Florian Hoof
@florianhoof.bsky.social
Media theory, media infrastructure & security studies | Author: Angels of Efficiency
@oxunipress | Organizer: Harvard-Frankfurt Conference www.aftersurveillance.info | PD & Research Associate @NormativeOrders University Frankfurt
@oxunipress | Organizer: Harvard-Frankfurt Conference www.aftersurveillance.info | PD & Research Associate @NormativeOrders University Frankfurt
Join us Today and Tomorrow for the two media studies Panels „Behind the Scenes. The materiality of Images“at the Swiss History Days in Lucern.
www.geschichtstage.ch
www.geschichtstage.ch
July 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Join us Today and Tomorrow for the two media studies Panels „Behind the Scenes. The materiality of Images“at the Swiss History Days in Lucern.
www.geschichtstage.ch
www.geschichtstage.ch
As I said:
No more canards about Karp and the Frankfurt School.
It’s Spengler and Conservative Revolution all the way…
It’s Spengler and Conservative Revolution all the way…
June 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
As I said:
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Just curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?
May 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Just curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?
In December I co-organized the Harvard Frankfurt www.aftersurveillance.info conference. In our introduction, Moira Weigel and I claimed that Palanir is not a surveillance company, but something else. This claim has just been proven. www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir Is Helping DOGE With a Massive IRS Data Project
For the past three days, DOGE and a handful of Palantir representatives, along with dozens of career IRS engineers, have been collaborating to build a “mega API,” WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In December I co-organized the Harvard Frankfurt www.aftersurveillance.info conference. In our introduction, Moira Weigel and I claimed that Palanir is not a surveillance company, but something else. This claim has just been proven. www.wired.com/story/palant...
Not sure if there is anything left to improve.
April 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Not sure if there is anything left to improve.
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SCOOP: DOGE is hosting a “hackathon” in DC next week with the goal of building one “mega API” for accessing all IRS data.
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
SCOOP: DOGE is hosting a “hackathon” in DC next week with the goal of building one “mega API” for accessing all IRS data.
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
Sleepwalking on steroids
The White House has just released a new official statement as the economy crashes:
“The President won his second round matchup of the Senior Club Championship today in Jupiter, FL, and advances to the Championship Round tomorrow.”
“The President won his second round matchup of the Senior Club Championship today in Jupiter, FL, and advances to the Championship Round tomorrow.”
April 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Sleepwalking on steroids
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deutsche akademiker:innen im völlig stellenbefreiten wissenschaftsbetrieb beim lesen der vielen hoffnungsvollen op eds, dass der brain drain aus den usa nach deutschland beginnen könnte
April 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
deutsche akademiker:innen im völlig stellenbefreiten wissenschaftsbetrieb beim lesen der vielen hoffnungsvollen op eds, dass der brain drain aus den usa nach deutschland beginnen könnte
Palantir might go Germany, nationwide. Political Initiative that the Software should become Standard Solution for German Police.
Der Bundesrat will, dass die Polizei bundesweit Palantir als Software einsetzt. Das Unternehmen gehört dem rechten Milliardär und Strippenzieher Peter Thiel. Diesem Feind der Demokratie Geld und Daten in den Rachen zu werfen, ist unverantwortlich. Ein Kommentar.
netzpolitik.org/2025/palanti...
netzpolitik.org/2025/palanti...
Palantir: Wer jetzt bei Peter Thiel Software kauft, hat wirklich nichts verstanden
Der Bundesrat will, dass die Polizei bundesweit Palantir als Software einsetzt. Das Unternehmen gehört dem rechten Milliardär und Strippenzieher Peter Thiel. Diesem Feind der Demokratie Geld und Daten...
netzpolitik.org
March 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Palantir might go Germany, nationwide. Political Initiative that the Software should become Standard Solution for German Police.
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RIP. What a legend. One of the few who was as brilliant as he was nice and generous, a genuine rarity in academia.
We are mourning the loss of Jonathan Sterne: author, editor, contributor, mentor, and friend.
buff.ly/HcoVX9x
buff.ly/HcoVX9x
March 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
RIP. What a legend. One of the few who was as brilliant as he was nice and generous, a genuine rarity in academia.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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🚨to all the digital rights policy people:
Industrial applications of #AI (+the cloud) is where it’s at!
Were so hung up on social media and direct business to consumer AI, that we overlook the massive transformation that’s happening across entire industries
Industrial applications of #AI (+the cloud) is where it’s at!
Were so hung up on social media and direct business to consumer AI, that we overlook the massive transformation that’s happening across entire industries
February 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🚨to all the digital rights policy people:
Industrial applications of #AI (+the cloud) is where it’s at!
Were so hung up on social media and direct business to consumer AI, that we overlook the massive transformation that’s happening across entire industries
Industrial applications of #AI (+the cloud) is where it’s at!
Were so hung up on social media and direct business to consumer AI, that we overlook the massive transformation that’s happening across entire industries
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Germany, USA, everywhere …
February 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Germany, USA, everywhere …
Not that I'm particularly Habermasian, but both @forbes.com and @faznet.bsky.social articles can be misinterpreted to mean that Alex C. Karp did his doctorate under Habermas. Nope. Was turned down by Habermas and (!) Luhmann; ended up with some psychoanalysts from the Sigmund Freud Institute.
February 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Not that I'm particularly Habermasian, but both @forbes.com and @faznet.bsky.social articles can be misinterpreted to mean that Alex C. Karp did his doctorate under Habermas. Nope. Was turned down by Habermas and (!) Luhmann; ended up with some psychoanalysts from the Sigmund Freud Institute.
Beyond surveillance…
Trump greift die europäischen Regeln für Plattformen an.
February 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Beyond surveillance…
Cybernetics aftermath…
Let me tell you a little story this morning about one part of the opposition to Pinochet's dictatorship, which you all already know was very neoliberal in the sense of introducing and reintroducing market logics to social processes
February 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Cybernetics aftermath…
Ich war in den 1990ern als Weikersheimer Bürger Teilnehmer einer Jahrestagung des Studienzentrums. Grund für die Öffnung für die Weikersheimer Öffentlichkeit war die Stimmung gegen das Studienzentrum. Das Personal der Panels und deren Atmosphäre war gespenstisch, wie eben heute das der AfD.
Nach 1982 ist die Rechtsverschiebung der Christdemokratie gescheitert. Wird es 2025 anders sein? Rüdiger Soldt erzählt mit der Historikerin Josefine Preißler vom IfZ die lehrreiche Geschichte des Studienzentrums Weikersheim. www.faz.net/aktuell/wiss...
Die Geschichte des Studienzentrums Weikersheim
Als nach 1982 die Wende unterblieb, produzierten ihre Denkfabrikanten nur noch für die Nische: Josefine Preißler hat die lehrreiche Geschichte des Studienzentrums Weikersheim erforscht.
www.faz.net
January 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Ich war in den 1990ern als Weikersheimer Bürger Teilnehmer einer Jahrestagung des Studienzentrums. Grund für die Öffnung für die Weikersheimer Öffentlichkeit war die Stimmung gegen das Studienzentrum. Das Personal der Panels und deren Atmosphäre war gespenstisch, wie eben heute das der AfD.
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OpenAI furious DeepSeek might have stolen all the data OpenAI stole from us
🔗 www.404media.co/openai-furio...
🔗 www.404media.co/openai-furio...
January 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
OpenAI furious DeepSeek might have stolen all the data OpenAI stole from us
🔗 www.404media.co/openai-furio...
🔗 www.404media.co/openai-furio...
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before tiktok,
before bluesky,
before twitter,
before meta,
before it all,
there were sewers.
after all, there will be sewers.
before bluesky,
before twitter,
before meta,
before it all,
there were sewers.
after all, there will be sewers.
January 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
before tiktok,
before bluesky,
before twitter,
before meta,
before it all,
there were sewers.
after all, there will be sewers.
before bluesky,
before twitter,
before meta,
before it all,
there were sewers.
after all, there will be sewers.
first ever bootleg DVD purchase in my life, 2002 on a black market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
January 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
first ever bootleg DVD purchase in my life, 2002 on a black market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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It's only cancel culture if it originates in the Cancelle region in France. Everything else is just sparkling consequences.
January 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It's only cancel culture if it originates in the Cancelle region in France. Everything else is just sparkling consequences.
Next Week: The Harvard - Frankfurt Conference I co-organized with Moira Weigel
"After Surveillance. Digital Intermediaries of Confidence, Security, and Trust"
Keynotes: Nicole Starosielski, UC Berkley, Nick Couldry, LSE
details, abstracts, program: www.aftersurveillance.info
"After Surveillance. Digital Intermediaries of Confidence, Security, and Trust"
Keynotes: Nicole Starosielski, UC Berkley, Nick Couldry, LSE
details, abstracts, program: www.aftersurveillance.info
December 13, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Next Week: The Harvard - Frankfurt Conference I co-organized with Moira Weigel
"After Surveillance. Digital Intermediaries of Confidence, Security, and Trust"
Keynotes: Nicole Starosielski, UC Berkley, Nick Couldry, LSE
details, abstracts, program: www.aftersurveillance.info
"After Surveillance. Digital Intermediaries of Confidence, Security, and Trust"
Keynotes: Nicole Starosielski, UC Berkley, Nick Couldry, LSE
details, abstracts, program: www.aftersurveillance.info
Golden Access but slightly different
Since the explosion in popularity of GenAI, several scholarly publishers have forged agreements with technology companies looking to use content to train the LLMs that underlie their AI tools. A new tracker aims to catalogue what deals are being made — and by whom.
Publishers are selling papers to train AIs — and making millions of dollars
Generative-AI models require massive amounts of data — scholarly publishers are licensing their content to train them.
www.nature.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Golden Access but slightly different
Join us for the SCMS Nontheatrical Film and Media SIG Meeting this Saturday 3 PM, US CT; for Continental Europe this is the Late Night Slot @ 10PM
SCMS Members: Invites to Virtual Symposium sent! Leaders: received invite from Zoom Events w/ “special role” access + instructions email from SCMS. Attendees: Check for invites from Zoom Events. Pls use email tied to invite. Practice Session Fri, 8 AM CT on Zoom. Help? helpdesk@scmsconference.com.
December 5, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Join us for the SCMS Nontheatrical Film and Media SIG Meeting this Saturday 3 PM, US CT; for Continental Europe this is the Late Night Slot @ 10PM
Die Crux u.a. von #eXit: Verändern (informelle) Handlungen digitale Ordnungen? Unser Workshop:
@ameliehldt.bsky.social, Bundeskanzleramt, @joschkaselinger.bsky.social
@servatius.bsky.social von
@freiheitsrechte.org, Simon Schrör,
@weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social, Jan-Felix Schrage, Jannis Lennartz
@ameliehldt.bsky.social, Bundeskanzleramt, @joschkaselinger.bsky.social
@servatius.bsky.social von
@freiheitsrechte.org, Simon Schrör,
@weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social, Jan-Felix Schrage, Jannis Lennartz
December 3, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Die Crux u.a. von #eXit: Verändern (informelle) Handlungen digitale Ordnungen? Unser Workshop:
@ameliehldt.bsky.social, Bundeskanzleramt, @joschkaselinger.bsky.social
@servatius.bsky.social von
@freiheitsrechte.org, Simon Schrör,
@weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social, Jan-Felix Schrage, Jannis Lennartz
@ameliehldt.bsky.social, Bundeskanzleramt, @joschkaselinger.bsky.social
@servatius.bsky.social von
@freiheitsrechte.org, Simon Schrör,
@weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social, Jan-Felix Schrage, Jannis Lennartz