There’s an enormous amount of stuff in this book I’d like to highlight, but start with: “What emerges as the most elementary insight is that, since we do not now have any ways of making computers wise, we ought not now to give computers tasks that demand wisdom.”

Another devastating day for journalists in Gaza, and human rights world wide, as we stand by and do too little too late www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/w...

"AI’s biggest climate consequences will come from how it is used. It could increase emissions by boosting fossil-fuel extraction" Incredible coming from a Microsoft employee - a company that sells its machine learning to fossil fuel companies to boost extraction stand.earth/insights/mic...

Nothing to see here, just the Dutch cabinet falling again.. nos.nl/l/2579552 And still no measures on the genocide in Gaza

Tech bros drooling over Rome is wild. The empire was a war machine built on slavery + patriarchy. If that’s your inspo, you’re not dreaming of innovation—you’re dreaming of domination electricliterature.com/why-are-tech...

Here's my weekly must-reads list, a frontline dispatch from a D.C. organizer, and my final thoughts for the week. One thing I took away from my exchange with Shannon Clark, a mutual aid organizer in D.C., is that "having great networks already in place" has been crucial. Let's all take note.

Want to fight for digital rights in your local school or community, but not sure how? Our Electronic Frontier Alliance toolkits can help you get started. efa.eff.org/

professional activists and institutional intellectuals be like:

The Godfather (2025, semiconductor edition): “I’m gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse… 20% of your revenue” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/t...

Israel : Stop targeting #journalists and protect vital reporting in #Gaza www.article19.org/resources/is...

This might seem geeky and a bit obscure, but I've been thinking about how necessary this discussion is for quite some time. I'm glad to see it taking shape, and hope that it arrives at a reasonable approach-like perhaps the EU's Very Large Platform distinctions?

Perfect explanation in this article. When I was in OSC, I encountered more instances than not when smaller companies had to answer for SpaceX’s bad behavior while SpaceX benefitted from its old approvals. The move fast and break stuff approach is leaving a lot of “regulatory debris” in its wake.

Article 19's Raquel Rennó Nunes and Lux Teixeira ask, will satellite connectivity be governed through frameworks that ensure diverse participation and fair access, or by the priorities and capabilities of a few dominant private actors? Current international negotiations could determine the answer:

There is a shift happening in tech, from social media consumer facing to “hard tech” and civil society is miles behind on some of this We need to understand B2B tech, defense tech, and hard tech (GPUs) and unstuck our selves from questions of social media — or we’ll be even more on the backfoot

It is pretty noticeable that even as mainstream opinion on Israel and Gaza finally shifts, you don’t hear the Responsible Adults apologizing for punishing all the college kids protesting the atrocities. Quite the opposite in fact!

New tools from OpenAI and Perplexity can browse the web for you. If the idea takes off, these generative AI agents could turn the internet into a ghost town where only bots roam.

Can genAI start-ups really challenge #BigTech's dominance? 🧐 🔎 We analysed 12 start-ups' value chains and what we found is clear: They're highly dependent on Big Tech companies, particularly Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Nvidia. Read our full analysis: www.somo.nl/the-real-win...

New poll shows huge majorities of Europeans--74% of Von Der Leyen's own CDU--want a tough stance on Big Tech. This is no time to roll over. Tech is vital infrastructure, and it can be ours again--with a three-part play: Break, build, enforce. w/ @robin.berjon.com: www.politico.eu/article/digi...

Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.

World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns

Favourite quote “Technological change cannot be revolutionary if it fails to change the social and political structures of a society and instead heightens inequalities and divisions that are already present”

🚨BREAKING: More than two thirds of us have less freedom of expression now than a decade ago. That’s 5.6 billion people. Dive into our Global Expression Report 2025 – out today: www.globalexpressionreport.org

🇪🇺 The EU is at a crossroads on digital infrastructure. Calls for European 'digital sovereignty' are multiplying. But how do we get there? Is it even the right aim? 🤔 Join leading voices discussing approaches for Europe's digital future. 📅 Fri, June 20, 6-7:30pm CEST www.aim4dem.nl/events/

Our @article19.bsky.social #CPDP panel asked if the EU is sacrificing human rights for "competitiveness" in #AI governance We heard from 🔹 Dr. Seda Gürses (TU Delft) 🔹 Maria Donde (Coimisiún na Meán) 🔹 Kai Zenner (EP Digital Policy) 🔹 Dr. Maria Luisa Stasi (ARTICLE 19) 🔹 Bob Dylan (yes, really)

#OpenAI’s “AI on democratic rails” sounds cute—until you realize the first track runs through the UAE. Behind the branding is a US-controlled #AI stack, sold as #sovereignty but wired for leverage. openai.com/global-affai...

I can’t speak for anyone else, but this analogy of “Lady Liberty’ held captive, is exactly how I feel about this presidency & administration and what their attempting to do with our rights and freedoms… The New Yorker captured the feelings perfectly… One word, UNACCEPTABLE!

I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost

train work how? [Anthropic CRO Dario Amodei]

It's like a death cult

📢2025 DMA Enforcement Symposium: Call for Abstracts 📢 The call for abstracts for our 3rd annual Brussels symposium is LIVE. We’re looking for critical assessments of gatekeepers’ compliance with obligations and their impact on users' rights, enforcement structure and procedural issues, and more.

GAFAM spells MAGA, if you squint. Happy Monday in 2025 all! #gafam #tech #2025

My fav session at #CPDP25 this far is happening now: How dystopian sci-fi books have been misread by tech bros and fueled their tech visions of the future

Republicans snuck an amendment into this bill to ban Affordable Care Act insurance plans from covering abortion care. This is part of their play for a national abortion ban, in the middle of the night, and ripping healthcare away from millions.

The E.U. offers emergency financing for Radio Free Europe, but the amount falls way short of what's needed for it to stay afloat. “In a time of growing, unfiltered content, independent journalism is more important than ever,” says @kajakallas.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/w...

Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP): come to our stellar panel at 10.30 today in the Maritime Room. Entitled: "A Stress Test for the EU’s Digital Rule Book: Ensuring AI Governance is Grounded in Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights"! www.cpdpconferences.org/panels/trans... #CPDP25

1/ Last week, @domainincite.com broke the news that ICANN has removed DEI language from its website, causing justifiable concern from within ICANN's community. But what hasn't been flagged yet is how this might affect #WSIS+20 negotiations happening at the UNGA this year. A 🧵...

When Trump sanctioned the ICC, Microsoft cut off services to the court. Now imagine our government, hospitals, and power grid running on Microsoft Cloud. Digital self-determination isn't abstract—it's about whether our society functions when geopolitics shifts. #CloudRisks #DigitalResilience

But please @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and @dickschoof not to worry — let’s keep relying on Microsoft for *everything: “Microsoft, for example, cancelled Khan’s email address, forcing the prosecutor to move to Proton Mail… #Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment.”

📢 NEW INITIATIVE: As tech giants claim ownership of subsea cables and satellite networks, who will protect our digital rights? @article19.bsky.social team digital launches "Wired and Orbited" to ensure internet infrastructure remains open and resilient for all. www.article19.org/resources/wi...

An example of what I mean when I say everyday consumer interactions for basic needs are hostile. A utility company services 8 million ppl in my state. They changed payment platforms. Just changed. Every customer has to create a new account, Re-enter payment info, set up billing, auto draft

"A Stress Test for the EU’s Digital Rule Book: Ensuring AI Governance is Grounded in Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights" Organised by @article19law.bsky.social with @ccs.bsky.social (moderator), Kai Zenner, Seda Gürses, Maria-Luisa Stasi, @interdonde.bsky.social More info: cpdp.be/4289 #CPDP2025

"Going to the cloud" - 4 little words, that can mean so many different things. Being able to untangle what's what, matters berthub.eu/articles/pos...

Cloud computing’s dominance is reshaping public institutions. This piece suggests that true resistance lies in reimagining tech’s role in society, prioritizing equity, sustainability, and public good over profit and growth. By @ccs.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social buff.ly/dSdc7aV

‼️Alarming developments in #Türkiye 🇹🇷 🧵 On 19.03, more than 100 were detained (incl Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu) for alleged corruption & terror links. A 4-day protest ban was issued in #İstanbul. Despite the ban, thousands took to the streets to protest the detentions. 1/4

With US #highered under attack from the federal govt, what can scholars do to ensure their #research is preserved and stand up for #academicfreedom? @lschiff.bsky.social, co-author of the Declaration to #DefendResearch, explains: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/prote... #academicsky #edusky

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Trump take egg (And all the remaining philanthropic money we’ve all come to rely on since he took USG $$) on.ft.com/3Gh3ITK US philanthropies fear Trump blow from loss of tax-free status

"The most revolutionary alternatives [for digital infrastructure] won’t aim to match hyperscalers at their own game. Instead, they will question whether we need so much computing in the first place, and who truly stands to benefit" @ccs.bsky.social in: www.techpolicy.press/clouds-over-...