The Human Killer App »

29 May 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Are machines more reliable than humans? In the wake of the tragic Germanwings crash in the Alps, which took 150 lives, suspicions that it was an extended suicide by one of the pilots have brought abou... »

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This is how #ThePirateBay ends. Not with bang, but with a whimper. »

22 May 2015 | Per Strömbäck

As has been widely reported, this week a court in Stockholm seized The Pirate Bay’s domain names in the .se top-level domain. This is another nail in the coffin lid for the once-dominant torrent direc... »

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Netopia Newsletter #16: #DigitalSingleMarket, #Jobs, #Growth and #Copyright »

13 May 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Can the Digital Single Market live up to the expectations? And what’s behind the big numbers? Netopia takes a closer look. Jobs: 3,8 million jobs – or 2,5 million – or actual job loss? The promise ... »

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“Be Careful What You Wish” – Sports on the #DSM »

12 May 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Interview with European Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip By Per Strömbäck Commission vice president Andrus Ansip have often said he misses his home country’s football and how that is a reaso... »

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“Deep in My Heart I Hate [Unjustified] Geo-Blocking” »

7 May 2015 | Per Strömbäck

As the plans for the Digital Single Market were unveiled on Wednesday, it is clear that Commission has accepted some of the criticism from the creative sector. The word “unjustified” has been introduc... »

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Will the #DigitalSingleMarket Kill More Jobs than it Creates? »

5 May 2015 | Per Strömbäck

As the European Commission sends its most convincing member—Vice President Andrus Ansip—to impress on us everyday Europeans the importance of making the digital single market real, Netopia looks at so... »

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VP Ansip’s Funky Maths (or The Fastest Growing #DigitalSingleMarket in the World) »

4 May 2015 | Per Strömbäck

A market that grows from €17 Billion to €415 Bn in nine months? That’s where I would put my money! Except of course this growth only exists in EU Commission documents, the digital single market is an ... »

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The Real Question for the #DigitalSingleMarket »

21 April 2015 | Per Strömbäck

The Juncker Commission puts a lot of faith in the so-called Digital Single Market to fix jobs and growth in Europe. So much faith, in fact, that one of its vice presidents is dedicated to this mission... »

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COMM vs #Google – does anti-trust law work online? »

16 April 2015 | Per Strömbäck

One of my strongest impressions when I visited the Internet Governance Forum in Istanbul last August, was the firm belief in the market forces. There was hardly an issue in the online world that would... »

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Citizens Internet – public opinion, freedom of expression and pluralism online »

10 April 2015 | Per Strömbäck

Netopia’s new report Citizens Internet is out. Netopia contributor Ralf Grötker takes a broad view on the issues of freedom of expression, pluralism of opinions and non-discrimination in what he calls... »

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