Francesca Bria
@francescabria.bsky.social
Professor Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, UCL. Fellow, Stiftung Mercator. New European Bauhaus, European Commission. Former CTO Barcelona. http://francescabria.com
My op-ed in @zeit.de. Europe pushes Palantir out; Springer gives Thiel a prize. The real question is sovereignty: who controls the infrastructure our states run on, whether it stays under democratic control or falls to tech oligarchs fused with an authoritarian state. Europe must defend democracy.
DIE ZEIT@zeit.de · 2w agoDer rechtskonservative Techinvestor Peter Thiel wird mit dem Axel Springer Award ausgezeichnet. Dabei sollten unabhängige Medien dessen Methoden eigentlich hinterfragen.
Der rechtskonservative Techinvestor Peter Thiel wird mit dem Axel Springer Award ausgezeichnet. Dabei sollten unabhängige Medien dessen Methoden eigentlich hinterfragen.
Axel Springer Award 2026: Warum Peter Thiel keinen Demokratiepreis verdient hat
Der rechtskonservative Techinvestor Peter Thiel wird mit dem Axel Springer Award ausgezeichnet. Dabei sollten unabhängige Medien dessen Methoden eigentlich hinterfragen.
zeit.de
🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.” IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her article for @noemamag.com. ✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/N3wTKnH
What a highlight at this year's #rp26. @francescabria.bsky.social mindblowing, data-backed keynote, leaving nothing to be desired in terms of clarity, is a must-watch. She is providing clear analysis and a vision for Europe where to go. Highly valuable also the website: www.authoritarian-stack.info
„As we just saw, the panel agrees - so at next year‘s @re-publica.com, we’ll all have to show results!“ @francescabria.bsky.social about #EuroStack at #rp26
Theo Beutel@theobtl.eurosky.social · 3mo ago@francescabria.bsky.social at @re-publica.com, initiator of the #EuroStack, calls for an ambitious, integrated strategy for the building of the digital equipment of Europe and the indus-trial, communication and resources infrastructure without which this would be no more than an empty dream. #rp26
New beauties out with @berggruen.org. @francescabria.bsky.social on the #EuroStack. "What Is Universalism?" with a stellar cast under the direction of @hansulrichobrist.bsky.social and #LorenzoMarsili. Check them out. @pankajmishra.bsky.social
#GPM2026 Digital democracy & AI: Platforms, Power and Desinformation discussion @francescabria.bsky.social, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social, @fesonline.bsky.social, @felixbolanosg.bsky.social AVANZA Ideas Lab, CIPED, @iagomoreno.bsky.social, Camila Vallejo, Nina Santos
🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.” IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty in her article for @noemamag.com. ✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/N3wTKnH
Von Palantirsoftware bei der Polizei bis hin zu Anduril-Drohnen: U.S Tech-Unternehmen unterwandern die kritische Infrastruktur Europas. Die Ökonomin Francesca Bria (@francescabria.bsky.social) fragt auf der #rp26: Was braucht es, um ihren Einfluss noch einzudämmen? ➡️ re-publica.com/de/news/rp26...
My essay on socialism after AI has triggered quite a debate - so much so that I wrote a much longer second essay. That same issue of The Ideas Letter also contains two lengthy responses to my original piece www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-so...
The Socialist Charcuterie Board - The Ideas Letter
Taking issue with Benanav’s institutional vision of a democratic political economy of technology, Morozov argues that generative AI exposes a deeper problem that socialism has yet to solve: how to…
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USA vollzieht grundlegenden Staatsumbau. Hauptrolle:Tech-Unternehmen wie Palantir & Anduril, an deren Software wichtige hoheitliche Aufgaben delegiert werden. Trend: „Privatisierung der Souveränität“ zunehmend auch in Europa @mondediplo.com #ff @francescabria.bsky.social 🧵 www.woz.ch/lmd/25-11/un...
United States of Palantir
In den USA vollzieht sich ein grundlegender Umbau des Staates. Die Hauptrolle spielen dabei Tech-Unternehmen wie Palantir und Anduril, an deren Software wichtige hoheitliche Aufgaben delegiert werden....
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Takeover by Big Tech Big Tech is rewiring the American state; it’s not just a case of corporate capture but a transformation of sovereignty itself. 🧵 Text by Francesca Bria @francescabria.bsky.social first in EN @mondediplo.com Nov 2025 ed: mondediplo.com/2025/11/02tech
Takeover by Big Tech
Open access // by Francesca Bria (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, November 2025)
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🤖 🌍 #AI is transforming the nature of global power, reshaping #Sovereignty in the digital age The need for a new multilateral digital order has never been more urgent & Europe has a real opportunity to shape it Read the 🆕 policy brief written by @francescabria.bsky.social 📕 bit.ly/DigitalSover...
🆕 The Authoritarian Stack IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"— a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. 🔗 Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/lLhM9k6
Europe Must Avoid Becoming a Digital Colony. The EuroStack is the continent’s last chance for technological sovereignty in the era of AI. My latest on @foreignpolicy.com with Haroon Sheik. foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/31/e...
Europe Must Avoid Becoming a Digital Colony
The EuroStack is the continent’s last chance for technological sovereignty in the era of AI.
foreignpolicy.com
A trove of nearly 3,200 disclosure records, which ProPublica made public this week, reveals a web of financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they help regulate.
Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...
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Die Aussparung von Chips und KI ist ein Fehler. Da hat @francescabria.bsky.social leider wieder einmal völlig recht: "Das Problem ist nicht, dass Europa nicht Tech bauen kann. Das Problem ist, dass Europa nicht kauft, was es baut” 2/2
Industrial Accelerator Act: Aussparung von Chips und KI irritiert (Tiefgang) | SZ Dossier
Trotz Kritik von verschiedenen Seiten geht die EU-Kommission in Richtung „Buy European“. Gestern hat die Behörde in Brüssel bekanntgegeben, dass ein entsprechender …
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My keynote at SZ Digitalgipfel in Munich: Europe’s problem is not that we lack alternatives. It’s that we don’t buy what we build, don’t invest in Europe, and don’t treat digital infrastructure as strategic. Buy European must mean build and buy better. Digital independence is freedom and democracy.
On the 145th anniversary of @lavanguardia.com, I spoke with @miquelmolina.bsky.social about the rise of a techno-authoritarian complex undermining press freedom, democratic accountability, and Europe’s sovereignty. Independent media and public digital infrastructure are essential to defend democracy
"Europe must follow its own path: democratic digital sovereignty, good jobs with decent wages, environmental standards and data rights. These are not obstacles to innovation: This is the path we must follow." Francesca Bria nails it.
Francesca Bria@francescabria.bsky.social · 5mo agoOn the 145th anniversary of @lavanguardia.com, I spoke with @miquelmolina.bsky.social about the rise of a techno-authoritarian complex undermining press freedom, democratic accountability, and Europe’s sovereignty. Independent media and public digital infrastructure are essential to defend democracy
On the 145th anniversary of @lavanguardia.com, I spoke with @miquelmolina.bsky.social about the rise of a techno-authoritarian complex undermining press freedom, democratic accountability, and Europe’s sovereignty. Independent media and public digital infrastructure are essential to defend democracy
"Europe faces an existential choice: build genuine technological sovereignty now, or accept governance by platforms whose architects view democracy as an obsolete operating system." Darum gehts: Wichtige Infrastruktur muss in gesellschaftlicher Hand sein, nicht in (privaten) Händen von Oligarchen.
"Silicon Valley isn’t building apps anymore. It’s building empires." Große Empfehlung für die Seite: authoritarian-stack.info, die es wie kaum eine andere schafft, die Vernetzungen, Ideologie und das Geld der Tech-Bros zu mappen. Amazing work, @francescabria.bsky.social!
Europe needs to stop pretending it's a neutral market in a world where digital infrastructure is geopolitical, @francescabria.bsky.social writes. It should act like what it is: a political project with a democratic mission. www.noemamag.com/reclaiming-e...
Reclaiming Europe’s Digital Sovereignty | NOEMA
Europe can accept permanent technological dependency, or it can build democratic digital systems rooted in climate commitments, labor protections and social diversity.
noemamag.com
🆕 The Authoritarian Stack IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"— a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. 🔗 Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/HjH3TM1
🆕 The Authoritarian Stack IIPP Honorary Professor @francescabria.bsky.social's latest research project maps the "Authoritarian Stack"— a network of tech firms, funds, & political actors turning core state functions into private platforms. 🔗 Learn more about the project here: buff.ly/CtKyAIT
Mooi artikel in @noemamag.com van @francescabria.bsky.social over de noodzaak van Europese digitale soevereiniteit. www.noemamag.com/reclaiming-e... #MediaAgenda
Reclaiming Europe’s Digital Sovereignty | NOEMA
Europe can accept permanent technological dependency, or it can build democratic digital systems rooted in climate commitments, labor protections and social diversity.
noemamag.com
