy | Platform governance | Internet censorship Member of The Young Academy (KNAW) Academic editor @policyr.bsky.social
@mariellew.bsky.social...and welcomed its decision to limit involvement in the conference."
@mariellew.bsky.socialInternal state department documents seen by the Guardian also show US officials thanking Lithuania for “taking US concerns seriously”. The document says Washington was “grateful” Lithuania supposedly found a panel framing the US as a foreign information threat “reprehensible and surprising”...
@mariellew.bsky.social...Wednesday and Thursday, is the annual meetup of Europe’s counter-disinformation community and has drawn hundreds of researchers, journalists, technologists and policymakers to a hotel in Vilnius, Lithuania. It is run by an independent Brussels non-profit, EU Disinfo Lab. [...]
@mariellew.bsky.social"The Trump administration pressured multiple countries to withdraw their sponsorship of a leading European conference on disinformation, with Canada, Lithuania and the EU’s diplomatic service subsequently agreeing to do so, the Guardian understands. The conference, #Disinfo2026, taking place...
@mariellew.bsky.socialOur Horizon project ARM was among those presenting at the conference. And yes, I think we should indeed be talking about the US as a FIMI threat.
@mariellew.bsky.socialThe US continues its efforts to disrupt research, policymaking and advocacy related to disinformation and information manipulation. The EU, Lithuania and Canada succumbing to US pressure and withdrawing support from the #Disinfo2026 conference is truly concerning.
@fasosmaastricht.bsky.socialReposted by @mariellew.bsky.social🌪️ What happens to #Europe after the #US #midterms?
Join @yfreykers.bsky.social, @bettovanwaarden.bsky.social & @mariellew.bsky.social 3 Nov in the Brandweerkantine for expert insights, Q&A and scenario-building on Europe’s response to a changing #transatlantic relationship.
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@mariellew.bsky.socialVan een mogelijk 'associate membership' voor Canada tot het initiëren van een Europese Veiligheidsraad en Europa's antwoord op de mondiale AI-race. Kon je er niet bij zijn? Je kunt de avond nu terugkijken, of terugluisteren in de Cafe Europa podcast.
@mariellew.bsky.socialIn de jaarlijkse State of the Union presenteerde Europese Commissie voorzitter Ursula von der Leyen vorige week Europa's prioriteiten en plannen voor het komende jaar. In een vol Nieuwspoort analyseerden Caroline De Gruyter, Romana Abels en ik de speech, onder leiding van Stefan de Vries.
@mariellew.bsky.socialZet het vast in je agenda: 16 september in Nieuwspoort In De Staat van Europa in een Gevaarlijke Wereld duikt de podcast Café Europa in de belangrijkste jaarlijkse speech van de EU. Experts Caroline de Gruyter, Romana Abels en Mariëlle Wijermars analyseren de plannen van de Europese Commissie.
@mariellew.bsky.socialPlease help share this vacancy for a 4-year postdoc in Disinformation and European Democracy at Maastricht University
