How can philanthropy be better protected in an era of growing data collection, AI-driven analysis, and geopolitical risks? At the Open Dialogue Foundation, we are currently conducting a joint research project with the Democratic Futures Project at the University of Virginia to explore that question. As part of this work, we are speaking with people across philanthropy and civil society about experiences with banking, compliance, financial access, privacy, and the broader pressures, including transnational repression, that can affect charitable and democratic work. We know these issues can take many different forms, from administrative burdens to concerns about data, visibility, and how organizations and their partners are treated. Our goal is to listen, learn from those working in this space, and help inform practical recommendations for stronger protections. If you work in philanthropy, civil society, donor advising, digital rights, or a related field and would be open to a short conversation, we would be very grateful to connect. If you know someone whose perspective would be valuable, we would also greatly appreciate any introductions. Please feel free to message us directly if you would be open to a brief conversation or know someone we should speak with. #Philanthropy #CivilSociety #Privacy #DigitalRights #HumanRights #Democracy #AI

European Parliament has just rejected the Chat Control proposal again! 🫶🚀 Your voice always matters! Stay ready and keep standing up for your rights!🫶 As a follow-up, ask your MEP to investigate: 📌 Why are EPP MEPs following the agenda and timelines set by Google, Meta, TikTok, and other big platforms, instead of defending the fundamental rights of EU citizens? 📌 On what legal and political basis was this vote reopened, and who requested it — was it driven by the public interest or corporate lobbying? Ask EPP’s MEPs to show their proposal publicly! 📌 If this vote can be reopened once, does that mean it can be reopened again whenever the outcome pleases powerful actors — but not when citizens and civil society are dissatisfied with the result?

For years ago speed and permissionless of bitcoin helped me collect, buy and deliver protective and medical equipment to Kyiv and Lviv, while the world was wondering how send humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Thank you #satoshi 💙💛

2025 was an incredibly rewarding year, full of unexpected gifts and meaningful opportunities. With Open Dialogue Foundation, we continued supporting people where it mattered most. We assisted in delivering hundreds of bionic hands to veterans in Ukraine, exposed in the U.S. Congress and European Parliament the weaponisation of behavioural data, Silver and Purple Notice of #INTERPOL and shed light on transnational financial repression by authoritarian regimes like #Kazakhstan, #Kyrgyzstan, and Russia reaching EU and U.S. citizens and entities. We contributed proudly to stopping Chat Control regulation again and shared personal stories reminding why we should be especially active in protecting the privacy of payments, communications, and their developers in the digital era. Encryption of communication and #Bitcoin are the two tools serving as fundamental guarantees for human rights in the digital era. On a personal note, after years of separation and health challenges, long-pending divorce papers were finally granted this year, and I fully regained my health. I'm deeply grateful for the people, lessons, and moments that shaped this year. Looking ahead to another wonderful one. Photo credits: @mkphotons

Update on bringing attention of #transnational financial repression - urgent need to defend our privacy, #behavioral data by the European Parliament. 🧡

BEHAVIORAL DATA MUST BE PROTECTED Some results after our advocacy mission educating MEPs in #Brussels about how dictators and their proxies weaponise behavioural data against #EU and #US citizens and entities: travel, communication, and financial service providers collect data about every single person. This work is now reflected in the 2025 annual human rights report introduced by the European Parliament. We are grateful that MEPs are ready to back our testimony and the evidence from the #Belgian court on how #FATF recommendations are being heavily abused to undermine security and financial integrity. This why our top priority to defend privacy as a fundamental human right in digital age regulation.

My ‘may I meet you’ comes along with ‘what do you know about #Bitcoin’ and… ‘are you ready to defend #privacy?’ 😂 🧡

Good question from @knutsvanholm : how orange pilled are you? This is my reply 😜

En route to space with #Bitcoin 🫶