We expose Big Tech's harms to democracy. Parents to The Real Facebook Oversight Board & Independent Sage. Our newsletters: https://dispatch.the-citizens.com citizensreunited.substack.com You can also find us at https://the-citizens.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mk2wxzyrwu23There is a clear opportunity to shape a UK approach to digital sovereignty that puts democracy first – and to build the movement needed to make it happen. We are looking for someone to lead this work. Could that be you? Apply now. https://the-citizens.com/2026/04/job-opening/22 Apr 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2wxzyrwu23https://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjysi4x24y26Wanna resist the Big Tech empire? Don’t we all. Get your schooling this Saturday with @globaljusticenow.bsky.social, @doctorow.pluralistic.net and friends. All the details 👇 https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/event/resisting-big-tech-empires/21 Apr 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjysi4x24y26https://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjyig3ifzs26As things stand, foreign actors are still exploiting gaps in our political system to buy access, shape debate and pull strings behind the scenes. Help us build momentum with @openbritain.bsky.social 👇👇 https://actionstorm.org/petitions/foreign-interference21 Apr 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyig3ifzs26https://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjwu6432ui2vDo you understand digital sovereignty and why it matters? Want to turn that into real-world impact? Come work with us 👇 https://the-citizens.com/2026/04/job-opening/20 Apr 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwu6432ui2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjw2hpnuuj2aICYMI: What to know, watch and do this week. https://citizensreunited.substack.com/p/lets-all-go-to-the-movies20 Apr 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw2hpnuuj2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mju2rdwt5u2z"Orbán’s loss brings to an end the assumption of inevitability that has pervaded the MAGA movement" @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on how did Tisza did it https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/illiberalism-not-inevitable/686778/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK36Pwyp6_fPQtxBXRuyTXWfM&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share19 Apr 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju2rdwt5u2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjtooqjwoo2vSometimes we make suggestions, and sometimes we really mean it. This week? You really, really need to watch Ghost In the Machine @berthadochouse.bsky.social Find in-person screening times here 👇 https://citizensreunited.substack.com/p/lets-all-go-to-the-movies https://Kinema.com19 Apr 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtooqjwoo2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjtldgyboe2a📢 We’re hiring 📢 Come join our small, ambitious team as our Campaign Lead (Digital Sovereignty) to help shape who controls the systems, data and infrastructure we rely on ⏳ Rolling deadline Apply 👇 https://the-citizens.com/2026/04/job-opening/19 Apr 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtldgyboe2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjrl4zkmad2wThe war against Iran are the ideal conditions for Trump to seize power in a coup, writes @timothysnyder.bsky.social for @thenerve.news https://www.thenerve.news/p/donald-trump-coup-five-ways-scenarios-timothy-snyder-midterms-election-survive18 Apr 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrl4zkmad2whttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjrbxls25p2wGet your schooling on resisting Big Tech empires next Saturday from @globaljusticenow.bsky.social with @doctorow.pluralistic.net and others This is not one to miss 👇👇 https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/event/resisting-big-tech-empires/18 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrbxls25p2whttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjqwzcsxt723What to know, watch and do this weekend 🤓 @timothysnyder.bsky.social on five ways Trump could attempt a coup, your next must-watch at @berthadochouse.bsky.social and how the fight against foreign interference continues with @openbritain.bsky.social https://citizensreunited.substack.com/p/lets-all-go-to-the-movies18 Apr 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqwzcsxt723https://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjp5wxvydk2jThe fight for our legal action against foreign interference continues - and we need you on this one. Our partners at @openbritain.bsky.social have launched a petition. Add your name here 👇 https://actionstorm.org/petitions/foreign-interference17 Apr 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp5wxvydk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjoz672i4d2pThe defeat of Viktor Orbán with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social, weaning yourself off Big Tech and how the fight against foreign interference is heating up @openbritain.bsky.social Here’s what to know, watch and do this week 👇 https://citizensreunited.substack.com/p/lets-all-go-to-the-movies17 Apr 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoz672i4d2phttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjokrbt37f23The UK is deeply reliant on a handful of US tech companies to run critical public services and AI infrastructure. 💥 We’re hiring someone to help change that. 
 Join us 👉 https://the-citizens.com/2026/04/job-opening/17 Apr 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjokrbt37f23https://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjmbixqncc22Digital sovereignty means having real control over the tech and systems we depend on. Right now, in the UK, we don’t have that. 💥 We’re hiring a Campaign Lead to push this onto the agenda. More details 👇 https://the-citizens.com/2026/04/job-opening/16 Apr 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmbixqncc22https://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjlvaylknw2mGender-based harm is being built into the very architecture of AI chatbots, fuelling a new era of violence against women What can be done about it ⬇️ https://dispatch.the-citizens.com/ai-chatbots-are-fuelling-a-new-era-of-violence-against-women/16 Apr 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlvaylknw2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjklx33c7o2xFrom "sycophantic" chatbots to deepfake sexual abuse, the dehumanisation of women is the calculated cost of untested, unregulated AI. In collaboration with @everyonesinvited.bsky.social we deep dive into how untested AI is industrialising misogyny https://citizensreunited.substack.com/p/ai-chatbots-are-fuelling-a-new-era15 Apr 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjklx33c7o2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjjjtbc3dq2aNEW: How AI chatbots are fuelling a new era of violence against women, in partnership with @everyonesinvited.bsky.social Full article here: https://citizensreunited.substack.com/p/ai-chatbots-are-fuelling-a-new-era15 Apr 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjjtbc3dq2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjhx2vansm25Existential threats to humanity! Global domination! Peter Thiel’s hot tub!  ICYMI: Here’s what to know, watch and do this week https://citizensreunited.substack.com/p/the-ai-slopaganda-proxy-war14 Apr 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhx2vansm25https://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mjhoqvuyrk2qChatbots are devastating lives, right now, fuelling a new era of gender-based violence How much more evidence is needed before this is taken seriously? Our full article in collaboration with @everyonesinvited.bsky.social ⬇️ https://citizensreunited.substack.com/p/ai-chatbots-are-fuelling-a-new-era14 Apr 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhoqvuyrk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mj5injzm322zSeven months out from a midterm, and against the backdrop of war, @timothysnyder.bsky.social says these are the conditions where a coup attempt can emerge in plain sight 👇 https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-coup-attempt10 Apr 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5injzm322zhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mj4rmani3x2cWe’ve just gotten to understand the term “enshittification". Now, thanks to Kristy Noem, we’re learning a whole new concept: https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/google-search-bimbo-noem10 Apr 2026 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4rmani3x2chttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mj3knt3cfv23“This is the type of evidence social media companies have fought tooth and nail to prevent from ever entering a courtroom." What comes next in the push for accountability? Read @yaeleisenstat.bsky.social for @contrariannews.org ⬇️ https://www.contrariannews.org/p/for-meta-the-mask-is-off-they-knowingly09 Apr 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3knt3cfv23https://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mj2j4x46xu23“White House videos—AI or otherwise—are like group-chat in-jokes aimed at keeping cohesion.” @mjgault.bsky.social of @404media.co dissects the AI slopaganda proxy war playing out… and it has a surprising winner https://www.404media.co/iran-is-winning-the-ai-slop-propaganda-war/09 Apr 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2j4x46xu23https://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3miyyorxm4u2uWhy the sudden interest in hyper-feminine transformation? Joe Wilkins explains for @futurism.com https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/google-search-bimbo-noem08 Apr 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyyorxm4u2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3miy2izqo632tOutcry is growing over Palantir’s unholy alliance with the NHS - but it’s not enough yet. Thiel isn’t the kind of villain who walks away from hundreds of millions. Let's keep up momentum. Sign our petition ✍️ https://www.change.org/p/hold-a-parliamentary-debate-on-palantir-s-role-in-uk-defence-security-public-services08 Apr 2026 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy2izqo632thttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3miwd6rdvab2pSome NHS staff are boycotting the “ethically bankrupt” spytech firm Palantir. Want to stand in solidarity with staff? @amnestyuk.bsky.social has built one of the most comprehensive toolkits yet 👇 https://www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hub/all-resources/no-palantir-in-our-nhs-campaign-pack/07 Apr 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwd6rdvab2phttps://bsky.app/profile/the-citizens.bsky.social/post/3mivzrzt33c2g“The collateral damage has a face. The harms are no longer abstract.” We shouldn’t look away from the landmark social addiction trial just yet. Citizen’s stalwart @zamaan.bsky.social for @thenerve.news 👇 https://www.thenerve.news/p/big-tech-court-ruling-loss-meta-google-zamaan-qureshi-campaigner-design-it-for-us-young-people07 Apr 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:34jqhszik4dae5fu6hwub75f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivzrzt33c2g