net critique blog by Geert Lovink
By Sepp Eckenhaussen, January 9, 2023
Long hailed as a democratic tool, the internet is now a tool for private economic interests. This forum brings together researchers, artists, policymakers, labor leaders, and technologists at the forefront of efforts to construct a democratic internet. What challenges do we face, and how do we overcome them? Lectures, workshops, stakeholder meetings and tech-meetups will [...]
By Tommaso Campagna, December 23, 2022
Extinction Internet is not merely an end-of-the-world phantasy of digital technology that one day will be wiped out by an electromagnetic pulse or the cutting of cables. Rather, Extinction Internet marks the end of an era of possibilities and speculations, when adaptation is no longer an option. During the internet’s Lost Decade, we’ve been [...]
By Geert Lovink, December 13, 2022
Interview with Nick Couldry and Ulises Mejias by Teresa Numerico The critical discussion about data power and politics is now mainstream. There are a lot of doubts about the rhetoric that Big Data could represent human preferences, habits, and behaviours without a subjective situated gaze on social phenomena. One of the most interesting texts that [...]
By jasmin, December 12, 2022
Theory on Demand #46 Economies of Virtue: The Circulation of ‘Ethics’ in AI Edited by Thao Phan, Jake Goldenfein, Declan Kuch, and Monique Mann AI ethics has never been far from the industries it sought to critique. While originally designed to bring values such as fairness, accountability and transparency to Big Tech and its products, [...]
By Chloë Arkenbout, December 2, 2022
The (political) power of memes has moved beyond virtual images. The distinction between the virtual and ‘real life’ no longer applies, or perhaps was never really there. Their effects (or should we say affects?) are moving through digital infrastructures, policy, regulations, and bodies. If memes are used as a tool by the alt-right to mobilize [...]
By Tommaso Campagna, November 24, 2022
Extinction Internet is not merely an end-of-the-world phantasy of digital technology that one day will be wiped out by an electromagnetic pulse or the cutting of cables. Rather, Extinction Internet marks the end of an era of possibilities and speculations, when adaptation is no longer an option. During the internet’s Lost Decade, we’ve been rearranging [...]
By Chloë Arkenbout, November 24, 2022
After an inspiring local event in Berlin at the Haus der Demokratie und Menschenrechte, the Berliner Gazette has launched the “After Extractivism” conference as an “asynchronous online event” and expansive resource site with video talks, projects, texts, and audios tackling the Ecological-Economic Complex, Green Capitalism, and Transition Justice. Check out the website here: https://after-extractivism.berlinergazette.de. In [...]
By Laurence Scherz, November 21, 2022
With Geert Lovink, Annet Dekker, Lucien Le Chevalier, justin case, Mo Wrights Where: OT301, 1054 HW Overtoom 301, AmsterdamOpen: 19:00 – 01:00 hrsFREE Timetable: 19:00 – doors open 19:30 – start program, conversation between Annet Dekker and Geert Lovink 20:45 – 21:45 – drag performance and DJ set by Lucien Le Chevalier 21:45 – 23:30 – DJ [...]
By jasmin, November 18, 2022
With grace, eloquence and wisdom, Ruha Benjamin recently presented her book “Viral Justice – How we Grow the World we Want” in Amsterdam. As a Research Masters student at the University of Amsterdam and on behalf of the INC, I attended two of her events, both at SPUI 25 and the Institute of Advanced Study. [...]
By Geert Lovink, November 17, 2022
Campagne Je Staat Te Koop van start Meer hier: https://jestaattekoop.nl/ Duizenden gratis apps, zoals Wordfeud, Buienradar, Vinted, Shazam en Duolingo, wisselden de afgelopen jaren illegaal persoonsgegevens uit met advertentieplatform MoPub. Volgens Stichting Data Bescherming Nederland (SDBN) schond MoPub, een dienst die tot voor kort eigendom was van Twitter, massaal de privacy van gebruikers. SDBN bereidt [...]
