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Facebook and Trump are at a turning point in their long, tortured relationship

How Has COVID-19 Impacted Regional Internet Ecosystems?

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and work are still online while the pressure on Internet ecosystems remains unprecedented. This has put the question of Internet resilience to the fore. As networks continue to struggle to cope with traffic spikes and connectivity hiccups, we examine how COVID-19 impacted some regional Internet ecosystems in 2020. […]

Professor da FGV Direito Rio, Nicolo Zingales participa da Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Comércio e Desenvolvimento

Nos dias 27 e 28 de abril, o professor da FGV Direito Rio, Nicolo Zingales, participou de dois painéis organizados pela Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Comércio e Desenvolvimento (UNCTAD), em colaboração com Public Citizen e The Third World Network, sobre questões de concorrência nas plataformas digitais.

Final Results of the 2021 Internet Society Board of Trustees Elections and IETF Selections

The Internet Society Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2021 elections and the IETF selections for the Internet Society Board of Trustees. Voting concluded on 23 April. The results were announced to the voting communities and the challenge period was opened on 26 April. The deadline to file challenges was […]

Tecnologie digitali e Democrazia: il Centro Nexa su Internet & Società a Biennale Democrazia 2023

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Broadband Industry Sues New York State For Promising $15 Broadband

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Delving into Disinformation

From the Existential Issue: Post-truth and the press

Waiving COVID vaccine patent rights? It’s complicated

Signs of hope, amid turmoil – COVID-19 and the news media

By Konrad Bleyer-Simon and Roberta Carlini

News media has been among the industries hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, suffering above-average losses. A recent technical report by the CMPF investigates the first wave’s effects on media revenues, employment and working conditions, as well as the role public support played. While the overall impact was devastating, digital news media show signs of resilience.

Schleichender Angriff auf das alternde Nervensystem

Alterungsprozesse stellen auch ohne erkennbare Krankheit oder Trauma das größte Risiko für eine Schädigung des Nervensystems dar. Die impulsleitenden, myelinisierten Fortsätze und synaptischen Verbindungen zwischen Nervenzellen sind hierbei aus bisher ungeklärten Ursachen besonders anfällig für eine alterungsabhängige Degeneration. Diese krankhaften Veränderungen äußern sich im fortgeschrittenen Alter oft im Verlust kognitiver, sensorischer, und motorischer Fähigkeiten und stellen ein enormes sozioökonomisches Problem dar.
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Política de Corresponsabilidad: Derecho al cuidado en la U. de Chile

El pasado mes de marzo, la Universidad de Chile lanzó la campaña "Derecho al Cuidado", que tiene como objetivo visibilizar la Política de Corresponsabilidad Social en las responsabilidades familiares y actividades universitarias. En la iniciativa participó la agrupación MAPAU UChile (Madres y Padres Universitarios).

U. de Chile realizará curso gratuito para la prevención del suicidio

En Chile, el suicidio sigue siendo la segunda causa de muerte en jóvenes de 15 a 29 años, grupo etario que se ha visto más afectado en su salud mental por la pandemia.

Fenafuch eligió a su nueva directiva para el período 2021 - 2023

Cerca de 500 votantes emitieron sus preferencias para la directiva de la Federación Nacional de Asociaciones de Funcionarios de la Universidad de Chile. El proceso se realizó de manera online a través de la plataforma UCampus, en un contexto marcado por las medidas sanitarias y el desarrollo del proceso constituyente.El pasado 22 de abril concluyó la votación para elegir a los once integrantes de la nueva directiva de la Federación Nacional de Asociaciones de Funcionarios de la Universidad de Chile (Fenafuch).

In den Medien: Homeoffice-Studie des bidt nach einem Jahr Pandemie

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Infrastructure-Embedded Control, Circumvention and Sovereignty in the Russian Internet

Numéro spécial de la revue First Monday, coordonné par Françoise Daucé et Francesca Musiani.
L’article Infrastructure-Embedded Control, Circumvention and Sovereignty in the Russian Internet est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.

STRATEGYHACK - WEBINAR "PRIVACY E DATI: LE BUONE NUOVE ABITUDINI"

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The Week in Internet News: India Tries to Censor Online Critics

Shut your mouth: The government in India has tried to silence critics of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic there as cases spike in the country, BuzzFeed News reports. India’s IT ministry recently ordered Twitter to block more than 50 tweets from being seen in the country, and Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube also had content critical […]

Siri’s evil sister. When the Dutch public service steals your data

“System Risk Indication” (SyRI) deployed by the dutch government for automatically detecting social benefit fraud. The program was shut down due to a severe lack in transparency and unproportional collection of data. This demonstrates how automating public services fails, when not properly implemented.
The post Siri’s evil sister. When the Dutch public service steals your data appeared first on HIIG.

FGV Direito Rio recebe inscrições para a 2ª edição do Programa de Capacitação Docente em Direito e Economia

Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da Fundação Getulio Vargas (“FGV Direito Rio”) abre inscrições para o processo seletivo para professores universitários interessados em participar de Programa de Capacitação Docente em Direito e Economia.