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Sui Fat Protocols (o application protocols) e gli oligopoli di Interent
by Antonio Vetro' Nov. 23, 2017

Nov. 23, 2017

E' oramai parecchio tempo che, specialmente nel mondo corporate e dei grossi investitori, ci si rifà all'idea dei fat protocol (http://www.usv.com/blog/fat-protocols) già segnalata in questa lista. Ultimamente li si vede anche come la panacea agli oligopoli, sventolando la bandiera della decentralizzazione. Un esempio: https://medium.com/newtown-partners/application-protocols-are-the-better-in… Mi sembra una "teoria" (non nel senso stretto e scientifico del termine) potenzialmente dannosa, perché dimentica che è stata proprio la snellezza dei protocolli tcp/ip-insieme alla neutralità della rete- a creare uno spazio a livello applicativo che è dotato di numerosi gradi di libertà, e in cui l'innovazione è potuta fiorire "quasi" indisturbata. L'idea che la "vecchia Internet" abbia provocato gli oligopoli attuali (e non l'inaduguatezza della regolamentazione attuale) e che la blockchain possa risolvere il problema è secondo me assolutamente da contrastare. Un caro saluto, A. Vetrò

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F.C.C. Plans Net Neutrality Repeal in a Victory for Telecoms
by GianlucaQuaglia Nov. 22, 2017

Nov. 22, 2017

The Federal Communications Commission released a plan on Tuesday to dismantle landmark regulations that ensure equal access to the internet, clearing the way for internet service companies to charge users more to see certain content and to curb access to some websites. The proposal, made by the F.C.C. chairman, Ajit Pai, is a sweeping repeal of rules put in place by the Obama administration. The rules prohibit high-speed internet service providers, or I.S.P.s, from stopping or slowing down the delivery of websites. They also prevent the companies from charging customers extra fees for high-quality streaming and other services. [continua qui] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/technology/fcc-net-neutrality.html?hp&ac…

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"Diritti e libertà in Internet" - Le Monnier, 2017
by Bassini, Marco Nov. 22, 2017

Nov. 22, 2017

Cari Tutti, mi onoro di darvi notizia della pubblicazione del volume collettaneo "Diritti e libertà in Internet," curato insieme a Tommaso Edoardo Frosini, Oreste Pollicino ed Ernesto Apa, che raccoglie le riflessioni di più di trenta autori. Maggiori informazioni sul Volume ai link qui sotto: http://www.medialaws.eu/diritti-e-liberta-in-internet-le-monnier-2017-a-cur… http://www.mondadorieducation.it/libro/oreste-pollicino-tommaso-edoardo-fro… cari saluti, Marco Marco Bassini Dipartimento di Studi Giuridici "Angelo Sraffa" Università Commerciale "L. Bocconi" Via Roentgen, 1 20136 Milano Stanza 1-C1-07 Direct +39.02.5836.5611 Mobile (ITA) +39.329.2478832 Mobile (US) +1.518.965.9671 View my LinkedIn profile View my SSRN page View my Academia.edu page

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Consultazione pubblica CE sulle fake news e la disinformazione online
by Daria Santucci Nov. 21, 2017

Nov. 21, 2017

Buonasera a tutti, segnalo che lo scorso 13 novembre la Commissione europea ha lanciato una consultazione pubblica sulle fake news e la disinformazione online<https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/public-consultation-fake…>. "Cittadini, social media, organi di stampa (emittenti, testate giornalistiche, agenzie di stampa, media online e verificatori), ricercatori e autorità pubbliche sono invitati a esprimere il loro parere durante la consultazione pubblica che si svolgerà fino a metà febbraio. La consultazione intende raccogliere pareri sulle azioni che l'UE può intraprendere per offrire ai cittadini strumenti efficaci per individuare informazioni affidabili e verificate e adattarsi alle sfide dell'era digitale. I contributi attesi riguardano tre ambiti principali: · la portata del problema, ossia in che modo cittadini e parti interessate percepiscono le notizie false, quanto sono consapevoli della disinformazione online e in che misura si fidano dei diversi media; · la valutazione delle misure già adottate dalle piattaforme, dai mezzi d'informazione e dalle organizzazioni della società civile per combattere la diffusione di notizie false online e i pareri sui ruoli e sulle responsabilità delle parti interessate; · le possibili azioni future per migliorare l'accesso dei cittadini a informazioni affidabili e verificate e impedire la diffusione della disinformazione online. La consultazione riguarda solo le notizie false e la disinformazione online caratterizzate da contenuti di per sé non illeciti, e quindi non soggetti a misure legislative e di autoregolamentazione nazionali o dell'UE." La consultazione pubblica si svolgerà fino al 23 febbraio 2018. Comunicato stampa in italiano accessibile qui<http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-4481_it.htm>. Cordialmente, Daria Santucci Daria Santucci Communication Officer Communication Department [http://www.etf.europa.eu/etflogo.jpg] ADDRESS Villa Gualino, Viale Settimio Severo 65, I - 10133 Torino TELEPHONE +390116302260 FAX +39 0116302200 E-MAIL info(a)etf.europa.eu<mailto:info@etf.europa.eu> WEB http://www.etf.europa.eu<http://www.etf.europa.eu/> [http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf/0/C7079AE04DBE4548C12577740035D391/$file/0…]<http://twitter.com/etfeuropa> [http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf/0/C7079AE04DBE4548C12577740035D391/$file/0…] <http://www.facebook.com/etfeuropa?v=wall> To view our email disclaimer, please click here<http://www.etf.europa.eu/disclaimer.htm>

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Inchiesta Buzzfeed su Italian “alternative media” network
by Masera Anna Nov. 21, 2017

Nov. 21, 2017

Ciao a tutti, mi sembra meriti l’attenzione nexiana e vi giro il link nel caso vi fosse sfuggita, Anna https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/one-of-the-biggest-alternative-med… Inviato da iPhone

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studio sulle fake news ?
by Stefano Quintarelli Nov. 21, 2017

Nov. 21, 2017

Ciao, ricordo male che c'era uno studio sulle fake news che diceva che un effetto collaterale e' che tante persone si informano di piu' ? c'era una cosa simile che e' girata in lista ? se si, qualcuno potrebbe riesumarmi il link ? Grazie!!, s.

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FDA approves pill with sensor that digitally tracks if patients have ingested their medication
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 21, 2017

Nov. 21, 2017

<https://www.fda.gov:80/FDAgov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm584…>

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Libro "Università futura" disponibile online
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 21, 2017

Nov. 21, 2017

Buongiorno a tutti, vi segnalo che il sito del mio libro "Università futura" è online: http://www.universitafutura.it. Dal sito è possibile scaricare direttamente una versione PDF del libro (oltre che leggere recensioni, ecc.); il libro è stato pubblicato con una licenza Creative Commons. Buona giornata, juan carlos

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Hey, Mark Zuckerberg: My Democracy Isn’t Your Laboratory
by Alberto Cammozzo Nov. 20, 2017

Nov. 20, 2017

By STEVAN DOJCINOVIC BELGRADE, Serbia — My country, Serbia, has become an unwilling laboratory for Facebook’s experiments on user behavior — and the independent, nonprofit investigative journalism organization where I am the editor in chief is one of the unfortunate lab rats. Last month, I noticed that our stories had stopped appearing on Facebook as usual. I was stunned. Our largest single source of traffic, accounting for more than half of our monthly page views, had been crippled. Surely, I thought, it was a glitch. It wasn’t. Facebook had made a small but devastating change. Posts made by “pages” — including those of organizations like mine — had been removed from the regular News Feed, the default screen users see when they log on to the social media site. They were now segregated into a separate section called Explore Feed that users have to select before they can see our stories. (Unsurprisingly, this didn’t apply to paid posts.) It wasn’t just in Serbia that Facebook decided to try this experiment with keeping pages off the News Feed. Other small countries that seldom appear in Western headlines — Guatemala, Slovakia, Bolivia and Cambodia — were also chosen by Facebook for the trial <https://media.fb.com/2017/10/23/clarifying-recent-tests/>. Some tech sites have reported that this feature might eventually be rolled out to Facebook users in the rest of the world, too. But of course no one really has any way of knowing what the social media company is up to. And we don’t have any way to hold it accountable, either, aside from calling it out publicly. Maybe that’s why it has chosen to experiment with this new feature in small countries far removed from the concerns of most Americans. But for us, changes like this can be disastrous. Attracting viewers to a story relies, above all, on making the process as simple as possible. Even one extra click can make a world of difference. This is an existential threat, not only to my organization and others like it but also to the ability of citizens in all of the countries subject to Facebook’s experimentation to discover the truth about their societies and their leaders. [...] <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/opinion/serbia-facebook-explore-feed.html> ciao, Alberto

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CfP: "Overcoming Inequalities in Internet Governance: framing digital policy capacity building strategies" GigArts2018 / CIGP 26-27 April 2018, Cardiff
by Calderaro, Andrea Nov. 20, 2017

Nov. 20, 2017

Ciao tutt*, Spero che la conferenza di sotto possa essere di interesse a qualcuno in lista. A presto Andrea --------------------------- GIG-ARTS 2018 - The Second European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies 26-27 April 2018, Cardiff Overcoming Inequalities in Internet Governance: framing digital policy capacity building strategies Organised by: Centre for Internet and Global Politics / School of Law and Politics / Cardiff University In partnership with: DiploFoundation, The ECPR Standing Group on Internet and Politics, The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) Deadline 08.January.2018 Abstract After having explored “Global Internet Governance as a Diplomacy Issue” at its first edition held in Paris in 2007, the Second European Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Internet Governance Actors, Regulations, Transactions and Strategies (GIG-ARTS 2018) addresses power inequalities in internet governance, and digital policy capacity building strategies aiming at overcoming gaps in digital policy developments. Connectivity infrastructure is constantly expanding, while internet access is incessantly growing across countries, regions and socio-political contexts. In this context, new and crucial questions emerge from a governance and security perspective. As for the latter, new connectivity calls for cybersecurity capacity building strategies aiming at secure digital infrastructure. At the same time, from a governance perspective, traditional powers in the governance of the internet are increasingly challenged from newly connected actors who demand more influence in the transnational debate around digital policy development. As a result, despite claims for equal representations and diversity since the first World Summit on Information Society in 2003, the narrowing of the digital divide opens new and key questions: Whether and what inequalities exist in internet governance decision making? How is the rapidly changing internet geography and sociography reflected in the governance of the internet? Moreover, in order to increase awareness and enhance involvement of newly connected countries in national and transnational digital policy developments, what are the best internet governance capacity building strategies available? How do newly connected countries and actors build their digital policy capacity, and do they develop an active role in the transnational internet governance debate? Whether in newly or early connected countries, various kinds of divides persist across socio-cultural and political contexts, reflecting if not extending societal and socio-economic inequalities. Are such renewed forms of inequalities and discriminations adequately addressed in internet governance debates? What are the requirements for digital policies to actually empower people and uphold their individual and collective rights online? In order to answer these crucial and manifold questions, the conference will bring together an outstanding network of experts working on internet governance, digital inequalities, and cybersecurity capacity building. The conference welcomes theoretically relevant, empirically grounded research, and/or policy oriented contributions, addressing internet governance inequalities, digital policy making, and cybersecurity capacity building. In particular, submissions could address either of the following topics (list non exhaustive): - Inequalities in the governance of the internet - Governance strategies among new and emerging actors - Geopolitical coalitions among actors (e.g. BRICS) - Multistakeholder models and their efficacy - Cybersecurity capacity building - Digital divides - Telecom Reforms - Online discriminations - Violent content and harassment online - “Fake news” and other kinds of manipulations - Individual and collective empowerment - Human rights online - Digital Trade Program Chair Andrea Calderaro Centre for Internet and Global Politics, University of Cardiff, United Kingdom Program Committee William J. Drake, University of Zurich, Switzerland Marianne Franklin, Goldsmiths University Katharina Höne, DiploFoundation, Malta & Switzerland Nanette S. Levinson, American University Washington DC, USA Robin Mansell, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom Meryem Marzouki, CNRS & Sorbonne Université, France Ben Wagner, UW Vienna, Austria Full Call for Paper Please find more information via the conference website: events.gig-arts.eu Submission Information and Publication Opportunities Authors are invited to submit their abstracts (no longer than 500 words) via Easychair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2018 Authors of selected submissions will have the opportunity to submit their full manuscript for publication as part of an edited volume. Venue The conference will be held in Wales's capital city, Cardiff, at the Centre for Internet and Global Politics, hosted at the Cardiff University's School of Law and Politics. Conference Registration and Fees Registration fees are 100€ for regular participants and 50€ for students showing proof of status. The conference fees include a participant kit with conference documents as well as coffee breaks and meals. GIG-ARTS 2018 Communication Details - Website: events.gig-arts.eu | www.cigp.eu<http://www.cigp.eu> - Email for information: events(a)gig-arts.eu<mailto:events@gig-arts.eu> | Andrea Calderaro (CalderaroA(a)Cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:CalderaroA@Cardiff.ac.uk>) - Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gigarts2018 - Twitter: @GigArtsEU - Mailing list for updates: http://tinyurl.com/yc7rvxm4 ----------------------------------------------- Andrea Calderaro, PhD Director Centre for Internet and Global Politics (CIGP) Lecturer in International Relations Department of Politics and International Relations | Cardiff University ----------------------------------------------- Personal page: www.andreacalderaro.net<http://www.andreacalderaro.net> Twitter: @andreacalderaro The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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