Elif İzbırak
@eizbirak.bsky.social
An interesting article by @jacobsilverman.com which demonstrates how schizophrenic today’s internet is
www.ft.com/content/5d06...
www.ft.com/content/5d06...
Welcome to slop world: how the hostile internet is driving us crazy
The last bits of fellowship and ingenuity on the web are being swept away by a tide of so-called artificial intelligence
www.ft.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
An interesting article by @jacobsilverman.com which demonstrates how schizophrenic today’s internet is
www.ft.com/content/5d06...
www.ft.com/content/5d06...
Bu direnişe dair ön plana çıkarılacak bir imaj varsa o da gaz maskeli derviş değil barikat aşan üniversite öğrencileri bence.
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April 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Bu direnişe dair ön plana çıkarılacak bir imaj varsa o da gaz maskeli derviş değil barikat aşan üniversite öğrencileri bence.
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Fahrenheit 451 vibes
A “digital book burning” is under way at federal agencies. Can volunteer archivists and data hoarders save the country’s files from DOGE?
The Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge
Can librarians and guerrilla archivists save the country’s files from DOGE?
www.newyorker.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Fahrenheit 451 vibes
Adding this book to my reading list
I'm incredibly honoured that my book 'Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East: Deception, Disinformation and Social Media', East published by @hurstpublishers.bsky.social and
Oxford University Press is one of Foreign Affairs' 'Books of the Year'! #bookworm t.co/76s5U9EnJF
Oxford University Press is one of Foreign Affairs' 'Books of the Year'! #bookworm t.co/76s5U9EnJF
April 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Adding this book to my reading list
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Meta's chatbot is rolling out in more countries. Here's what you need to know.
What Is the Meta AI Button in WhatsApp, and How Do I Remove It?
Meta's chatbot is rolling out in more countries. Here's what you need to know.
wrd.cm
April 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Meta's chatbot is rolling out in more countries. Here's what you need to know.
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“Democracy may be in retreat, but resistance to autocratisation is vibrant and evolving."
Our TWQ special issue on the "Limits of Autocratisation" featured on @globalsouthshub.bsky.social 👇
Our TWQ special issue on the "Limits of Autocratisation" featured on @globalsouthshub.bsky.social 👇
Third World Quarterly's #SpecialIssue explores how political parties and #socialmovements resist autocratisation in #Africa, #Asia, #LatinAmerica, and #SoutheastEurope, with insights from Guest Editors @bilgeyabanci.bsky.social, @karabekir.bsky.social, and @keremoxford.bsky.social 🔽
Limits of Autocratisation: Democratic Resistance and Opposition – a TWQ Special Issue - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB
While authoritarianism continues to gain ground globally, this Special Issue of Third World Quarterly, titled Limits of autocratisation: actors and institutions of democratic resistance and…
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April 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“Democracy may be in retreat, but resistance to autocratisation is vibrant and evolving."
Our TWQ special issue on the "Limits of Autocratisation" featured on @globalsouthshub.bsky.social 👇
Our TWQ special issue on the "Limits of Autocratisation" featured on @globalsouthshub.bsky.social 👇
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Turkish media, who owns what?
A very useful map showing the concentration of media ownership in #Turkey, where 90% of media outlets are owned by pro-government groups (Demirören, Doğuş, Kalyon, etc) which are themselves active in the construction and energy sectors. graphcommons.com/h/mulksuzles...
A very useful map showing the concentration of media ownership in #Turkey, where 90% of media outlets are owned by pro-government groups (Demirören, Doğuş, Kalyon, etc) which are themselves active in the construction and energy sectors. graphcommons.com/h/mulksuzles...
April 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Turkish media, who owns what?
A very useful map showing the concentration of media ownership in #Turkey, where 90% of media outlets are owned by pro-government groups (Demirören, Doğuş, Kalyon, etc) which are themselves active in the construction and energy sectors. graphcommons.com/h/mulksuzles...
A very useful map showing the concentration of media ownership in #Turkey, where 90% of media outlets are owned by pro-government groups (Demirören, Doğuş, Kalyon, etc) which are themselves active in the construction and energy sectors. graphcommons.com/h/mulksuzles...
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Podcast: The Protests and Political Crisis Shaping Turkey's Democratic Future @karabekir.bsky.social @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social @gonultol.bsky.social
www.mei.edu/multimedia/p...
www.mei.edu/multimedia/p...
Rethinking Democracy Ep. 7: The Protests and Political Crisis Shaping Turkey's Democratic Future
Turkey has plunged into turmoil after authorities arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Erdoğan's strongest opponent, on charges of corruption. Mass protests, the largest in over a decade,...
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April 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Podcast: The Protests and Political Crisis Shaping Turkey's Democratic Future @karabekir.bsky.social @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social @gonultol.bsky.social
www.mei.edu/multimedia/p...
www.mei.edu/multimedia/p...
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“How bad will things get before you don’t have elections anymore? And at that point can you really stop what is happening?” An expert on modern Turkey talks about the country’s declining Democracy and whether it is a model for Donald Trump’s America.
Is Turkey’s Declining Democracy a Model for Trump’s America?
After purging the judiciary, cracking down on the media, and jailing political opponents, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces protests on a scale not seen in a decade.
www.newyorker.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
“How bad will things get before you don’t have elections anymore? And at that point can you really stop what is happening?” An expert on modern Turkey talks about the country’s declining Democracy and whether it is a model for Donald Trump’s America.
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🇹🇷 “The arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor and the opposition’s leading contender for the 2028 elections, Ekrem İmamoğlu, means Turkey has entered a new phase in which elections will be little more than a ritualistic performance” ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/turkey-pr...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/turkey-pr...
March 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🇹🇷 “The arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor and the opposition’s leading contender for the 2028 elections, Ekrem İmamoğlu, means Turkey has entered a new phase in which elections will be little more than a ritualistic performance” ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/turkey-pr...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/turkey-pr...