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Amazon cuts mentions of DEI and LGBTQ rights from public policies

The online retailer removed commitments to supporting transgender rights and the safety of Black customers and employees from a webpage of corporate policies.

The Washington Post

#Metaโ€™s '#X-ification' is more than a redesignโ€”it's a step further into the age of #dataopolies

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Meta Is Taking All the Wrong Lessons From X

By abandoning fact-checkers and loosening its Hateful Conduct policy, Meta has made clear the future it wants for its platforms.

WIRED
Data Cooperatives for Pandemic Times - Public Seminar

In response to unjust data practices, we propose that the economic resource of data should be organized locally through data cooperatives.

Public Seminar
Digital Technologies for Sustainable Futures: Promises and Pitfalls

This book critically examines the interplay between digitalization and sustainability. Amid escalating environmental crises, some of which are now irreversible, there is a noticeable commitment within both international and domestic policy agendas to employ digital technologies in pursuit of sustainability goals. This collection gathers a multitude of voices interrogating the premise that increased digitalization automatically contributes to greater sustainability. By exploring the planetary lin

Routledge & CRC Press
Democratic Erosion of Data-Opolies: Decentralized Web3 Technological Paradigm Shift Amidst AI Disruption

This article investigates the intricate dynamics of data monopolies, referred to as โ€œdata-opoliesโ€, and their implications for democratic erosion. Data-opolies, typically embodied by large technology corporations, accumulate extensive datasets, affording them significant influence. The sustainability of such data practices is critically examined within the context of decentralized Web3 technologies amidst Artificial Intelligence (AI) disruption. Additionally, the article explores emancipatory datafication strategies to counterbalance the dominance of data-opolies. It presents an in-depth analysis of two emergent phenomena within the decentralized Web3 emerging landscape: People-Centered Smart Cities and Datafied Network States. The article investigates a paradigm shift in data governance and advocates for joint efforts to establish equitable data ecosystems, with an emphasis on prioritizing data sovereignty and achieving digital self-governance. It elucidates the remarkable roles of (i) blockchain, (ii) decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and (iii) data cooperatives in empowering citizens to have control over their personal data. In conclusion, the article introduces a forward-looking examination of Web3 decentralized technologies, outlining a timely path toward a more transparent, inclusive, and emancipatory data-driven democracy. This approach challenges the prevailing dominance of data-opolies and offers a framework for regenerating datafied democracies through decentralized and emerging Web3 technologies.

MDPI
From Data-opolies to Decentralization? The AI Disruption Amid the Web3 Promiseland at Stake in Datafied Democracies

This chapter investigates "data-opolies" within Web3 and Artificial Intelligence (AI), highlighting their implications for democracy and their impact