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VĂ€ldigt intressant. Kulturprofiler med tydlig högerlutning slĂ€pper en komedi om VĂ€nsterpartiet lagom till valet i september. Givetvis utan en tanke pĂ„ att filmen ska pĂ„verka vĂ€ljarna. Allt betalt av dig, förstĂ„s. KĂ€lla: DN.se share.google/5jMJCc2ePh7IHJX

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‱‱‱ Chat Control 2, datalagring, bakdörrar till kryptering, Ă„ldersgrĂ€nser för sociala medier, ny lagstiftning om hat och hot och en byrĂ„kratisk »demokratisköld« Ă€r nĂ„gra av frĂ„gorna EU driver 2026. ‱‱‱ HĂ€r följer nĂ„gra frĂ„gor som rör internet som Ă€r pĂ„ gĂ„ng i EU under 2026. Första halvĂ„ret Ă€r Cypern ordförandeland i ministerrĂ„det och andra halvĂ„ret Irland. ‱ Chat Control 2 EU:s ministerrĂ„d tvingades dra tillbaka idĂ©n om obligatorisk client-side-scanning med spionprogram i alla telefoner och datorer. IstĂ€llet vill man i huvudsak fortsĂ€tta den frivilliga skanning efter olagligt innehĂ„ll som mĂ„nga meddelandetjĂ€nster Ă€gnar sig Ă„t redan idag (Chat Conrol 1). Detta Ă€r inte heller oproblematiskt – dĂ„ det rör sig om urskiljningslös övervakning av alla anvĂ€ndares meddelanden (om Ă€n med samtycke i anvĂ€ndarvillkoren) utan misstanke om brott. MinisterrĂ„det vill Ă€ven ha en Ă„ldersgrĂ€ns för meddelande-appar. Nu vidtar trilogförhandlingar mellan EU:s ministerrĂ„d, Europaparlamentet (som sĂ€ger nej till Chat Control 2 i dess centrala delar) och EU-kommissionen. De Ă€r planerade till 26 februari, 4 maj och 29 juni. ‱ Datalagring Datalagring kan bli en av Ă„rets stora frĂ„gor. 2014 upphĂ€vdes EU:s dĂ„varande datalagringsdirektiv av EU-domstolen som – enkelt uttryckt – slog fast principen: Övervaka dem som misstĂ€nks för brott – inte alla andra, hela tiden. Nu gör man ett försök att lansera ett nytt direktiv. Kommissionen har redan flaggat för att ett förslag Ă€r pĂ„ gĂ„ng. Och medlemsstaterna i ministerrĂ„det Ă€r pĂ„drivande. Enligt rĂ„dets arbetsdokument vill man utöka datalagringen frĂ„n att »bara« gĂ€lla telefonsamtal, SMS, e-postmeddelanden, uppkopplingar och mobilpositioner till bland annat följande: Alla meddelanden pĂ„ alla meddelandetjĂ€nster och i alla meddelande-appar. IP-telefoni, molntjĂ€nster och VPN-uppkopplingar. Dina aktiviteter pĂ„ sociala media, Spotify, Youtube och Netflix. Dina bestĂ€llningar i tjĂ€nsteappar som Fodora och Uber. Med mera. Man vill helt enkelt hĂ„lla koll pĂ„ dig. ‱ Krypterade meddelanden NĂ€rbeslĂ€ktat med datalagringen Ă€r EU:s stĂ€ndiga kamp mot totalstrĂ€ckskrypterad (E2EE) kommunikation, inom ramen för projekten Going Dark och Protect EU. Ur EU-kommissionens fĂ€rdplan: »Under 2026 kommer kommissionen att lĂ€gga fram en teknisk fĂ€rdplan för kryptering för att identifiera och utvĂ€rdera lösningar som möjliggör laglig Ă„tkomst till krypterade data för brottsbekĂ€mpande myndigheter, samtidigt som cybersĂ€kerheten och de grundlĂ€ggande rĂ€ttigheterna skyddas. Kommissionen kommer ocksĂ„ att stödja utvecklingen av ny dekrypteringsteknik för att förse Europol med nĂ€sta generations dekrypteringskapacitet (frĂ„n och med 2030).« Detta innebĂ€r i praktiken ett politiskt krav pĂ„ bakdörrar – Ă€ven om ordet aldrig anvĂ€nds. (Den svenska regeringen har valt att avvakta med egen lagstiftning i Ă€mnet – som föreslagits av en utredning – i vĂ€ntan pĂ„ EU-kommissionens förslag.) ‱ ÅldersgrĂ€nser för sociala medier Irland har lĂ„tit meddela att man ser Ă„ldersgrĂ€nser för sociala medier som en prioriterad frĂ„ga för sitt ordförandeskap i EU:s ministerrĂ„d under andra halvĂ„ret 2026. Även Europaparlamentet har uttalat sig för Ă„ldersgrĂ€nser. Detta kan bli en stor och omstridd frĂ„ga, dĂ„ det tycks ha gĂ„tt politiskt mode i den. Och Ă„ldersgrĂ€nser krĂ€ver Ă„ldersverifiering, av alla. DĂ€rför rullas en »mini-plĂ„nbok« (app) för Ă„ldersverifiering ut i EU i vĂ€ntan pĂ„ unionens riktiga digitala ID/wallet. Vilken alla kan komma att behöva ladda ner och anvĂ€nda för att bekrĂ€fta sin Ă„lder pĂ„ sociala medier. (Den tycks dock inte vara kompatibel med alla operativsystem.) ‱ Hat & hot blir EU-brott LĂ„ngsamt mals frĂ„gan om att göra hat och hot till ett »EU-brott« med gemensam definition och gemensamt lĂ€gsta straff genom EU:s beslutsapparat. Vilket Ă€r knepigt, dĂ„ hat Ă€r en subjektiv kĂ€nsla medan hot Ă€r en reell handling. Vi har tidigare rapporterat: »Europaparlamentet menar att vad som i sammanhanget skall anses utgöra hat ”must not be limited only to certain grounds or motivations”. Vilket lĂ„ter som ett vĂ€ldigt brett mandat.Parlamentet efterlyser Ă€ven en ”holistisk respons” och en ”multidimensionell approach”. Samt att kommissionen rekommenderas ha en ”open ended approach” till vad som skall listas som hat och hot.« Vilket kĂ€nns som att man öppnar dörren för nya inskrĂ€nkningar av yttrandefriheten. EU-brott krĂ€ver normalt hög grad av precision enligt legalitetsprincipen. Vilket Ă€n sĂ„ lĂ€nge saknas. Förslaget lĂ€r stĂ„ i strid med vad Europakonventionen om de mĂ€nskliga rĂ€ttigheterna och EU:s mĂ€nniskorĂ€ttsstadga har att sĂ€ga om yttrandefriheten: »Var och en har rĂ€tt till yttrandefrihet. Denna rĂ€tt innefattar Ă„siktsfrihet samt frihet att ta emot och sprida uppgifter och tankar utan offentlig myndighets inblandning och oberoende av territoriella grĂ€nser.« Med tanke pĂ„ hur mĂ„nga politiker, samhĂ€llsdebattörer och surkart som vill hindra olika former av yttranden Ă€r EU:s planer orovĂ€ckande. ‱ EU:s Demokratisköld Om EU:s Digital Services Act öppnade för utomrĂ€ttslig censur online genom diffusa formuleringar slĂ„r EU:s nya »demokratisköld« upp porten pĂ„ vid gavel. Vi har tidigare beskrivit denna som ett försök att försvara demokratin med byrĂ„krati. Man kommer att skapa en helt ny administrativ apparat för att kontrollera det fria ordet i EU – European Centre for Democratic Resilience. Den skall samarbeta med civilsamhĂ€llets organisationer, researchers, akademien, fact checkers och media – för att »sĂ€kerstĂ€lla integriteten i informationsmiljön«. Men det Ă€r lĂ„ngt ifrĂ„n allt. UtifrĂ„n förarbetena har vi tidigare noterat
 »För koordination vill man förstĂ€rka EU:s »Rapid Alert System (RAS)«. Man efterlyser Ă€ven en ny oberoende EU-struktur för detta syfte. Denna skall bygga pĂ„ det arbete som utförs av EU:s utrikestjĂ€nst, European External Action Service (EEAS) och Europaparlamentet. En minimistandard för att bekĂ€mpa otillbörlig pĂ„verkan skall fastslĂ„s. Detta i samarbete med EU:s Intelligence and Situation Centre (EU INTCEN). Ett verktyg i sammanhanget Ă€r EU:s Digital Services Act (DSA) och unionens Regulation on the Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising. Man aviserar Ă€ven en kommande Digital Fairness Act och ett nytt större digitalt lagstiftningspaket. Rapporten pekar Ă€ven pĂ„ EU:s European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) och dess Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). Man vill lyfta fram civilsamhĂ€llets olika organisationer för faktagranskning som European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) och EU:s eget European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO). Rapporten vill ge dessa större resurser. Man aviserar Ă€ven ett nytt European Network of Fact-Checkers samt en European Civil Society Strategy. Rapporten lyfter fram unionens European Internal Security Strategy och European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA).« Men det rĂ€cker inte
 »Man vĂ€lkomnar EU:s »ambitious binding ICT supply chain security legislation« och »stronger regulatory framework to the FDI Screening Regulation« kopplad till dess Cyber Resilience Act och Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening regulation. Det reviderade NIS2-direktivet stĂ€ller bindande krav pĂ„ cybersĂ€kerhet för samhĂ€llsviktig och digital infrastruktur. Man uppmanar medlemsstaterna att följa det bĂ€ttre, liksom EU:s Cyber Resilience Act och Cyber Solidarity Act inom ramen för dess ProtectEU Strategy. Europol ges en viktig roll och man vill utöka dess mandat (igen). Även European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) ses som en viktig aktör. European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) och European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) likasĂ„. Även G7, NATO, FN, EuroparĂ„det och OECD nĂ€mns som viktiga aktörer. Man anser att EU:s stĂ€ndigt utvidgade regler mot penningtvĂ€tt kan komma till nytta i sammanhanget.« Detta kĂ€nns mer som en arbetsmarknadspolitisk stimulansĂ„tgĂ€rd för byrĂ„krater. Allt detta kommer garanterat att göra debatten om yttrandefrihet i EU – bĂ„de i och utanför EU – Ă€n mer intensiv, dĂ„ syftet med allt det ovanstĂ„ende Ă€r att begrĂ€nsa det fria ordet. Detta Ă€r nĂ„gra exempel pĂ„ frĂ„gor som rör internets frihet, yttrandefriheten och rĂ€tten till privatliv som Ă€r pĂ„ gĂ„ng under 2026. Du följer utvecklingen hĂ€r. (Bloggpost med relevanta lĂ€nkar i kommentarerna.)
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🚹ETHEREUM HAS SOLVED A BLOCKCHAIN TRILEMMA Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum has finally cracked the blockchain trilemma after a decade of work. Through zero-knowledge EVMs & PeerDAS, Ethereum can now achieve decentralization, consensus, and high bandwidth all together.
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Now that ZKEVMs are at alpha stage (production-quality performance, remaining work is safety) and PeerDAS is live on mainnet, it's time to talk more about what this combination means for Ethereum. These are not minor improvements; they are shifting Ethereum into being a fundamentally new and more powerful kind of decentralized network. To see why, let's look at the two major types of p2p network so far: BitTorrent (2000): huge total bandwidth, highly decentralized, no consensus Bitcoin (2009): highly decentralized, consensus, but low bandwidth - because it’s not “distributed” in the sense of work being split up, it’s *replicated* Now, Ethereum with PeerDAS (2025) and ZK-EVMs (expect small portions of the network using it in 2026), we get: decentralized, consensus and high bandwidth The trilemma has been solved - not on paper, but with live running code, of which one half (data availability sampling) is *on mainnet today*, and the other half (ZK-EVMs) is *production-quality on performance today* - safety is what remains. This was a 10-year journey (see the first commit of my original post on DAS here: github.com/ethereum/research
 , and ZK-EVM attempts started in ~2020), but it's finally here. Over the next ~4 years, expect to see the full extent of this vision roll out: * In 2026, large non-ZKEVM-dependent gas limit increases due to BALs and ePBS, and we'll see the first opportunities to run a ZKEVM node * In 2026-28, gas repricings, changes to state structure, exec payload going into blobs, and other adjustments to make higher gas limits safe * In 2027-30, large further gas limit increases, as ZKEVM becomes the primary way to validate blocks on the network A third piece of this is distributed block building. A long-term ideal holy grail is to get to a future where the full block is *never* constituted in one single place. This will not be necessary for a long time, but IMO it is worth striving for us at least have the capability to do that. Even before that point, we want the meaningful authority in block building to be as distributed as possible. This can be done either in-protocol (eg. maybe we figure out how to expand FOCIL to make it a primary channel for txs), or out-of-protocol with distributed builder marketplaces. This reduces risk of centralized interference with real-time transaction inclusion, AND it creates a better environment for geographical fairness. Onward.
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Europe's largest insect farm goes bankrupt despite receiving almost €200 million in public money. The French company ƾnsect has declared bankruptcy and entered judicial liquidation. The project had been presented as a key piece in the transformation of the European food system.
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VÀlskriven och i mina ögen balanserad artikel av @amuse om de somaliska misstÀnkta bedrÀgerierna och korruptionen i Minnesota, och den kulturella bakgrunden i det somaliska klansystemet.
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Är Ni det minsta intresserade av informationshantering, tex ChatControl inom EU behöver Ni följa @femtejuli
EU kan censurera information och blockera sociala medier – via medlemsstaterna, efter rĂ€ttslig prövning. Och sĂ„ finns de informella sĂ€tten
 femtejuli.se/2025/12/28/dsa-

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Everyone should listen to this keynote by @ErikVoorhees. Even though you're not interested in crypto, or finance in general, you should be interested in the technology that will change our lives and societies for good, and for the better. Take the time to understand what philosophy, policies and thinking is driving crypto technology and what's behind its development.
If you ever feel cynical about crypto and it's future, watch this video He literally explains why crypto matters and why we're all here:
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If you ever feel cynical about crypto and it's future, watch this video He literally explains why crypto matters and why we're all here:
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From yesterday Australians are now required to upload their ID to use a search engine. đŸ€ŠđŸ€Š
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Labeling Nazism “right-wing” while ignoring its socialist core is a deliberate communist tactic to shield Marxism from its totalitarian parallels. Key evidence: ‱ Party name: National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP). ‱ Hitler: “We are socialists, we are enemies of today’s capitalistic economic system.” ‱ Policies matched Communist Manifesto planks: ◩#2: Heavy progressive income tax (Nazi rates up to 50–95%). ◩#5: State centralization of credit (Reichsbank fully subordinated to Hitler). ◩#6: State control of communication/transport (railways, radio, press, post centralized). ◩#7: State-owned factories and directed production (Reichswerke Göring, Four-Year Plan). ◩#8: Mandatory labor (Reich Labor Service; millions in forced labor). ◩#10: Free compulsory state education tied to industrial/vocational needs. Nazism was collectivist and interventionist—far closer to Marxism than libertarianism. This reframing uses three communist strategies: 1. Accusatory Inversion (Stalin-era): Project your own authoritarian traits onto the “right.” 2. Ideological Subversion (Bezmenov): Distort language/history to blur facts. 3. Cultural Hegemony (Gramsci): Dominate academia/media to redefine the spectrum. Result: Leftist totalitarianism gets sanitized. Reject the rewrite. Reject the EU’s modern version of the same playbook. đŸ‡ȘđŸ‡ș💀 Freedom of speech means no state control over words.
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“In the first half of 2025, the EU blocked 44 million posts”
8 million — That’s how many social media posts that the EU deletes every *month.* These don’t include posts from accounts - like Russian media - that are completely banned in the EU. What are these snowflakes so afraid of? DSA - Digital Services Act:
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Exactly - I’m actually impressed the banks can lobby for this with a straight face and not get kicked out of senator’s offices. It takes some serious mental gymnastics. We won’t let anyone reopen GENIUS. Red line issue for us. And will keep advocating for our customers and the crypto industry. My prediction is the banks will actually flip and be lobbying FOR the ability to pay interest and yield on stablecoins in a few years, once they realize how big the opportunity is for them. So it’s 100% wasted effort on their part (in addition to being unethical). The innovators dilemma is undefeated.
Banks earn 4.4% on reserves parked at the Fed... They pay you 0.01% on your savings account. And now they're lobbying Congress to make sure stablecoins can't offer you anything better. The GENIUS Act already settled this. Congress spent months hashing out a compromise. Stablecoin issuers can't pay interest directly, but platforms and third parties can offer rewards. Done. Finished. Everyone shook hands. That was a few months ago. Now the banking lobby wants to reopen it. They're calling it a "safety concern." They're worried about "community bank deposits." Independent research shows zero evidence of disproportionate deposit outflows from community banks. Meanwhile, the big banks are sitting on trillions in reserves, collecting interest from the Fed, passing almost none of it to customers. How this plays out for the most part is that your bank takes your deposit, parks it at the Federal Reserve, earns 4%+ on it, gives you basically nothing. A stablecoin platform wants to share some yield with you and suddenly that's a threat to financial stability? We saw three different lobbying pushes on this bill in the last year & every single time, the framing is consumer protection, but in reality, every single time, the actual effect would be protecting big banks and incumbent margins. What you should actually watch for: -Any amendment that bans "rewards" broadly rather than just direct interest payments from issuers. -Whether the same legislators worried about stablecoin yields have ever questioned why bank savings rates haven't moved in fifteen years. -Who's funding the "community bank protection" messaging (Usually not community banks lol) If Congress caves on this, it sets a (not good) pattern. Pass a framework, let the incumbents lobby it back open, chip away until the new entrants can't compete, and crypto companies aren't the only ones watching. Every fintech considering U.S. markets is taking notes on whether legislation here actually sticks. We signed on to this letter to show our support and conviction in moving the industry forward in the United States. The next six months will show whether the U.S. wants competitive payments infrastructure or protected banking margins under the guise of "stability" as always, thanks to @BlockchainAssn for their hard work in the industry alongside @standwithcrypto & @na_blockchain special shoutout to @TBC_Jessi @512mace & @wadepreston for pushing this along as well
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Banks earn 4.4% on reserves parked at the Fed... They pay you 0.01% on your savings account. And now they're lobbying Congress to make sure stablecoins can't offer you anything better. The GENIUS Act already settled this. Congress spent months hashing out a compromise. Stablecoin issuers can't pay interest directly, but platforms and third parties can offer rewards. Done. Finished. Everyone shook hands. That was a few months ago. Now the banking lobby wants to reopen it. They're calling it a "safety concern." They're worried about "community bank deposits." Independent research shows zero evidence of disproportionate deposit outflows from community banks. Meanwhile, the big banks are sitting on trillions in reserves, collecting interest from the Fed, passing almost none of it to customers. How this plays out for the most part is that your bank takes your deposit, parks it at the Federal Reserve, earns 4%+ on it, gives you basically nothing. A stablecoin platform wants to share some yield with you and suddenly that's a threat to financial stability? We saw three different lobbying pushes on this bill in the last year & every single time, the framing is consumer protection, but in reality, every single time, the actual effect would be protecting big banks and incumbent margins. What you should actually watch for: -Any amendment that bans "rewards" broadly rather than just direct interest payments from issuers. -Whether the same legislators worried about stablecoin yields have ever questioned why bank savings rates haven't moved in fifteen years. -Who's funding the "community bank protection" messaging (Usually not community banks lol) If Congress caves on this, it sets a (not good) pattern. Pass a framework, let the incumbents lobby it back open, chip away until the new entrants can't compete, and crypto companies aren't the only ones watching. Every fintech considering U.S. markets is taking notes on whether legislation here actually sticks. We signed on to this letter to show our support and conviction in moving the industry forward in the United States. The next six months will show whether the U.S. wants competitive payments infrastructure or protected banking margins under the guise of "stability" as always, thanks to @BlockchainAssn for their hard work in the industry alongside @standwithcrypto & @na_blockchain special shoutout to @TBC_Jessi @512mace & @wadepreston for pushing this along as well
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I skuggan av det fallna tyska nationalsocialistiska riket och Stalins kommunistiska terrorvĂ€lde i Sovjetunionen skrev Hannah Arendt i början av 50-talet sitt standardverk om totalitarismens ursprung. Ett par saker tycker jag Ă€r speciellt trĂ€ffande sedda i relation till dagens samhĂ€lle – och det övervaknings- och kontrollsamhĂ€lle som rullas ut. Den första noteringen Ă€r att vĂ€gen till helvetet inte nödvĂ€ndigtvis Ă€r stensatt med varesig goda eller onda föresatser. Den kan lika gĂ€rna vara stensatt med inga föresatser alls. Det vill sĂ€ga att tanklöshet, bristande konsekvensanalys, frĂ„nvaron av kritiskt tĂ€nkande, lĂ€ttja, okunskap och oförmĂ„ga ocksĂ„ kan leda till förtryck. NĂ€r man inte ser det komma. En annan viktig punkt Ă€r att man inte kan utgĂ„ frĂ„n att förtryck kommer att komma i samma gestalt som förra gĂ„ngen. Det behöver inte vara brunskjortor eller röda fanor. Det behöver inte vara spektakulĂ€rt. Det Ă€r fullt möjligt att skapa ett totalitĂ€rt samhĂ€lle utifrĂ„n de bĂ€sta och vackraste intentioner (eller som sagt inga föresatser alls). Missriktad vĂ€lvilja Ă€r kĂ€llan till mycket av vĂ€rldens elĂ€nde. Utopiska visioner kan vara en varningssignal. Men det kan lika gĂ€rna handla om att vĂ„ra demokratiskt valda ledare vill skydda folket frĂ„n terrorism, klimatförĂ€ndringar eller »nĂ€that« – eller vad det politiska modet för tillfĂ€llet pĂ„bjuder. Intentioner Ă€r en sak, men det Ă€r metod och utfall som rĂ€knas. Den tredje varningen lyder »Brott mot de mĂ€nskliga rĂ€ttigheterna kan alltid rĂ€ttfĂ€rdigas med förevĂ€ndningen att det rĂ€tta Ă€r lika med det som Ă€r bra eller nyttigt för helheten i kontrast till delarna.« Allt gĂ„r att motivera. Hitler och Stalin ansĂ„g sig – utifrĂ„n sina respektive ideologiska vĂ€rldsbilder – ha sina folks och lĂ€nders bĂ€sta framför ögonen. Total övervakning av alla mĂ€nniskor överallt hela tiden skulle garanterat minska brottsligheten, öka andelen uppklarade brott och rĂ€dda liv. Det skulle rent av kunna vara bra för samhĂ€llet pĂ„ totalen, sett ur vissa perspektiv. Men det vore ett outhĂ€rdligt samhĂ€lle att leva i. NĂ„gonstans mĂ„ste man dra en grĂ€ns. Det Ă€r dĂ€rför vi har de mĂ€nskliga rĂ€ttigheterna – för att tillförsĂ€kra individen frihet och rĂ€tt. Det Ă€r dĂ€rför orovĂ€ckande nĂ€r vĂ„ra politiker i mĂ„nga smĂ„ steg inskrĂ€nker vĂ„ra fri- och rĂ€ttigheter. I namn av det ena eller andra. Ytterst Ă€r paradoxen att ett öppet och fritt samhĂ€lle med en demokratisk rĂ€ttsstat kan avskaffa sig sjĂ€lv. I god demokratisk ordning. Och med de Ă€dlaste förevĂ€ndningar.
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I don’t say this easily, but to me @VitalikButerin is one of the extremely few public figures on this planet that I trust, admire and believe to be truly humanitarian, trustworthy and good-meaning. This is The Way. If you never heard of him, it’s time to start reading.
This is what I worry Europe will get negatively polarized into: an ideology taking pride in a neat, sanitized online environment free of evil corporate and fascist pathogens. I hope European govs do not go this way, and instead take a Pirate Party approach of user empowerment. First, what's wrong with the tweet I'm quoting: The idea that there should be "no space" for something you dislike is fundamentally a totalitarian and anti-pluralistic impulse. It's incompatible with being in an environment that you do not fully control. This is especially true for categories that are subjective and controversial, because you end up trying to fully remove things you think are pathogens, when other people have good faith disagreements, and because you give yourself the maximalist goal of not even giving them breathing room, you create conflict and end up building the machinery of technocratic authoritarianism to impose your victory in the conflict. So sorry, if you want to be a free society, you have to bite the bullet that some people, somewhere, will be selling things that you consider dangerous and saying things you consider disinformation and vicious lies. What is the goal to shoot for? You want to create an environment where those things don't dominate. This is the problem with twitter today: not that it's a safe space where 1000 people talk to each other in a corner about how heritage americans are the master race and putin is good or whatever, but that that crap gets shoved in our face on a mass scale, and the algorithms actively favor it. The right metaphor is not castles and walls, but biological - think, why European forests don't have tropical lizards. Having incentives for social media platforms to have less of those things instead of more is fundamentally reasonable, @audreyt has talked about how Taiwan has done something similar. You also want to do this in a way where it's clear what the underlying principle is, so it's not a vehicle for imposing arbitrary and frequently changing expert-consensus agendas. You also want to empower users, rather than working against them. People want to see and buy good things instead of bad things. Often the problem is that competition is too difficult in the current market. I actually supported the USB-C standardization mandate; it created more interoperability and thus improved competition and convenience. I would support incentivizing social platforms to be more open, and to be more transparent (eg. my proposal to require algorithms to be continuously published with a 1-2 year delay, with zk-proofs to ensure that the algorithm being used in real time exactly equals the one that gets published later) Being able to better identify what messages are coming from what communities is also good, though I don't support the direction of banning anonymity of individual posters, rather I would want to see more macro-scale analytics, eg. seeing what communities are most strongly saying and amplifying content that semantically matches a particular idea; this can be done in privacy-preserving ways. There is a real opportunity to reaffirm freedom of speech in a unique and different way, that emphasizes pluralism and pushes against unbalanced attempts to manipulate the discourse by individual powerful actors. We want to do this, not go down the dark path of having something that claims to support fundamental rights but actually is not trusted by anyone to be anything other than the fundamental right to follow the footsteps of a few technocratic experts.
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