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Jan Blockx @janblockx.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
20 months into the term of Trump II, there should be no more delays to fix this. #digitalsovereignty
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Commons Network @commonsnetwork.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Two new "Cities Beyond Growth" publications! We must prioritise well-being over profit in our cities. Read our Policy Primer & Educational Handbook 🔗 Download both for free on our website: www.commonsnetwork.org/product/citi... www.commonsnetwork.org/product/citi...
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Supramundane Agency @supramundane.agency · 24/09/2026
A Real Digital Omnibus for European Competitiveness and Security This document is offered as an expert contribution to ongoing discussions about the data aspects of the Digital Omnibus. supramundane.agency/reports/data-om…
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A Real Digital Omnibus for European Competitiveness and Security
This document is offered as an expert contribution to ongoing discussions about the data aspects of the Digital Omnibus. Drawn from my experience in digital policy, technology strategy, and digital business, I find that the Commission’s current Omnibus proposal contains a small number of provisions that achieve genuine simplification and strengthen the reliability of the regulatory environment, alongside a larger number of provisions that, however well-intentioned, would produce outcomes contrary to the legislative aims set out in the Commission’s own framing. My purpose is to provide the framework and background information necessary for trilogue interlocutors to identify which provisions can be retained, which can be improved, and which should be reconsidered, so that the final Omnibus achieves the impact that its proponents seek.
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Supramundane Agency @supramundane.agency · 25/09/2026
« La souveraineté numérique se construit par étapes, et si les institutions ne bougent pas, le public ne bougera pas » In Le Monde, Nicolas Hénin and I argue that the French state’s satirical X account, French Response, is a… supramundane.agency/2026/0520-souve…
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« La souveraineté numérique se construit par étapes, et si les institutions ne bougent pas, le public ne bougera pas »
In Le Monde, Nicolas Hénin and I argue that the French state’s satirical X account, French Response, is a tactical answer to a strategic problem, and that institutions should invest in healthy, well-governed platforms so that the public follows.
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Supramundane Agency @supramundane.agency · 25/09/2026
Digital sovereignty can’t be bargained away In POLITICO Europe, Cori Crider and I argue that the Commission has the tools, public support, and mandate to act on Big Tech, and that trading them away in US trade talks would b… supramundane.agency/2025/0703-digit…
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Digital sovereignty can’t be bargained away
In POLITICO Europe, Cori Crider and I argue that the Commission has the tools, public support, and mandate to act on Big Tech, and that trading them away in US trade talks would be a costly mistake.
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How can public interest media strengthen its position in relation to generative AI providers? @paul.eurosky.social joins The Data Tank's online panel on next steps for EU policy, building on the new report 'Weaving a Common Vision'. 29 September, from 15:00 CEST. Register: luma.com/824xze49
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Strengthening Media’s Bargaining Power over Generative AI: Next Steps for EU Policy · Luma
[ONLINE] About The developments in generative and General Purpose AI (GPAI) systems have raised concerns about extractive data practices, market concentration…
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In his latest post, Doug McCarthy reflects on the CommonsDB final conference at EUIPO, where an 18-month pilot processed over 6.5 million verified rights declarations. This points towards the use of federated, community-governed registries. Read the highlights: www.commonsdb.org/blog/reflect...
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Reflecting on the CommonsDB Final Conference
Highlights from the CommonsDB final conference at EUIPO Alicante, exploring how open standards and federated networks can deliver scalable copyright infrastructure for Europe.
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Goodtech - L'actu open source 🇫🇷🐧🇪🇺 @goodtech.info · 17/09/2026
« La souveraineté n’est pas la solitude » : comment l’axe Europe-Canada veut libérer l’information des géants californiens 🌐 L'Europe et le Canada s'unissent sur le web décentralisé ! Eurosky et Gander Social... goodtech.info/eurosky-gander-social…
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« La souveraineté n’est pas la solitude » : comment l’axe Europe-Canada veut libérer l’information des géants californiens
🌐 L'Europe et le Canada s'unissent sur le web décentralisé ! Eurosky et Gander Social scellent un partenariat transatlantique pour libérer l'information des algorithmes toxiques de la Silicon Valley. On vous explique les enjeux 👇
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Commonly @commonly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Ursula von der Leyen : un discours sur l’état de l’Union à la hauteur ?
Hier, devant le Parlement européen, Ursula Von der Leyen, la présidente de la Commission européenne, a prononcé son discours annuel sur l’état de l’Union. Quelles sont les ambitions européennes pour l...
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Michel Jacquet @mjchel.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026
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Reclaiming digital sovereignty
Authored by Cecilia Rikap, Cédric Durand, Paolo Gerbaudo, Paris Marx and Edemilson Paraná
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🎤 What would it mean to reclaim digital infrastructure? IIPP Head of Research @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and Paulo Gerbaudo recently spoke about Digital Sovereignty in the age of #BigTech with @meadwaj.bsky.social on the 'After Order' podcast. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: buff.ly/PSUj5sJ
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The EU bets its AI Gigafactories will strengthen Europe's tech sovereignty, while the tender allows hyperscalers to act as anchor customers. In her latest article, Zuzanna Warso asks what kind of AI future Europe is really choosing. openfuture.eu/blog/the-sha...
The illustration shows stacks of banknotes bundled with yellow bands marked with legal paragraph (§) symbols, hanging like marionettes from a yellow X-shaped puppeteer's cross-bar.
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#Fediday 2026: @aditya.myatproto.social joins Saskia Welch and Sebastian Vogelsang to discuss moderation in the open social web: shared infrastructure, governance, funding, and the role of public institutions. 📅 12 Sep 2026, 19:00 CEST – Berlin 🔗 ctalx.c-base.org/fediday-2026...
Decentralized and resilient – United we stand. Yellow pixel font on black. Berlinfedi.day, Conference for Alternative Social Media, 11.-13. September 2026. Fediverse symbol in rainbow colours.
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
To learn more about Aditya's perspective on the topic, read some of his previous analysis: openfuture.eu/blog/public-...
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Public Money, Public Platforms? – Open Future
A European Citizens' Initiative calls for publicly funded social media. But copying the same centralized, surveillance-based model would repeat the harms. Public money deserves a more ambitious target...
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
EU copyright reform seeks both stronger rightholder remuneration and control, and more AI training data. Consultation responses show goals collide in this analysis from @paul.eurosky.social, which finds that only a small group proposes a path that could achieve both. openfuture.eu/blog/squarin...
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Squaring the Copyright and AI Circle – Open Future
Responses to the latest EU copyright consultation fall into two camps, each calling for half of the Commission’s objectives. Only a handful of submissions show how to achieve both. This analysis highl...
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Framasoft @framasoft.org · 30/08/2026
Quelles sont les conditions pour créer une IA coopérative, une IA des communs ? C'est ce qu'explore @hubertguillaud.bsky.social dans l'article de #DansLesAlgorithmes de cette semaine ! 👉 framablog.org/2026/08/30/p...
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Internet Archive Europe @internetarchive.eu · 17/07/2026
"Lock the web open." That was Brewster Kahle's message at DWeb Camp 2026 in Berlin. An open web isn't a given, it has to be built, protected, and sustained. Our latest blog reflects on why that matters for digital preservation and the future of online memory. www.internetarchive.eu/2026/07/17/l...
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Lock the Web Open: Inside DWeb Camp 2026 - Internet Archive Europe
Last week, in an ancient forest an hour outside Berlin, more than 500 builders, researchers, archivists, and artists gathered to ask the same question in a hundred different ways: how do we build a we...
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Rather than treating it as peripheral, we need to bring arts and culture to the centre of the economy. Today at the @financialtimes.com Weekend, I'm with Professor Daisy Fancourt, Nikki Wright and Meanie Gerlis to make the case for art as exactly that kind of investment.
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Public Value of Arts and Culture (PVAC)
The Public Value of Arts and Culture (PVAC) is an applied research programme led by Professor Mariana Mazzucato at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP).
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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 31/08/2026
The authoritarians are worried about us, attacking @mu.social as the European alternative to X. For once, they're not wrong! www.nationalreview.com/2026/08/euro...
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Europe’s Misguided Plans for Pursuing Digital Independence | National Review
The EU lacks a political class willing to let go of its ‘regulate first, ask questions later’ attitude toward tech innovation.
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Commons Network @commonsnetwork.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🤝 What if the economy belonged to all of us? In the beginning of this year we launched our 2nd explainer about cooperative movements. It is worth to read it again! When people share ownership of homes or a car, they also gain ownership of a piece of the local economy. 📄 sl1nk.com/1tp8ouu
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Souverain 🛡️ @souverain.ovh · 26/08/2026
Sortir des GAFAM en 2026, c’est encore et toujours possible 👉 www.infini.fr/sortir-des-g...
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Sortir des GAFAM en 2026, c'est encore et toujours possible – Infini
🎉 Félicitations 🎉 🆓 La route est longue, mais la voie est libre 🆓 😻 Et vous êtes probablement sur le bon chemin 😻 La première chose à faire, c'est de ne pas aller trop vite. Révolutionner votre…
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The final CommonsDB conference will take place on September 14 in Alicante, hosted by the EUIPO. The one-day program will focus on the project’s results and the future of copyright infrastructure in Europe. Register for the livestream: openfuture.eu/event/common...
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CommonsDB Final Conference – Open Future
The CommonsDB project's final conference marks its end and looks ahead to the future of EU copyright infrastructure.
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 09/08/2026
Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
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Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about "government by machines" and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.
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Framasoft @framasoft.org · 09/08/2026
L’idée que l’IA serait l’avenir de la science comme on l’entend très souvent est bien plus un moyen d’orienter les investissements qu’une vérité scientifique. C'est l'analyse partagée par @hubertguillaud.bsky.social dans ce nouvel article de #DansLesAlgorithmes. 👉 framablog.org/2026/08/09/i...
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 05/08/2026
“Everyone has a strong incentive to lie about how much AI is delivering for their companies”: Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net on why the people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
Cory Doctorow: the people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying. “AI” written in large wonky font against a black background
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ATStore @atstore.fyi · 21/07/2026
spores.garden is now verified on AT Store. Plant your ideas, explore interconnected gardens, and discover what others are cultivating in this beautiful social curation space. @hypha.coop
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Curate your ideas, collect flowers, and discover other gardens.
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Commonly @commonly.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
In this provocative conversation, @avilarenata.bsky.social reflects on the transformations, challenges and potentials of the digital commons movement. journal.platoniq.net/en/wilder-jo...
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Governance needs fiesta: Joyfully reconnecting the open movement with grassroots movements
In this provocative conversation, Guatemalan technology and intellectual property lawyer and activist Renata Avila, who works at the intersection of human rights and technology, reflects on the transf...
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AOC, un quotidien d'idées @aoc-media.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Et si le véritable danger n’était pas l’apocalypse annoncée, mais notre acceptation de son inéluctabilité ? Du technofascisme de Peter Thiel aux bunkers de milliardaires, le discours de la fin des temps paralyse toute imagination politique. Par Pierre Dardot. aoc.media/analyse/2026...
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Apocalypse et fins du monde - AOC media
Et si le véritable danger n'était pas l'apocalypse annoncée, mais notre acceptation de son inéluctabilité ? Du technofascisme de Peter Thiel aux bunkers de milliardaires, le discours de la fin des…
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Sylvia Fredriksson @sylviafredriksson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
[podcast] Droit dans vos bottes, l'émission qui décortique le droit feeds.transistor.fm/droit-dans-v...
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Open Risk @openrisk.eu · 30/07/2026
Earth Overshoot Day is not something that happens to an imaginary greedy, stupid, ignorant species in a galaxy far, far away. It is happening to us, here and now and it keeps getting worse. While our political, economic, cultural, moral conventions refuse to internalize the dire implications 😬
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Souverain 🛡️ @souverain.ovh · 28/07/2026
Retour d'expérience et apprentissages sur la contribution de la DINUM à la Fondation Matrix 👉 www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/bl...
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
More control for rightsholders or easier access for AI developers? Only shifting the obligation from training to deployment can deliver both. Analysis based on 432 responses to the EU Commission’s call for evidence regarding a new legislative initiative on copyright. openfuture.eu/blog/squarin...
"Squaring the Copyright and AI Circle. The Commission's AI and copyright dilemma, in 432 responses" blog post image.
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NGI Commons @ngicommons.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🚀 Registrations are now open for the 2nd Digital Commons Policy Summit 2026! 📅 12 Nov 2026 | 📍 Brussels 🎫 commons.ngi.eu/event/digita... Register now and join us in Brussels! #DigitalCommons #Europe #TechSovereignty @openfuture.bsky.social @openforumeurope.org @martel-innovate.com @cnrs.fr
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Francesca Bria @francescabria.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
My op-ed in @zeit.de. Europe pushes Palantir out; Springer gives Thiel a prize. The real question is sovereignty: who controls the infrastructure our states run on, whether it stays under democratic control or falls to tech oligarchs fused with an authoritarian state. Europe must defend democracy.
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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Fusing science fiction and an engineering ethic of "design by constraint," Elon Musk is building an interconnected Muskverse of companies, infrastructure, and nation-states. Our essay of the week outlines this new system of "techno-Caesarism." By Paul Vacca in @illsp.bsky.social buff.ly/9umnT7I
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Generative AI is reshaping how knowledge is made, found, and trusted. A new white paper written with @wikimediach.bsky.social maps how the Wikimedia movement can keep its agency. Read it here: openfuture.eu/publication/...
"Wikimedia, the commons, and the new AI knowledge loop" White paper cover, with Open Future background image.
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The paper will be presented at #Wikimania2026 on 25 July during the session "Knowledge Commons AI Consortium: developing a roadmap for collective intelligence”, featuring @alek.eurosky.social, @valdelli.bsky.social, and Dr. Shani Evestein Sigalov, followed by a discussion with the community.
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Who pays for the commons? Generative AI was built on the open web, but little value has flowed back. @paul.eurosky.social’s latest at @botpopuli.bsky.social argues copyright can't fix this on its own — and makes the case for a levy on commercial AI deployment. Read it: botpopuli.net/who-pays-for...
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Who Pays for the Commons?
Three and a half years after the emergence of generative AI as a new technology paradigm, there is broad agreement that AI companies have extracted enorm...
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Key themes that shape open knowledge and Wikimedia—the future of the commons, digital sovereignty, and the strain that large-scale AI crawling places on open platforms—are intertwined with our work. From July 21 to 25, we will lead 4 sessions at #Wikimania2026 dedicated to discussing these topics.
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
23/07 Poster session — Pushing ethical AI to the top of the field, by Alek Tarkowski and Lea Gimpel. wikimedia.eventyay.com/wm/wikimania...
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Posters session - S1 floor Wikimania 2026
Poster session time!
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Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
25/07. Knowledge Commons AI Cluster — a working session building on our upcoming white paper with Wikimedia CH, presenting a mission for Wikimedia and AI toward a Movement-aligned roadmap for AI and openness. With Alek Tarkowski and Ilario Valdelli. wikimedia.eventyay.com/wm/wikimania...
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Knowledge Commons AI Cluster - developing a Movement-aligned roadmap for collective intelligence Wikimania 2026
Generative AI is reshaping how knowledge is produced, discovered, and trusted. Movement conversations have often focused on impact and risks. This session focuses on agency: how can Wikimedia play an…
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La Quadrature du Net @laquadrature.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
L'interdiction faites aux mineur·es de moins de 15 ans d'accéder aux réseaux sociaux vient d'être votée par le Parlement. Les réseaux sociaux pourraient être forcés de contrôler l'identité de tous les internautes dès septembre. www.laquadrature.net/2026/07/22/l...
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Thierry Noisette @tnoisette.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Alors qu’elle fête ses 25 ans, Wikipédia voit son avenir menacé par l’IA générative et les attaques trumpistes. Entretien avec Rémy Gerbet, directeur de Wikimédia France @wikimedia.fr.web.brid.gy #wikimania2026 #wikimania
 Et en France, quelles sont les menaces contre Wikipédia ?

Il y a régulièrement des menaces contre la communauté des contributeurs, en particulier de la part de l’ultradroite. Quand on a des sujets aussi sensibles que le conflit israélo-palestinien ou des affaires judiciaires qui cristallisent les passions – lors de la mort de Nahel [Merzouk, tué par un policier à Nanterre en 2023, NDLR], par exemple –, les accusations de biais idéologiques resurgissent. En réponse, nous essayons toujours de repréciser quel est le modèle de Wikipédia, pour dissiper l’idée que ce serait un petit noyau, une espèce de secte qui contrôlerait l’information. Si vous n’êtes pas d’accord avec un article, venez participer à sa rédaction dans le respect des règles de la communauté !
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
New from 404 Media: a company is selling tons of old books specifically to AI companies and says they have a strong NDA to never reveal which AI company bought all of the books. They don't want headlines of 'we scanned and destroyed millions of books for AI' www.404media.co/ai-companies...
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AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop
ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”
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Thierry Noisette @tnoisette.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Dépendances numériques: le rapport parlementaire prône «une France du Libre et de l’Open Source» www.zdnet.fr/blogs/l-espr... Il demande des marchés publics d’État entièrement open source en 2030 et «zéro Microsoft» à l’école. CC @cyriellechatelain.fr rapporteure de la commission
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Dépendances numériques: le rapport parlementaire prône «une France du Libre et de l’Open Source» - ZDNET
Le rapport sur les dépendances et les vulnérabilités numériques demande des marchés publics d’État entièrement open source en 2030 et «zéro Microsoft» à l’école.
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Sovereign Tech Agency @sovereign.tech · 13/07/2026
Die englische Übersetzung “The Invisible Foundation of Digital Sovereignty” gibt es auf unserem Blog: www.sovereign.tech/news/the-inv...
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The Invisible Foundation of Digital Sovereignty | Sovereign Tech…
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Local-First Conf @localfirstconf.com · 11/07/2026
Local first” is a term for software that prioritizes data ownership, user agency, and empowering of end users to do more with their digital tools. localfirstconf.com
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Local-First Conf 2026
Join us for the third edition of Local-First Conf. Connect with a rapidly-growing community in an intimate setting. Berlin 12-14th July 2026.
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Renata Avila @avilarenata.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Together with @wikimediapolicy.bsky.social and @okfn.bsky.social we aim to build a positive agenda for recognising and supporting open knowledge systems as critical infrastructure within the current digital public infrastructure, digital commons and "digital sovereignty" initiatives
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Sophie Bloemen @sbloemen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
At #DWebCamp learning more than I can process about decentralised technology, community based protocols and governance schemes and possible new institutions. Yay!
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Hubert Guillaud @hubertguillaud.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
« Pendant que nous nous concentrons à débattre des spécificités techniques de l'IA, les grands acteurs de l'IA établissent des flux pour accroître leur richesse et leur pouvoir. »
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