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Police State UK

"A prominent #AI scientist says she was pressured by the organisers of the UN’s flagship conference on AI to censor parts of her presentation that criticised #Israel over its war in #Gaza and the role of tech giants – hours before taking the stage."

#Censorship #BigTech

genevasolutions.news/science-t

Geneva Solutions · UN AI summit accused of censoring criticism of Israel and big tech over Gaza warBy Maurizio Arseni
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:fediverso: Devol ⁂ :devol:

🚀 Liberarsi da #Google non è impossibile, inizia oggi!

I #BigTech vogliono farti credere che sia difficile, ma le alternative europee esistono e sono mature.

🌍 Esplora servizi etici, open-source e ospitatIi in UE:
👉 ko-fi.com/i/IW7W51HXOQB

🔎 Troverai:

#MotoriDiRicerca privacy-focused

#Cloud in UE

#SocialDecentralizzati

Tutto senza sorveglianza di massa!

💡 Ogni migrazione conta: riprendiamoci la sovranità digitale!

:diggita: Pubblicato sul gruppo sicurezza: @sicurezza

#degooglizzazione
RaymondPierreL3

“…the sight of a high-ranking university representative stepping in to save a big tech executive from answering a difficult question was deeply embarrassing (or at least should have been) for all concerned.”

And this is the point. #BigTech shielded by academics (a patchy cover at best, though a telling of the power of wealth and its financial control of scientific research). I this case it was about #Google’s AI products where its representative executive Anna Koivuniemi of Google #DeepMind was shielding that the high-ranking university representative and chair, Geraint Rees, ruled an ‘embarrassing’ question out of order.

It’s a short, but enlightening, read well worth your time if your interests include the use of #GenAI in scientific #research.

#ResearchIntegrity #GenAI&ScientificResearch #MetaScience

Read more: warrenpearce.pika.page/posts/w

What *is* metascience? Issues, inclusion and future public value - Warren's blog: Publics, politics, science and technology
Warren's blog: Publics, politics, science and technologyWhat *is* metascience? Issues, inclusion and future public value - Warren's blog: Publics, politics, science and technologyThis week, the biennial Metascience Conference came to London’s “Knowledge Quarter” with around 800 participants from a wide range of roles, including researchers, librarians, research funders, publishers, media and corporations. For...
Sicurezza Digitale

📣 Nel giugno 2025, nel suo rapporto ONU, #FrancescaAlbanese ha incluso Google tra le aziende che “finanziano il genocidio a Gaza” fornendo tecnologie a #Israele.

Oggi chi cerca il suo nome su Google vede per primo un annuncio sponsorizzato diffamatorio, non la sua pagina ufficiale segno che #Google è diventato uno strumento geopolitico per modellare l’opinione pubblica.

🛑 Evitiamo i #BigTech: le alternative europee esistono e sono su: scegli.app

seguici sul gruppo: @sicurezza@diggita.com

Scegli App EuropeeScegli App EuropeeScopri come migliorare la tua privacy online, installare sistemi operativi open source, utilizzare social network decentralizzati e servizi web indipendenti. Prediligi software e prodotti europei.
DrALJONES

Interview: "Israel's Tech Boom & the Economy of Genocide"

"Israel is known as a startup nation. And the tech part of Israel's economy is central to why the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has boomed since the October 7th attacks."

Francesca Albanese explains the “economy of genocide", ie, how "major corporations have been profiting off of Israel’s genocide in Gaza & its occupation in the West Bank."

zeteo.com/p/israels-tech-boom-

#USPol #EuroPol #EconomyOfGenocide #BigTech #SettlerColonialism @palestine .

Zeteo · Israel's Tech Boom & the Economy of GenocideBy Naomi Klein
Mathzy

Just chatting on Discord with my gaming group - there are about 20 of us I know to various levels of familiarity.

Meta was brought up - particularly Facebook. Wow - everyone wants to quit it but 'there's always one person or group that makes it difficult to leave'.

I reckon it's a matter of time before the dam bursts and there's a flood of closed accounts.

#Meta#Facebook#BigTech
alexandra

#writers, #blog aficionados, #web enjoyers, #website browsers: lend me your ears! i need help with a big push to get the word out about #writing for GOOD INTERNET magazine's autumn issue! a digital AND physical magazine that ships all over the world, run & contributed to by volunteers! (‼️)

in case you're unaware, GOOD INTERNET covers a lot of different aspects of the #SmallWeb: unplugging from the corporate web, fighting #enshittification, migrating from data-harvesting corpo social media, creating your own personal website, using code and website-building as an art form, federation, and creating websites for fun. the aim is to be approachable for beginners and enjoyable for seasoned #indieweb travelers!

you don't have to be a professional #webdev or a #coding smartypants to write about all the good things happening on "this side" of the web. the idea here is to spread the word about and share thoughts, independent web projects, services, methods, sites, meet-ups, and celebrate the non-corporate web together while making it easier for us to partake and unplug from #bigtech.

📏 looking for 1,000- to 4,000-word articles aimed at website owners and hobbyists, digital (and traditional) #artists, #internet culture enthusiasts, #technology nerds, #socialmedia expatriates, & anyone who wants to unplug from the corporate-owned #web.

⏲️ the deadline is AUGUST 22, 2025 ⏲️

ℹ️ more info here: goodinternetmagazine.com/conta

Good Internet · Contact UsPitching stories Unfortunately, at this time, we cannot pay for article submissions or art. Appropriate topics Articles can either be sourced and journalistic or first-hand accounts and personal stories. Since our magazine is geared towards hobbyists, articles should not be aimed at those who do not already own personal websites
#personalweb#websites#fediverse
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Misha

A friend asked me recently what makes the #Fediverse such a good place to live digital life.

I had to think about it for a while, but I think it has to do with the fact that we all - in our own way - want to escape the toxic lock-ins of #BigTech, and that this is only possible if others come along.

So I feel that every interaction on the Fediverse - a boost, a favorite, a reply - is by default already a little exchange of mutual thank you's: thank you for contributing to the escape.

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