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The Silent Coup Against Brazil’s Internet

Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · 2d

The silent coop against Brazil’s Internet: www.komaitis.org/write-share-...

Last week, I was in Brazil and had the chance to engage directly with CGI.br (the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee) and the broad community of stakeholders it brings together. The energy,...

The Unknowns, Geopolitics, and Vagueness Around Data Governance

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · 7d

Everybody talks about #datagovernance built no one is willing to actually try to understand what it is. Can we take a step back and be truthful about the complexity of data governance before we make decisions that can be irreversible? Some thoights from yours truly … www.komaitis.org/write-share-...

Lately, all I hear is talk about data governance, as if the act of discussing it will automatically create clarity, rather than forcing us to confront the hard choices about how data flows, who...

Leading Through Uncertainty and the Need to Reclaim Internet Freedom | TechPolicy.Press

Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · 15d

We are actually seeing this vividly in the context of Internet governance, where the US has retreated from advocating about Internet freedom and openness, abandoning its soft power and conceding it to China: www.techpolicy.press/leading-thro...

By reclaiming the Internet, we may just be able to reclaim our democracies, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

The Internet Coup Is Here. And the World Is Still Asleep | TechPolicy.Press

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 15d

As the UN General Assembly opens with flags, speeches, and talk of rights and democracy, a quiet coup unfolds — not in parliaments, but in the invisible infrastructure of the internet, writes Konstantinos Komaitis. Digital rights and free expression are under attack — who will defend them?

At UNGA 80, the world’s leaders have a chance to prove that they understand what is at stake, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

How the simmering UK freedom of speech row reached boiling point

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · 15d

Freedom of speech isn’t absolute; it exists within society’s rules. Limiting hate speech doesn’t oppose free speech. True free speech has boundaries and consequences, believing you can say anything without repercussions is a misconception, not a sign of a free society.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · 15d

My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social The internet is under a quiet coup. Surveillance tech once for dictators is now global, sold to governments. Democracies are complicit, civil society is shrinking. Will we defend an open internet—or let it vanish?
www.techpolicy.press/the-internet...

The Internet Coup Is Here. And the World Is Still Asleep | TechPolicy.Press

At UNGA 80, the world’s leaders have a chance to prove that they understand what is at stake, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · 16d

The real Housewives of Silicon Valley @wired.com

Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · Sep 3

The real housewives of authoritarianism!

Italy’s CDN Coup: Telecoms Hijacking the Open Internet

Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · Aug 7

Italy’s AGCOM just labeled CDNs as telecoms, triggering strict regulation. This risks slower speeds, higher costs, and digital protectionism — threatening the open internet across Europe. A dangerous precedent.
Who’s next? #OpenInternet

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In a controversial move that could reverberate across Europe, Italy’s communications regulator AGCOM has decided to bring Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) under the scope of the European...

As the US retreats from internet governance, Europe must step up

Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · Aug 5

The U.S. is distracted. The EU has tools but without a global strategy, they risk becoming regional outliers. The open internet is a geopolitical asset. It won’t defend itself.
Europe must treat digital governance as foreign policy—not a technical footnote.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

If Europeans do not actively defend their digital rights model abroad, then they risk seeing the global system drift toward norms that contradict their own.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · Aug 2

Compare the similarities….bearing in mind that one country is meant to be a #democracy and the other is an #authoritarian country!

'The multistakeholder model is the engine that powers the internet' —Konstantinos Komaitis on WSIS+20

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · Aug 1

20 years ago, the WSIS captured lightning in a bottle. Now, with the WSIS+20 review on the horizon, the stakes for global digital governance are higher than ever.

DTI’s @kkomaitis.bsky.social calls this a pivotal moment for the internet’s future: bit.ly/4lTlvQL

A statement from Konstantinos Komaitis on the WSIS+20 process and the future of digital governance.

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · Jul 17

We see this particularly in the context of Internet governance and the entire Internet freedom agenda: www.techpolicy.press/the-us-just-...

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Jul 16

The retreat of the US from the Internet freedom agenda is not just a geopolitical shift but a normative collapse, writes @kkomaitis.bsky.social.

The US Just Logged Off from Internet Freedom | TechPolicy.Press

The retreat of the United States from the digital rights arena creates a vacuum that authoritarian states are eager to occupy, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

The US Just Logged Off from Internet Freedom | TechPolicy.Press

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · Jul 16

My latest....👇👇👇👇👇

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · Jul 16

The retreat of the US from the Internet freedom agenda is not just a geopolitical shift but a normative collapse, writes @kkomaitis.bsky.social. The US once linked the governance of cyberspace to the broader project of liberal democracy. That project is now in crisis.

The retreat of the United States from the digital rights arena creates a vacuum that authoritarian states are eager to occupy, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

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The US Just Logged Off from Internet Freedom | TechPolicy.Press

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · Jul 16

The retreat of the US from the Internet freedom agenda is not just a geopolitical shift but a normative collapse, writes @kkomaitis.bsky.social. The US once linked the governance of cyberspace to the broader project of liberal democracy. That project is now in crisis.

The retreat of the United States from the digital rights arena creates a vacuum that authoritarian states are eager to occupy, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

techpolicy.press

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · Jul 15

I am looking for someone with extensive hacking experience in computers to get into an old server protected by a password that I can't retrieve.
If you know someone or if you are that someone please DM me.

#hacking #hacker #server

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · Jul 2

Muddling Through Uncertain Waters: Why the UN’s Troubles Could Spell Trouble for the Internet: www.techpolicy.press/muddling-thr...
@techpolicypress.bsky.social #Internet

Muddling Through Uncertain Waters: Why the UN’s Troubles Could Spell Trouble for the Internet | TechPolicy.Press

Disengaging from the UN is shortsighted and problematic, as it enables authoritarian regimes to shape global digital governance, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

Taiwan jails China captain for undersea cable sabotage

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · Jun 12

Taiwan fully gets the geopolitics of subsea cables and is sending a clear message to China:

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Taipei has accused Beijing of sabotaging its cables, describing it as a "grey zone" tactic.

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Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly recruiting a team to build a ‘superintelligence’ | CNN Business

Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · Jun 10

Mark Zuckerberg obviously spent his weekend watching @hbo.bsky.social Mountainheads and got inspired!

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally assembling a team to achieve a “superintelligence,” machines that are capable of surpassing human capabilities, according to a Bloomberg report.

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · Jun 10

This is literally the kind of stuff @hbo.bsky.social Mountainheads movie deals with....

Muddling Through Uncertain Waters: Why the UN’s Troubles Could Spell Trouble for the Internet | TechPolicy.Press

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Jun 10

The US retreat from the UN has created a strategic opportunity for China to expand influence. When democracies fail to participate, the Internet’s future risks being defined by values that undermine openness and human rights, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.

Disengaging from the UN is shortsighted and problematic, as it enables authoritarian regimes to shape global digital governance, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.