Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/@Oleksii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Oleksii</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Tutanota</span></a></span> the real problem is EU institutions still using Google (or Microsoft, or any US <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a>) services. That should be considered negligent behaviour for any institution in the EU (and everywhere outside the US - and even within the US people should, by now, have learnt that Google's not their friend).</p>
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Vivaldi<p>Unlike Big Tech browsers, Vivaldi is for the people 💪</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Vivaldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vivaldi</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Jason D. Moss 🇨🇦<p>Fantastic conversation.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://web.brid.gy/r/https://paulkrugman.substack.com/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>paulkrugman.substack.com</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@henryfarrell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>henryfarrell</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <br><a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-with-henry-farrell" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulkrugman.substack.com/p/tal</span><span class="invisible">king-with-henry-farrell</span></a></p>
apfeltalk :verified:<p>Meta stellt politische Werbung in der EU ein: Hintergründe und Auswirkungen<br>Die Europäische Union hat in den letzten Jahren eine Reihe neuer Vorschriften für digitale Plattformen eingeführt. Ziel ist es, die Transp<br><a href="https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/meta-stellt-politische-werbung-in-der-eu-ein-hintergruende-und-auswirkungen/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/meta</span><span class="invisible">-stellt-politische-werbung-in-der-eu-ein-hintergruende-und-auswirkungen/</span></a><br><a href="https://creators.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/DigitaleWerbung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitaleWerbung</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/PolitischeWerbung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PolitischeWerbung</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Regulierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulierung</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Transparenzregeln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transparenzregeln</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/TTPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTPA</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Wahlkampf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wahlkampf</span></a> <a href="https://creators.social/tags/Werberichtlinien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Werberichtlinien</span></a></p>
Pe Krieger<p>Wenn <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comedy</span></a> und <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a> nicht mehr nach oben treten darf, muss sie noch lauter werden! ☝<br>Let' s <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a> ! <br>Könnte so einfach sein: <br>Zieht <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> den Stecker! 👇</p><p><a href="https://www.kuketz-blog.de/unplugtrump-free-yourself-digitally-from-trump-and-big-tech/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kuketz-blog.de/unplugtrump-fre</span><span class="invisible">e-yourself-digitally-from-trump-and-big-tech/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/Colbert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colbert</span></a> <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/ColbertShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColbertShow</span></a> <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/colbertcancelled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colbertcancelled</span></a> <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/comedycentral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comedycentral</span></a> <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/comedycentralroastofdonaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comedycentralroastofdonaldtrump</span></a> <br><a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paramount</span></a> <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/demokratie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>demokratie</span></a> <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/kabarett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kabarett</span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paramount</span></a> <a href="https://feedbeat.me/tags/cbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cbs</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@kuketz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kuketz</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@FLOMB" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FLOMB</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bsfilms" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bsfilms</span></a></span> </p><p>Lyriks: <a href="https://pekrieger.de/unplugtrump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pekrieger.de/unplugtrump/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Wouter Tebbens<p>"The Accelerated Construction of Techno-Authoritarian Infrastructure"</p><p>This is the first in a series of articles examining BigTech’s threats to democratic society and exploring pathways forward.</p><p><a href="https://freeknowledge.eu/accelerated-construction-techno-authoritarian-infra" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freeknowledge.eu/accelerated-c</span><span class="invisible">onstruction-techno-authoritarian-infra</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/ExtremeRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeRight</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/GAFAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAM</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalCoup</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/TechnoAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnoAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collapse</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a></p>
Metin SevenRetro-futuristic poster design, made in 2018, when SpaceX still felt exciting to me.<br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/CharacterDesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharacterDesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/graphic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#graphic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/design?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/artwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artwork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/2D?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2D</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/vector?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vector</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/cartoon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cartoon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/illustration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/illustrator?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustrator</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/cute?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cute</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/picture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#picture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/DigitalArt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalArt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/digital?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/experimental?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#experimental</a> <a 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href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/minimalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#minimalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/ArtLovers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtLovers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/FineArt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FineArt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/painting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#painting</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/drawing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drawing</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/MastoArt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/FediArt?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FediArt</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/CreativeToots?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CreativeToots</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/ArtistsOnMastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtistsOnMastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/SpaceX?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceX</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/musk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musk</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/ElonMusk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/space?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/astronomy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a 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href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/america?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#america</a>
Metin Seven 🎨<p>🧵 Retro-futuristic poster design, made in 2018, when SpaceX still felt exciting to me.</p><p><a href="https://graphics.social/tags/CharacterDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacterDesign</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/graphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>graphic</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/2D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2D</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/vector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vector</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cartoon</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/illustrator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>illustrator</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/cute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cute</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/picture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>picture</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/experimental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>experimental</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/style" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>style</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arts</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/arte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arte</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/designer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>designer</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/GraphicDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicDesign</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/minimalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minimalism</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/ArtLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtLovers</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/FineArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FineArt</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/FediArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediArt</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/CreativeToots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeToots</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/ArtistsOnMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtistsOnMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://graphics.social/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a></p>
Eric Maugendre<p>Alexandre Roure of the Computer & Communications Industry Association, whose members include many Big Tech groups, says the debate about blunt market access restrictions for non-EU tech companies “only distracts policymakers from the real task: finally delivering a functioning digital single market with clear, simple and practical rules”.</p><p>In private conversations, several Big Tech lobbyists and executives also express confidence in their ability to continue dominating the European market given the paucity of homegrown alternatives and the lack of urgency among many consumers.</p><p>by Barbara Moens for FT: <a href="https://archive.is/20250725082920/https://www.ft.com/content/5e25c397-61d1-4b48-b5c5-65561a4c9df2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.is/20250725082920/http</span><span class="invisible">s://www.ft.com/content/5e25c397-61d1-4b48-b5c5-65561a4c9df2</span></a> via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Ruth_Mottram</span></a></span> 🧵</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/techSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/digitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/decoupling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decoupling</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EuropeAlternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeAlternatives</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/nonUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonUS</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EuropeanAlternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanAlternatives</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OVH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OVH</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OVHCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OVHCloud</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CloudComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudComputing</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BuyEuropean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuyEuropean</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EuroStack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroStack</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/compute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compute</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigTech</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GAFAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAM</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cloud</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FT</span></a></p>
HoldMyType<p>I am getting convinced that : "survival of the austere st " is about to become the new maxim<br>Not that it makes the civilization any less vulgar<br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flight</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globalwarming</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/carboncredits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carboncredits</span></a> <br>I am crossing my fingers for <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> not using <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/carboncredits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carboncredits</span></a> as a marketing gig for <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Since Mark Carney arrived on the political scene, he’s made AI adoption a cornerstone of his policy program, based on the view that the technology can serve as an essential tool in boosting productivity and addressing the government’s budget deficit. His federal election platform contained plans to increase funding for AI projects, create incentives for workers and businesses to adopt it, and cut “red tape” around the construction of infrastructure like data centres. </p><p>Carney’s excitement about AI isn’t new. In his 2021 book Values(s), he outlined his belief that AI, big data, and increases in computing power meant that “smarter machines are already replacing a broader range of human activities than before.” Now, when asked tough questions about government finances, military procurement, and the state of the economy, he often throws out AI as an obvious solution that doesn’t require further detail. </p><p>But there’s ample reason to be worried about the consequences of the government’s optimistic embrace of AI at any cost."</p><p><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys-ai-agenda-is-a-gift-to-big-tech/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys-ai</span><span class="invisible">-agenda-is-a-gift-to-big-tech/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lobbying</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PoliticalEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalEconomy</span></a></p>
Greg SlepakI am pretty sure I am more shadow banned than @RealAlexJones across all <a class="hashtag" href="https://crib.social/tag/bigtech" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> platforms.
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Alright, I’ve officially spent too much time reading Trump’s 28-page AI Action Plan, his three new AI executive orders, listening to his speech on the subject, and reading coverage of the event. I’ll put it bluntly: The vibes are bad. Worse than I expected, somehow.</p><p>Broadly speaking, the plan is that the Trump administration will help Silicon Valley put the pedal down on AI, delivering customers, data centers and power, as long as it operates in accordance with Trump’s ideological frameworks; i.e., as long as the AI is anti-woke.</p><p>More specifically, the plan aims to further deregulate the tech industry, penalize US states that pass AI laws, speed adoption of AI in the federal government and beyond, fast-track data center development, fast-track nuclear and fossil fuel power to run them, move to limit China’s influence in AI, and restrict speech in AI and the frameworks governing them by making terms like diversity, inclusion, misinformation, and climate change forbidden. There’s also a section on American workers that’s presented as protecting them from AI, but in reality seeks to give employers more power over them. It all portends a much darker future than I thought we’d see in this thing."</p><p><a href="https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/trumps-ai-action-plan-is-a-blueprint" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloodinthemachine.com/p/trumps</span><span class="invisible">-ai-action-plan-is-a-blueprint</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIActionPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIActionPlan</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lobbying</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plutocracy</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"[I]t appears that SoftBank may not be able to — or want to — proceed with any of these initiatives other than funding OpenAI's current round, and evidence suggests that even if it intends to, SoftBank may not be able to afford investing in OpenAI further.</p><p>I believe that SoftBank and OpenAI's relationship is an elaborate ruse, one created to give SoftBank the appearance of innovation, and OpenAI the appearance of a long-term partnership with a major financial institution that, from my research, is incapable of meeting the commitments it has made.</p><p>In simpler terms, OpenAI and SoftBank are bullshitting everyone.</p><p>I can find no tangible proof that SoftBank ever intended to seriously invest money in Stargate, and have evidence from its earnings calls that suggests SoftBank has no idea — or real strategy — behind its supposed $3-billion-a-year deployment of OpenAI software.</p><p>In fact, other than the $7.5 billion that SoftBank invested earlier in the year, I don't see a single dollar actually earmarked for anything to do with OpenAI at all.</p><p>SoftBank is allegedly going to send upwards of $20 billion to OpenAI by December 31 2025, and doesn't appear to have started any of the processes necessary to do so, or shown any signs it will. This is not a good situation for anybody involved."</p><p><a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/softbank-openai/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wheresyoured.at/softbank-opena</span><span class="invisible">i/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SoftBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftBank</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Stargate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stargate</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Oracle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oracle</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIBubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIBubble</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIHype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIHype</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PonziScheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PonziScheme</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Consider AI Overviews, the algorithm-generated blurbs that often now appear front and centre when users ask questions. Fears that these would reduce the value of search-adjacent ads haven’t come to pass. On the contrary, Google says AI Overviews are driving 10 per cent more queries in searches where they appear and haven’t dented revenue. Paid clicks were up 4 per cent year on year, the company said in a call with analysts on Wednesday.</p><p>But as AI yields more, it costs more. Google’s capital expenditure on data centres and such trappings this year will now be about $85bn, versus its prior estimate of $75bn. That’s almost quadruple what the company spent in 2020, when AI was a glimmer in Silicon Valley’s eye. It’s also 22 per cent of the company’s expected revenue this year, according to LSEG, the highest annual level since 2006."</p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7589393d-e562-46b7-9c43-5ffaf195e8d6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/7589393d-e562-4</span><span class="invisible">6b7-9c43-5ffaf195e8d6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BIgTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BIgTech</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AIOverview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIOverview</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Search</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SearchEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearchEngines</span></a></p>
Van_quixote<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ohai.social/@senficon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>senficon</span></a></span> </p><p>Sure, a European tech fund sounds great — but only if Big Tech pays for it. Otherwise, it’s just another subsidy for the same companies that caused the problem. Funny coming from someone at GitHub (hi Microsoft 👋), one of the biggest beneficiaries. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FairFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FairFunding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kde</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a></p>
Van_quixote<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bagder" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bagder</span></a></span> Oh great, so we get to pay for the mess caused by giant, non-European freeloading companies. Because clearly, taxpayers exist to subsidize corporate negligence. What’s next? Should we thank them too? 🥲 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fairness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fairness</span></a></p>
Diego Tomba<p>Fortunate <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> che non dovranno preoccuparsi di quisquiglie come sicurezza o efficienza energetica.</p><p>E gli utenti? Potranno continuare a produrre immagini di gattini in santa pace!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://diggita.com/c/tecnologia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tecnologia</span></a></span> </p><p>The real winners from Trump’s ‘AI action plan’? Tech companies</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/25/trump-ai-action-plan" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/202</span><span class="invisible">5/jul/25/trump-ai-action-plan</span></a></p>
nieebel<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://101010.pl/@SceNtriC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SceNtriC</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@WildaSoftware" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WildaSoftware</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wspanialy.eu/@maciek33" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>maciek33</span></a></span> I don't like <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/ETFs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ETFs</span></a> like MSCI All Country World Index. It consists of 60% <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>, 30% <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/bigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigTech</span></a> and 21% only 4 companies: <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a>, <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a>, <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a>, <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a></p><p>This means, if you buy MSCI ACWI, you make <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffBezos</span></a> richer. He doesn't work like normal person from a salary but instead makes money by selling his <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> shares. Every single investment of 1€ increases the value of Amazon by 4€. </p><p>One of the big problems of most ETFs is the distribution by market capitalization. This favours big stocks and monopoles. Additionally, due to the passive nature of ETFs this increases volatility and makes bubbles bigger and more likely to happen <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/AIbubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIbubble</span></a><br>Another thing to mention is the ETF provider is using the voting right at the stockholders' meeting. This gives companies like <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/blackrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackrock</span></a> huge power. <br>See also <a href="https://homemadefinance.de/etf-nachteile/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homemadefinance.de/etf-nachtei</span><span class="invisible">le/</span></a></p><p>[1/2]</p><p><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/ETFsAreNotSustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ETFsAreNotSustainable</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/GAFAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAM</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/taxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a></p>
Herman 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇾🇪🍋<p>Maak je niet afhankelijk van Amerikaanse big tech. Hoelang duurt het voordat Europa deze les begrepen heeft?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a></p><p>Nieuwe Intel-fabrieken moesten de Europese chipindustrie een impuls geven, nu gaat de bouw definitief niet door <a href="https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/07/25/nieuwe-intel-fabrieken-moesten-de-europese-chipindustrie-een-impuls-geven-nu-gaat-de-bouw-definitief-niet-door-a4901309" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/07/25/nieuw</span><span class="invisible">e-intel-fabrieken-moesten-de-europese-chipindustrie-een-impuls-geven-nu-gaat-de-bouw-definitief-niet-door-a4901309</span></a></p>
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