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"The collision of Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter with the November elections brings a renewed sense of urgency to how we think about our shared digital public spaces."
newpublic.substack.com/p/revisiting...
🏞️ Revisiting the public commons.
What can a medieval concept teach us about our public digital town squares
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So you just learned about the AI cult, huh? Here is the longform explainer you need to make sense of the very, very strange ideas driving tech policy in 2026. Buckle up, it’s a wild ride. www.techpolicy.press/what-policym...
What Policymakers and the Public Need to Know About the Cult of AI
Nathalie Maréchal asks, why are we betting the economy and the future of democracy on cult-like beliefs?
www.techpolicy.press
September 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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How did it get so bad?
Stakeholders vs Shareholders.
#commongood v #capitalists
We’ve seen that American capitalism is one of the harshest forms of capitalism on the planet. How did it get so bad?
October 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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🔈Keynote Speaker Alert! 🚨

💡Dr. @CeciliaRikap (Head of Research at UCL IIPP) will deliver a keynote at the Digital Commons Policy Summit in Brussels on 12th November! 🇪🇺

🫵Come and join us!

📅 Nov 12 | 📍 Brussels
🔗 commons.ngi.eu/event/digita...

#DigitalCommons #AI #BigTech #DigitalSovereignty
September 30, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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“The number of digital lobbyists has risen from 699 to 890 full-time equivalents (FTEs), surpassing the 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). A total of 437 lobbyists now have continuous access to the European Parliament.” corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/r...
@corporateeurope.org
Revealed: Tech industry now spending record €151 million on lobbying the EU | Corporate Europe Observatory
The EU’s digital rulebook is under unprecedented pressure from the Trump administration and a homegrown deregulation wave. A new analysis by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, based on the...
corporateeurope.org
October 2, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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WEBCAST 7 OCT 09:15 EEST / 06:15 UTC: Finnish Internet Forum 2026
isoc.live/22243

Finland's national IGF meets at Parliament with the Committee for the Future. Panels on technological sovereignty and social media age limits.

#fiforum #suomi #DigitalSovereignty #SocialMedia
October 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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20 months into the term of Trump II, there should be no more delays to fix this. #digitalsovereignty
The vast majority of #EU institutions route their emails via US mail servers 🤡🤦🏻‍♂️

#BuyEuropean, choose European mail providers 🇪🇺💪
buy-european.net/en/alternati...

#DigitalSovereignty #Brussels
September 30, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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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...
September 24, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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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.
https://supramundane.agency/reports/data-omnibus/
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.
supramundane.agency
September 24, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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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…

https://supramundane.agency/2026/0520-souverainete-numerique-par-etapes/
« 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.
supramundane.agency
September 25, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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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 b…

https://supramundane.agency/2025/0703-digital-sovereignty-bargained-away/
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.
supramundane.agency
September 25, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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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
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…
luma.com
September 23, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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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...
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.
www.commonsdb.org
September 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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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...

https://goodtech.info/eurosky-gander-social-alliance-at-protocol-europe-canada/
« 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 👇
goodtech.info
September 17, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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September 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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🎤 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
June 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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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...
September 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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#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...
September 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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To learn more about Aditya's perspective on the topic, read some of his previous analysis: openfuture.eu/blog/public-...
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...
openfuture.eu
September 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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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...
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...
openfuture.eu
September 2, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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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...
August 30, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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"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...
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...
www.internetarchive.eu
July 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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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.
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).
www.ucl.ac.uk
September 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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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...
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.
www.nationalreview.com
August 31, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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🤝 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
August 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM