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Bremmer, "The Technopolar Paradox"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 18, 2025

May 18, 2025

*The Technopolar Paradox */The Frightening Fusion of Tech Power and State Power / Ian Bremmer May 13, 2025 In February 2022, as Russian forces advanced on Kyiv, Ukraine’s government faced a critical vulnerability: with its Internet and communication networks under attack, its troops and leaders would soon be in the dark. Elon Musk—the de facto head of Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), xAI, the Boring Company, and Neuralink—stepped in. Within days, SpaceX had deployed thousands of Starlink terminals to Ukraine and activated satellite Internet service at no cost. Having kept the country online, Musk was hailed as a hero. But the centibillionaire’s personal intervention—and Kyiv’s reliance on it—came with risks. Months later, Ukraine asked SpaceX to extend Starlink’s coverage to Russian-occupied Crimea, to enable a submarine drone strike that Kyiv wanted to carry out against Russian naval assets. Musk refused—worried, he said, that this would cause a major escalation in the war. Even the Pentagon’s entreaties on behalf of Ukraine failed to convince him. An unelected, unaccountable private citizen had unilaterally thwarted a military operation in an active war zone while exposing the fact that governments had remarkably little control over crucial decisions affecting their citizens and national security. continua qui: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/technopolar-paradox-ian-bremme…

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SFScon - Call4Speakers - Contributing to Free Software - Education (DEADLINE: JUNE 30)
by Paolo Dongilli May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

Buon pomeriggio a tutti. Quest'anno nella call for speakers della SFScon (che si terrà il 7-8 novembre presso il NOI Techpark Südtirol/Alto Adige a Bolzano) è stato inserito il tema "Education" al punto "Contributing to Free Open Source Software": https://www.sfscon.it/call-4-speakers/ Se lavorate nel mondo dell'educazione con Software Libero, non esitate a proporre un vostro contributo in modo tale da portare la vostra preziosa esperienza alla conferenza. Nel modulo della call aggiungete un tag #FUSS quando rispondete alla domanda: "How is your Talk related to SFSCON’s topics? Describe the relevance to Free Software & Open Technologies" in quanto quest'anno si celebreranno anche i 20 anni del Progetto FUSS di sostenibilità digitale nella scuola. Promuovete la Call4Speakers per questa tematica anche ai vostri conoscenti interessati. *** ATTENZIONE: LA CALL SCADE il 30 GIUGNO *** Un cordiale saluto, Paolo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FUSS - Free Upgrade for a Sustainable School - https://fuss.bz.it Sostenibilità digitale a scuola Digitale Nachhaltigkeit in der Schule Sostignibilité digitala a scora Digital Sustainability at School -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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"Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

*Trump’s sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal’s work* https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751a… By MOLLY QUELL Updated 11:26 AM GMT+2, May 15, 2025 [...] Microsoft, for example, cancelled Khan’s email address, forcing the prosecutor to move to Proton Mail, a Swiss email provider, ICC staffers said. His bank accounts in his home country  of the U.K. have been blocked. Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment. [...]

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Paper: "State, platform capitalism and infrastructural power: Microsoft's data centres in Greece 2.0"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

*State, platform capitalism and infrastructural power: Microsoft's data centres in Greece 2.0* Charis Papaevangelou et al. *Abstract* This article examines the under-explored role of the state in enabling platform capitalism by analysing Microsoft's infrastructural investment in Greece, as part of the country's post-pandemic ‘National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Greece 2.0’. While much of the critical literature emphasises platform companies’ control over infrastructure and data, we argue that state facilitation is a crucial component of platform capital accumulation. Through a case study of Microsoft's construction of three data centres in the region of Attica, we show how the Greek state actively facilitated this investment, framing it as a driver of modernisation and economic recovery. We base our study on a comprehensive document analysis of official communications, regulatory frameworks and legal documents. This involvement exemplifies how semi-peripheral states like Greece, shaped by neoliberal restructuring and economic dependence, contribute to consolidating the power of tech corporations, often at the expense of local communities and the environment. By integrating theories of state capitalism and techno-colonialism with critical platform scholarship, this article contributes to a deeper understanding of the political economy of platform capitalism, revealing the symbiotic yet exploitative nature of state-tech partnerships and urging a re-centring of the state's role in facilitating corporate dominance over digital infrastructures and global platform capitalism. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768624251323325

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Bevins, "Nostalgia for 2021"
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

*Nostalgia for 2021 */Missing (2023) — Directed by Will Merrick and Nicholas D. Johnson / Vincent Bevins 15 May 2025 When did Google stop working? Was it this year? Maybe, a few years ago? Or maybe it never actually worked, and I am just remembering the years of my youth as I wish that I had lived them? I know what I am supposed to do: I ask Google Gemini. [...] continua qui: https://www.northsouthnotes.org/p/nostalgia-for-2021

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CfP - Big Tech in Global Security Governance, Internet Policy Review
by Francesca Musiani May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

Cari colleghi e care colleghe, ancora una prima riga in italiano seguita da un annuncio in inglese :) We are pleased to share with you a call for papers for a thematic issue of the Internet Policy Review entitled "Big Tech in Global Security Governance," scheduled for the third quarter of 2026. You can find all the details and the text of the call here: https://policyreview.info/events/call-papers-big-tech-global-security-gover… The themes are: Big Tech in International Relations Big Tech in the Global Landscape of Trust & Safety Big Tech as Arbiters in the Field of Security A variety of perspectives are relevant to addressing these themes, and proposals for contributions from the following disciplines are particularly welcome: information and communication studies, international relations, political science, media studies, security studies, STS, and political economy. Reflections on the methodological challenges associated with research on these topics are encouraged. 400-word proposals (in English) are due by September 21st to bigtechinsec(a)protonmail.com. Responses will be sent by December 15th, and full texts should be submitted by March 15th, 2026. Best regards, Marguerite Borelli Ksenia Ermoshina Francesca Musiani Gulnara Zakharova -- Francesca Musiani, Ph.D. Directrice de recherche | Research Professor, CNRS <http://www.cnrs.fr> Directrice | Director, Centre Internet et Société <https://cis.cnrs.fr/> (UPR 2000 CNRS) Directrice adjointe | Deputy Director, GDR Internet, IA et Société <https://cis.cnrs.fr/presentation-gdr/> (GDR 2091 CNRS) I'm also associated with: i3-CSI <http://www.csi.ensmp.fr/>, MINES ParisTech | Internet Governance Lab <https://internetgovernancelab.org>, American University I co-lead projects: DIGISOV <https://digisov.org> | TIGre <https://netgouv.hypotheses.org/projet-technologie-internet-et-gouvernance-t…> I help co-editing: Internet Policy Review <https://policyreview.info> | RESET <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/> I'm an advisor for: ISOC France <https://www.isoc.fr> | ANSSI <https://www.ssi.gouv.fr/agence/rayonnement-scientifique/conseil-scientifiqu…> | IAMCR <https://iamcr.org/governance/int-council> I'm here on the Web (FR <https://cis.cnrs.fr/francesca-musiani/> | EN <https://cis.cnrs.fr/en/francesca_musiani/>), including my publications.

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EU ruling: tracking-based advertising by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X, across Europe has no legal basis
by Giacomo Tesio May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X, and the entire tracking-based advertising industry rely on the “Transparency & Consent Framework” (TCF) to obtain “consent” for data processing. This evening the Belgian Court of Appeal ruled that the TCF is illegal. The TCF is live on 80% of the Internet. [...] Dr Johnny Ryan said "Today's court's decision shows that the consent system used by Google, Amazon, X, Microsoft, deceives hundreds of millions of Europeans. The tech industry has sought to hide its vast data breach behind sham consent popups. Tech companies turned the GDPR into a daily nuisance rather than a shield for people." [...] Today’s judgement confirms the Belgian Data Protection Authority’s 2022 decision. It applies immediately across Europe. <https://www.iccl.ie/digital-data/eu-ruling-tracking-based-advertising-by-go…>

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Peace and Stability in the Age of Militarized AI and Cyber-conflicts: New Challenges and Risks - 63rd ISODARCO Course
by diego latella May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

Car* Collegh*, All'URL https://www.isodarco.it/63rd-isodarco-course/preliminary-detailed-program/ e' disponibile il programma preliminare del 63mo corso dell'International School On Disarmament And Research On Conflicts, organizzato da G. P. Siroli, G. Tamburrini e il sottoscritto. Penso che il corso possa essere di interesse per vostr* dottorand* e giovani ricercatrici/ricercatori (e forse anche meno giovani). Abbiamo ancora posti liberi (e registriamo una cerca carenza di presenze italiane ...) Per tutte le informazioni rimando al sito del corso: https://www.isodarco.it/63rd-isodarco-course/ Buona giornata DL -- Dott. Diego Latella - Formerly Senior Researcher with CNR/ISTI - Now retired

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by Juan Carlos Gentile Fag�ndez May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

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Osservatorio Nessuno
by Roberto Resoli May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

Magari scopro l'acqua calda (specie per chi è di Torino), ma: https://osservatorionessuno.org/it/associazione/ > Osservatorio Nessuno è un’Organizzazione di Volontariato (OdV), apartitica, aconfessionale, con struttura democratica e senza scopo di lucro. > Nata dall’esigenza di aumentare il numero di exit node Tor sul territorio italiano, l’associazione ha progressivamente ampliato il proprio ambito d’azione, occupandosi di privacy, anonimato, e dei diritti digitali in rete, attraverso attività di divulgazione e supporto tecnico. > > Osservatorio Nessuno si prefigge i seguenti obiettivi: > > Tutelare la privacy e l’anonimato, anche attraverso il supporto allo sviluppo e alla manutenzione di progetti esistenti; > Difendere la libertà di informazione, espressione e comunicazione sulle reti telematiche; > Promuovere la consapevolezza sui diritti digitali e l’uso critico degli strumenti tecnologici; > Analizzare la sicurezza di dispositivi e tecnologie digitali; > Fornire supporto tecnico a persone esposte al rischio di violazioni dei propri diritti. > rob

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