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@netopia.bsky.social
· Nov 14
#StarterPack emphasis on platforms, competition law, digital rights, tech regulation, press freedom, market dominance, surviellance capitalism, and tech landscape within EU (Copyright Directive, Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, Digital Fairness Act, GDPR & AI Act). bsky.app/starter-pack...
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“We will not accept money to influence the answers we give you” — Google, 1998.
"They trust me, dumb f*cks" , Zuckerberg
Altman - your move (#AISlopAds)
"They trust me, dumb f*cks" , Zuckerberg
Altman - your move (#AISlopAds)
January 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
“We will not accept money to influence the answers we give you” — Google, 1998.
"They trust me, dumb f*cks" , Zuckerberg
Altman - your move (#AISlopAds)
"They trust me, dumb f*cks" , Zuckerberg
Altman - your move (#AISlopAds)
“We will not accept money to influence the answers we give you” — Google, 1998.
"They trust me, dumb f*cks" , Zuckerberg
Altman - your move (#AISlopAds)
"They trust me, dumb f*cks" , Zuckerberg
Altman - your move (#AISlopAds)
January 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
“We will not accept money to influence the answers we give you” — Google, 1998.
"They trust me, dumb f*cks" , Zuckerberg
Altman - your move (#AISlopAds)
"They trust me, dumb f*cks" , Zuckerberg
Altman - your move (#AISlopAds)
Netopia post on age-rating
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www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
January 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Netopia post on age-rating
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Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group (CNGO.PK), opens new tab asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Publishers seek to join lawsuit against Google over AI training
Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google over the alleged misuse of c...
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group (CNGO.PK), opens new tab asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
It's AI generated - Yes.
And it's utter garbage.
Partly AI-generated folk-pop hit barred from Sweden’s official charts www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
And it's utter garbage.
Partly AI-generated folk-pop hit barred from Sweden’s official charts www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Partly AI-generated folk-pop hit barred from Sweden’s official charts
Song that topped Swedish Spotify rankings ruled ineligible after elements of song revealed to be partly AI-made
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
It's AI generated - Yes.
And it's utter garbage.
Partly AI-generated folk-pop hit barred from Sweden’s official charts www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
And it's utter garbage.
Partly AI-generated folk-pop hit barred from Sweden’s official charts www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google supporting proxies were known for this.
Prominent PR firm accused of commissioning favourable changes to Wikipedia pages www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Prominent PR firm accused of commissioning favourable changes to Wikipedia pages www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Prominent PR firm accused of commissioning favourable changes to Wikipedia pages
Portland Communications, founded by Keir Starmer’s communications chief, linked to so-called black hat edits
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Google supporting proxies were known for this.
Prominent PR firm accused of commissioning favourable changes to Wikipedia pages www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Prominent PR firm accused of commissioning favourable changes to Wikipedia pages www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Illegal sports betting is now fuelling live sport piracy. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Sports piracy explodes in UK with 3.6bn illegal streams and rise of black-market bookmakers
The number of illegal streams of sports events in Britain has more than doubled to 3.6 billion in the past three years according to a new report
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Illegal sports betting is now fuelling live sport piracy. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
Canada needs real digital sovereignty, not our own digital colonizers
disconnect.blog
January 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
Illegal sports betting is now fuelling live sport piracy. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Sports piracy explodes in UK with 3.6bn illegal streams and rise of black-market bookmakers
The number of illegal streams of sports events in Britain has more than doubled to 3.6 billion in the past three years according to a new report
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Illegal sports betting is now fuelling live sport piracy. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Without geo-enabling, only bigger players would have the resources to create a pan-European market demand
LINK: www.netopia.eu/eu-geo-block...
#geoblocking #film #television #media #audiovisual
LINK: www.netopia.eu/eu-geo-block...
#geoblocking #film #television #media #audiovisual
From Geo-Blocking to Geo-Enabling: A Tool For Growth - Netopia
The EU’s Geo-Blocking Regulation review reignites debate over Europe’s single market, cultural diversity, and protection of local languages in film and TV.
www.netopia.eu
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Without geo-enabling, only bigger players would have the resources to create a pan-European market demand
LINK: www.netopia.eu/eu-geo-block...
#geoblocking #film #television #media #audiovisual
LINK: www.netopia.eu/eu-geo-block...
#geoblocking #film #television #media #audiovisual
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"The next time Tim Cook says “privacy is a human right,” the only possible response is to laugh in his face" competitionwave.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
January 15, 2026 at 2:36 AM
"The next time Tim Cook says “privacy is a human right,” the only possible response is to laugh in his face" competitionwave.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
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You don't solve the problem of non-consensual porn and CSAM by banning kids on social media. The kids aren't the problem, the lawless influence cartels are.
Age verification on social media raises familiar questions: how to protect young users without over-regulating speech or innovation?
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance
www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance
www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
Comparing Age Ratings and Pears - Netopia
The world has a love/hate-relationship to age ratings. In my country – Sweden – cinema age ratings came about in the early 20th Century following mainly aesthetic criticism from what appears to be a l...
www.netopia.eu
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM
You don't solve the problem of non-consensual porn and CSAM by banning kids on social media. The kids aren't the problem, the lawless influence cartels are.
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Age verification on social media raises familiar questions: how to protect young users without over-regulating speech or innovation?
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance
www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance
www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
Comparing Age Ratings and Pears - Netopia
The world has a love/hate-relationship to age ratings. In my country – Sweden – cinema age ratings came about in the early 20th Century following mainly aesthetic criticism from what appears to be a l...
www.netopia.eu
January 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Age verification on social media raises familiar questions: how to protect young users without over-regulating speech or innovation?
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance
www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance
www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
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#StarterPack emphasis on platforms, competition law, digital rights, tech regulation, press freedom, market dominance, surviellance capitalism, and tech landscape within EU (Copyright Directive, Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, Digital Fairness Act, GDPR & AI Act). bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 14, 2024 at 1:15 PM
#StarterPack emphasis on platforms, competition law, digital rights, tech regulation, press freedom, market dominance, surviellance capitalism, and tech landscape within EU (Copyright Directive, Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, Digital Fairness Act, GDPR & AI Act). bsky.app/starter-pack...
Two New Top Gun Rulings Map Copyright’s Danger Zone
copyrightlately.com/two-new-top-... @copyrightlately.bsky.social
copyrightlately.com/two-new-top-... @copyrightlately.bsky.social
Two New Top Gun Rulings Map Copyright’s Danger Zone
Issued days apart on opposite coasts, the cases show copyright's outer limits—what’s protected, what isn’t, and the cost of crossing the line.
copyrightlately.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Two New Top Gun Rulings Map Copyright’s Danger Zone
copyrightlately.com/two-new-top-... @copyrightlately.bsky.social
copyrightlately.com/two-new-top-... @copyrightlately.bsky.social
Cloudflare = "Narco Maduro of the Internet”
www.advanced-television.com/2026/01/12/l... #LaLiga #Cloudflare #Piracy #JavierTebas #InternetRights #AntiPiracy #TechDispute #DigitalContent #OnlineSecurity
www.advanced-television.com/2026/01/12/l... #LaLiga #Cloudflare #Piracy #JavierTebas #InternetRights #AntiPiracy #TechDispute #DigitalContent #OnlineSecurity
La Liga president blasts Cloudflare
Javier Tebas, president of Spain’s La Liga, has criticised Cloudflare’s CEO Matthew Prince, accusing him of becoming the “Narco Maduro of the Internet”
www.advanced-television.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Cloudflare = "Narco Maduro of the Internet”
www.advanced-television.com/2026/01/12/l... #LaLiga #Cloudflare #Piracy #JavierTebas #InternetRights #AntiPiracy #TechDispute #DigitalContent #OnlineSecurity
www.advanced-television.com/2026/01/12/l... #LaLiga #Cloudflare #Piracy #JavierTebas #InternetRights #AntiPiracy #TechDispute #DigitalContent #OnlineSecurity
Age verification on social media raises familiar questions: how to protect young users without over-regulating speech or innovation?
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance
www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance
www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
Comparing Age Ratings and Pears - Netopia
The world has a love/hate-relationship to age ratings. In my country – Sweden – cinema age ratings came about in the early 20th Century following mainly aesthetic criticism from what appears to be a l...
www.netopia.eu
January 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Age verification on social media raises familiar questions: how to protect young users without over-regulating speech or innovation?
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance
www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance
www.netopia.eu/comparing-ag...
Without geo-enabling, only bigger players would have the resources to create a pan-European market demand
LINK: www.netopia.eu/eu-geo-block...
#geoblocking #film #television #media #audiovisual
LINK: www.netopia.eu/eu-geo-block...
#geoblocking #film #television #media #audiovisual
From Geo-Blocking to Geo-Enabling: A Tool For Growth - Netopia
The EU’s Geo-Blocking Regulation review reignites debate over Europe’s single market, cultural diversity, and protection of local languages in film and TV.
www.netopia.eu
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Without geo-enabling, only bigger players would have the resources to create a pan-European market demand
LINK: www.netopia.eu/eu-geo-block...
#geoblocking #film #television #media #audiovisual
LINK: www.netopia.eu/eu-geo-block...
#geoblocking #film #television #media #audiovisual
To think in the EU there are rules, regs and red tape getting in the way of this "innovation "
January 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
To think in the EU there are rules, regs and red tape getting in the way of this "innovation "
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"Europe doesn't innovate.
"Only Silicon Valley innovates"
#CreativeEurope #FilmTV #Publishing #GamesIndustry #EUTech #Brussels #dsmalay
www.pampam.city/new-europe-r...
"Only Silicon Valley innovates"
#CreativeEurope #FilmTV #Publishing #GamesIndustry #EUTech #Brussels #dsmalay
www.pampam.city/new-europe-r...
January 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"Europe doesn't innovate.
"Only Silicon Valley innovates"
#CreativeEurope #FilmTV #Publishing #GamesIndustry #EUTech #Brussels #dsmalay
www.pampam.city/new-europe-r...
"Only Silicon Valley innovates"
#CreativeEurope #FilmTV #Publishing #GamesIndustry #EUTech #Brussels #dsmalay
www.pampam.city/new-europe-r...
YouTube capitalised on beheading videos. Tech is "merely a conduit" dint you know!
Just trying to wrap my head around an application that allows you to gamble on war crimes and international regime change.
January 3, 2026 at 10:29 PM
YouTube capitalised on beheading videos. Tech is "merely a conduit" dint you know!
Amazon was once reliant on Publishers
Generative AI has made Amazon’s knockoff problem more inescapable than ever. Authors tell Rolling Stone it’s leaving them frustrated— and the internet worse in the process.
Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs
bit.ly
January 2, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Amazon was once reliant on Publishers
A look at US tech laws coming in 2026, like California's SB 53 AI transparency law and Virginia's new social media limits for minors, effective from January 1 www.theverge.com/policy/85166...
Meet the new tech laws of 2026
AI laws, privacy frameworks, and more take effect this year.
www.theverge.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:19 PM
A look at US tech laws coming in 2026, like California's SB 53 AI transparency law and Virginia's new social media limits for minors, effective from January 1 www.theverge.com/policy/85166...
"Europe doesn't innovate.
"Only Silicon Valley innovates"
#CreativeEurope #FilmTV #Publishing #GamesIndustry #EUTech #Brussels #dsmalay
www.pampam.city/new-europe-r...
"Only Silicon Valley innovates"
#CreativeEurope #FilmTV #Publishing #GamesIndustry #EUTech #Brussels #dsmalay
www.pampam.city/new-europe-r...
January 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"Europe doesn't innovate.
"Only Silicon Valley innovates"
#CreativeEurope #FilmTV #Publishing #GamesIndustry #EUTech #Brussels #dsmalay
www.pampam.city/new-europe-r...
"Only Silicon Valley innovates"
#CreativeEurope #FilmTV #Publishing #GamesIndustry #EUTech #Brussels #dsmalay
www.pampam.city/new-europe-r...
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The drunk man who promises to take you fishing in the morning?
Elon Musk promised a lot of things by 2025
- colonists arriving on Mars
- xAI achieving AGI
- Tesla robotaxis serving half the U.S.
- completely driverless robotaxis
- a Tesla Roadster demo
- DOGE cutting trillions
none of them happened
mashable.com/article/elon-mus...
- colonists arriving on Mars
- xAI achieving AGI
- Tesla robotaxis serving half the U.S.
- completely driverless robotaxis
- a Tesla Roadster demo
- DOGE cutting trillions
none of them happened
mashable.com/article/elon-mus...
Everything Elon Musk promised in 2025, but didn't deliver
Musk is now infamous for his false promises, but even this is excessive.
mashable.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The drunk man who promises to take you fishing in the morning?