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GameStop, Musk, and the threat to decentralization

One of my favourite phrases from Gabriel García Márquez can be found in The Autumn of the Patriarch, and reads: “El día que la mierda tenga algún valor, los pobres nacerán sin culo.” (The day shit has any value, the poor will be born without an ass”. I was reminded Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 2 weeks ago
Regulation

Trump, Parler, and the internet regulation fallout

The events of last week require no introduction. The world looked in shock as the QAnon-MAGA mob stormed the US Capitol, disrupting the certification process for the US election. Disbelief, anger, sadness, in some circles. In others glee at the decay of a once great democracy. For me it felt Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 2 months2 months ago
Regulation

Time to decolonise the Internet

During my university years in Costa Rica, I used to be quite involved in student politics. You know, the usual stuff, marches, protesting, political parties, advocacy, but mostly sitting around talking about politics at the Law School’s cafeteria. I used to have quite a good collection of t-shirts, some with Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 5 months3 weeks ago
Hacking

The importance of the Twitter hack should not be missed

On July 15, 2020, a remarkable hacking attack took place. The Twitter accounts of prominent public figures such as Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Kanye West, and Bill Gates, amongst many others, started to transmit a message stating that if a person deposited some Bitcoin to a wallet, it Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 8 months8 months ago
king of the llamas
Conferences

Cyber-dystopianism: The Internet seen through the lens of nightmares

(This is my presentation at Gikii 2019 in Queen Mary, London. Slides Here). Cyber-dystopianism For many years, we thought of the Internet as inherently good, a unique innovation that would bring about a better world through technology. The Internet could empower people to become educated and better versions of themselves. Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 1 year1 year ago
Regulation

Looking for the elusive Goldilocks standard of online content moderation

It’s been an eventful couple of weeks for YouTube specifically, and for Internet moderation in general. It all started with YouTube’s controversial decision not to ban a famous content creator for instigating anti-gay and racist abuse. Then they were applauded in some circles for banning a number of neo-Nazi and Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 2 years2 years ago
Regulation

Internet Regulation: Endgame

It’s no secret that many of the organisations involved in governing the Internet have had a strong involvement with US interests, both public and private. The Internet started as a US military project, and that country remained influential in key decision-making bodies, but most importantly, the Internet grew out of Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 2 years2 years ago
Black hole
Regulation

Online harms white paper misses the mark

The UK government has now released its awaited Online Harms White Paper., detailing some potential changes to the law regulating intermediaries to try to curb damaging material found on the Internet. To say that the white paper has been controversial would be an understatement. While there are specific problems with Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 2 years2 years ago
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Christchurch and Internet regulation

It would be fair to say that the Christchurch terrorist attack has been one of the most shocking events in recent history, not only because of the heinous act itself, but because the perpetrator live-streamed the attack on Facebook, and the video has then been shared countless times online. After Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 2 years2 years ago
Cyberliberties

Can the internet be made safe for children?

It’s a dance as old as (digital) time. When faced with a challenge, politicians will look for a scapegoat in which to assign the blame of a complex issue, and propose allegedly easy solutions to fix impossible problems. Terrorist attack? End encryption. Rise in populism? End fake news. Violent crime Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 2 years ago

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