Why the US ban on Chinese robots also affects Europe

By adding new connected power inverters and advanced robotic devices manufactured abroad to the Covered List, Washington is turning technological dependence into a matter of national security. Applied consistently, this same criterion forces the European Union to question US control over the platforms and accounts on which its administrations, services and infrastructure depend  initially published in Italian by La Repubblica-Italian Tech by Andrea Monti Continue reading “Why the US ban on Chinese robots also affects Europe”

The EU Court’s ruling on YouTube. Nothing new under the sun

The EU Court’s decision is no revolution: it confirms that platforms are not merely passive repositories of content. But the real problem lies elsewhere: entrusting private entities with the task of assessing the lawfulness of content in advance risks curtailing users’ rights and freedom of expression by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The EU Court’s ruling on YouTube. Nothing new under the sun”

Not fascism, but nihilism: what Citizen Vigilante really tells us

Uwe Boll’s film is often interpreted as xenophobic or fascist, but its most disturbing core lies elsewhere: not a longing for order, but a call for its dissolution by Andrea Monti – lecturer in privacy, digital identity and cybersecurity at Sapienza University of Rome – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “Not fascism, but nihilism: what Citizen Vigilante really tells us”

If digital technology kills the sound of a guitar, is its shape still worth anything?

The legal dispute between Thomann and Fender over the shape of the Stratocaster is one of the many negative consequences of the virtualisation of reality caused by the ‘everything digital’ philosophy by Andrea Monti – Originally published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “If digital technology kills the sound of a guitar, is its shape still worth anything?”