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Cecilia Rikap

@ceciliarikap.bsky.social

Assoc. Prof in Econ & Head of Research at @ucl-iipp.bksy.social

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Cecilia Rikap@ceciliarikap.bsky.social · 3w ago

People may think that "Digital Public Infrastructure" refers to public sector data centers, satellites and cables. Well, 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭. It bundles digital services and has contributed to rendering the actual digital infrastructure invisible. Check my latest at @bigdatasoc.bsky.social Link 👇

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conputer dipshit@davidcrespo.bsky.social · 3w ago

finally started this and it’s as good as @bentarnoff.com said. when I say I want critics to please be serious, this is what I mean. in order to fight big tech you have to actually look at what it does and where its power comes from. you can’t just think about the consumer-facing surface

Cecilia Rikap@ceciliarikap.bsky.social · last mo.

New review of my book "The Rulers. Corporate Power in the age of AI and the Cloud" @versobooks.bsky.social was published at the London School of Economics' review of books Read it here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Let's work to make utopias real!!

INDEP@lndep.bsky.social · last mo.

A book authored by @ceciliarikap.bsky.social has been published by @versobooks.bsky.social were Rikap critiques the development of AI and cloud computing under capitalism and details how technological development can done through democratic economic planning. www.indep.network/new-book-by-...

New Book By Cecilia Rikap Argues For Development Of Technology Through Democratic Economic Planning

A new book has been published by Verso from Cecilia Rikap of the University College London. In the book, Rikap critiques the development of AI and cloud computing under contemporary capitalism and…

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Cecilia Rikap@ceciliarikap.bsky.social · last mo.

Thanks for this review of my book "The Rulers" at @mediapart.fr, @romaricgodin.bsky.social It is a great synthesis of my take on how corporate power is built in today's capitalism and why it is different from its previous forms. @versobooks.bsky.social French speakers, read it here:

Le pouvoir des monopoles technologiques passé au crible

Dans son dernier ouvrage, « The Rulers », l’économiste Cecilia Rikap décrit la nature originale de la domination exercée par les géants du numérique. Leur contrôle direct et indirect sur l’ensemble d…

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Diana Cariboni@dianacariboni.bsky.social · last mo.

Entrevisté a @ceciliarikap.bsky.social para @opendemocracy.net 'Los monopolios intelectuales no nos dominan solamente xq controlan algoritmos y datos; controlan también las narrativas que debilitan la capacidad de imaginar alternativas' www.opendemocracy.net/es/nube-ia-m... @opendemocracy.net

Nube, IA y monopolios intelectuales:¿quiénes son los verdaderos dueños del poder digital?

Economista Cecilia Rikap: ‘Los monopolios intelectuales no nos dominan solo porque controlan algoritmos y datos; controlan también las narrativas que debilitan la capacidad de imaginar alternativas’

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Cecilia Rikap@ceciliarikap.bsky.social · last mo.

New review of my book "The Rulers. Corporate Power in the age of AI and the Cloud" @versobooks.bsky.social was published at the London School of Economics' review of books Read it here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Let's work to make utopias real!!

Big Tech and the rise of intellectual monopolies - LSE Review of Books

The Rulers by Cecilia Rikap argues Big Tech rules through networked capitalism & intellectual monopolies, controlling knowledge, digital infrastructures & data

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LSE Review of Books@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW: Big Tech and the rise of intellectual monopolies The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud by @ceciliarikap.bsky.social @iipp-ucl.bsky.social @versobooks.bsky.social Review by @timchristiaens.bsky.social @tilburgphilosophy.bsky.social

Diana Cariboni@dianacariboni.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢MUST READ @ceciliarikap.bsky.social's 'The Rulers' Meanwhile, here you have an excerpt featured by @opendemocracy.net AI as ‘bullshit innovation’: How corporations monopolise our imaginations www.opendemocracy.net/clouds-ai-am...

AI as ‘bullshit innovation’: How corporations monopolise our imaginations

Products like self-driving cars or humanoid robots are not meant to be sold or widely adopted by the public, but rather to position the corporation as a driving force of frontier technological change

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Cecilia Rikap@ceciliarikap.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Looking for a preview of my new book "The Rulers. Corporate Power in the Age of #AI and the #Cloud "? @opendemocracy.net has published an excerpt today on what I mean by AI as bullshi t Innovation Read it here: www.opendemocracy.net/clouds-ai-am...

AI as ‘bullshit innovation’: How corporations monopolise our imaginations

Products like self-driving cars or humanoid robots are not meant to be sold or widely adopted by the public, but rather to position the corporation as a driving force of frontier technological change

opendemocracy.net

Paris Marx@parismarx.com · 2mo ago

We can see many of the ways tech companies are affecting the way we live, but their power goes so much deeper. I was so happy to have @ceciliarikap.bsky.social back on the show to dig into it!

Tech Won’t Save Us@techwontsave.us · 2mo ago

Cloud giants wield influence in so many ways that we don’t even consider — including shaping and capturing research. This week @ceciliarikap.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how major tech companies shape society and why we need to push back. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...

Cecilia Rikap@ceciliarikap.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Just out, first book review of my latest book, "The Rulers. Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud" published by @versobooks.bsky.social Thanks @jacobinmag.bsky.social and @benwray1989.bsky.social !!! Review: jacobin.com/2026/07/amaz... Book: www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...

The Cloud Cartel Has Created a Global Rentier Economy

The US tech giants have achieved an unprecedented concentration of economic control, forcing other firms, American or not, to pay intellectual rents. These cloud hegemons are boosting US global power ...

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Jacobin@jacobinmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft own around 65 percent of the global public cloud market. Most companies and even states that have sought to bypass the cloud hegemons have given up due to the costs involved and the risks of falling behind technologically.

Cecilia Rikap@ceciliarikap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our letter demanding the Eau's Irish presidency to recuse itself from digital and fiscal (tax) files is now out at the @financialtimes.com Check it out and help us disseminate it! giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Cecilia Rikap@ceciliarikap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ireland's questionable track in tax and digital regulation has led us to demand the Irish EU presidency to recuse itself from related files. Signatories: @mazzucatom.bsky.social Shoshana Zuboff @isabellamweber.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social @nsrnicek.bsky.social & 50 more Sign below

Cecilia Rikap@ceciliarikap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The European Commission's Tech Sovereignty proposal tries—& fails—to kill 3 birds with the same stone: competitiveness, sustainability & sovereignty. While it may partially succeed in the former, it will do so at the cost of the 2 latter. Latest op-ed at @techpolicypress.bsky.social Link below

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@hypestudies.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How is AI hype shaping Europe's tech sovereignty agenda? Latest piece in our series at @techpolicypress.bsky.social, where @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and Vali Stan show how AI hype drives EU industrial policy, cloud infrastructures, and dependency on Big Tech. 🔎 l1nq.com/2td1hzw

Cecilia Rikap@ceciliarikap.bsky.social · 3mo ago

UCL is asking us (scholars, students and admin) to save them money in storage because #Microsoft is increasing its cloud prices. Won't say "I told you so UCL", but... I told you so!! I should probably give a copy of my forthcoming book "The Rulers" to UCL's Provost.

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