💧🌏 Greg CocksNov 29
China’s 200m Gig Workers Are A Warning For The World
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https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/09/18/chinas-200m-gig-workers-are-a-warning-for-the-world <-- shared media analysis
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https://youtu.be/5fmFyMFKnr8?si=m5hNMbuejbiNAEzL <-- shared video re: movie Upstream
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[not my usual fare, but fascinating... and, frankly, alarming...]
#china #gigeconomy #upstream #cinema #film #gigworkers #workforce #instability #AI #techplatforms #workers #employment #urban #benefits #publichealth #economy #culture #job #work #labourmarket #construction #stability
@the Economist
iBestuurOct 14, 2025
De Commissie Digitale Zaken zou terugkomen van reces om met techplatforms te praten over #algoritmes en inmenging bij evrkiezingen, maar #techplatforms hebben laten weten niet deel te kunnen nemen op 16 oktober a.s.
@barbarakathmann
https://ibestuur.nl/artikel/geen-rondetafelgesprek-over-algoritmes-en-inmenging-verkiezingen/
Geen rondetafelgesprek over algoritmes en inmenging verkiezingen - iBestuur

iBestuur
Nebraska.CodeJul 18, 2025

Ashutosh Das I PMP, CSM I presents 'Engineering with Purpose: Building Sustainable Products & Platforms' next week at Nebraska.Code().

https://nebraskacode.amegala.com/

#ElevanceHealth #SoftwareEngineering #SustainableTech #TechProducts #TechPlatforms #Nebraska #TechConference #softwaredevelopment #Technology #Programming #lincolnnebraska

Hacker NewsMay 10, 2025

The Fallacy of Techno-Feudalism

https://petrapalusova.com/articles/tech-platforms-digital-economy-techno-feudalism

#HackerNews #TechnoFeudalism #TechPlatforms #DigitalEconomy #FutureOfWork #Innovation #Disruption

Tech Platforms, Digital Economy and the Fallacy of Techno-Feudalism — Petra Palusova

The article explores the concept of techno-feudalism in comparison to traditional feudal systems, and highlights both the opportunities and challenges of tech platforms in current digital economy.

Petra Palusova
PPC LandJan 22, 2025
ICYMI: German diplomat warns of tech platforms' role in US constitutional shifts: Confidential diplomatic document reveals concerns over potential changes to media independence and tech sector oversight. https://ppc.land/german-diplomat-warns-of-tech-platforms-role-in-us-constitutional-shifts/ #TechPlatforms #MediaIndependence #Diplomacy #USConstitution #Oversight
German diplomat warns of tech platforms' role in US constitutional shifts

Confidential diplomatic document reveals concerns over potential changes to media independence and tech sector oversight.

PPC Land
PPC LandJan 19, 2025
German diplomat warns of tech platforms' role in US constitutional shifts: Confidential diplomatic document reveals concerns over potential changes to media independence and tech sector oversight. https://ppc.land/german-diplomat-warns-of-tech-platforms-role-in-us-constitutional-shifts/ #TechPlatforms #MediaIndependence #USConstitution #DigitalDiplomacy #PrivacyConcerns
German diplomat warns of tech platforms' role in US constitutional shifts

Confidential diplomatic document reveals concerns over potential changes to media independence and tech sector oversight.

PPC Land
PPC LandJan 17, 2025
ICYMI: Swiss media watchdog warns of platform companies' growing power over democracy: Federal commission calls for new measures to address market dominance and opinion-shaping influence of tech platforms. https://ppc.land/swiss-media-watchdog-warns-of-platform-companies-growing-power-over-democracy/ #MediaWatchdog #TechPlatforms #Democracy #FreedomOfPress #DigitalRegulation
Swiss media watchdog warns of platform companies' growing power over democracy

Federal commission calls for new measures to address market dominance and opinion-shaping influence of tech platforms.

PPC Land
Ecologia DigitalSep 8, 2024

"The #techplatforms aren’t like the Medici in Florence, or those other rich patrons of the arts. They don’t want to find the next Michelangelo or Mozart. They want to create a world of junkies—because they will be the dealers.

#Addiction is the goal.

They don’t say it openly, but they don’t need to. Just look at what they do.

Everything is designed to lock users into an addictive cycle."

https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-state-of-the-culture-2024

The State of the Culture, 2024

Or a glimpse into post-entertainment society (it's not pretty)

The Honest Broker
Norobiik @[email protected]Jul 20, 2024

Because, of course, the hard facts & reality behind the disastrous #Crowdstrike #ITOutage weren't good enough 🙄
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The trend demonstrates the ability of falsehoods to mutate into #ViralNarratives on #TechPlatforms, which have scaled back #ContentModeration and reinstated accounts that are known purveyors of #misinformation.

#ConspiracyTheories take off after global IT crash
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-07-conspiracy-theories-global.html

Conspiracy theories take off after global IT crash

From fearmongering about a looming "World War III" to false narratives linking a cabal of global elite to a cyberattack, a torrent of online conspiracy theories took off Friday after a major IT crash.

Illuminati Press OfficeOct 6, 2023
The #KnightFirstAmendmentInstitute's research initiative is an important step towards greater understanding of the government's influence on tech platforms. By shedding light on the "jawboning" tactics used, we can work towards ensuring that tech platforms remain free from undue government influence. #TechFreedom #PlatformAccountability #PlatformTransparency #ModerationPolicies #TechPlatforms http://www.techmeme.com/231006/p5#a231006p5
Former Facebook policy staff detail their experience with “jawboning”, or informal government efforts to persuade platforms to change their moderation policies

From Knight First Amendment Institute. View the full context on Techmeme.

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