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Tales Tomaz

@talestomaz.bsky.social
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Apenas um rapaz latino-americano | Ass. Prof of Media Policy & Economics at the Universiy of Salzburg | Manager of the Euromedia Ownership Monitor (media-ownership.eu) | Parenting | Global South

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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I 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:
I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves.
Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone.
That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins.
If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after.
Sahar Delijani, Iranian author
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KoWi 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 #BOT
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Tales Tomaz präsentiert EurOMo auf globalem Transparenz-Symposium
Euromedia Ownership Monitor auf globalem Symposium zur Transparenz wirtschaftlicher Eigentümerschaft vorgestellt
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Mediamorphis @mediamorphis.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Paramount'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...
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Netflix drops Warner Bros bid, clearing way for Paramount takeover
Netflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle.
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Euromedia 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 #Transparency
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Registration for webinar - Euromedia Ownership Monitor
EurOMo 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,...
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Ben Tarnoff @bentarnoff.com · 09/12/2025
I 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...
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Digital Sewer Socialism
With 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 —...
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
One 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...
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
I'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 👇🏽
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Rodney Benson @rodneybenson.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Glad to see our findings in How Media Ownership Matters confirmed and extended - will read this closely ! global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 05/09/2025
The 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.
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Network 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!
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Network Analysis for Media Ownership: A Methodological Proposal | Article | Media and Communication
Mariia Aleksevych, Tales Tomaz
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
One policy implication: Moving beyond cross-ownership caps, regulators should adopt network-based assessments to identify actual loci of influence in hybrid media systems.
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Key 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
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Case 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
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Our 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
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
We advance a combined approach: 🔹 Economic concentration measures 🔹 Network analysis of ownership relations This allows us to interrogate both market structure AND relational power.
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Standard metrics (CRn, HHI) remain useful but insufficient. They capture market shares, yet overlook: * Cross-sector integration * Beneficial ownership structures * Owners’ power over audiences
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
How 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...
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Journalism in the Hybrid Media System
Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Key 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
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Case 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
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Our 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
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
We advance a combined approach: 🔹 Economic concentration measures 🔹 Network analysis of ownership relations This allows us to interrogate both market structure AND relational power.
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Standard metrics (CRn, HHI) remain useful but insufficient. They capture market shares, yet overlook: * Cross-sector integration * Beneficial ownership structures * Owners’ power over audiences
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Network 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!
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Network Analysis for Media Ownership: A Methodological Proposal | Article | Media and Communication
Mariia Aleksevych, Tales Tomaz
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
One policy implication: Moving beyond cross-ownership caps, regulators should adopt network-based assessments to identify actual loci of influence in hybrid media systems.
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Key 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.
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Case 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
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Our 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
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
We advance a combined approach: 🔹 Economic concentration measures 🔹 Network analysis of ownership relations This allows us to interrogate both market structure AND relational power.
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Tales Tomaz @talestomaz.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Standard metrics (CRn, HHI) remain useful but insufficient. They capture market shares, yet overlook: * Cross-sector integration * Beneficial ownership structures * Owners’ power over audiences
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KoWi Salzburg @kowisalzburg.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
In 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
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Leonhard Dobusch @leonido.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Noch nie habe ich das von Piketty beschriebene Problem r > g anschaulicher erklärt gesehen als in diesem Video von Gary Stevenson:
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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
A 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.”
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 17/06/2025
Jim O’Neill — the coiner of BRIC
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Jim O’Neill — the coiner of BRIC
Jim 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.
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Resilient Media EU @remedeu.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Prof. @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 👇
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Tales Tomaz: “More important than business models is the newsroom’s commitment to producing good journalism”
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
It’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.
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Internet 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
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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Read 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...
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When You Wish Upon a Star(link) | TechPolicy.Press
Satellite 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.
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Rest of World @restofworld.org · 23/04/2025
If 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”
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Kenya’s solution to teacher shortage: Embrace AI
Kenyan teachers and edtech companies say AI tools help save time, but without widespread internet connectivity, the impact is uneven.
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Sebastiano Toffaletti @sebastianobxl.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
These 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/mg58S
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EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules
The highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.
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KoWi 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
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
People 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.
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Anders S. Løvlie @anderslovlie.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
US censorship affecting research in Europe.
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Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · 19/04/2025
The 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...
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DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
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tante @tante.cc · 15/04/2025
The 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.
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These are not the same
After 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, […]
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Alonso Gurmendi @alonso-gd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
What 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
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Alexander Fanta @alexfanta.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The 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]
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Letícia Cesarino @letcesar.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Nessa 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...
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derStandard.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...
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"Kratky würde jeder Sender das Doppelte zahlen", sagt Medienmanager Zeiler
Für Österreichs internationalsten TV-Manager sind die Gehälter des mittleren ORF-Managements aber unverständlich: "Das würde ich ändern"
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Internet 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
Cover image for a special issue on content moderation on digital platforms, featuring a coastal landscape and the title: ‘Content moderation on digital platforms: beyond states and firms’Quote from A. Bellon & R. Badouard in a special issue on content moderation: ‘Content moderation encompasses a great diversity of actors. Users, NGOs, activists, journalists, advertisers, experts, designers and researchers are becoming more and more involved in moderation-related activities, apart from, in partnership with, or against public authorities and firms.’ The image features a coastal landscape background
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