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Le Big Tech abbandonano Trump
by don Luca Peyron Nov. 5, 2026

Nov. 5, 2026

https://michelekettmaier.nova100.ilsole24ore.com/2026/11/04/le-big-tech-abb… Un pezzo che mi ha fatto riflettere, buona lettura dl -- _________________________ don Luca Peyron Pastorale della Cultura tecno scientifica - Apostolato Digitale Arcidiocesi di Torino apostolatodigitale.it <https://www.apostolatodigitale.it/>

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[Responsible AI] Algoactivism, Martin Wiener
by Daniele Quercia Nov. 5, 2026

Nov. 5, 2026

Algoactivism: How Platform Workers Contest Algorithmic Management Martin Wiener, TU Dresden, Germany Format: 35 min talk + 25 min Q&A Online meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/334384836288868?p=MHORpt8DHT8NHfhGmt> Algorithmic management (AM) has become a defining feature of online labor platforms (OLPs), profoundly shaping platform workers’ control over their working conditions. Prior research has documented diverse forms of worker resistance to AM—or algoactivism—yet existing studies rest on two problematic assumptions. First, they often assume that algoactivistic practices are uniformly accessible and arise directly from workers’ perceptions of structural constraints. Second, they assume that such practices are primarily reactive forms of resistance broadly targeted at the OLP’s AM system. These assumptions obscure heterogeneity in workers’ motivations and resources, as well as variation in how algoactivistic practices unfold. This study develops a more nuanced understanding of platform workers’ algoactivism by tracing how corresponding practices emerge through situated, reflective, and resource-dependent processes. Drawing on the contested terrain lens from labor process theory, we conceptualize the interplay between OLPs and workers as an ongoing struggle over control of working conditions. We examine this struggle in the context of Uber, a widely recognized extreme case of AM. Using a computer-assisted grounded theory approach that integrates topic modeling with qualitative coding procedures across multiple data sources, we develop a process-theoretical model of how platform workers contest AM. Our model centers on three recurring dynamics—reassessing terrain, exploring opportunities for contestation, and contesting terrain through algoactivistic practices—and yields two core theoretical contributions. First, we show that worker algoactivism depends on continual terrain reassessments and uneven capacities to engage in three forms of resourcing: algorithm, market, and voice resourcing. Second, we theorize algoactivism as a heterogeneous and multi-arena phenomenon comprising self-optimizing, distancing, and confronting practices that vary in their logics, targets, and durability. Together, these contributions advance a more dynamic and agentic understanding of worker algoactivism and provide actionable insights for the design and governance of platform-mediated work. Martin holds the Chair of Business Information Systems, esp. Business Engineering at TU Dresden, Germany. He is also an Affiliated Researcher at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany) and the Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research (Sweden). Before joining TU Dresden, he was an Associate Professor at Bentley University, USA. His research focuses on algorithmic control and management, digital transformation processes, human-AI collaboration, and value creation through open data. His work has been published in leading Information Systems journals, including MIS Quarterly (MISQ), Information Systems Research (ISR), and the Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS). He currently serves as Senior Editor for the Information Systems Journal(ISJ) and as Associate Editor for Business & Information Systems Engineering (BISE) and ISR. Subscribe to future talk announcements: Anyone outside Bell Labs can receive talk announcements by subscribing to the mailing list. To subscribe, send an empty email with the subject line "Subscribe RAI" to daniele.quercia(a)polito.it

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SAVE THE DATE | Convegno per il 20° anniversario del Centro Nexa | Lunedì 14 dicembre 2026
by Nexa - Media Nov. 4, 2026

Nov. 4, 2026

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Siamo lieti di annunciare che il Convegno per il 20° anniversario del Centro Nexa si terrà lunedì 14 dicembre 2026. Un'occasione speciale per celebrare vent'anni di attività e impegno, ripercorrendo le questioni che hanno accompagnato l'evoluzione del mondo digitale e interrogandosi sulle sfide ancora aperte. Maggiori informazioni in merito agli ospiti e al programma verranno fornite prossimamente. Vi aspettiamo numerosi! Cordiali saluti, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society<https://nexa.polito.it/> DAUIN - Politecnico di Torino Via Pier Carlo Boggio, 65/A - Torino Digital Communication Assistant DAUIN - Politecnico di Torino<https://www.dauin.polito.it/> Corso Castelfidardo 34/D - Torino mail: valeria.bergantino(a)polito.it<mailto:valeria.bergantino@polito.it> tel: 3473443585

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"Misinformation and smear campaign towards GrapheneOS"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 4, 2026

Nov. 4, 2026

https://x.com/GrapheneOS/status/2116658719022841917?a=hnY6W7-42oVzl5eUCRw&s… There's a major state sponsored misinformation and smear campaign towards GrapheneOS in the Netherlands and Germany. The misinformation campaign includes unsubstantiated security claims not holding up to scrutiny to scare people away from it. They're also heavily misrepresenting who uses it overall. These smear campaigns conflate GrapheneOS with forks and modifications of it sold by shady companies. Those usually include a device management app to remotely manage the devices of their customers as if they're employees. These are largely not GrapheneOS devices or have preinstalled malware apps. A common tactic being used in these smear campaigns is to make unsubstantiated and outright false claims about the capabilities of forensic data extraction tools. They misrepresent how they get into devices. They want to scare people into using far less secure devices which are easier to exploit. France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands are becoming increasingly authoritarian surveillance states with an ongoing crackdown against privacy. It's happening throughout the whole EU and it's likely both secure devices and end-to-end encryption without backdoors are going to end up outlawed. There are a bunch of companies based in the EU selling phones with drastically worse privacy and security than an iPhone including Jolla, Volla, Murena and iodé. These products are effectively backdoored by not providing standard privacy and security patches/protections while misleading users. France and other EU countries are actively cracking down on legitimate privacy and security projects while supporting unsafe products within their control. These products make it far easier to remotely exploit devices and also to bypass encryption to extract data. They're phony privacy products. Each of the companies we've listed have participated in the misinformation and smear campaigns against GrapheneOS. Jolla spent years working closely with Putin's regime. Volla, Murena and iodé are building an EU Play Integrity API. None provides the crucial standard privacy patches/protections. Murena is directly assisting with state anti-privacy campaigns smearing highly private and secure devices as mainly benefiting criminals. They've repeatedly falsely claimed GrapheneOS is mainly used by criminals. Here are 2 of many examples: https://x.com/GrapheneOS/status/2040887784253141142 https://clubic.com/actualite-604786-murena-e-os-interview.html GrapheneOS, end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, Monero and other projects are being targeted with state and corporate propaganda and anti-privacy laws. Meanwhile, the same governments heavily fund and support phony privacy projects clearly downgrading privacy and security compared to an iPhone. GrapheneOS is only an initial target for these state actors and their sycophants in corporate news organizations. Apple heavily works on protecting users against exploits too. It would be much harder to convince the public that an iPhone is for criminals so they're starting with open source.

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133° Nexa Lunch Seminar | Video incontro
by Nexa - Media Nov. 3, 2026

Nov. 3, 2026

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi segnaliamo che la registrazione del 133° Nexa Lunch Seminar dal titolo "Information and Communication Flows, Digital Sovereignty, and Critical Infrastructure in Latin America and Europe: An Analysis of the Technical, Economic, and Regulatory Dimensions", con ospite Sivaldo Pereira da Silva (University of Brasilia and Visiting Professor at the Nexa Center), è ora disponibile per la fruizione sul canale YouTube <https://youtu.be/n95GpDf5Cwc?si=KIvgmu8KBTBvbOOU> e sul sito web<https://nexa.polito.it/lunch-133> del Centro Nexa. Un saluto cordiale, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society<https://nexa.polito.it/> DAUIN - Politecnico di Torino Via Pier Carlo Boggio, 65/A - Torino Digital Communication Assistant DAUIN - Politecnico di Torino<https://www.dauin.polito.it/> Corso Castelfidardo 34/D - Torino mail: valeria.bergantino(a)polito.it<mailto:valeria.bergantino@polito.it> tel: 3473443585

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GIG-ARTS School on Digital Governance 2027 – Deadline Early Bird Registration and Global Access Programme
by Mauro SANTANIELLO Nov. 2, 2026

Nov. 2, 2026

Dear colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to the GIG-ARTS School on Digital Governance 2027, which will take place in Salerno, Italy, from 22 to 26 February 2027. The School is particularly addressed to PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, early-career academics, and professionals working on Internet governance, digital policy, and technology regulation, including those with backgrounds in political science, international relations, law, sociology, communication studies, and related disciplines. The School brings together an international faculty of scholars and experts to examine contemporary challenges in Internet governance, digital sovereignty, digital constitutionalism, AI governance, and the geopolitics of digital infrastructures. The faculty includes Robin Mansell (LSE), Andrea Beccalli (ICANN), Paolo Benanti (LUISS Guido Carli), Joe Burton (Lancaster University), Edoardo Celeste (Dublin City University), Marianne Franklin (University of Groningen), Francesca Musiani (CNRS), Paul Nemitz (College of Europe), Julia Pohle (Centre Marc Bloch), Dennis Redeker (University of Bremen), and Niels ten Oever (University of Amsterdam), alongside seminar speakers including Adio-Adet Dinika (University of Bremen), Sebastian Hallensleben (Chair, CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 on AI), Chris Mondini (ICANN), Riccardo Nanni (CNRS), Claudia Padovani (University of Padova), Daniela Piana (University of Bologna), Mauro Santaniello (University of Salerno/UNU-CRIS), Jamal Shahin (Vrije Universiteit Brussel/UNU-CRIS), and Xiaojuan Grace Yang (Freie Universität Berlin). Additional speakers will be announced in the next few weeks. The five-day programme combines lectures, interactive seminars, and multistakeholder roundtables involving academics, policymakers, civil society representatives, and industry experts. It provides opportunities for advanced learning, interdisciplinary discussion, and engagement with the international digital governance research and policy community. Early Bird registration is open until 15 November 2026, with a reduced participation fee of €680 (instead of €800). Global Access Programme To support participation from underrepresented regions, the School offers four scholarships for PhD candidates based in low- and lower-middle-income countries. Each scholarship covers the registration fee and five nights of accommodation. The application deadline is15 November 2026. **Information and programme:** https://gig-arts.eu/gig-arts-school-on-digital-governance/ **Global Access Programme:** https://gig-arts.eu/global-access-application-2027/ **Registration:** https://gig-arts.eu/registration-form-2027/ We would appreciate it if you could circulate this announcement within your academic and professional networks, particularly among doctoral programmes, research groups, and institutions working on digital governance, Internet policy, and related fields. Best regards, -- GIG-ARTS - School on Digital Governance school(a)gig-arts.eu

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199° Mercoledì di Nexa | 11 novembre 2026, ore 17.00
by Nexa - Media Nov. 2, 2026

Nov. 2, 2026

Gentilissime, gentilissimi, Vi invitiamo a partecipare al 199° Mercoledì di Nexa, che si terrà mercoledì 11 novembre, alle ore 17.00, con un incontro dal titolo "Pedagogia hacker". Ospite dell'incontro: Carlo Milani (Eudema e C.I.R.C.E.). L'incontro si terrà IN PRESENZA e ONLINE. SEDE FISICA Centro Nexa su Internet e Società, Politecnico di Torino, Via Boggio 65/a, Torino (1° piano). Per accedere alla sala si raccomanda di suonare al citofono Portineria e di seguire le indicazioni segnalate lungo il percorso. QUI<https://nexa.polito.it/contatti> maggiori informazioni su come raggiungerci. STANZA VIRTUALE dell'incontro: https://didattica.polito.it/VClass/NexaEvent Di seguito maggiori dettagli: https://nexa.polito.it/mercoledi-199 Vi ringraziamo per l'attenzione, Cordiali saluti, -- Valeria Bergantino Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society<https://nexa.polito.it/> DAUIN - Politecnico di Torino Via Pier Carlo Boggio, 65/A - Torino Digital Communication Assistant DAUIN - Politecnico di Torino<https://www.dauin.polito.it/> Corso Castelfidardo 34/D - Torino mail: valeria.bergantino(a)polito.it<mailto:valeria.bergantino@polito.it> tel: 3473443585

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