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“Suppose someone invented an instrument, a convenient little talking tube which, say, could be heard over the whole land... I wonder if the police would not forbid it, fearing that the whole country would become mentally deranged if it were used.” — Kierkegaard 1843-1855
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June 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“Suppose someone invented an instrument, a convenient little talking tube which, say, could be heard over the whole land... I wonder if the police would not forbid it, fearing that the whole country would become mentally deranged if it were used.” — Kierkegaard 1843-1855
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www.ft.com/content/5d06...
May 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Wow, I had forgotten I wrote that! Still valid, I think
May 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Wow, I had forgotten I wrote that! Still valid, I think
Draghi has a lot to answer for. “Competitiveness” is a siren song that in practice means kowtowing to giant corporates.
The EU Commission’s obsession with 'competitiveness' is opening the door to aggressive Big Tech lobbying.
The Code of Practice is only among the first casualties of this single-minded focus on deregulation.
✋ With fundamental rights on the line, the Commission should urgently change course.
The Code of Practice is only among the first casualties of this single-minded focus on deregulation.
✋ With fundamental rights on the line, the Commission should urgently change course.
April 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Draghi has a lot to answer for. “Competitiveness” is a siren song that in practice means kowtowing to giant corporates.
Big Tech companies are using the Big Oil playbook: competing in some areas, but when it comes to pushing back against government rules — collaborating, co-ordinating.
The Code of Practice is at risk of being watered down.
Documents show how Microsoft and Google closely coordinated a successful lobby push to remove “large-scale, illegal discrimination” from the list of systemic risks
Documents show how Microsoft and Google closely coordinated a successful lobby push to remove “large-scale, illegal discrimination” from the list of systemic risks
April 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Big Tech companies are using the Big Oil playbook: competing in some areas, but when it comes to pushing back against government rules — collaborating, co-ordinating.
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The EU is set to finalise the rules that will govern advanced AI.
🧐 New research together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social reveals:
⚠️ Big Tech enjoys privileged access to drafting the Code of Practice on General-Purpose AI
⚠️ A glaring conflict of interest
👇 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/04/c...
🧐 New research together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social reveals:
⚠️ Big Tech enjoys privileged access to drafting the Code of Practice on General-Purpose AI
⚠️ A glaring conflict of interest
👇 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/04/c...
Coded for privileged access | Corporate Europe Observatory
The EU is developing a Code of Practice to govern general purpose AI, as part of the implementation of the AI Act. But Big Tech has heavily influenced the process to successfully weaken the Code.
corporateeurope.org
April 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The EU is set to finalise the rules that will govern advanced AI.
🧐 New research together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social reveals:
⚠️ Big Tech enjoys privileged access to drafting the Code of Practice on General-Purpose AI
⚠️ A glaring conflict of interest
👇 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/04/c...
🧐 New research together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social reveals:
⚠️ Big Tech enjoys privileged access to drafting the Code of Practice on General-Purpose AI
⚠️ A glaring conflict of interest
👇 corporateeurope.org/en/2025/04/c...
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Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:
April 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Man, this is a pretty fucking gross move from Amazon, huh? Good on @bookshop.org for not mincing words, though:
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Europeans' belief in the importance of the EU has surged to record levels, according to a survey released yesterday.
74% now say their country benefits from being in 🇪🇺 - up from 50% in 2010. And the biggest reason is about security, *not* the economy.
europa.eu/eurobaromete...
74% now say their country benefits from being in 🇪🇺 - up from 50% in 2010. And the biggest reason is about security, *not* the economy.
europa.eu/eurobaromete...
March 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Europeans' belief in the importance of the EU has surged to record levels, according to a survey released yesterday.
74% now say their country benefits from being in 🇪🇺 - up from 50% in 2010. And the biggest reason is about security, *not* the economy.
europa.eu/eurobaromete...
74% now say their country benefits from being in 🇪🇺 - up from 50% in 2010. And the biggest reason is about security, *not* the economy.
europa.eu/eurobaromete...
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In despair over the assertive authoritarianism and antagonistic autarky of Trump? This new international anti-monopoly movement, which is taking on global billionaires, oligarchs and Big Tech, could be for you.
@shaxson.bsky.social @thenation.com @balancedeconomy.bsky.social
@shaxson.bsky.social @thenation.com @balancedeconomy.bsky.social
EU vs. US or People vs. Billionaires?
Trump’s latest geopolitical moves are scary. But Americans and Europeans share a common foe.
www.thenation.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In despair over the assertive authoritarianism and antagonistic autarky of Trump? This new international anti-monopoly movement, which is taking on global billionaires, oligarchs and Big Tech, could be for you.
@shaxson.bsky.social @thenation.com @balancedeconomy.bsky.social
@shaxson.bsky.social @thenation.com @balancedeconomy.bsky.social
The age-old story of Big Finance versus the people.
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January 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The age-old story of Big Finance versus the people.
www.ft.com/content/3a37...
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Why we should break up Google, German edition. Written pre-Trump, still just as relevant.
Nach einem historischen Urteil im August beginnt heute in den USA ein weiteres Monopolverfahren gegen Google. In einem Gastbeitrag erklärt der Monopolexperte Ulrich Müller, was auf Google zukommen könnte – und warum auch Europa mehr Entflechtung wagen sollte.
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Monopolmacht: Warum Google jetzt zerschlagen werden sollte
Nach einem historischen Urteil im August beginnt heute in den USA ein weiteres Monopolverfahren gegen Google. In einem Gastbeitrag erklärt der Monopolexperte Ulrich Müller, was auf Google zukommen kön...
netzpolitik.org
November 11, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Why we should break up Google, German edition. Written pre-Trump, still just as relevant.