(paywall) The fact that we are asking whether US Tech can undermine a country's democracy should be worrying, even without knowing the answer.
#digitalsovereignty #techoligarchy
https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360989206/digital-oligarchy-can-us-tech-giants-override-nz-sovereignty
The Post

The Tech Oligarch's Republic

A look at the Palantir manifesto, a logical conclusion of the War on Terror

FOREVER WARS
Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines

Google is beginning to replace news headlines in its search results with ones that are AI-generated. After AI clickbait nonsense in its Google Discover news feed, it’s starting to mess with headlines in the “10 blue links” too.

The Verge

Peter Thiel non è un guru innocuo: è il fondatore di Palantir, colosso dei dati e della sorveglianza, ed è una delle figure di riferimento dell’ultradestra tech legata al mondo MAGA negli USA.
Ora arriva a Roma con incontri chiusi su AI, politica e “Anticristo”.
Tradotto: più potere concentrato nelle mani di élite opache, meno trasparenza e meno controllo democratico.
Questo modello non ci interessa, anzi ci disgusta: in Europa vogliamo democrazia, regole e controllo pubblico.

#PeterThiel #Palantir #DemocraziaEuropea #TechOligarchy #AIPolitics #Volt #VoltItalia

There seems to be a continued backlash agaijst #OpenAI for their begging for the US military comtracts which will allow for automated killing with no human involvement as well as mass surveillance. As a result of #Anthropic rejecting those two points, people are flocking to their service.

**but they (anthropic) were still happy to accept money for developing technology to assist with murder.**

#criticalthinking #fckusa #TechOligarchy #usa #aiwarfare

> ive been accused multiple times of being sanctimonious, a virtue signaller, dogmatic, etc for telling people they should move away from corporate platforms. Everyone complains about the rise of fascism/authoritarianism but most people are not willing to make any changes. Stop using the tools of your oppressors!!

#surveillance #TechOligarchy

#Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Starting in March, all Discord users will have a “teen” experience by default unless they complete age verification using a video selfie or ID.

The Verge
Regionalwahl mit Signalwirkung: Demokrat triumphiert im tiefroten Texas – »Weckruf für Republikaner«

Für die Republikaner geht die Serie von Niederlagen weiter. Die jüngste Schlappe allerdings schmerzt besonders, immerhin geht es um Texas. Donald Trump zog sich unmittelbar nach Bekanntgabe aus der Affäre.

DER SPIEGEL

Our Digital Colony: Why Europe's Dependence on the US is a Threat We Can No Longer Ignore | PixelUnion - Free your photos from American tech platforms

#Europe #datasovereignty #TechOligarchy #cloud

https://pixelunion.eu/blog/eu-digital-colony/

Our Digital Colony: Why Europe's Dependence on the US is a Threat We Can No Longer Ignore | PixelUnion - Free your photos from American tech platforms

Europe's near-total dependence on US tech companies has become a critical vulnerability. When Microsoft blocked the ICC's email access and the CLOUD Act grants extraterritorial data access, the threat to European digital sovereignty is no longer theoretical—it's happening now.

PixelUnion - Free your photos from American tech platforms

#IHIPNews December 2025 : Trump BLOWS UP Over BETRAYAL And #AntiDemocratic #TechCEO’s (#PeterThiel) Call for PUBLIC HANGING?! - YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lGKGGBGOpK8&pp=QAFIAQ%3D%3D

#tech #techoligarchy

IHIP News: Trump BLOWS UP Over BETRAYAL And Tech CEO’s Call for PUBLIC HANGING?!

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"Has Britain become an economic colony? | Technology" by Tim Wu
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/23/has-britain-become-an-economic-colony "Two and a half centuries ago, the American colonies launched a violent protest against British rule, triggered by parliament’s imposition of a monopoly on the sale of tea and the antics of a vainglorious king. Today, the tables have turned: it is Great Britain that finds itself at the mercy of major US tech firms..." #digitalsovereignty #TechOligarchy
Has Britain become an economic colony?

The UK could’ve been a true tech leader – but it has cheerfully submitted to US dominance in a way that may cost it dear

The Guardian