Reposted by Tales TomazIsabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 01/03/2026bsky.app/profile/greg... 0309
Reposted by Tales TomazHeba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 01/03/2026I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds. I support neither imperialism or dictatorship. Sahar Delijani said it best: 43100843555
Reposted by Tales TomazKoWi Salzburg @kowisalzburg.bsky.social · 28/02/2026🗞️ Asst. Prof. @talestomaz.bsky.social presented the Euromedia Ownership Monitor at a global symposium on beneficial ownership transparency in Brighton — connecting ownership debates to media pluralism and democratic accountability. #MediaOwnership #BOTkowi-salzburg.atTales Tomaz präsentiert EurOMo auf globalem Transparenz-SymposiumEuromedia Ownership Monitor auf globalem Symposium zur Transparenz wirtschaftlicher Eigentümerschaft vorgestellt 031
Reposted by Tales TomazMediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Paramount's take over of Warner Bros. Discovery is bad news for several reasons. It runs roughshod over the DOJ/FTC Merger Guidelines with respect to streaming, film and pay tv markets. 1/ www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comNetflix drops Warner Bros bid, clearing way for Paramount takeoverNetflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle. 123
Reposted by Tales TomazEuromedia Ownership Monitor @mediaownership.bsky.social · 27/02/2026📣 Public webinar: What’s new in EurOMo Full database now available for registered users (incl. beneficial owner info). Join a 30-min live demo + Q&A: 🗓️ Fri 20 Mar 2026 — 11:00 CET 🗓️ Mon 23 Mar 2026 — 15:00 CET Register: media-ownership.eu/registration... #MediaOwnership #Transparencymedia-ownership.euRegistration for webinar - Euromedia Ownership MonitorEurOMo is offering a webinar on the main resources available since the launch of its most recent version. There are two sessions to choose from: Friday, 20 March 2026, 11:00 CET Monday, 23 March 2026,... 044
Reposted by Tales TomazBen Tarnoff @bentarnoff.com · 09/12/2025I have a piece out today that explores what socialist mayors like Zohran and Katie Wilson can do to fight the tech oligarchy and build a technological alternative at the municipal level. I call it the “digital sewer socialist stack” jacobin.com/2025/12/digi...jacobin.comDigital Sewer SocialismWith the rise of AI slop and overall “enshittification,” it is increasingly the case that the internet is failing to address the public’s needs. What we need is sewer socialism for the digital realm —... 2173
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 25/11/2025One of the most traditional weeklies in Brazil publishes a ChatGPT-generated story. Last paragraph proves it (typical ChatGPT next step question). Not the best way to complain about platforms and regain 'trust in media', this panacea that will solve all of our problems... 031
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 13/10/2025I'm very proud to be part of this effort and looking forward to seeing this 2025 edition alive! If you are in Brussels on 6 November, come to discuss media ownership transparency with us 👇🏽 051
Reposted by Tales TomazRodney Benson @rodneybenson.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Glad to see our findings in How Media Ownership Matters confirmed and extended - will read this closely ! global.oup.com/academic/pro...global.oup.com 172
Reposted by Tales TomazStuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 05/09/2025The takeaway: 👉 Accommodating the radical right on immigration doesn’t win back voters. 👉 It alienates the progressive base. 👉 And it raises the salience of the very issue the radical right owns. In short: it’s electoral self-harm. 10761286
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Network Analysis for Media Ownership: A Methodological Proposal, in Media and Communication: doi.org/10.17645/mac... It's part of a special issue by @sfuerst.bsky.social, Florian Muhle, and @cporlezza.bsky.social, and we are very grateful for the guidance of this wonderful editing team!doi.orgNetwork Analysis for Media Ownership: A Methodological Proposal | Article | Media and CommunicationMariia Aleksevych, Tales Tomaz 011
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025One policy implication: Moving beyond cross-ownership caps, regulators should adopt network-based assessments to identify actual loci of influence in hybrid media systems. 110
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Key insight: Concentration is not inherently detrimental. Institutional logic of ownership matters: * Public/foundation ownership → pluralism & press freedom * Private/family ownership → risks of instrumentalization @rodneybenson.bsky.social's works have been an inspiration, of course 110
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Case study: 🇩🇰 🇬🇷 * Denmark: concentrated (CR4 = 66%, HHI = 1376), but ownership influence dispersed via public service media & foundations * Greece: fragmented, yet ultimate control consolidated in families/individuals with political & industrial ties 100
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Our proposal rests on 3 pillars: 1️⃣ Trace full ownership chains to ultimate beneficial owners 2️⃣ Weight markets by audience attention shares 3️⃣ Apply network centrality (esp. Katz centrality) to assess influence distribution 110
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025We advance a combined approach: 🔹 Economic concentration measures 🔹 Network analysis of ownership relations This allows us to interrogate both market structure AND relational power. 110
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Standard metrics (CRn, HHI) remain useful but insufficient. They capture market shares, yet overlook: * Cross-sector integration * Beneficial ownership structures * Owners’ power over audiences 100
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025How should we measure media power and concentration in hybrid media systems? Mariia Aleksevych and I just published a new open-access article in Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social with a methodological proposal: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...cogitatiopress.comJournalism in the Hybrid Media SystemThematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025) 141
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Key insight: Concentration is not inherently detrimental. Institutional logic of ownership matters: * Public/foundation ownership → pluralism & press freedom * Private/family ownership → risks of instrumentalization Rodney Benson's works have been an inspiration, of course 000
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Case study: 🇩🇰 🇬🇷 * Denmark: concentrated (CR4 = 66%, HHI = 1376), but ownership influence dispersed via public service media & foundations * Greece: fragmented, yet ultimate control consolidated in families/individuals with political & industrial ties 100
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Our proposal rests on 3 pillars: 1️⃣ Trace full ownership chains to ultimate beneficial owners 2️⃣ Weight markets by audience attention shares 3️⃣ Apply network centrality (esp. Katz centrality) to assess influence distribution 100
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025We advance a combined approach: 🔹 Economic concentration measures 🔹 Network analysis of ownership relations This allows us to interrogate both market structure AND relational power. 110
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Standard metrics (CRn, HHI) remain useful but insufficient. They capture market shares, yet overlook: * Cross-sector integration * Beneficial ownership structures * Owners’ power over audiences 100
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Network Analysis for Media Ownership: A Methodological Proposal, in Media and Communication: doi.org/10.17645/mac... It's part of a special issue by @sfuerst.bsky.social, Florian Muhle, and @cporlezza.bsky.social, and we are very grateful for the guidance of this wonderful editing team!doi.orgNetwork Analysis for Media Ownership: A Methodological Proposal | Article | Media and CommunicationMariia Aleksevych, Tales Tomaz 000
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025One policy implication: Moving beyond cross-ownership caps, regulators should adopt network-based assessments to identify actual loci of influence in hybrid media systems. 100
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Key insight: Concentration is not inherently detrimental. Institutional logic of ownership matters: * Public/foundation ownership → pluralism & press freedom * Private/family ownership → risks of instrumentalization Rodney Benson's works have been an inspiration, of course. 100
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Case study: 🇩🇰 🇬🇷 * Denmark: concentrated (CR4 = 66%, HHI = 1376), but ownership influence dispersed via public service media & foundations * Greece: fragmented, yet ultimate control consolidated in families/individuals with political & industrial ties 100
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Our proposal rests on 3 pillars: 1️⃣ Trace full ownership chains to ultimate beneficial owners 2️⃣ Weight markets by audience attention shares 3️⃣ Apply network centrality (esp. Katz centrality) to assess influence distribution 100
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025We advance a combined approach: 🔹 Economic concentration measures 🔹 Network analysis of ownership relations This allows us to interrogate both market structure AND relational power. 100
Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Standard metrics (CRn, HHI) remain useful but insufficient. They capture market shares, yet overlook: * Cross-sector integration * Beneficial ownership structures * Owners’ power over audiences 100
Reposted by Tales TomazKoWi Salzburg @kowisalzburg.bsky.social · 31/07/2025In einem Sammelwerk (im Nomos Verlag) zum Thema "Medienregulierung" haben Mitarbeiter (J. Trappel, St. Gadringer, Th. Steinmaurer, T. Tomaz) des FB KoWi einen Buchbeitrag geschrieben: bit.ly/buchbeitrag_... @nomosverlag.bsky.social @jotbox.bsky.social @talestomaz.bsky.social 031
Reposted by Tales TomazLeonhard Dobusch @leonido.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Noch nie habe ich das von Piketty beschriebene Problem r > g anschaulicher erklärt gesehen als in diesem Video von Gary Stevenson: 311117529
Reposted by Tales TomazDavid Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 22/06/2025A reminder that the only reason Iran is a theocratic authoritarian regime is that in 1953, the US and UK (via the CIA and MI-6) decided to do a “regime change.” 824088
Reposted by Tales Tomazeuobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 17/06/2025Jim O’Neill — the coiner of BRICeuobserver.comJim O’Neill — the coiner of BRICJim O’Neill was right about China and, to some extent India, challenging the hegemony of the West, particularly the United States and Europe. However, beyond being a forum, it is still not clear what the BRICS is for. 012
Reposted by Tales TomazResilient Media EU @remedeu.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Prof. @talestomaz.bsky.social of the University of Salzburg unpacks how digital habits, tech shifts, and economic pressures are reshaping media across Europe. Read more from his ReMeD project insights 👇resilientmedia.euTales Tomaz: “More important than business models is the newsroom’s commitment to producing good journalism” 033
Reposted by Tales TomazNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 07/05/2025It’s worth reminding ourselves that a lot of the AI hype about how “everyone is using it now” is just manufacturing consent. A lot of people aren’t using AI. A lot of people started using it because they feel cultural pressure, but they would happily walk away from it. 515454
Reposted by Tales TomazInternet Policy Review @policyr.bsky.social · 05/05/2025[New paper] Mastodon's rapid growth has exposed the decentralised, algorithm-free network to significant challenges. Charlotte Spencer-Smith & @talestomaz.bsky.social suggest paths for the platform to evolve, ensuring it remains true to its founding principles. Read: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.1831 044
Reposted by Tales TomazVictor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Read this @techpolicypress.bsky.social piece by the great @christopherali.bsky.social. What's happening to US broadband right now is criminal. The degree of Musk-driven corruption and hypocrisy in broad daylight is staggering: www.techpolicy.press/when-you-wis...techpolicy.pressWhen You Wish Upon a Star(link) | TechPolicy.PressSatellite and fiber broadband are not equal, and any policy that treats them as such will widen the very divide we're trying to bridge, writes Christopher Ali. 32216
Reposted by Tales TomazRest of World @restofworld.org · 23/04/2025If the money spent on AI edtech could go toward schools instead, it would make education more accessible to all children, critics argue. “But it’s not sexy to say, ‘We need more teachers.’ It’s not sexy to say, ‘Hey, we need better buildings.’ What is sexy and exciting are these ‘amazing’ tools”restofworld.orgKenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AIKenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet connectivity, the impact is uneven. 02714
Reposted by Tales TomazSebastiano Toffaletti @sebastianobxl.bsky.social · 23/04/2025These fines signal the EC is willing to enforce EU laws despite US pressure. But are they enough? They fall far short of the 10% annual turnover mark & come over a year after the law took effect. For BigTech, this is just a small cost of doing highly profitable business in the EU shorturl.at/mg58Spolitico.euEU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rulesThe highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act. 042
Reposted by Tales TomazKoWi Salzburg @kowisalzburg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025🌍 Application deadline extended! Apply by April 30, 2025 for the DCLead Salzburg School: “Digital Communication and Sustainable Societies” (September 29 - October 2, Puchberg, Austria). 🎓 It is conducted in English and grants 5 ECTS credits. Find more information and apply here 🔗 dclead.eu 032
Reposted by Tales TomazHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 21/04/2025People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative. A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same. 967428276853
Reposted by Tales TomazAnders S. Løvlie @anderslovlie.bsky.social · 20/04/2025US censorship affecting research in Europe. 042
Reposted by Tales TomazBen Werdmuller @werd.io · 19/04/2025The Holocaust was organized on IBM punch cards. Hitler gave the head of IBM, Watson, a medal for his services. Later, they named their AI tech after him. Anyway, in unrelated news: #Democracy www.wired.com/story/doge-c...wired.comDOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track ImmigrantsDOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope. 619976
Reposted by Tales Tomaztante @tante.cc · 15/04/2025The response to the predicted crash of the AI sector often is that "every crash leaves something useful behind" and that this time it will be models. I don't think that is the case. AI models age like milk and the infrastructures left behind won't be ones that are helpful for democratic societies.tante.ccThese are not the sameAfter sharing Ed Zitron’s latest piece called “OpenAI Is A Systemic Risk To The Tech Industry” I got a few responses arguing in a similar way: People agree that “AI” and especially “generative AI” is a massive bubble that does not really make much sense – if you imply rational decision making. Training the models, […] 38725
Reposted by Tales TomazAlonso Gurmendi @alonso-gd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025What white America is now fighting for is not due process, it is fighting so that the racialised borders of unconstitutionality and state abuse stay where they are. Until it realises this, it may defeat Trump in 4 years, but it wont defeat Trumpism 1185
Reposted by Tales TomazAlexander Fanta @alexfanta.bsky.social · 08/04/2025The Israeli entrepreneur Shalev Hulio gained notoriety for designing Pegasus, the spyware used by governments to hack journalists and dissidents. Today, he is selling a new AI cyber security tool to European states and corporations. His secret asset? Austria’s former leader Sebastian Kurz. [Thread] 3269158
Reposted by Tales TomazLetícia Cesarino @letcesar.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Nessa conversa sobre o livro do @bcmerchant.bsky.social sobre a real história dos luditas no início da revolução industrial eles falam algo q 🤯: foram a última geração a se relacionar com a tecnologia no tempo presente. Pois desde então estamos contaminados com a premissa+ pscrb.fm/rss/p/www.bu...pscrb.fm 37213
Reposted by Tales TomazderStandard.at/Etat @etatat.bsky.social · 04/04/2025"Kratky würde jeder Sender das Doppelte zahlen", sagt Österreichs internationalster TV-Manager Gerhard Zeiler zu #ORF -Spitzengehältern Gehälter des mittleren ORF-Managements unverständlich: "Würde ich ändern" Warner Bros. Discovery-Manager im STANDARD-Gespräch: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...derstandard.at"Kratky würde jeder Sender das Doppelte zahlen", sagt Medienmanager ZeilerFür Österreichs internationalsten TV-Manager sind die Gehälter des mittleren ORF-Managements aber unverständlich: "Das würde ich ändern" 011
Reposted by Tales TomazInternet Policy Review @policyr.bsky.social · 03/04/2025[New special issue] #Contentmoderation on digital platforms: beyond states and firms! As content regulation becomes increasingly politicised, this issue edited by Anne Bellon & Romain Badouard explores the growing role of #civilsociety in #platformgovernance. ⅕ Read: doi.org/10.14763/2025.1.2005 1148