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transversal texts ist abstrakte Maschine und Textmaschine zugleich, Territorium und Strom der Veröffentlichung, Produktionsort und Plattform – die Mitte eines Werdens, das niemals zum Verlag werden will. transversal.at

«If ‹antifa›is mentioned in the context of ‹references to historical or recent incidents of violence› … that post will also be penalized. Should Meta apply this rule as written, the company could … restrict posts comparing the antifascist nature of World War II to the contemporary antifa movement»

Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”

Meta’s new rules let it ban users or suppress comments that include the word “antifa” alongside “content-level threat signals.”

theintercept.com

13 April 2026 (Monday) Lecture: For Freedom: Fight against Corruption Students and State Violence in Serbia Speaker/affiliation: Olja Triaška Stefanović (Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava) Language: English

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💥 Some good news to start the day with. Google and Meta have been found liable in the US for their addictive algorithms. 🫵 Now it's up to @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social to press ahead with the Digital Fairness Act, and resist the tech industry's lobby offensive to get the proposal scrapped.

Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds

Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder

theguardian.com

📣 Together with other watchdog organisations we have today issued a call to withdraw Aura Salla’s appointment as Digital Omnibus rapporteur. Appointing a former Meta lobbyist to oversee the revision of digital regulations raises serious concerns regarding the undue influence of Big Tech. 🧵

Watchdog organisations issue call to withdraw Aura Salla’s appointment as Digital Omnibus rapporteur | Corporate Europe Observatory

Aura Salla, a former Meta lobbyist who is now an MEP, was appointed rapporteur of the Digital Omnibus. In an open letter, seven watchdog organisations are calling on the ITRE coordinators to withdraw ...

corporateeurope.org

Minor Compositions Season 2 Episode 1: In girum imus nocteet consumimur igni conversation with Silvia Maglioni and Graeme Thomson – filmmakers, artists, and co-founders of Firefly Frequencies – reflecting on radio as a collective, political, and affective medium.

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Wrapping up a review (for Af Am Review) of this @uminnpress.bsky.social book and I refuse to wait: recommending now Bartell’s uncannily relevant *On the Eve*, about how MLK, the Panthers, the Boggses, LRBW & comrades discussed tech unemployment, UBI, labor & more www.upress.umn.edu/978151791393...

On the Eve of the Cybercultural Revolution

Uncovering the Black Power movement’s contributions to theorizing the politics of automation​   On the Eve of the Cybercultural Revolution offers a comp...

upress.umn.edu

The Open Book Collective Development Fund Call for Applications 2026 is open! We fund projects dedicated to building capacity, networks and infrastructure for OA book publishing. Read and apply in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese obc.copim.pub/obc-collecti... N.B. this fund is not for BPCs

OBC Collective Development Fund Grant Programme: 2026 Call & Guidance - Open Book Collective

The Open Book Collective is pleased to launch the third call for applications for funding from our Collective Development Fund. This document outlines the det…

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Auf einem unscharfen, pastellfarbenen Hintergrund in Rosa, Blau und Orange steht zentral eine leuchtend gelbe rechteckige Fläche. Ganz oben befindet sich ein stilisiertes Symbol eines Laptops mit einem Pfeil auf dem Bildschirm. Darunter steht mit dunkelblauer fetter Schrift: Kunst braucht Kohle. Runder Tisch. Am Donnerstag, 4. Dezember von 18:00 bis 20:00 UHR. Online. Rechts unten befindet sich ein kleines Piktogramm mit dem Hinweis auf eine Übersetzung in Gebärdensprache (DSGS).

AI options on the platform (by toggling off the green switch in your account settings), you are giving extensive rights over your work, which is referred to as Member Content. I have opted out plus deleted my articles. I do not want to support an organisation using those practices on it's members.