Hi, regardless of how one thinks about the act of protest/communication itself, maybe an interesting tidbit:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_24_5324 "Commission concludes that online social networking service of X should not be designated under the Digital Markets Act" Because "the Commission concluded that X does indeed not qualify as a gatekeeper in relation to its online social networking service, given that the investigation revealed that X is not an important gateway for business users to reach end users." Which is basically the Commission stating that X is just too small potatoes. Now if public institutions and journalists would just get that message... -- Web: https://tante.cc - Mail: [email protected] Phone: +49 176 21847199 On Wed, 16 Oct 2024, 18:22 Allan Siegel via nettime-l, < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > A HISTORIAN OF IDEAS walks into a pub, > A few minutes later a LEGACY MEDIA EXECUTIVE arrives, > Believe it or not a smiling BRIGHT EYED POLITICIAN joins them, > > The HISTORIAN OF IDEAS asks the BARTENDER. > “I’d like an Imagination with a side of Creativity!” > The BARTENDER says, “The pump don’t work 'cause the vandals took the > handle.” > > carry on, > allan > > (quote, B. Dylan) > -- > # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission > # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, > # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets > # more info: https://www.nettime.org > # contact: [email protected] > -- # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: https://www.nettime.org # contact: [email protected]
