So, I wrote to my MP, Sam Gyimah about the new Bill that is trying to be shoved through UK parliament. Hey Sam, Haven’t written in a while, but this new ‘Communications Data Bill’ has really got me worried. While I have absolutely nothing to hide, I believe that too many people having access to [...]
At thursday evening’s talk at the occupied Empros Theater in Athens, Tiziana Terranova and I gave presentations on the political economy of social media to a diverse and engaged community. The Empros Theatre is in central Athens, part of the overall urban geography that has been besieged by occupations, protest and police brutality in the [...]
I’m currently involved in a discussion on the Empyre mailing list with Tiziana Terranova, Adam Hyde and others. The topic of Kickstarter and simular sites came up, as I’ve been meaning to address these sorts of projects, both for their potential and their limitations, I though I’d repost an excerpt of my response here:
