net critique blog by Geert Lovink
By Aleksy Domke, February 25, 2025
America’s Skill Issue “All empires fall eventually.” The rapidly accelerating pace of American politics in the 2020s serves as an important signifier of the impending fall of Western hegemonic power. Trump’s securing of the presidential office and congress, contrary to liberal cope, did not result from the proposed policies of either side. Partly driven [...]
By August Kaasa Sundgaard, February 24, 2025
I remember recently finding Britney Spears resurged Instagram page and feeling like I wanted to cry. It was around 2022, Britney was getting towards the end of the conservatorship, and the liberty that came with it seemed to be reflected in her newfound unhinged style of posting. On her feed, I found AI slop, dance [...]
By August Kaasa Sundgaard, February 5, 2025
Chronicles of the Cyber Village: Colonialism and Advertising in the Age of AI By Nguyen Thi Thanh Tra How has artificial intelligence transformed the advertising landscape, and what ethical implications arise from AI-driven personalization and data mining? Who truly benefits from these new AI-controlled advertising ecosystems, and who is left vulnerable or exploited? This book [...]
By Simone Robutti, January 30, 2025
I’ve been using Notion for many years at this point. My life goes through it, for good and for worse, and it has changed because of it, like it happens with the extensive adoption of any software. It allowed me to be extremely effective and structured in what I do: I have several jobs in [...]
By Salome Berdzenishvili, January 21, 2025
“How Present is Wall”, reads white panel installed in the grassy park in Berlin, tightly fit with five other layers of the same design. Arranged in a zig-zag, the installation ends with: „How Strong is Border“, „How Liberation is Freedom“. None of them end with question marks. There is one thing that strikes me the [...]
By Tommaso Campagna, January 15, 2025
Theory on Demand #55 Communication and Social Change in Africa: Selected Case Studies Edited by Manfred A.K. Asuman, Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey and Modestus Fosu This book invites you to join leading Africa-focused scholars in a conversation that vividly highlights the intricate relationship among communication, media, culture and social change. Communication and Social Change in Africa: [...]
By Geert Lovink, January 14, 2025
Cheikh Sakho, in Holland known as Papa Sakho, was born in Dakar, Senegal, on the 27th of February 1960, the second son in a family of artists. He finished the Art Academy, Ecole des Arts du Sénégal, in 1988. He expressed himself in painting, music, welding and leather and was active as art producer and [...]
By Maja Korczyńska, December 27, 2024
Video games, as interactive forms, create a space where participants not only consume content, but also create, shaping virtual lives and narratives in real time[1]. At 8 years old, The Sims 2 introduced me to a quirky, engaging world that became my first exposure to life simulation. I didn’t think much about their significance growing [...]
By Giulia Timis, December 11, 2024
Wed, Oct 30th 2024 THE CAKE IS A LIE I have a plan. On my back, I carry a heavy load: a camera, microphone, Zoom recorder, and tripod. I decided to leave my bike at Amsterdam Sloterdijk train station—a huge mistake. Utrecht’s main station is a maze, and I wander up and down various routes [...]
By Klara Debeljak, December 9, 2024
From the 4th to the 9th of October, 2024, ISSA (Island School of Social Autonomy) facilitated a collective building action and series of lectures, workshops, and discussions in Vis, guided by the central theme of To Live Together. The aim was to build new ways of “being, living, and learning together beyond the ruins of [...]
