SosyalKafa started as a TV show at BJK Tv and moved to other platforms until it became a Youtube-only channel at the start of the pandemic. I have uploaded all the program videos from the outset so you can find the whole archive. It has a massive list of guests, a tribute to Turkey’s digital … Read more
Well, of course, the blog is here, not tied to Twitter hosting. You can come directly here. However, apart from the most committed readers, most traffic comes from social media connections. I have automated the blog to several of my accounts. In the last year, here are the top referrers: Search Engines Twitter linkedin.com Facebook … Read more
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European Union passes landmark laws to rein in big tech The Social Software Weblog Today, after months of negotiations and procedural hurdles, the European Union has passed a pair of landmark bills Big Tech must deal with disinformation or face fines, says EU BBC News | Europe | World Edition Tighter EU rules will demand firms … Read more
John Oliver discusses tech monopolies, and how to address the hidden harm they can do. Research reveals why so many big tech whistleblowers are women The Next Web by The Conversation A number of high-profile whistleblowers in the technology industry have stepped into the spotlight in the past few years. For the most part, they have … Read more
The voices of human rights defenders affected by the Pegasus spyware must be heard EDRi and 22 civil society organisations urge the established European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware to ensure that the systematic targetting of human rights defenders with these technologies is fully examined by … Read more
The Front Line of the Fight to Save Ukraine’s Internet Since we first announced our support of the work to preserve Ukrainian digital artifacts, thousands of people have contributed to help us fund our archiving tools. We deeply appreciate your generosity–but the work is still ongoing, and the threats to Ukrainian cultural artifacts haven’t disappeared. Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage … Read more
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The Race to Archive the Ukrainian Internet In times of war, preservation is more critical than ever—cultural artifacts, historical collections, and important records are often targeted and erased. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last month, the Internet Archive has been a crucial member of the effort to preserve Ukrainian websites, datasets, and digital resources before they’re lost forever. We sometimes think … Read more
I2P: The Censorship Resistant Anonymous P2P Network is 20 Years Old TorrentFreak by Ernesto Van der Sar Peer-to-peer technology was hot in the early 2000s, with many developers building their own networks, protocols, or applications. Napster was considered the poster child for these early developments but, soon after, iconic names such as LimeWire, Freenet, and BitTorrent emerged. These … Read more
Turns Out You Can Burn a Digital Book In Tennessee they are banning them. But there’s more than one way to censor a book. As Internet Archive librarian Chris Freeland explains, corporate publishers are suing the Internet Archive, demanding our library destroy 1.4 million digital books. “Whether through corporate bullying or government banning, digital books are not immune from … Read more
Which government censors the tech giants the most? In 2009, Google started recording the number of content removal requests it received from courts and government agencies all over the world, disclosing the figures on a six-month basis. Soon after, several other companies followed suit, including Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft, and Wikimedia. This year, we’ve extended our … Read more
Here are the countries fighting Apple’s App Store monopoly The Next Web by Ivan Mehta Apple has benefited a lot from the App Store and the developer ecosystem. Heck, it’s probably made more than $100 billion from its fees since 2008. However, many companies and lawmakers across the world are scrutinizing this tech giant’s monopoly. … Read more
Barbados forges a digital path by becoming the first country to establish an embassy in the metaverse Global Voices Online by Janine Mendes-Franco / ‘Visionary’ move or ‘#metaverse blubber’? Originally published on Global Voices Metaverse image by Ian Hughes on Flickr (CC BY 2.0), and Barbados flag image by Steve Conover on Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). How Google and Gannett … Read more
The Internet Archive’s 25th Anniversary celebration “From Wayback to Way Forward: The Internet Archive Turns 25” featured a rock star, a future star, and insights from the “Father of the Internet.” There were forward-looking talks by science fiction author, Cory Doctorow, and an announcement that the Wayback Machine has archived 1.0 trillion web captures. But in the end, … Read more