In a world now enjoyed artificially through screens of various shapes and sizes, Big Tech has masterfully exploited some of the deepest and most disturbing aspects of human frailty. Behind the promise of new forms of interaction or entertainment, they capitalise on a state of deep unease: the inability to cope with our limitations and the isolation that often accompanies modern life by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech Continue reading “How Big Tech has exploited our craving for reality escape”
Imane Khelif should be a scandal, but for an entirely different reason
The case of Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who is the subject of heated controversy at the Paris 2024 Olympics because as a ‘trans’ woman she cannot fight a woman should, yes, make a scandal, but not for the reasons that many are arguing by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica. Continue reading “Imane Khelif should be a scandal, but for an entirely different reason”
Can governments ‘suggest’ censorship to social networks?
The US Supreme Court decides not to rule on a case that is fundamental to freedom of expression. The issue is whether or not it is legitimate for an executive power to ‘suggest’ to a platform what content to censor instead of taking transparent steps subject to public scrutiny by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Wired.it
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The Crowdstrike bug and the weakness of the EU cybersecurity strategy
Apart from the purely cyber aspect, the Crowdstrike case is a warning light on the risks of the EU approach to cybersecurity management by Andrea Monti – Adjunct Professor of Digital Law – University of Chieti-Pescara – Intitialli published in Italia by Formiche.net
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Once again, you don’t need AI to harm people, but the EU still doesn’t realise it
Once again, malfunctioning software has caused damage on an international scale.
This is the case of the very recent flaw in a product of Crowdstrike, a well-known cybersecurity company, which, between 18 and 19 July 2024, paralysed machines running the Microsoft Windows operating system by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech-La Repubblica Continue reading “Once again, you don’t need AI to harm people, but the EU still doesn’t realise it”