Robin Berjon

@robin
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Governance & Standards at @protocollabs — Former NYT, W3C TAG, science.ai — Privacy, Web, Science, Politics, Philosophy. (he/him/Ishmael)
Bloghttps://berjon.com/
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GitHubhttps://github.com/darobin/
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Robin BerjonFeb 3
Show threadStrypeyFeb 3

"If you understand how digital systems, and notably how recommendation algorithms, work then you understand that there is no limit to how unbalanced the amplification of certain voices and suppression of others can be. You could have 8 billion people on X and only 800 fascists, and yet the fascists would still crowd you out."

@robin, 2025

https://berjon.com/fascintern-media/

Exactly. Posting on a platform with a million accounts doesn't guarantee you a potential audience of a million.

#SocialMedia

Fascintern Media

We are facing a coordinated international fascist movement that works with explicit backing from Moscow, Washington, and tech monopolies, and is propagating itself through its own media apparatus. Yet people who claim to side with democracy keep doing work to support Fascintern media because they misunderstand how it works. This needs to change.

Robin Berjon
Robin BerjonFeb 3
Show threadStrypeyFeb 3

"When you write for Fascintern media, you are choosing to publish with them. When you post on X you are basically pitching a story to Der Stürmer. You are not speaking to anyone that they don't want you speaking to. You're not being courageous; you're collaborating. You're associating your name with that outlet. And you're making them money."

@robin, 2025

https://berjon.com/fascintern-media/

This pieces clearly articulates thoughts I've been pulling at the edges of for years

#SocialMedia #Fascintern #X

Fascintern Media

We are facing a coordinated international fascist movement that works with explicit backing from Moscow, Washington, and tech monopolies, and is propagating itself through its own media apparatus. Yet people who claim to side with democracy keep doing work to support Fascintern media because they misunderstand how it works. This needs to change.

Robin Berjon
Robin BerjonJan 21
Show threadMathilde SaliouJan 21

Dans la même logique, @robin décrivait hier le numérique comme une infrastructure de pouvoir. Pour le reprendre, argumentait-il, il faut séparer la gestion des fonctionnalités que les BigTech ont concentrées dans leurs mains (pub, recherche, modération, magasins, stockage, carto, etc.)

https://next.ink/220372/vassalisation-de-leurope-le-numerique-est-une-infrastructure-de-pouvoir/

#next #tech #europe

Robin BerjonDec 19
Nicolas HoizeyDec 19

“Fascintern Media” by @robin

🔗 https://berjon.com/fascintern-media/

> Based on conversations I've had with people who still maintain an active presence there (and I'm not counting journalists who don't post but read it for coverage purposes), my conclusion is that non-fascists who stay on X do so for a simple reason: they have a completely faulty understanding of how power works in the digital sphere and operate according to mental models…

#X #society

⚓️ https://nicolas-hoizey.com/links/2025/12/10/fascintern-media/

Robin BerjonDec 10
Nicolas HoizeyDec 10

“Fascintern Media” by @robin

🔗 https://berjon.com/fascintern-media/

> Based on conversations I've had with people who still maintain an active presence there (and I'm not counting journalists who don't post but read it for coverage purposes), my conclusion is that non-fascists who stay on X do so for a simple reason: they have a completely faulty understanding of how power works in the digital sphere and operate according to mental models…

#X #society

⚓️ https://nicolas-hoizey.com/links/2025/12/10/fascintern-media/

Robin BerjonDec 10
Don MartiDec 10

Just read "Fascintern Media" by @robin ( https://berjon.com/fascintern-media/ ) and it reminds me of a line in a recent YouTube video about how moderation policies work there

"But the thing I believe, one of the reasons such leaders get support in modern world because we are not allowed to speak about the atrocities and devastation such politics will lead the world into." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzH4GXkQ5uE&t=1494s

Fascintern Media

We are facing a coordinated international fascist movement that works with explicit backing from Moscow, Washington, and tech monopolies, and is propagating itself through its own media apparatus. Yet people who claim to side with democracy keep doing work to support Fascintern media because they misunderstand how it works. This needs to change.

Robin Berjon
Robin BerjonNov 8
Moved to @[email protected]Nov 7

Bonfire Social 1.0 is live! A federated, community‑first social network built on the modular Bonfire toolkit, and it’s only the beginning.

It's time to go beyond microblogging and build apps for community organising, open science, mutual aid, and collective decision‑making. Let's take back the internet with open protocols, consent‑based governance, and portability by design.

Back the “last migration” from closed platforms to open networks: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bonfire/community?refcode=FVxjqI1kLUOhHXxqyrS6-g

1/2

Robin BerjonNov 5
MartaNov 4
Estoy en Barcelona para participar en el #DecidimFest. Me toca moderar una mesa sobre redes descentralizadas con @andypiper, @Amandine y @robin. Luego me quedo para el #MozillaFestival. Si nos cruzamos por ahí, avisad. 😉
Robin BerjonOct 9
Wouter Tebbens ⁂Oct 9

I saw this guy, Johnny Ryan, recently in a European Parliament session on #democratictech together with @robin and others.

Today @johnnyryan publishes a great article in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/09/the-eu-has-a-secret-weapon-to-counter-trumps-economic-bullying-its-time-to-use-it

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

The Guardian
Robin BerjonSep 10, 2025
decidimSep 10, 2025

Second speaker confirmed! ⚡️

The #DecidimFest25 will also feature @robin, technologist specialising in digital technology governance. His work focuses on building democratic governance of technology so that our digital sphere begins to work for the public good.

During the Fest, he will participate in a round table discussion dedicated to the open web, a crucial debate in today’s landscape where big tech platforms dominate digital life.