@awilkens.bsky.social
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Trump cannot be allowed to hold the hidden levers of Europe’s internal political debate
Europeans must have the freedom to communicate with one another without foreign censorship and interference
This crisis is at least as urgent as rearmament
Read in full --> www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europeans must have the freedom to communicate with one another without foreign censorship and interference
This crisis is at least as urgent as rearmament
Read in full --> www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europe's race to rearm is pointless if its adversaries are waging war online | Johnny Ryan
Ireland holds the algorithm off-switch. Ursula von der Leyen must force Dublin to use it says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Trump cannot be allowed to hold the hidden levers of Europe’s internal political debate
Europeans must have the freedom to communicate with one another without foreign censorship and interference
This crisis is at least as urgent as rearmament
Read in full --> www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europeans must have the freedom to communicate with one another without foreign censorship and interference
This crisis is at least as urgent as rearmament
Read in full --> www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Können wir das Internet zurückerobern? Nur wenn wir was tun.
Soziale Netzwerke als demokratische Kraft retten
Rund 100 Akteur*innen aus Kultur, Wirtschaft und Medien haben sich zur Initiative Save Social zusammengetan. [1]
Gemeinsam schlagen sie zehn konkrete Schritte vor, um das Internet von der Dominanz ...
weact.campact.de
February 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Können wir das Internet zurückerobern? Nur wenn wir was tun.
Mao, who would have welcomed the catastrophe now unfolding in America, must be looking down from his Marxist-Leninist heaven with a smile, as the East wind may finally be prevailing over the West wind – a dream for which he had long hoped.
Trump’s Cultural Revolution | by Orville Schell - Project Syndicate
Orville Schell sees obvious and troubling parallels between the US president and Mao Zedong.
www.project-syndicate.org
February 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Mao, who would have welcomed the catastrophe now unfolding in America, must be looking down from his Marxist-Leninist heaven with a smile, as the East wind may finally be prevailing over the West wind – a dream for which he had long hoped.
Has the US just declared war on Europe? It sounded like it
February 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Has the US just declared war on Europe? It sounded like it
How can Europe prepare for battle? Insightful paper by Nicu Popescu from ECFR ecfr.eu/publication/...
Better firefighting: Readying Europe for an age between war and peace
Facing wars and crises, the EU can no longer rely on slow peacetime processes. It needs a plan for faster industrial and infrastructural adaptation…
ecfr.eu
February 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
How can Europe prepare for battle? Insightful paper by Nicu Popescu from ECFR ecfr.eu/publication/...
Europe lost her long term partner. Time to be single for a while? Or go out there and find a new partner? Or better new partners? What candidates would Tinder suggest?
The US-Europe divorce: when your partner of the last 80 years leaves you, you need a new life strategy. Me @financialtimes.com on how Europe can cope alone, stick by Ukraine, stand up to US tech, and even grab some of its ex-spouse's assets on.ft.com/3QgpB7l
Can Europe get over its break-up with the US?
Divorce sucks but could be a chance to restart from a better place
on.ft.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Europe lost her long term partner. Time to be single for a while? Or go out there and find a new partner? Or better new partners? What candidates would Tinder suggest?
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Elon Musk is for America what Cecil Rhodes was for the British Empire: an oligarch with far-reaching powers bestowed on him to help the state to grab as much of the world’s waterways, land, resources and labor as it can
My latest for @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/07/e...
My latest for @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/07/e...
Elon Musk Is America’s Cecil Rhodes
It’s not the first time that liberal capitalism has retreated—and predatory capitalists have filled the void.
foreignpolicy.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Elon Musk is for America what Cecil Rhodes was for the British Empire: an oligarch with far-reaching powers bestowed on him to help the state to grab as much of the world’s waterways, land, resources and labor as it can
My latest for @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/07/e...
My latest for @foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/07/e...
For the AI Action summit in Paris
La bataille pour l'espace numérique européen | Le Grand Continent
L’agenda impérialiste d’Elon Musk et Donald Trump se déploie sous nos yeux, il a lieu sur et grâce à des plateformes que nous utilisons quotidiennement : en Europe, nous avons assisté passivement à no...
legrandcontinent.eu
February 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
For the AI Action summit in Paris
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A dystopian drama. In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, the illustrator reimagines Elon Musk and his cohorts at the Department of Government Efficiency as the antihero droogs in “A Clockwork Orange.” www.newyorker.com/cartoons/bli...
February 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A dystopian drama. In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, the illustrator reimagines Elon Musk and his cohorts at the Department of Government Efficiency as the antihero droogs in “A Clockwork Orange.” www.newyorker.com/cartoons/bli...
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“The point is not a policy fight, it’s an execution. They are killing one agency to terrify a thousand others.” Susan B. Glasser writes about Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s takeover of the White House, and the dismantling of the U.S.A.I.D.
Elon Musk’s Revolutionary Terror
The evisceration of U.S.A.I.D. isn’t a policy fight—it’s an execution designed to strike fear in our own government.
www.newyorker.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
“The point is not a policy fight, it’s an execution. They are killing one agency to terrify a thousand others.” Susan B. Glasser writes about Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s takeover of the White House, and the dismantling of the U.S.A.I.D.
What if… the EU legislates for Musk to sell the European business of X to European owner, based on US case with TikTok.
January 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What if… the EU legislates for Musk to sell the European business of X to European owner, based on US case with TikTok.
Interesting idea. Digital Citizenship by acquisition www.projectliberty.io/peoples-bid-...
People’s Bid For TikTok - Project Liberty
Project Liberty is building a consortium to purchase TikTok and rearchitect the platform to put people in control of their digital identities and data.
www.projectliberty.io
January 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Interesting idea. Digital Citizenship by acquisition www.projectliberty.io/peoples-bid-...
How can Europe be a digital player? Just Do it! www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Opinion: Europe Should Launch Own Public Broadcasting Service
Propaganda spreads faster on social media than serious information and we've just experienced what an election looks like in the post-factual world. The European Union should launch its own broadcasti...
www.spiegel.de
January 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
How can Europe be a digital player? Just Do it! www.spiegel.de/internationa...
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Warum haben die Europäer nicht längst ein eigenes soziales Netzwerk? Statt sich die Regeln von autoritär abdriftenden Tech-Milliardären diktieren zu lassen? Europas Demokratien müssen sich eine digitale Grundlage geben, fordert @bertrebhandl.bsky.social
in der FAZ. Unbedingt lesenswert!
in der FAZ. Unbedingt lesenswert!
Alternative zu X und Meta: Ein Netz für Europa
Immer mehr Nutzer wenden sich von X und Facebook ab. Das Bedürfnis nach einem Ort des digitalen Zusammenseins aber bleibt. Wäre das nicht ein aufregendes Projekt für die EU?
www.faz.net
January 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Warum haben die Europäer nicht längst ein eigenes soziales Netzwerk? Statt sich die Regeln von autoritär abdriftenden Tech-Milliardären diktieren zu lassen? Europas Demokratien müssen sich eine digitale Grundlage geben, fordert @bertrebhandl.bsky.social
in der FAZ. Unbedingt lesenswert!
in der FAZ. Unbedingt lesenswert!
It’s high time for Europe to gain its digital independence and defend its democracies. Really! culturalfoundation.eu/stories/dont...
Don't Let Elon Musk Break Europe: A Call for Digital Independence – European Cultural Foundation
culturalfoundation.eu
January 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It’s high time for Europe to gain its digital independence and defend its democracies. Really! culturalfoundation.eu/stories/dont...
What can culture do?
As Europe faces identity crises culture emerges as a vital force for hope, unity, and renewal.
Culture isn't a luxury—it's the steering wheel for Europe's future.
culturalfoundation.eu/programmes/w...
#WhatCanCultureDo #Europe #CulturalChange
As Europe faces identity crises culture emerges as a vital force for hope, unity, and renewal.
Culture isn't a luxury—it's the steering wheel for Europe's future.
culturalfoundation.eu/programmes/w...
#WhatCanCultureDo #Europe #CulturalChange
culturalfoundation.eu
January 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
What can culture do?
As Europe faces identity crises culture emerges as a vital force for hope, unity, and renewal.
Culture isn't a luxury—it's the steering wheel for Europe's future.
culturalfoundation.eu/programmes/w...
#WhatCanCultureDo #Europe #CulturalChange
As Europe faces identity crises culture emerges as a vital force for hope, unity, and renewal.
Culture isn't a luxury—it's the steering wheel for Europe's future.
culturalfoundation.eu/programmes/w...
#WhatCanCultureDo #Europe #CulturalChange
Why am I here?
I have turned out of Social Media around ten years ago.
But given the oligarchic power concentration and misuse of social media platforms I want to support alternative systems. So here I am. I promise to use responsibly.
I have turned out of Social Media around ten years ago.
But given the oligarchic power concentration and misuse of social media platforms I want to support alternative systems. So here I am. I promise to use responsibly.
January 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Why am I here?
I have turned out of Social Media around ten years ago.
But given the oligarchic power concentration and misuse of social media platforms I want to support alternative systems. So here I am. I promise to use responsibly.
I have turned out of Social Media around ten years ago.
But given the oligarchic power concentration and misuse of social media platforms I want to support alternative systems. So here I am. I promise to use responsibly.