In December 2024, Syrians witnessed the unthinkable: the collapse of Assad’s regime by a coalition of armed groups, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). As people rushed to document this historic moment and share critical updates online, Meta, once again, proved unequipped to moderate communications. It deleted key posts, including statements from HTS leaders and Syria’s new interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Die EMBO steht mit ihren mehr als 2.100 Mitgliedern für Exzellenz in den Lebenswissenschaften. Sie nimmt herausragende Forschende auf, die von ihren Mitgliedern aufgrund besonderer wissenschaftlicher Leistungen vorgeschlagen und gewählt werden. Die Mitgliedschaft gilt lebenslang.
Neu in der EMBO ist nun Professor Utz Fischer, Leiter des Lehrstuhls für Biochemie I an der Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg.

The training, offered by Public Lab Mongolia, attracted the interests of Mongolian open data enthusiasts and practitioners from various fields, including sociology students and practitioners, data analysts, health researchers, university lecturers, civil society, and private sector professionals.
The post Open Data Editor Introduced to Mongolian Data Enthusiasts first appeared on Open Knowledge Blog.

por Katiele Ferreira 

Katiele Ferreira é publicitária, mestranda em Comunicação pela Universiversidade Federal do Ceará e pesquisadora do GT-Vigilância do LAPIN.

Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer que, le 19 juin 2025 à l’Université de Montréal, William Bayiha a soutenu avec succès sa thèse de doctorat en Sciences humaines appliquées.
Dirigé par la professeure Violaine Lemay, ce travail est intitulé « Géopolitique de la santé : guerres paradigmatiques fratricides et mortelles entre médecines du monde ».
La thèse a été reçue avec la mention exceptionnelle. Elle a obtenue les félicitations du jury et a été recommandée à la publication dans une « grande maison d’édition ». À cela s’ajoute une considération sur la liste d’honneur du recteur.

The Datasphere Initiative is proud to have the Católica Global School of Law (CGSL), which serves as Universidade Catolica Portuguesa (UCP)’s hub for transnational legal education.as the hosting partner for the inaugural Sandbox Summer School in Lisbon, Portugal, from June 30 to July 4th, 2025. 

How is the Tagesschau in Einfacher Sprache perceived? This analysis of Reddit comments reveals how the new simplified format news is discussed online.
The post Online echoes: the Tagesschau in Einfacher Sprache appeared first on HIIG.

Die Fanconi-Anämie (FA) ist eine seltene Erbkrankheit, zu deren Symptomen angeborene Fehlbildungen und fortschreitendes Knochenmarkversagen zählen. Außerdem führt sie zu einem erhöhten Krebsrisiko, besonders für Krebserkrankungen des Blutes und der Schleimhäute.  

We get it; we really do. Lawmakers across the world are rightly focused on regulating powerful, for-profit platforms to mitigate the harms ascribed to social media and other threats online. When developing such legislation, however, some draft laws can inadvertently place public interest projects like Wikipedia at risk. At the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia platforms, we have found that when a proposed law harms Wikipedia, in many cases it likely harms other community-led websites, open resources, or digital infrastructure.

We get it; we really do. Lawmakers across the world are rightly focused on regulating powerful, for-profit platforms to mitigate the harms ascribed to social media and other threats online. When developing such legislation, however, some draft laws can inadvertently place public interest projects like Wikipedia at risk. At the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and other Wikimedia platforms, we have found that when a proposed law harms Wikipedia, in many cases it likely harms other community-led websites, open resources, or digital infrastructure.

Florence, 27 June 2025 — Independent journalism across Europe is facing mounting pressure from economic, technological, and political forces, threats that now cut across nearly every EU Member State. This is the key warning from the 2025 Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM2025), published today by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) at the European University Institute.

De twee grootste gemeenten van Denemarken zijn hun samenwerking met Microsoft aan het uitfaseren vanwege het behoud van digitale soevereiniteit. Welke risico’s brengt de afhankelijkheid van een bedrijf als Microsoft met zich mee en hoe wordt hier in Amsterdam over gedacht?
The post Kopenhagen en Aarhus keren Amerikaanse big tech de rug toe, Amsterdam studeert op vergelijkbare stap appeared first on IVIR.

Innovation und Engagement bilden das Fundament für eine erfolgreiche Zukunft des Jugendfußballs im Verein und lassen auf eine gute Zukunft hoffen! 90 Prozent der bayerischen Amateurklubs sind aktuell zufrieden, wie sich die Nachwuchsarbeit in ihrem Verein entwickelt. Dazu schneiden die Qualifizierungsangebote des Bayerischen Fußball-Verbandes (BFV) nochmals positiver ab.  

As World Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Day approaches on June 27, the global spotlight turns to MSMEs and their critical role as engines of economic growth and innovation. This year’s theme, “Enhancing the Role of Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprises as Drivers of Sustainable Growth and Innovation,” comes at a pivotal moment in the global economy.

Daria/Adobestock (AI generated)The University of Klagenfurt will host not one but two major events for researchers in the field of artificial intelligence in early July: A total of 43 doctoral students will work on new approaches at the Summer School run by the Cluster of Excellence ‘BilAI’. At the same time, the university will also serve as venue for AIRoV 2025 AI & Vision, the joint symposium of the Austrian Society for Artificial Intelligence (ASAI) and the Austrian Association for Pattern Recognition (OAGM).