Tales Tomaz
@talestomaz.bsky.social
Apenas um rapaz latino-americano | Ass. Prof of Media Policy & Economics at the Universiy of Salzburg | Manager of the Euromedia Ownership Monitor (https://media-ownership.eu) | Parenting | Global South
One of the most traditional weeklies in Brazil publishes a ChatGPT-generated story. Last paragraph proves it (typical ChatGPT next step question).
Not the best way to complain about platforms and regain 'trust in media', this panacea that will solve all of our problems...
Not the best way to complain about platforms and regain 'trust in media', this panacea that will solve all of our problems...
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
One of the most traditional weeklies in Brazil publishes a ChatGPT-generated story. Last paragraph proves it (typical ChatGPT next step question).
Not the best way to complain about platforms and regain 'trust in media', this panacea that will solve all of our problems...
Not the best way to complain about platforms and regain 'trust in media', this panacea that will solve all of our problems...
I'm very proud to be part of this effort and looking forward to seeing this 2025 edition alive! If you are in Brussels on 6 November, come to discuss media ownership transparency with us 👇🏽
🚨 2025 data coming soon!
EurOMo provides a database of the most relevant EU media outlets and their owners. We are launching the 2025 data and new search engine:
🗓️ Thursday, 6 Nov 2025
🏫 Press Club Brussels Europe
Join us in the event! Registration form and more infos here: media-ownership.eu.
EurOMo provides a database of the most relevant EU media outlets and their owners. We are launching the 2025 data and new search engine:
🗓️ Thursday, 6 Nov 2025
🏫 Press Club Brussels Europe
Join us in the event! Registration form and more infos here: media-ownership.eu.
Home - Euromedia Ownership Monitor
A monitor of media ownership in Europe Enhancing transparency in ownership and control of European news 2025 data coming soon! The monitor is undergoing a major data update and gaining powerful new fe...
media-ownership.eu
October 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I'm very proud to be part of this effort and looking forward to seeing this 2025 edition alive! If you are in Brussels on 6 November, come to discuss media ownership transparency with us 👇🏽
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Glad to see our findings in How Media Ownership Matters confirmed and extended - will read this closely ! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
September 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Glad to see our findings in How Media Ownership Matters confirmed and extended - will read this closely ! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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The takeaway:
👉 Accommodating the radical right on immigration doesn’t win back voters.
👉 It alienates the progressive base.
👉 And it raises the salience of the very issue the radical right owns.
In short: it’s electoral self-harm.
👉 Accommodating the radical right on immigration doesn’t win back voters.
👉 It alienates the progressive base.
👉 And it raises the salience of the very issue the radical right owns.
In short: it’s electoral self-harm.
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The takeaway:
👉 Accommodating the radical right on immigration doesn’t win back voters.
👉 It alienates the progressive base.
👉 And it raises the salience of the very issue the radical right owns.
In short: it’s electoral self-harm.
👉 Accommodating the radical right on immigration doesn’t win back voters.
👉 It alienates the progressive base.
👉 And it raises the salience of the very issue the radical right owns.
In short: it’s electoral self-harm.
How should we measure media power and concentration in hybrid media systems?
Mariia Aleksevych and I just published a new open-access article in Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social with a methodological proposal: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...
Mariia Aleksevych and I just published a new open-access article in Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social with a methodological proposal: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...
Journalism in the Hybrid Media System
Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)
www.cogitatiopress.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
How should we measure media power and concentration in hybrid media systems?
Mariia Aleksevych and I just published a new open-access article in Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social with a methodological proposal: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...
Mariia Aleksevych and I just published a new open-access article in Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social with a methodological proposal: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...
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In einem Sammelwerk (im Nomos Verlag) zum Thema "Medienregulierung" haben Mitarbeiter (J. Trappel, St. Gadringer, Th. Steinmaurer, T. Tomaz) des FB KoWi einen Buchbeitrag geschrieben:
bit.ly/buchbeitrag_...
@nomosverlag.bsky.social @jotbox.bsky.social @talestomaz.bsky.social
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@nomosverlag.bsky.social @jotbox.bsky.social @talestomaz.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
In einem Sammelwerk (im Nomos Verlag) zum Thema "Medienregulierung" haben Mitarbeiter (J. Trappel, St. Gadringer, Th. Steinmaurer, T. Tomaz) des FB KoWi einen Buchbeitrag geschrieben:
bit.ly/buchbeitrag_...
@nomosverlag.bsky.social @jotbox.bsky.social @talestomaz.bsky.social
bit.ly/buchbeitrag_...
@nomosverlag.bsky.social @jotbox.bsky.social @talestomaz.bsky.social
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Noch nie habe ich das von Piketty beschriebene Problem r > g anschaulicher erklärt gesehen als in diesem Video von Gary Stevenson:
June 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Noch nie habe ich das von Piketty beschriebene Problem r > g anschaulicher erklärt gesehen als in diesem Video von Gary Stevenson:
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A reminder that the only reason Iran is a theocratic authoritarian regime is that in 1953, the US and UK (via the CIA and MI-6) decided to do a “regime change.”
VANCE: "Our view has been very clear that we don't want a regime change."
HEGSETH: "This mission was not and has not been about regime change."
RUBIO: Regime change is "certainly not the goal of what we're working on here."
TRUMP:
HEGSETH: "This mission was not and has not been about regime change."
RUBIO: Regime change is "certainly not the goal of what we're working on here."
TRUMP:
June 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A reminder that the only reason Iran is a theocratic authoritarian regime is that in 1953, the US and UK (via the CIA and MI-6) decided to do a “regime change.”
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Jim O’Neill — the coiner of BRIC
Jim O’Neill — the coiner of BRIC
Jim O’Neill was right about China and, to some extent India, challenging the hegemony of the West, particularly the United States and Europe. However, beyond being a forum, it is still not clear what the BRICS is for.
euobserver.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Jim O’Neill — the coiner of BRIC
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Prof. @talestomaz.bsky.social of the University of Salzburg unpacks how digital habits, tech shifts, and economic pressures are reshaping media across Europe. Read more from his ReMeD project insights 👇
Tales Tomaz: “More important than business models is the newsroom’s commitment to producing good journalism”
resilientmedia.eu
June 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Prof. @talestomaz.bsky.social of the University of Salzburg unpacks how digital habits, tech shifts, and economic pressures are reshaping media across Europe. Read more from his ReMeD project insights 👇
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It’s worth reminding ourselves that a lot of the AI hype about how “everyone is using it now” is just manufacturing consent.
A lot of people aren’t using AI. A lot of people started using it because they feel cultural pressure, but they would happily walk away from it.
A lot of people aren’t using AI. A lot of people started using it because they feel cultural pressure, but they would happily walk away from it.
May 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It’s worth reminding ourselves that a lot of the AI hype about how “everyone is using it now” is just manufacturing consent.
A lot of people aren’t using AI. A lot of people started using it because they feel cultural pressure, but they would happily walk away from it.
A lot of people aren’t using AI. A lot of people started using it because they feel cultural pressure, but they would happily walk away from it.
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[New paper] Mastodon's rapid growth has exposed the decentralised, algorithm-free network to significant challenges. Charlotte Spencer-Smith & @talestomaz.bsky.social suggest paths for the platform to evolve, ensuring it remains true to its founding principles.
Read: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.1831
Read: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.1831
May 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
[New paper] Mastodon's rapid growth has exposed the decentralised, algorithm-free network to significant challenges. Charlotte Spencer-Smith & @talestomaz.bsky.social suggest paths for the platform to evolve, ensuring it remains true to its founding principles.
Read: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.1831
Read: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.1831
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Read this @techpolicypress.bsky.social piece by the great @christopherali.bsky.social. What's happening to US broadband right now is criminal. The degree of Musk-driven corruption and hypocrisy in broad daylight is staggering: www.techpolicy.press/when-you-wis...
When You Wish Upon a Star(link) | TechPolicy.Press
Satellite and fiber broadband are not equal, and any policy that treats them as such will widen the very divide we're trying to bridge, writes Christopher Ali.
www.techpolicy.press
April 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Read this @techpolicypress.bsky.social piece by the great @christopherali.bsky.social. What's happening to US broadband right now is criminal. The degree of Musk-driven corruption and hypocrisy in broad daylight is staggering: www.techpolicy.press/when-you-wis...
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If the money spent on AI edtech could go toward schools instead, it would make education more accessible to all children, critics argue. “But it’s not sexy to say, ‘We need more teachers.’ It’s not sexy to say, ‘Hey, we need better buildings.’ What is sexy and exciting are these ‘amazing’ tools”
Kenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AI
Kenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet connectivity, the impact is uneven.
restofworld.org
April 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
If the money spent on AI edtech could go toward schools instead, it would make education more accessible to all children, critics argue. “But it’s not sexy to say, ‘We need more teachers.’ It’s not sexy to say, ‘Hey, we need better buildings.’ What is sexy and exciting are these ‘amazing’ tools”
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These fines signal the EC is willing to enforce EU laws despite US pressure. But are they enough? They fall far short of the 10% annual turnover mark & come over a year after the law took effect. For BigTech, this is just a small cost of doing highly profitable business in the EU
shorturl.at/mg58S
shorturl.at/mg58S
EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules
The highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.
www.politico.eu
April 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
These fines signal the EC is willing to enforce EU laws despite US pressure. But are they enough? They fall far short of the 10% annual turnover mark & come over a year after the law took effect. For BigTech, this is just a small cost of doing highly profitable business in the EU
shorturl.at/mg58S
shorturl.at/mg58S
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🌍 Application deadline extended!
Apply by April 30, 2025 for the DCLead Salzburg School: “Digital Communication and Sustainable Societies” (September 29 - October 2, Puchberg, Austria).
🎓 It is conducted in English and grants 5 ECTS credits.
Find more information and apply here 🔗 dclead.eu
Apply by April 30, 2025 for the DCLead Salzburg School: “Digital Communication and Sustainable Societies” (September 29 - October 2, Puchberg, Austria).
🎓 It is conducted in English and grants 5 ECTS credits.
Find more information and apply here 🔗 dclead.eu
April 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
🌍 Application deadline extended!
Apply by April 30, 2025 for the DCLead Salzburg School: “Digital Communication and Sustainable Societies” (September 29 - October 2, Puchberg, Austria).
🎓 It is conducted in English and grants 5 ECTS credits.
Find more information and apply here 🔗 dclead.eu
Apply by April 30, 2025 for the DCLead Salzburg School: “Digital Communication and Sustainable Societies” (September 29 - October 2, Puchberg, Austria).
🎓 It is conducted in English and grants 5 ECTS credits.
Find more information and apply here 🔗 dclead.eu
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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
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US censorship affecting research in Europe.
A short article of mine on civil-military relations and democratic backsliding had been accepted for publication in the journal "Connections".
Then I received an email that the editors can't publish the paper unless I "remove the case study/examples of the United States" (1/x)
#CivMilSky
Then I received an email that the editors can't publish the paper unless I "remove the case study/examples of the United States" (1/x)
#CivMilSky
a man in a suit says this is ridiculous in white letters
ALT: a man in a suit says this is ridiculous in white letters
media.tenor.com
April 20, 2025 at 6:22 AM
US censorship affecting research in Europe.
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The Holocaust was organized on IBM punch cards. Hitler gave the head of IBM, Watson, a medal for his services. Later, they named their AI tech after him. Anyway, in unrelated news: #Democracy www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
www.wired.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Holocaust was organized on IBM punch cards. Hitler gave the head of IBM, Watson, a medal for his services. Later, they named their AI tech after him. Anyway, in unrelated news: #Democracy www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
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The response to the predicted crash of the AI sector often is that "every crash leaves something useful behind" and that this time it will be models. I don't think that is the case.
AI models age like milk and the infrastructures left behind won't be ones that are helpful for democratic societies.
AI models age like milk and the infrastructures left behind won't be ones that are helpful for democratic societies.
These are not the same
After sharing Ed Zitron’s latest piece called “OpenAI Is A Systemic Risk To The Tech Industry” I got a few responses arguing in a similar way: People agree that “AI” and especially “generative AI” is a massive bubble that does not really make much sense – if you imply rational decision making. Training the models, […]
tante.cc
April 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The response to the predicted crash of the AI sector often is that "every crash leaves something useful behind" and that this time it will be models. I don't think that is the case.
AI models age like milk and the infrastructures left behind won't be ones that are helpful for democratic societies.
AI models age like milk and the infrastructures left behind won't be ones that are helpful for democratic societies.
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What white America is now fighting for is not due process, it is fighting so that the racialised borders of unconstitutionality and state abuse stay where they are. Until it realises this, it may defeat Trump in 4 years, but it wont defeat Trumpism
April 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
What white America is now fighting for is not due process, it is fighting so that the racialised borders of unconstitutionality and state abuse stay where they are. Until it realises this, it may defeat Trump in 4 years, but it wont defeat Trumpism
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The Israeli entrepreneur Shalev Hulio gained notoriety for designing Pegasus, the spyware used by governments to hack journalists and dissidents. Today, he is selling a new AI cyber security tool to European states and corporations. His secret asset? Austria’s former leader Sebastian Kurz. [Thread]
April 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Israeli entrepreneur Shalev Hulio gained notoriety for designing Pegasus, the spyware used by governments to hack journalists and dissidents. Today, he is selling a new AI cyber security tool to European states and corporations. His secret asset? Austria’s former leader Sebastian Kurz. [Thread]
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Nessa conversa sobre o livro do @bcmerchant.bsky.social sobre a real história dos luditas no início da revolução industrial eles falam algo q 🤯: foram a última geração a se relacionar com a tecnologia no tempo presente. Pois desde então estamos contaminados com a premissa+
pscrb.fm/rss/p/www.bu...
pscrb.fm/rss/p/www.bu...
pscrb.fm
April 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Nessa conversa sobre o livro do @bcmerchant.bsky.social sobre a real história dos luditas no início da revolução industrial eles falam algo q 🤯: foram a última geração a se relacionar com a tecnologia no tempo presente. Pois desde então estamos contaminados com a premissa+
pscrb.fm/rss/p/www.bu...
pscrb.fm/rss/p/www.bu...
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"Kratky würde jeder Sender das Doppelte zahlen", sagt Österreichs internationalster TV-Manager Gerhard Zeiler zu #ORF -Spitzengehältern
Gehälter des mittleren ORF-Managements unverständlich: "Würde ich ändern"
Warner Bros. Discovery-Manager im STANDARD-Gespräch: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Gehälter des mittleren ORF-Managements unverständlich: "Würde ich ändern"
Warner Bros. Discovery-Manager im STANDARD-Gespräch: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
"Kratky würde jeder Sender das Doppelte zahlen", sagt Medienmanager Zeiler
Für Österreichs internationalsten TV-Manager sind die Gehälter des mittleren ORF-Managements aber unverständlich: "Das würde ich ändern"
www.derstandard.at
April 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
"Kratky würde jeder Sender das Doppelte zahlen", sagt Österreichs internationalster TV-Manager Gerhard Zeiler zu #ORF -Spitzengehältern
Gehälter des mittleren ORF-Managements unverständlich: "Würde ich ändern"
Warner Bros. Discovery-Manager im STANDARD-Gespräch: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Gehälter des mittleren ORF-Managements unverständlich: "Würde ich ändern"
Warner Bros. Discovery-Manager im STANDARD-Gespräch: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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[New special issue] #Contentmoderation on digital platforms: beyond states and firms! As content regulation becomes increasingly politicised, this issue edited by Anne Bellon & Romain Badouard explores the growing role of #civilsociety in #platformgovernance. ⅕
Read: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.2005
Read: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.2005
April 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
[New special issue] #Contentmoderation on digital platforms: beyond states and firms! As content regulation becomes increasingly politicised, this issue edited by Anne Bellon & Romain Badouard explores the growing role of #civilsociety in #platformgovernance. ⅕
Read: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.2005
Read: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.2005