How the Big Internet works, between architecture, protocols and governance

The metaphor of a ‘network of networks’ commonly used to explain how the Big Internet works only partially describes it. The Big Internet is, in fact, a technical infrastructure, a social organisation and a set of shared standards all at once. And it is much less free and rebellious than people think by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by MIT Technology Review Italy Continue reading “How the Big Internet works, between architecture, protocols and governance”

The Italian Data Protection Authority Tries Again to Block Deepseek—This Time with “Moral Suasion”

After its January order to halt the processing of Italians’ personal data went unheeded, Italy’s data protection authority is trying a different tack: a legally ambiguous “invitation” for Internet Service Providers to take what it calls “appropriate action”—whatever that may mean by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech

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