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Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"In the age of artificial intelligence, water has become as critical to data centers — which power the development of the cutting-edge technology — as electricity. The facilities pump enormous amounts of cold water into pipes that run throughout the buildings to cool the computers inside so that they can perform calculations and keep internet services like social networking humming.</p><p>A data center like Meta’s, which was completed last year, typically guzzles around 500,000 gallons of water a day. New data centers built to train more powerful A.I. are set to be even thirstier, requiring millions of gallons of water a day, according to water permit applications reviewed by The New York Times.<br>ImageLarge buildings lit up with lights outside.</p><p>Data center companies often demand as much water as they can get, using the tax revenue they pay as leverage, said Newsha Ajami, a hydrologist and director of urban water policy at Stanford. Some projects are so large that they require the land to first be “dewatered,” which is when groundwater is pumped out of the surrounding area in preparation for construction.</p><p>Yet water is a particularly difficult resource to manage. If a municipality needs to add energy capacity to its grid, it can build new solar farms, wind turbines or reopen coal and nuclear power plants. But the water used by Newton County comes from a nearby reservoir that can be replenished with only rainwater.</p><p>Because electricity is more costly for data centers than water, companies often prioritize building their facilities in places with cheap power, even if the area is drought stricken. That has exacerbated water shortages across the world, Ms. Ajami said.<br>“Water is an afterthought” for tech companies, she said. “The thinking is, ‘Someone will figure that out later.’”"</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/technology/meta-data-center-water.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/07/14/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/meta-data-center-water.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeAI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataCenters</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drought</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/WaterScarcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterScarcity</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a></p>
eef grob<p>Vandaag is een mooie dag om deze weer 's onder de aandacht te brengen: <a href="https://european-alternatives.eu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">european-alternatives.eu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> - al begrijp ik niet zo goed waarom privacyvriendelijk en Europees wetransfer-alternatief <a href="https://send.tresorit.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">send.tresorit.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> er niet bij staat? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wetransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wetransfer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tresorit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tresorit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a></p>
cuNha<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Eurosky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eurosky</span></a>: projeto quer responder à procura dos europeus por redes sociais locais</p><p>Uma investigação realizada pela YouGov para os grupos de defesa People vs Big Tech e WeMove Europe mostrou que, em França, Alemanha e Espanha, a maioria é a favor de <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/redessociais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redessociais</span></a> com sede na Europa, com apenas 5% dos entrevistados a preferir os fornecedores das plataformas com sede nos EUA.</p><p><a href="https://pplware.sapo.pt/redes_sociais/eurosky-projeto-quer-responder-a-procura-dos-europeus-por-redes-sociais-locais/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pplware.sapo.pt/redes_sociais/</span><span class="invisible">eurosky-projeto-quer-responder-a-procura-dos-europeus-por-redes-sociais-locais/</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Europa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/eua" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eua</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WeMove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeMove</span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p>Au-delà du marxisme : nouveaux champs de domination et outils critiques face à la crise&nbsp;contemporaine</p><p>La crise actuelle dépasse la <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grilleMarxiste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grilleMarxiste</span></a> : <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technopolitique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technopolitique</span></a> du numérique, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colonialit%C3%A9DuPouvoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colonialitéDuPouvoir</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/domination%C3%89pist%C3%A9mique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dominationÉpistémique</span></a> et <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/effondrement%C3%89cologique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>effondrementÉcologique</span></a> dessinent un nouvel archipel de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pouvoirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pouvoirs</span></a>. Face à ces <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/d%C3%A9fis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>défis</span></a>, il faut des <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/outilsCritiques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outilsCritiques</span></a> hybrides, ancrés dans l’<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%C3%A9cologiePolitique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>écologiePolitique</span></a>, les <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/th%C3%A9oriesPostColoniales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>théoriesPostColoniales</span></a> et la <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/critique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>critique</span></a> des <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a>.…</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/au-dela-du-marxisme-nouveaux-champs-de-domination-et-outils-critiques-face-a-la-crise-contemporaine/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/15/au-dela-du-marxisme-nouveaux-champs-de-domination-et-outils-critiques-face-a-la-crise-contemporaine/</span></a></p>
SURF<p>Dat Big Tech niet volledig dienend is voor ons onderwijssysteem, dat wordt steeds duidelijker. </p><p>In de driedelige serie 'de Samenwerkingsutopie' gaan we op zoek naar de balans tussen nationale autonomie en internationale slagkracht.</p><p>In aflevering 3 gaan we in gesprek met Jan Haarhuis, Evelien Renders en Christien Bok.</p><p>🎧 Luister de laatste aflevering van de podcastserie 'de Samenwerkingsutopie': <a href="https://www.surf.nl/podcast/de-samenwerkingsutopie-afl-3-wat-is-er-nodig?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-social&amp;utm_kwd=de-samenwerkingsutopie-afl-3-wat-is-er-nodig&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_content=surf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">surf.nl/podcast/de-samenwerkin</span><span class="invisible">gsutopie-afl-3-wat-is-er-nodig?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-social&amp;utm_kwd=de-samenwerkingsutopie-afl-3-wat-is-er-nodig&amp;utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_content=surf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a></p>
Elena Rossini<p><a href="https://elenarossini.com/2025/07/my-adventures-in-self-hosting-day-210-viva-foss/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://elenarossini.com/2025/07/my-adventures-in-self-hosting-day-210-viva-foss/</a></p><p>There has never been a better time to join the world of Free Open Source Software or begin self-hosting essential digital services.</p><p>Some recent news that made me feel grateful for my forays into self-hosting:</p><ol><li>The software <a href="https://getpocket.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Pocket</a>, which made it easy to save, organize and read later articles in a really elegant interface shuts down this year. Another fantastic app/service to add to <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mozilla</a>‘s <a href="https://www.spacebar.news/the-mozilla-graveyard/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">graveyard</a>. Looking at <a href="https://yunohost.org/#apps" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">YunoHost</a>‘s app catalog, I noticed several superb alternatives to Pocket that are free, open source, and can be self-hosted, so I am thinking: never again will I give that power to an outside company. Cherry on top: the Pocket archive I requested the other day landed in my email… and the file contains an error, so I cannot download it (expired token even if it didn’t pass the 72 hour threshold they set). I look forward to self-hosting my next “save and read later” bookmark service.</li><li>The file sharing company WeTransfer was in the news this morning because they recently updated their terms of service, with alarming language, telling users: “<em>You hereby grant us a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable license to use your Content for the purposes of operating, developing, commercializing, and improving the Service or new technologies or services. Such license includes the right to reproduce, distribute, modify, prepare derivative works based upon, broadcast, communicate to the public, publicly display, and perform Content. You will not be entitled to compensation for any use of Content by us under these terms.</em>” News about this spread like wildfire with people saying this language implies content shared via WeTransfer would be used to train AI models. Now, why is this a big deal you may wonder? In my filmmaking / film editing days I would use WeTransfer DAILY to share cuts of my projects. WeTransfer is THE file sharing app for most creatives and film professionals. I used it extensively in May and June to share versions of the <a href="https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fediverse promo video</a> with my interns. Well, even if <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8mp79gyz1o" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">WeTransfer backtracks</a> following the backlash, I would never again consider using it. It’s a happy coincidence that last month I set up my own <a href="https://nextcloud.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">NextCloud</a> instance and I plan on using it to share files from now on. Excellent timing.</li><li>Tangentially-related, but <a href="https://www.engadget.com/social-media/threads-users-still-barely-click-links-170139103.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">an article in Engadget today revealed that users of the microblogging platform Threads rarely click on external links</a>. The numbers are pretty shocking: 28 million referral links in 30 days for a platform with allegedly 350 million monthly active users. This is precisely why I love the Fediverse: external links are never downranked because there are no algorithms. Writers and content creators have far higher engagement with their audience because of chronological feeds and more genuine relationships.</li></ol><p>On my to do list for the fall: looking into taking full advantage of <a href="https://nextcloud.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">NextCloud</a>‘s ecosystem because this software is incredibly sophisticated… the FOSS equivalent of a Swiss Army knife.</p><p>For those curious about it, here is their official website with documentation: <a href="https://nextcloud.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://nextcloud.com</a></p><p>Onwards and upwards!</p><p>Elena</p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/big-tech/" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/fediverse/" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/foss/" target="_blank">#foss</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/free-open-source-software/" target="_blank">#freeOpenSourceSoftware</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/meta/" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/micro/" target="_blank">#micro</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/my-so-called-sudo-life/" target="_blank">#mySoCalledSudoLife</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/nextcloud/" target="_blank">#NextCloud</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/pocket/" target="_blank">#Pocket</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/self-hosting/" target="_blank">#selfHosting</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/threads/" target="_blank">#Threads</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/walled-gardens/" target="_blank">#walledGardens</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/wetransfer/" target="_blank">#WeTransfer</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://elenarossini.com/tag/yunohost/" target="_blank">#yunohost</a></p>
ABRHpositiv2<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cultur.social/@marcuwekling" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>marcuwekling</span></a></span> Darf ich fragen, ob Sie auch planen, die <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> zu verlassen, um den <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalindependenceday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalindependenceday</span></a> näher zu kommen?</p><p><a href="https://marcuwekling.de/de/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">marcuwekling.de/de/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ididit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ididit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dutgemacht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dutgemacht</span></a></p>
DrALJONES<p>Interview: "Israel is known as a startup nation. And the tech part of Israel's economy is central to why the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has boomed since the October 7th attacks."</p><p>Francesca Albanese explains the “economy of genocide", ie, how "major corporations have been profiting off of Israel’s genocide in Gaza &amp; its occupation in the West Bank."</p><p><a href="https://zeteo.com/p/israels-tech-boom-and-the-economy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zeteo.com/p/israels-tech-boom-</span><span class="invisible">and-the-economy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuroPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuroPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomyOfGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomyOfGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SettlerColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SettlerColonialism</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> .</p>
Winbuzzer<p>Google Inks $3B Hydropower Deal to Fuel AI Energy Demand</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hydropower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hydropower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alphabet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alphabet</span></a></p><p><a href="https://winbuzzer.com/2025/07/15/google-inks-3b-hydropower-deal-to-fuel-ai-energy-demand-xcxwbn/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winbuzzer.com/2025/07/15/googl</span><span class="invisible">e-inks-3b-hydropower-deal-to-fuel-ai-energy-demand-xcxwbn/</span></a></p>
Mad A. Argon :qurio:<p>I feel I am even unable to follow current law projects against <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encryption</span></a> or <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgeVerification</span></a> arguments. I am just tired, angry and annoyed with this crap. The most annoying thing is their lying about "protecting children"... all while everyone makes intentional effort to exploit the same children for own profit. And even if this part would be true... Why they have to choose one group to be safe and everyone else would have to deal with increasing <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> toxicity?<br>It's like they said "we made this area poisonus and radioactive and now we have to think about poor children affected by this. So let's verify everyone's identity to make sure they are mature enough to deal with radioactivity!"<br>And then "Oh, by the way, it could be convenient to mark dissidents' zones as harmful too..."</p><p>And even now they actively create more and more harmful things, embracing it and poison everything with it... also killing planet in the process.</p><p>I don't want to reveal my identity and don't want to deal with their radioactivity at all!</p><p><a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/corpfree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corpfree</span></a> <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a> <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/ChatControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatControl</span></a> <a href="https://is-a.cat/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a></p>
Whatisgoingon<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@_elena" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>_elena</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Engadget" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Engadget</span></a></span> every platform that is being built, governed and maintained by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> cannot in honesty be part of something like the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> . It is simply not compatible with their core business models and mindsets.</p>
The Japan Times<p>Five EU countries including France will test an app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content online by checking the age of users, the European Commission said Monday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/world/society/eu-age-app-children-online/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">15/world/society/eu-age-app-children-online/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>denmark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greece</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>instagram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/snapchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snapchat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a></p>
Weizenbaum-Institut<p>📢 New paper: Who owns the future of Artificial Intelligence?</p><p>In a Discussion Paper titled “Big Tech vs. the Common Good: Pathologies of the Technology Race for Artificial Intelligence”, Florian Butollo and Esther Görnemann examine the consequences of the global race for dominance in artificial intelligence and develop policy recommendations.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/en/news/detail/neues-discussion-paper-big-tech-kontra-gemeinwohl/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">weizenbaum-institut.de/en/news</span><span class="invisible">/detail/neues-discussion-paper-big-tech-kontra-gemeinwohl/</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/CommonGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommonGood</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialscience</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/digitalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalization</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@WZB_Berlin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WZB_Berlin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@WZB_GlobalWork" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WZB_GlobalWork</span></a></span></p>
digitalrechte<p>»Regulierung ist nicht alles. Wir brauchen Alternativen, wir brauchen Wahlfreiheit morgen. Das heißt, wir müssen heute investieren, in eigene Infrastrukturen, ob mit Geschäftsmodellen aus Europa oder gemeinwohlorientierte Infrastrukturen, damit wir auch morgen mal entscheiden können: wollen wir ihre Dienste weiter nutzen?«</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@markus_netzpolitik" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>markus_netzpolitik</span></a></span> in der Phoenix - Runde über Big-Tech Regulierung und eine demokratisch, gemeinwohlorientiert digitale Infrastruktur.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a></p>
Kabbaway<p>This video voices a lot of my frustrations with <a href="https://aus.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a>. I’ve wanted to jump ship for years and I’ve been trying to find alternatives like <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a>… the main barrier for me is the price of storage. </p><p>I have over 800GB of videos on my YT channel currently, which far exceeds most of the plans on the hosting services I’ve seen. If I want to back up my current channel AND keep making videos on a hosting service, it’s not clear if I’d be able to add more storage as needed, let alone be able to afford it. And I don’t even make videos for money - I can only imagine how hard it’d be for creators who rely on videomaking to pay the bills.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> knows video hosting is expensive, and that keeps content creators like me tethered to their monopoly. I’d be so much happier if I could just completely cut ties with the company, I would LOVE to have my own website to host all my content, I just don’t know how I can feasibly do that without making myself broke in the process 😩💚 </p><p>🔗<a href="https://youtu.be/mo2FdoGndsM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/mo2FdoGndsM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Cloud68" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Cloud68</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@fedihost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fedihost</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Jimquisition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jimquisition</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/StephanieSterling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StephanieSterling</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Video</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/VideoHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoHosting</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FuckBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckBigTech</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NoBigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoBigTech</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DeGoogling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeGoogling</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DeGoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeGoogle</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FediHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediHost</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Cloud68" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cloud68</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/YouTuber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTuber</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ContentCreator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContentCreator</span></a></p>
Autonomie und Solidarität<p>Big Tech goes <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> - Transformation zum autokratisch-faschistoiden ‚Fortschrittsprojekt‘</p><p>"Das Zusammenwirken von rechtsextremen Autokratie-Anhängern und Faschisten mit reaktionären Tech-Feudalisten erreicht in den <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> ein neues Bewegungsniveau. Die sogenannte Tech-Oligarchie stellt dabei nicht nur Technologien zur Verfügung, die insbesondere rechtsextremen Bestrebungen nützlich sind, sondern befeuert aktiv einen breit angelegten rechten Kulturkampf. Ihr radikal anti-demokratisches Technologieversprechen dient dabei als visionäre Fortschrittserzählung, die angesichts einer allgemeinen Utopiearmut in der Mehrfachkrise mehr und mehr verfängt….‘</p><p><a href="https://emrawi.org/?Big-Tech-goes-MAGA-Transformation-zum-autokratisch-faschistoiden-3746" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">emrawi.org/?Big-Tech-goes-MAGA</span><span class="invisible">-Transformation-zum-autokratisch-faschistoiden-3746</span></a></p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Thiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thiel</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Technofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technofascism</span></a></p>
Patrick Leavy<p>Just in case anyone starts giving <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> a pass ("they're not as bad as the other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> firms"): </p><p><a href="https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apples-browser-engine-ban-persists-even-under-the-dma/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open-web-advocacy.org/blog/app</span><span class="invisible">les-browser-engine-ban-persists-even-under-the-dma/</span></a></p><p>They are massively anti-competitive bullies.</p>
Thomas Barrio<p>De l’hydraulique à la Big Tech : centralité technicienne, marché hégémonique et capture des&nbsp;subjectivités</p><p>Depuis l’<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%C3%89gypteHydraulique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ÉgypteHydraulique</span></a> jusqu’à la <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a>, la <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralit%C3%A9Technicienne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralitéTechnicienne</span></a> structure le <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pouvoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pouvoir</span></a>. Le <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/n%C3%A9olib%C3%A9ralismeH%C3%A9g%C3%A9monique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>néolibéralismeHégémonique</span></a> a désencastré le <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/march%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marché</span></a>, sacrifiant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sociétés</span></a> et <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> à la <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/divinit%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>divinité</span></a> du <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>profit</span></a>, capturant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/subjectivit%C3%A9s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subjectivités</span></a> et <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/p%C3%A9riph%C3%A9ries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>périphéries</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technique</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/n%C3%A9olib%C3%A9ralisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>néolibéralisme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/domination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>domination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monopoleRadical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopoleRadical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cartelsIndustrieux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cartelsIndustrieux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/postMarxisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postMarxisme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/postPolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postPolis</span></a>…</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/de-lhydraulique-a-la-big-tech-centralite-technicienne-marche-hegemonique-et-capture-des-subjectivites/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/14/de-lhydraulique-a-la-big-tech-centralite-technicienne-marche-hegemonique-et-capture-des-subjectivites/</span></a></p>
It's FOSS<p>We need more such saviors 🥹 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Europe’s privacy groups take on Big Tech with class action cases – POLITICO <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1192115/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1192115/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BigData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigData</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CrossBorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrossBorder</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Enforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enforcement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MaxSchrems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaxSchrems</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Platforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Platforms</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a></p>