This is what we get for refusing to regulate social media and for not auditing their algorithms. Their owners can game and bias the platforms as they see fit for their own gains. They became massive forces of manipulation in the process.

Sad to see people predominantly jumping from Twitter to other tech moguls walled gardens. This feels more and more like a missed opportunity for the fediverse. That said I'm amazed at how efficient Musk has been at killing the network effect of his platform. This proves it's actually doable.

A very precious philosopher from the 20th century. Her texts are still very precious and resonate today. In this piece it's focusing about tech relevant excerpts, she had plenty to say about today's politics as well.

This is just insane, claiming two opposite things to different demographic groups for political gains. And if you try to stop this kind of manipulative stunts they'd probably cry wolf about free speech...

It's actually unsurprising, all those tech and crypto bros have assets in jeopardy if some regulation is applied to their industry. No wonder they'd support the one with the most libertarian agenda after the current administration which did look into antitrust cases and increased regulation (even though marginally).

A good reminder that this is not the Google Chrome alternative you're looking for. It's the same privacy invading mindset with some bigotry on top.

People have to realize that tycoons like the ones from big tech companies can both be rich and mediocre. They were smart enough to seize opportunities at the right time but they are not exceptional. In fact, they're even boring and spineless.

The best quote in this paper I think is: "There is nothing special about Elon Musk, Sam Altman, or Mark Zuckerberg. Accepting that requires you to also accept that the world itself is not one that rewards the remarkable, or the brilliant, or the truly incredible, but those who are able to take advantage of opportunities, which in turn leads to the horrible truth that those who often have the most opportunities are some of the most boring and privileged people alive."

The real problem is that lots of journalists can't come to term with the fairy tale and so fall prey to all their publicity stunts as if it had any hidden meaning. This is dangerous because of all the political power they try to seize for their own gains.

Meanwhile, "the most powerful companies enjoy a level of impunity, with their founders asked only the most superficial, softball of questions — and deflecting anything tougher by throwing out dead cats when the situation demands."

Now you can go and read this long piece.

This is definitely a good idea, I wish we had the same in France. This is too bad that they plan to raise the price, it's going to limit the impact of the measure.

Need to illustrate how much the current AI arm race is an ecological and social problem? Here is a very pathological case. This is what you get when you let the tycoons behind this completely unchecked.

Interesting analysis. For sure the Rust for Linux drama tells something about the Linux kernel community and its complicated social norms.

Politics in the Linux kernel can indeed be tough. The alternative path proposed to the Rust-for-Linux team is indeed an interesting one, it could bear interesting results quickly.

It's a piece which really resonates with me. I've been thinking and saying for a while that focusing mostly on the technical (licensing and dev) aspects of Open Source was a mistake. This completely overlooked the political side of the Free Software equation. This is why the industry is as it is now. We need stronger commons and indeed the AGPL is best for that.

It's time to push European governments to abandon this nonsense.

This is become an important industry. Regulation is needed to avoid consumers to be in a mouse trap. This is necessary to reap the benefits of those technologies.

Excellent visualization which shows how adverse experiences during childhood shape our lives as adults.

Excellent news, let's hope this thwarts the commission plans as expected.

Or why nationalism and war mongering are unwelcome dead ends. I never understood this fascination for Sparta by some people... if you look at what it was without some misplaced romanticism, it definitely looked like an horrible and paranoid environment to live in.

This is really bad... Now, this is investigation is UK centric though. I wonder how other countries would fare.

This is going to be interesting to see how this new regulation unfolds. Its impacts are well beyond just Microsoft.

Interesting exploration of the Wikipedia community dynamics. This explains quite a few things on its evolution. It highlights how it became a beacon of sanity in the insane political landscape we're collectively facing.