Brendan Halpin

Sociologist in Limerick

Mostly playing with unrealistic computer models of real world processes

Emacs, Stata, Shiny & Rstats, Julia, Python

Linux on the desktop since about 1997

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Brendan Halpin
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At least two proceedings against X, in France and in Germany. Europe needs to start playing hardball with X: if they don't cooperate, particularly with the German demand for research access under the DSA, they should be blocked immediately.

Brazil can do it, so can we.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/french-court-suspects-x-algorithm-bias/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/07/german-court-orders-x-to-give-data-access-to-democracy-researchers-ahead-of-federal-elections/

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