The Authoritarian Stack: Mapping Big Tech’s Capture of State Power - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung A new project exposes the infrastructure of techno-oligarchic control — and why Europe must act

Mapping tech’s grip on governance — Why Big Tech’s infrastructure is not just innovation but political power www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/5... #BigTechPower #US #TechAndDemocracy #TrumpEra #DigitalSovereignty #TechPolitics #DemocraticInfrastructure with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙 #Resist ✌️

Gendered Disinformation as Infrastructure: How Tech Billionaires Shape Political Power | TechPolicy.Press Tech billionaires not only shape public debate, but also define the very boundaries of who can occupy that space, writes Carine Roos.

Big Tech isn’t just failing to stop online hate—it’s profiting from it.

Tech billionaires are reshaping democracy by designing platforms that profit from silencing women, especially Black, trans & feminist voices.

Must-read by Carine Roos 👇 #TechAndDemocracy
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Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not) While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…

🚨 Techdirt’s gone full democracy mode, and for good reason. When tech bros like Musk & co. dismantle democratic guardrails, it’s not just politics—it’s the future of innovation at stake. 🗳️💻

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Call for Proposals: Making online spaces safer, more trustworthy and inclusive - Civitates Open call to support organisations working on national level enforcement of EU tech regulations in seven countries

@civitates.bsky.social Tech & Democracy open call supports orgs working on the Digital Services Act, AI Act & democracy.
📅 Apply by March 14, 2025, 23:30 CET
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Call for Proposals: Making online spaces safer, more trustworthy and inclusive - Civitates Open call to support organisations working on national level enforcement of EU tech regulations in seven countries

#Funding alert! #Civitates is supporting orgs working at the intersection of #TechAndDemocracy, focusing on the #DigitalServicesAct & #AIAct.
📅 Apply by March 14, 2025 (23:30 CET)

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On the Coming Merger of Tech and State Power | TechPolicy.Press Taylor Owen writes that the merger of state and tech power is a fundamental challenge to democratic governance in the digital age.

Deep concern about what's coming: what many see on the horizon is an unprecedented fusion of #SiliconValley's power with state authority that could reshape how we govern technology globally.

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