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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 18d

Disinformation comes in many forms—memes, headlines, manipulated images. The game *Cat Park* uses play to show how easily narratives can be shaped. A reminder of why media literacy matters. #Disinformation #MediaLiteracy #CatPark #CriticalThinking www.netopia.eu/busting-fake...

Busting Fake News Like a Crazy Cat Lady - Netopia

No shortage of disinformation, trolling, propaganda, fake news… whichever term you prefer. Some of it is just brain rot material; some of it is brought by an actor with an agenda. How can anyone navig...

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 3d

IMCO prepares to vote on key elements of the Digital Fairness Act and Child Safety Protections.

FOR:
✅ Kim van Sparrentak,
✅ Christel Schaldemose,
✅ Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

NEUTRAL:
⚪ Pablo Arias Echeverría,
⚪ Elisabeth Dieringer-Granza

AGAINST:
❌ Kosma Złotowski

Absent: ⚪ Leila Chaibi

IMCO to Vote Next Week on Protection of Minors Online Report

What the 16 October IMCO vote means for the DFA; the Digital Fairness Dashboard; and meetings with interest representatives

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 15h

Peter Thiel and bro's have have good form in "theory". Perhaps Tescreal can explain the "Greta is the antichrist" bonkers idea!

www.netopia.eu/tescreal-or-...

TESCREAL or How to Tell if Your Broligarch Is after Your Soul (or just Your Data) - Netopia

What has gone wrong with the minds of Silicon Valley? In the 1970s the place was full of hippies who saw computers as a counter-culture. In the 1990s information wanted to be free. In the 2010s the in...

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 16h

They Don't Have the Money: OpenAI Edition, They Don’t Have the Money, They Don’t Have the Money: Oracle and Tik Tok, Remaining CAPEX Obligation

platformonomics.com/2025/10/they...

OpenAI's Financial Future: They Don't Have the Money

Explore OpenAI's staggering financial commitments and the challenges that may trigger a Wile E Coyote moment for AI.

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 15h

Peter Thiel and bro's have have good form in "theory". Perhaps Tescreal can explain the "Greta is the antichrist" bonkers idea!

www.netopia.eu/tescreal-or-...

TESCREAL or How to Tell if Your Broligarch Is after Your Soul (or just Your Data) - Netopia

What has gone wrong with the minds of Silicon Valley? In the 1970s the place was full of hippies who saw computers as a counter-culture. In the 1990s information wanted to be free. In the 2010s the in...

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 15h

The Silicon Valley bros have good form in "theory" - many bonkers ideas out there

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TESCREAL or How to Tell if Your Broligarch Is after Your Soul (or just Your Data) - Netopia

What has gone wrong with the minds of Silicon Valley? In the 1970s the place was full of hippies who saw computers as a counter-culture. In the 1990s information wanted to be free. In the 2010s the in...

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 15h

The Silicon Valley bros have good form in "theory"

www.netopia.eu/tescreal-or-...

TESCREAL or How to Tell if Your Broligarch Is after Your Soul (or just Your Data) - Netopia

What has gone wrong with the minds of Silicon Valley? In the 1970s the place was full of hippies who saw computers as a counter-culture. In the 1990s information wanted to be free. In the 2010s the in...

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Netopia.eu @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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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 16h

They Don't Have the Money: OpenAI Edition, They Don’t Have the Money, They Don’t Have the Money: Oracle and Tik Tok, Remaining CAPEX Obligation

platformonomics.com/2025/10/they...

OpenAI's Financial Future: They Don't Have the Money

Explore OpenAI's staggering financial commitments and the challenges that may trigger a Wile E Coyote moment for AI.

platformonomics.com

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 18h

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 19h

Has Peter Thiel lost his mind?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 21h

Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law aimed at improving transparency could hinder it.

www.politico.eu/article/eu-p... #transparency #brusselsbubble #tech #politics #eupolitics #mediaplurality #advertising #media

Backlash as new EU political ad rules kick in

Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law designed to improve transparency could stifle it.

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 19h

MTV abandons music in the UK

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

MTV to axe its music TV channels in the UK

The broadcaster will stop showing music videos in December, but its main channel will remain on air.

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 21h

Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law aimed at improving transparency could hinder it.

www.politico.eu/article/eu-p... #transparency #brusselsbubble #tech #politics #eupolitics #mediaplurality #advertising #media

Backlash as new EU political ad rules kick in

Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law designed to improve transparency could stifle it.

www.politico.eu

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 21h

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This also applies in some ways under EU law (DSA)

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 2d

Sources: Disney has opted out of having its IP appear in OpenAI's Sora app; CAA says OpenAI is exposing artists to "significant risk" with Sora (Mrinmay Dey/Reuters)

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 2d

Internet Archive Ordered to Block Books in Belgium After Talks With Publishers Fail

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Internet Archive Ordered to Block Books in Belgium After Talks With Publishers Fail * TorrentFreak

A Belgian government department has ordered the Internet Archive to block access to various books in its Open Library project.

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 1d

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 1d

The end of cookie banners is nigh?

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California enacts law giving consumers ability to universally opt out of data sharing

The California Consumer Privacy Act, signed in 2018, gave Californians the right to send opt-out signals, but major browsers have not had to make opt-outs simple to use.

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European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @efjeurope.bsky.social · 2d

⏰ JOB ALERT: We are looking for a full-time Project Assistant to join our team of 8 staff based in the EU district in Brussels!

Read more about the position 👇 europeanjournalists.org/about-efj/jo... #Job #emploi

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 2d

And closely championed by many of today's grifterest grifters!

Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 2d

Internet Archive Ordered to Block Books in Belgium After Talks With Publishers Fail

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Internet Archive Ordered to Block Books in Belgium After Talks With Publishers Fail * TorrentFreak

A Belgian government department has ordered the Internet Archive to block access to various books in its Open Library project.

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Netopia.eu @netopia.bsky.social · 2d

Meta and Apple are close to settling two antitrust cases with the European Commission, as the US Big Tech groups seek to avoid a series of escalating fines from Brussels. www.ft.com/content/74a3...?

Meta and Apple close to settling EU cases

US Big Tech groups in final stages of agreeing deal with Brussels to avoid series of escalating fines

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AI Cases Bot @ai.bots.law · 3d

New filing: "Ziff Davis v. OpenAI (Ziff Davis sues OpenAI over training and outputs)"
Doc #397: LETTER MOTION to Compel Five Former Named Plaintiffs to Comply With Deposition Subpoenas addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T.…

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The entry's text: LETTER MOTION to Compel Five Former Named Plaintiffs to Comply With Deposition Subpoenas addressed to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang from Katie Lynn Joyce, Elana Nightingale Dawson, and Tiffany Cheung dated July 30, 2025. Document filed by OpenAI GP LLC, OpenAI Inc., OpenAI LP(a Delaware limited partnership), OpenAI OpCo LLC(a Delaware limited liability corporation), OpenAI Startup Fund GP I LLC(a Delaware limited liability company), OpenAI Startup Fund I LP(a Delaware limited partnership), OpenAI Startup Fund Management LLC(a Delaware limited liability company), OAI Corporation LLC, OpenAI GP LLC, OpenAI Global LLC, OpenAI Holdings LLC, OpenAI Inc., OpenAI LLC, OpenAI LP, OpenAI OpCo LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund GP I LLC, OpenAI Startup Fund I LP, OpenAI Startup Fund Management LLC, OAI Corporation, LLC, OpenAI GP, LLC, OpenAI Holdings, LLC, OpenAI, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Filed Under Seal, # 2 Exhibit B - NY Times Article, # 3 Exhibit C - Filed Under Seal, # 4 Exhibit D - Filed Under Seal, # 5 Exhibit E - Created by Humans Website, # 6 Exhibit F - Filed Under Seal, # 7 Exhibit G - Filed Under Seal)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-md-03143-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-08292-SHS-OTW, 1:23-cv-10211-SHS-OTW, 1:25-cv-03482-SHS-OTW.(Nightingale Dawson, Elana) (Entered: 07/30/2025)

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