Cold Turkey on Internet and Democracy »

22 July 2016 | Per Strömbäck

When parts of the Turkish military attempted a coup d’etat on president Erdogan last week, the president reacted by asking the people to take to the streets and “defend democracy”. He communicated thi... »

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Bold but Futile – Vestager’s Struggle with #Google »

15 July 2016 | Per Strömbäck

On Thursday, EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager brought her third case against Google, this time against its advertising business. Netopia can only agree with the Commissioner’s conclusion... »

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We Need to Talk about Uber »

13 July 2016 | Per Strömbäck

I have taken Uber rides on three different continents. Frequent Netopia-readers know I am critical of the company and its policies, but I like to think of those rides as field experiments. Each time, ... »

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The Secret to #SiliconValley ’s Success (it’s not what you think!) »

4 July 2016 | Per Strömbäck

“Why are there no successful European internet companies?” I think that you have heard this question many times, just as I have. What is the answer? Don’t we have enough innovation? Perhaps not enough... »

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Why Netopia Says #Bremain! »

23 June 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Netopia started six years ago in Swedish. (You can still check out the original site here: www.netopia.se) While it was a great project in many ways, it was also frustrating to talk about a global iss... »

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Netopia in #DDoS attack »

7 June 2016 | Per Strömbäck

On Monday night, Netopia.eu was the victim of a DDoS-attack which took down the site for about ten hours. We have no idea of the motive for this action, nor who orchestrated it. Perhaps it was part of... »

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The EU Advocate General Breaks the Internet »

21 April 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Europe’s highest legal authority is looking to redefine some of the internet’s most basic infrastructure. At least that is the reality should Advocate General Wathelet’s absurd opinion on hypertext li... »

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Do Your Wikipedia Donations Fund a Crusade on Intellectual Property Rights? »

5 April 2016 | Per Strömbäck

Sometimes on Wikipedia, there’s a polite request for donations. Obviously, it costs money to operate a big website like that with no ad revenue or anything, so it relies on its users’ generosity. Exce... »

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The Internet as We Know It »

24 March 2016 | Per Strömbäck

One can have many opinions about the European Commission’s plans for a Digital Single Market, some of them may “need some more work”, such as the fixation on limiting territorial exclusivity for conte... »

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Suicide Bombs in Brussels — May the Open Society Conquer Fear »

22 March 2016 | Per Strömbäck

About a year ago, this writer expressed sympathy for the victims of the attacks on Charlie Hebdo and their families. This morning, terror came to Brussels, Netopia’s home base. Bombs in the metro and ... »

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