Great analysis of why this is so harmful from @kkomaitis.bsky.social: www.techpolicy.press/trump-ends-a...

The U.S. just walked away from the Freedom Online Coalition. This "quiet" exit from the FOC signals a massive shift: Internet freedom is no longer a U.S. strategic priority. Washington is vacating the table where the rules of the road are written: www.techpolicy.press/trump-ends-a...

Musk’s Grok, which generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’, is in the Apple Store available to children over the age of 13. The solution to combat CSAM is not to break #encryption; it is to create accountability for the way app stores operate!

Hey folks: this morning we're launching a monthlong fundraiser for @techdirt.com. Over the last year, we've been steadfast in not self-censoring, not capitulating, not sanewashing bullshit. But that's come at a cost. And we need help: rtb.techdirt.com/products/fri...

Watching Venezuela today, I can’t help but think of the Melian Dialogue. In 416 BCE, Athens told Melos: “The strong do what they can; the weak suffer what they must.” Venezuela is a 21st-century Melos. open.substack.com/pub/kkomaiti... #venezuela #sovereignty #sanctions #power #justice

Over the past weeks, Greek farmers have been organizing nationwide demonstrations & blockades in response to delayed subsidy payments and ongoing structural pressures. My latest on how AI could provide some help in modernising the agricultural sector. www.tovima.com/opinions/gre...

Nick Clegg claims technological insight from his tenure at Meta, but he learned little from it. He failed to grasp the need for regulation, never appreciated why big tech must be held accountable, and overlooked the essential role of transparency in technology design.

My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social : How China Mastered the Geometry of Tech Power Before Anyone Else - www.techpolicy.press/how-china-ma...

In my latest article for @kathimerini.gr I outline why Greece must strengthen compute capacity, data governance, and national planning to unlock AI’s benefits while safeguarding long-term resilience and competitiveness. www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1288...

Deregulation won’t make Europe competitive — better governance will. Cutting DSA/DMA/GDPR hurts citizens, startups & trust. Europe’s edge is smart rules + strong enforcement, not a race to the bottom. www.komaitis.org/write-share-... #DigitalGovernance #DSA #DMA #GDPR #AIAct #DigitalSovereignty

Europe’s open internet isn’t a relic — it’s the reason startups, AI, and democracy thrive online. Repealing it would hand control to telcos. Keep it open. Keep it fair. Keep it European. #OpenInternet #NetNeutrality #DigitalEurope www.komaitis.org/write-share-...

Is the Internet biased? 🌍 The architecture meant to connect us equally now mirrors old inequalities. Time for the Global South to shape the next Internet. www.komaitis.org/write-share-... #GlobalSouth #InternetGovernance #AI #DigitalInclusion #HumanRights #WSIS20 #DPI #digitaldivide #connectivity

For decades, the internet stood as the clearest expression of globalization’s inevitability. Yet now that vision has begun to fracture. Can the internet reclaim its global spirit, or is this the second act of a network evolving into something more controlled? www.komaitis.org/write-share-...

My latest on the geopolitical veto on the open Internet: open.substack.com/pub/kkomaiti...

After popular demand, I am now on substack. If you prefer to find me there, you may subscribe following this link: kkomaitis.substack.com/subscribe?pa...

A la tribune de l’ONU, tout le monde dénonce la montée de l’autoritarisme… alors que chacun participe à l’industrie de la censure. danslesalgorithmes.net/2025/10/08/d... @kkomaitis.bsky.social

The case for open sovereignty in a fragmenting Internet - oped! www.komaitis.org/write-share-... #digitalsovereignty

The silent coop against Brazil’s Internet: www.komaitis.org/write-share-...

Everybody talks about #datagovernance built no one is willing to actually try to understand what it is. Can we take a step back and be truthful about the complexity of data governance before we make decisions that can be irreversible? Some thoights from yours truly … www.komaitis.org/write-share-...

As the UN General Assembly opens with flags, speeches, and talk of rights and democracy, a quiet coup unfolds — not in parliaments, but in the invisible infrastructure of the internet, writes Konstantinos Komaitis. Digital rights and free expression are under attack — who will defend them?

Freedom of speech isn’t absolute; it exists within society’s rules. Limiting hate speech doesn’t oppose free speech. True free speech has boundaries and consequences, believing you can say anything without repercussions is a misconception, not a sign of a free society. www.bbc.com/news/article...

My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social The internet is under a quiet coup. Surveillance tech once for dictators is now global, sold to governments. Democracies are complicit, civil society is shrinking. Will we defend an open internet—or let it vanish? www.techpolicy.press/the-internet...

The real Housewives of Silicon Valley @wired.com

The real housewives of authoritarianism!

Italy’s AGCOM just labeled CDNs as telecoms, triggering strict regulation. This risks slower speeds, higher costs, and digital protectionism — threatening the open internet across Europe. A dangerous precedent. Who’s next? #OpenInternet www.komaitis.org/write-share-...

The U.S. is distracted. The EU has tools but without a global strategy, they risk becoming regional outliers. The open internet is a geopolitical asset. It won’t defend itself. Europe must treat digital governance as foreign policy—not a technical footnote. www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

Compare the similarities….bearing in mind that one country is meant to be a #democracy and the other is an #authoritarian country!

20 years ago, the WSIS captured lightning in a bottle. Now, with the WSIS+20 review on the horizon, the stakes for global digital governance are higher than ever. DTI’s @kkomaitis.bsky.social calls this a pivotal moment for the internet’s future: bit.ly/4lTlvQL

We see this particularly in the context of Internet governance and the entire Internet freedom agenda: www.techpolicy.press/the-us-just-... @marcacaputo.bsky.social

The retreat of the US from the Internet freedom agenda is not just a geopolitical shift but a normative collapse, writes @kkomaitis.bsky.social.

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The retreat of the US from the Internet freedom agenda is not just a geopolitical shift but a normative collapse, writes @kkomaitis.bsky.social. The US once linked the governance of cyberspace to the broader project of liberal democracy. That project is now in crisis.

I am looking for someone with extensive hacking experience in computers to get into an old server protected by a password that I can't retrieve. If you know someone or if you are that someone please DM me. #hacking #hacker #server

Muddling Through Uncertain Waters: Why the UN’s Troubles Could Spell Trouble for the Internet: www.techpolicy.press/muddling-thr... @techpolicypress.bsky.social #Internet

Taiwan fully gets the geopolitics of subsea cables and is sending a clear message to China: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Mark Zuckerberg obviously spent his weekend watching @hbo.bsky.social Mountainheads and got inspired! edition.cnn.com/2025/06/10/t...

The US retreat from the UN has created a strategic opportunity for China to expand influence. When democracies fail to participate, the Internet’s future risks being defined by values that undermine openness and human rights, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

The UN faces a financial and political crisis, weakening global coordination. As the U.S. retreats, China gains influence—just as digital governance needs unified action. My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/muddling-thr...

What role should the UN’s IGF play in a rapidly changing digital world? 💻🌐 On June 12 at 9:00a.m. join Vint Cerf, @anriette.bsky.social, Jason Pielemeier, @chengetai.bsky.social, and @kkomaitis.bsky.social as they explore the forum’s next chapter: bit.ly/3SCO9J6

What I find fascinating about the theory of "tech fascism" is that its application has already proven to be worse than any democracy out there. Given that it is based on centralisation, it fails to account that centralised structures eventually implode. theconversation.com/friday-essay...

Ha! www.politico.eu/article/berl...

What is happening in Gaza will be a permanent stain on the world's collective conscience!

The bromance seems to be over...and, nobody gets custody of the mess they created!

So X is not only the most toxic platform; it is also the most dangerous one!

A letter to the editor of the @economist.com We need good news to remind us of what’s possible!

This is the biggest challenge tech companies face. Decoupling is not the answer because it means fragmentation; but countries need to be self-determined. Companies, which still work for the users, need to invest in presence outside of troubling jurisdictions. www.thedissident.news/internationa...

This is telling: ASEAN countries are bonding tighter, China is once again at the centre as key player and influencer, the Gulf countries are entering as potential new allies as multilateralism is moving regionally and outside of the UN. All the while the US is nowhere to be seen!

It's like Zuck has literally learned NOTHING at all! And, he is now becoming a caricature of an old self that is tired, dated and, frankly, no one ever wants to see ever again. #AI #Meta www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mark...

The conflict now escalates in India and Pakistan -- the only difference, these two countries are in possession of nuclear arsenals! Conflicts globally are increasing at rates that should scare us all.