Taking on Silicon Valley Monoliths in the Old Town Bookstore »

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17 January 2018 | Per Strömbäck

What a story Jonathan Taplin can tell. He used to be Martin Scorsese’s producer (Mean Streets) and tour manager for Bob Dylan and The Band. Icons of 20th century popular culture. He is also an interne... »

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Digital Regulation Points of View »

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22 December 2017 | Netopia

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Open Letter to Estonian Presidency from European Film Producers & Distributors »

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12 December 2017 | Open Letter

Your Excellency Ms Kaja Tael, This week, the European Parliament will vote in Plenary session on the so called “cable and satellite” regulation. You will also preside over potentially determining dis... »

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Consumer Interest in the Digital Single Market »

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7 December 2017 | Netopia.eu

European consumers are a myriad of individuals who want different things, have different purchasing power, different cultures and different tastes or priorities. When we make policy for the Digital Si... »

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The Illusion of a Ready-Made Future – Manifesto for Courage »

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9 November 2017 | Birgit Hütten, Guest Contributor

During his nine-month travel through the New World, French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) analyzed not just prisons but also the fabric of American life. Impressed by an apparently vital a... »

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Annus Horribilis – 2017 Tipping Point for Tech Determinism »

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2 November 2017 | Rhoda Crocket, hacking and spamming expert

Annus Horriblis may be the kindest way to describe how tech platforms have fared in 2017. Google, and to a lesser extent Facebook and Twitter, have – for want of a better description – taken a poun... »

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The Singularity Is Delayed »

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31 October 2017 | Per Strömbäck

Math Contest: How Many Years Before the Singularity Comes in 2050 It used to be the singularity was expected around 2045. At least according to Ray Kurzweil’s 2005 book The Singularity Is Near. Wha... »

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The Stockholm Syndrome – Google-Schmidt’s Denialism »

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16 October 2017 | Per Strömbäck

Alphabet Inc. chairman Eric Schmidt visited Stockholm recently to launch a study on automation and the future of jobs. (Or was it to take selfies with politicians?) At a seminar in the aptly named ... »

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Defending Journalism – New Threats to Freedom of Speech »

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10 October 2017 | freelance journalist, J W Christie

The contemporary threats to journalists extend to all reaches in media, and in some cases, threaten media freedom – reports Netopia from the ECPMF conference “Defending Journalists Under Threat” in Le... »

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Beyond Fake News – Threats to the Life and Work of Journalists »

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26 September 2017 | freelance journalist, J W Christie

It’s one thing to have US President Trump call the Washington media core “bad people”, it’s another to have the president of a country lock up dissenting voices, and this is the challenge facing many ... »

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