"What we are seeing is the application of the same market-crushing techniques that were used to displace entire industries with the rise of social media & the gig economy, now being deployed across the very #openinternet infrastructure that made the modern internet possible.”
#InternetArchive
Today in "The end of the open internet“: the Internet Archive @internetarchive is offline
#OpenInternet #AIScraping #Enshittification
Has #Worldcat fully retreated behind log-in with user accounts? Trying to access titles by their #OCLC ID from our institutional IP range at HU Berlin, I get the following response:
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Please check our latest survey on digital commons!
@ngicommons.bsky.social @ngi4eu.bsky.social invite #DigitalCommons practitioners, policymakers and stakeholders to participate in survey to help shape the future of the Open Internet Stack (OIS):
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#DigitalPolicy #InternetFreedom #EUDigitalLaw #AIRegulation #TechPolicy #CopyrightDebate #OpenInternet #PlatformRegulation #EUPolitics #AIEthics #DigitalRights
Internet Freedom is under attack around the world. Here's why we need to fund initiatives to protect it.
#News #TechNews #InternetFreedom #OpenInternet
Daily podcast: Internet Freedom is under attack around the world. Here's why we need to fund initiatives to protect it.
#News #TechNews #InternetFreedom #OpenInternet #podcast
Penske Media says Google's 'forced choice' broke longstanding web bargain #Google #OpenInternet #DigitalRights #WebBargain #PenskeMedia
Penske Media says Google's 'forced choice' broke longstanding web bargain #Google #OpenInternet #DigitalRights #WebBargain #PenskeMedia
🚀 Internet Society Early Career Fellowship 2026
6-month global fellowship for early-career professionals in tech, policy & Internet governance.
🗓️Deadline: 17 Feb 2026
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#InternetSociety #Fellowship #TechPolicy #OpenInternet
✊ Providing a #gateway to the #openinternet is a protected activity under #digitalfreedom frameworks. Thank you Tor Project
NEW POST:
“Network Fees” = Fair Share by the back door
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #NetworkFees #FairShare #OpenInternet #NetNeutrality
#DigitalSingleMarket #CompetitionPolicy #SMEs #Innovation
#EUdigital #EUlaw
Europe is installing a state-mandated marriage counselor in the internet’s kitchen.
Nothing is broken — but disputes are now encouraged.The DNA’s “voluntary conciliation” is policy gaslighting.
👉 informationlabs.org/the-dnas-vol...
#netneutrality #openinternet #EUpolicy
VPN bans aren't about safety; they're about making the internet permissioned. If VPNs get blocked at the ISP or app store level, age gates and surveillance get way easier.
New video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaGw...
What's your plan if VPNs get squeezed?
#Privacy #VPN #DigitalRights #OpenInternet
Decade on from the #OpenInternet (not #NetNeutrality!) Regulation & BEREC Code, here's a reminder of what it is, how it happened, why it still matters, and where it was written European Open Internet regulation in: Network neutrality share.google/w4REu2Gr8hun...
Is Europe's #OpenInternet at risk?
📆 With the #DigitalNetworksAct (DNA) dropping on 20 January, now’s the perfect time to hear from experts on how the DNA could threaten #NetNeutrality, competition, and consumer protections. 👇
www.reddit.com/r/opticalill...
A good looping gif is one of the few things that is: 1) almost exclusively an online experience & 2) makes my day seeing it.
#illusions #nerdlife #openinternet
The open internet keeps flipping sides. 🤦🏻♂️
🧠 Net neutrality returned, then died
⚡ FCC stepped back from broadband oversight
🎓 States are now writing the rules
www.theverge.com/report/85162...
#NetNeutrality #OpenInternet #Freedom #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity
#DigitalNetworksAct: "This study shows that the doom-and-gloom rhetoric from big #telco CEOs simply doesn’t reflect reality."
"The Commission should not base the DNA on the false premise of a manufactured crisis," says @MTStecher.
➡️ buff.ly/NhTaN8d #OpenInternet
✨ Happy holidays from the @ngicommons.bsky.social Commons partners! We’re looking ahead to #2026 with exciting updates and a shared commitment to building the future of #DigitalCommons in #Europe together.
Thanks to everyone in the community for being part of the journey.
#NGICommons #OpenInternet
The ongoing struggle to protect digital rights is crucial. Vigilance is needed against proposals that chip away at our freedoms, reminding us that privacy is not a luxury, but a fundamental right in the digital age. #OpenInternet 6/6
If you’re wondering what the Internet has become, Cloudflare Radar offers a good overview. In the top 10, there’s nothing outside the large conglomerates. I hope we can change this trend over the next 10 years.
If you’re wondering what the Internet has become, Cloudflare Radar offers a good overview. In the top 10, there’s nothing outside the large conglomerates. I hope we can change this trend over the next 10 years.
#internet #openinternet #diversity #opensource […]
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RECORDING - NYC Mesh 2025 Year End Review #NYCMesh #CommunityNetworks #DigitalEquity #InternetAccess #Broadband #WirelessNetworking #OpenInternet #CommunityConnectivity #NYCTech #InternetInfrastructure isoc.live/20033/
When a monopoly controls repairs…
Cory Doctorow explains how one company bought the ventilator industry and locked repairs behind a code.
The full episode explores how tech giants seize the web—and how we can take it back.
➡️ youtu.be/4KXJyfl7hBg
#MonopolyPower #OpenInternet #podcast
#NetNeutrality Under Attack: What the #DigitalNetworksAct Means for the #OpenInternet 🌐
The upcoming DNA could reshape the internet – but not necessarily for the better.
👇 In this video, @socialhack explains the biggest risks this EU law poses.
Europe’s open internet isn’t a relic — it’s the reason startups, AI, and democracy thrive online. Repealing it would hand control to telcos. Keep it open. Keep it fair. Keep it European.
#OpenInternet #NetNeutrality #DigitalEurope
www.komaitis.org/write-share-...
#Netzneutralität unter Druck:
#Vodafone verlässt öffentlichen Internetknoten, Datenströme werden künftig über einen privaten Vermittler geleitet.
Ein weiterer Schritt weg vom freien, offenen Internet.
🔗 Heise: youtu.be/6mxi0DrcJI0
#Telekommunikation #Digitalpolitik #OpenInternet #Peering
Building an audience on a proprietary network is building an elaborate castle on sand.
#bluesky #audience #growth #openinternet #love #motivation #inspiration #socialmediaisnotreallife #success #goals #internet
This policy could lead to slower speeds for users and higher costs for content providers, pushing burdens onto consumers. It fundamentally challenges the free flow of information online. #OpenInternet 2/6
