In den USA übernehmen private Plattformen und Konzerne immer mehr staatliche Funktionen. Wissenschaftler:innen machen dieses System nun sichtbar: Auf einer interaktiven Webseite zeigen sie den „Authoritarian Stack“ und wie dieser zunehmend auch nach Europa greift. netzpolitik.org/2025/interak...

Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it. It's the story of our time. The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next. www.authoritarian-stack.info

Great panel on digital sovereignty at #decidimfest with @francescabria.bsky.social : "we cannot build apps empowering popular sovereignty on top of critical infrastructure that is weaponized against democracy"

«Silicon Valley isn’t building apps anymore. It’s building empires.» The Authoritarian Stack: A mapping of firms, funds, and political actors turning core state functions into private platforms, by @francescabria.bsky.social et. al. for @fesonline.bsky.social www.authoritarian-stack.info

La economista de la innovación @francescabria.bsky.social describe en este artículo que publicamos hoy en @lavanguadia un proceso de privatización de la soberanía americana y europea que dentro de poco puede ser irreversible. www.lavanguardia.com/internaciona...

🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.” IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her latest article for @noemamag.com. ✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/B4l0l1g

🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.” IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her latest article for @noemamag.com. ✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/zyip9ee

🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.” IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her latest article for @noemamag.com. ✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/SzWevBN

“Whoever controls AI infrastructure—compute, models, data, & cloud—will shape the economic & political order of the 21st century. The U.S. & China understand this & are mobilizing every instrument of statecraft to secure supremacy. Europe must understand it too.” — @francescabria.bsky.social #ai

📣 Leading economists call for the protection of Public Interest Media IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social and Prof. @francescabria.bsky.social joined the call by leading economists to protect public interest media for economic prosperity and human progress. 🔗 Learn more here: buff.ly/l4wlRUR

🎤 This month, the EuroStack Project, led by IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social, was presented at #ArsElectronica2025. The exhibit explored a 7-layer blueprint for Europe’s digital sovereignty—from green compute to democratic AI. 🔗 Learn more here: buff.ly/X5Wg28z

🎤 This month, the EuroStack Project, led by IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social, was presented at #ArsElectronica2025. The exhibit explored a 7-layer blueprint for Europe’s digital sovereignty—from green compute to democratic AI. 🔗 Learn more here: buff.ly/xCk90QI

✍️ From Digital Feudalism to Digital Sovereignty Catch up on our recent IIPP #RethinkingTheState Forum panel chaired by Prof @rainerkattel.bsky.social & featuring @mazzucatom.bsky.social, @francescabria.bsky.social, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social & Mike Bracken 🔗 Watch the recording: buff.ly/aQlecaa

Great to see our EuroStack initiative making waves! Over the past two weeks alone the project has been discussed in headlining articles by the Financial Times, Wired, Tech Policy and more Proud to have co-authored the report with the brilliant @francescabria.bsky.social and @paultimmers.bsky.social

Macron says France will recognise Palestinian state in September https://on.ft.com/45ciELU

💡 The AI boom isn’t just disrupting tech—it’s pushing America’s largest power grid to the brink. Skyrocketing demand from data centers + delayed reform = soaring bills & blackout risks. www.reuters.com/sustainabilit...

🇪🇺A bold vision for Europe's technological future. The EuroStack report, led by IIPP's @francescabria.bsky.social & Fausto Gernone, along with @paultimmers.bsky.social, outlines a roadmap for Europe to achieve digital sovereignty and competitiveness. 🔗Read more here: buff.ly/qX0oUTu

✍️ From Digital Feudalism to Digital Sovereignty Catch up on our recent IIPP #RethinkingTheState Forum panel chaired by Prof @rainerkattel.bsky.social & featuring @mazzucatom.bsky.social, @francescabria.bsky.social, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social & Mike Braken 🔗 Watch the recording here: buff.ly/hVeBqD1

🎤 From Digital Feudalism to #DigitalSovereignty Join our closing panel featuring leading thinkers from IIPP exploring how public policy can shift power toward more democratic and sustainable systems. 📺 Join us online here: us06web.zoom.us/j/8633282620...

Das 💯 🙂 #EuroStack ✅

gespannt auf @francescabria.bsky.social , die bei #rp25 gleich was zum #EuroStack erzählen wird. Damit soll die digitale Souveränität gestärkt werden, also zb die riskante Abhängigkeit von US-Hyperscaler-Clouds. Im Koalitionsvertrag steht übrigens ein Deutschland-Stack, sinnvoller ist EU-Stack.

Europe can’t stay neutral between techno-oligarchy and digital authoritarianism. This isn’t just an AI race, it’s a fight for sovereignty and democracy. We don’t need a new Tech Cold War—we need a third way: democratic, mission-driven. My Handelsblatt interview www.handelsblatt.com/politik/inte...

Europe can’t stay neutral between techno-oligarchy and digital authoritarianism. This isn’t just an AI race, it’s a fight for sovereignty and democracy. We don’t need a new Tech Cold War—we need a third way: democratic, mission-driven. My Handelsblatt interview www.handelsblatt.com/politik/inte...

Europe's digital future: How to build the #EuroStack! ✨ Mit @francescabria.bsky.social Robert Peter 📍 Mittwoch | 12:30 – 13:00 | Stage 3 #rp25 👉 buff.ly/aCwDO7f

Ons hele digitale leven draait op Amerikaanse en Chinese tech. Hoe wrikt de EU zich los? Topeconoom Francesca Bria pleit voor een ambitieus plan: de EuroStack. Lees het interview hier: corr.es/dc48ac

Ik sprak @francescabria.bsky.social over het plan om Europa digitaal onafhankelijk te krijgen, de Eurostack, inmiddels omarmd door de Duitse en Franse regering ‘Europa zit klem. Geen eigen chips, geen eigen rekenkracht, geen eigen cloud – alleen regels die het niet kan handhaven’

🚀 Space: The Final Frontier ... of privatisation? 🌕 Our new report warns of the nebula of billionaires & corporate interests attempting to privatise outer space. 🖊️ Carla Ibled on why the left should fight to protect the status of space as a commons. www.common-wealth.org/publications...

🇪🇺A bold vision for Europe's technological future. The EuroStack report, led by IIPP's @francescabria.bsky.social & Fausto Gernone, along with @paultimmers.bsky.social , outlines a roadmap for Europe to achieve digital sovereignty and competitiveness. 🔗Read more here: buff.ly/aZFArhG

Just out in @politiken.dk: My interview on why Europe must urgently reclaim democratic control over its critical digital infrastructures from tech oligarchs. We need real digital sovereignty, not dependency. #Eurostack #DigitalSovereignty

China kontrolliert die kritischen Rohstoffe, Amerika unsere Daten: Warum Europa jetzt 100 Milliarden Euro in eine gemeinsame Digitalarchitektur, den „EuroStack“ investieren muss. Nur so kann Europa überleben. Mein Kommentar @faznet.bsky.social www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

For ni år siden løsrev hun Barcelona fra techgiganterne. Nu gælder det resten af EU

Just out in @politiken.dk: My interview on why Europe must urgently reclaim democratic control over its critical digital infrastructures from tech oligarchs. We need real digital sovereignty, not dependency. #Eurostack #DigitalSovereignty

Great meeting today in Madrid with Minister Óscar López on advancing digital sovereignty in Europe. We’re working to turn the Eurostack plan into action and ensure Europe leads in AI and innovation for the public interest—defending democracy, rights, and the economy. #DigitalSovereignty #Eurostack

🇪🇺 Europe is on the verge of allocating billions to AI industrial policy. IIPP Professors @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and @francescabria.bsky.social contributed to the @ainowinstitute.bsky.social 's report on 'Redirecting Europe's AI Industrial Policy'. 🔗Read the report here: buff.ly/N0pzdgl

For those curious about European alternatives to US #digital technologies of all kinds, take a look at the #EuroStack initiative by @francescabria.bsky.social et al. www.euro-stack.info #tariffs #globalization #Europe #EU

On the emergence of the strange figure of the "oligarch-intellectual" - a new major essay where I try to make sense of some, well, recent developments www.theideasletter.org/essay/silico...

🇪🇺A bold vision for Europe's technological future. The EuroStack report, led by IIPP's @francescabria.bsky.social & Fausto Gernone, along with @paultimmers.bsky.social , outlines a roadmap for Europe to achieve digital sovereignty and competitiveness. 🔗Read more here: buff.ly/w7i9SNe

👏🏽 @francescabria.bsky.social

"If digital autonomy isn’t at the forefront of these broader defense and infrastructure strategies, Europe risks missing its last best chance to chart an independent course on the global stage"

"This isn’t about shutting out global players; it’s about creating a sophisticated, multidimensional policy tool that champions European priorities". An article by @francescabria.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/31/e...

Europe Must Avoid Becoming a Digital Colony. The EuroStack is the continent’s last chance for technological sovereignty in the era of AI. My latest on @foreignpolicy.com with Haroon Sheik. foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/31/e...

🇪🇺A bold vision for Europe's technological future. The EuroStack report, led by IIPP's @francescabria.bsky.social & Fausto Gernone, along with @paultimmers.bsky.social , outlines a roadmap for Europe to achieve digital sovereignty and competitiveness. 🔗Read more here: buff.ly/AV6voZ0

They deserve some kind of award at Bloomberg for making these excellent visualizations of monopolization tendencies in the AI supply chain.

"Queremos ser también la sede de una futura agencia de soberanía digital europea, más urgente cada día". El teniente de alcalde @valls1313.bsky.social, en @lavanguardia.com @francescabria.bsky.social www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcel...

The Italian deal with Musk’s Starlink for secure satellite communications threatens European security. Europe needs a ‘Buy European Act’ for defense and critical digital infrastructure. www.ft.com/content/ea7e...

Just published: "Uncertain Journeys into Digital Futures. Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research for Mitigating Wicked Societal and Environmental Problems", with contributions from the Weizenbaum Conference 2024. Published with @nomosverlag.bsky.social ➡️ www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/news/deta...

European digital sovereignty is a now-or-never industrial and political mission. A strong coalition of industry players is committed to building the #EuroStack. Europe’s own tech stack for competitiveness and autonomy. More here: www.euro-stack.info

European digital sovereignty is a now-or-never industrial and political mission. A strong coalition of industry players is committed to building the #EuroStack. Europe’s own tech stack for competitiveness and autonomy. More here: www.euro-stack.info

In the streets of Europe: Ban X in the EU. www.paolocirio.net/work/ban-x-i...

Meta's trying to suppress Sarah Wynn-Williams book because it exposes what an amoral man child Mark Zuckerberg is and how Facebook "doesn't give a fuck" about people. Sarah, who is a friend, knows what she's talking about. She worked at Meta for years. Buy her book! www.amazon.com/Careless-Peo...