Category: Perspectives
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A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet
Cory Doctorows addressing 39c3 in Hamburg December 28 2025. The video is embedded from: https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet#t=176 “Trump has staged an unscheduled, midair rapid disassembly of the global system of trade. Ironically, it is this system that prevented all of America’s trading partners from disenshittifying their internet: the US trade representative threatened the world with tariffs unless…
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Bluesky – the dream is over
by Sascha Pallenberg October 22, 2025 (8 min read) Autumn is coming… and not only outside, but also in my social media world. Yet again I’m at the point of leaving a platform. And this time it’s Bluesky – this once promising alternative to Twitter, that wanted to be a safe place for exchange, creativity…
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EU-tech instead of Silicon Valley – a people’s computer for Europe
By Sascha Pallenberg – 7 minute read Can we build computers, smartphones and tablets without being dependent on the USA? Today I’m weaving the tapestry of a big vision: our own chips, own software and own platforms – made in Europe. From European SoC design, via Linux, to browsers like Vivaldi and AI solutions from…
