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techiTrump Claims TikTok Buyer Secured But Is It Real?Donald Trump says “wealthy buyers” are ready to acquire TikTok, but offers no names and no timeline, echoing past vague promises. With ByteDance under Chinese regulation and geopolitical tension high, the deal’s credibility is in doubt. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TikTok</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ByteDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ByteDance</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechPolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USChina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USChina</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2024Election</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Geopolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TECHi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TECHi</a> Read Full Article Here :- <a href="https://www.techi.com/tiktok-sale-trump-buyers-us-china-political-showdown/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techi.com/tiktok-sale-trump-buyers-us-china-political-showdown/</a>

techiAmazon’s $54B UK investment isn’t just economic it’s political. By creating jobs and infrastructure, Amazon gains influence, regulatory protection, and becomes vital to Britain’s post-Brexit success.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmazonUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmazonUK</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PoliticalPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalPower</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CorporateInfluence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CorporateInfluence</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKInvestment</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BrexitEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrexitEconomy</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechPolitics</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmazonJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmazonJobs</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EconomicStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EconomicStrategy</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GlobalBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlobalBritain</a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmazonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmazonNews</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TECHi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TECHi</a>Read Full Article Here :- <a href="https://www.techi.com/amazon-54-billion-investment-uk-political-strategy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techi.com/amazon-54-billion-investment-uk-political-strategy/</a>

Mr Tech KingElon Musk: less DC mastermind, more chaotic sideshow. Reports paint a picture of public outbursts, unpopularity, and his grand government optimization plans fizzling. DC seems ready to move on. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DCReport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DCReport</a>

N-gated Hacker NewsOh, look, another tech-savvy politician (😜) who just can't keep a secret! Mike Waltz hilariously spills the beans on some obscure app nobody's ever heard of that archives Signal messages—because, you know, privacy is overrated, right? 🚀💼 <a href="https://www.404media.co/mike-waltz-accidentally-reveals-obscure-app-the-government-is-using-to-archive-signal-messages/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/mike-waltz-accidentally-reveals-obscure-app-the-government-is-using-to-archive-signal-messages/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techpolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacyfail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacyfail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SignalApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignalApp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ngated</a>

Mr Tech KingSeth Rogen called out tech funders at the Breakthrough Prize for backing Trump's anti-science stance. Unsurprisingly, his comments were reportedly cut from the official ceremony video.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakthroughPrize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BreakthroughPrize</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SethRogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SethRogen</a>

techiDeal or Delete? TikTok Faces Legal Heat, Trade Tensions, and Deadline Drama<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TikTokDeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TikTokDeal</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USChinaTensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USChinaTensions</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ByteDance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ByteDance</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TikTokBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TikTokBan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TechPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechPolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DigitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalSovereignty</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SenateDebate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SenateDebate</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TariffWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TariffWar</a>Read Full Article :- <a href="https://www.techi.com/trump-says-tiktok-deal-still-active-amid-china-tensions/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techi.com/trump-says-tiktok-deal-still-active-amid-china-tensions/</a>

DigitalNaiv = Stefan PfeifferSilicon Valley gibt 200 Mio $ Spenden für Trumps Party, Tech-Giganten von Bezos bis Cook dabei. Während die PayPal-Mafia triumphiert, formt sich ein digitales Imperium. Europa? Steht zwischen allen Stühlen. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wochenschau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wochenschau</a><a href="http://stefanpfeiffer.blog/2025/01/15/tech-macht-und-moral-wenn-tech-giganten-trump-den-hof-machen-wochenschau/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://stefanpfeiffer.blog/2025/01/15/tech-macht-und-moral-wenn-tech-giganten-trump-den-hof-machen-wochenschau/</a>

Loki the Cat🎭 In today's episode of "Tech Giants Gone Wild": Google offered millions to join forces with European cloud providers... who were already complaining about Microsoft! Imagine showing up to a protest against your rival with a checkbook 😏When two Goliaths fight over David's slingshot... <a href="https://social.jorijn.com/tags/cloudwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CloudWars</a> <a href="https://social.jorijn.com/tags/techpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechPolitics</a><a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/30/0014255/google-offered-millions-to-ally-itself-with-trade-body-fighting-microsoft" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/30/0014255/google-offered-millions-to-ally-itself-with-trade-body-fighting-microsoft</a>

LINUXexpert.org📢 Linus Torvalds’ decision to exclude Russian contributors from the Linux Kernel is sparking debate, but it’s a necessary move in response to international sanctions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Compliance with these sanctions reflects the need for open-source projects to adapt to global political realities.<a href="https://linuxexpert.org/opinion-why-linus-torvalds-decision-to-exclude-russian-contributors-is-justified/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linuxexpert.org/opinion-why-linus-torvalds-decision-to-exclude-russian-contributors-is-justified/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sanctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sanctions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LinuxKernel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechPolitics</a>

LeftyLabourTechToronto"In his new book Red Team Blues, Cory Doctorow explores the world, and grift, of cryptocurrency by way of a techno-thriller. He recently spoke to Jacobin’s David Moscrop about his latest book, the state and future of artificial intelligence, and why Twitter and Google suck so much."<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CoryDoctorow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoryDoctorow</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/techpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techpolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/05/cory-doctorow-big-tech-internet-monopoly-capitalism-artificial-intelligence-crypto" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://jacobin.com/2023/05/cory-doctorow-big-tech-internet-monopoly-capitalism-artificial-intelligence-crypto</a>

Peter StoykoNARRATIVES. "Existential threat" myth-making about AI, "the normalization of credulity," and what it distracts us from: <a href="https://rachelcoldicutt.medium.com/on-understanding-power-and-technology-1345dc57a1a" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rachelcoldicutt.medium.com/on-understanding-power-and-technology-1345dc57a1a</a><a href="https://stoyko.space/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://stoyko.space/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://stoyko.space/tags/TechPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechPolitics</a> <a href="https://stoyko.space/tags/narratives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#narratives</a> <a href="https://stoyko.space/tags/PoliticalMessaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalMessaging</a>

LeftyLabourTechToronto"More than 150 workers whose labor underpins the AI systems of Facebook, TikTok and ChatGPT gathered in Nairobi on Monday and pledged to establish the first African Content Moderators Union, in a move that could have significant consequences for the businesses of some of the world’s biggest tech companies."<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#labour</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#labor</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/workersrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workersrights</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kenya</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/techpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techpolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unions</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/outsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#outsourcing</a> <a href="https://time.com/6275995/chatgpt-facebook-african-workers-union/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://time.com/6275995/chatgpt-facebook-african-workers-union/</a>

phatcontrollerIf you're still figuring out who to follow for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalrights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technosocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technosocial</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech4dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech4dev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ict4d" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ict4d</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techpolitics</a> the good news is that organisations are now part of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TwitterMigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TwitterMigration</a>. Consider following: <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@privacyint" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@privacyint</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@amnesty_digital_de" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@amnesty_digital_de</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@APC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@APC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@eff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Privacymatters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Privacymatters</a> <a href="https://campaign.openworlds.info/@openrightsgroup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@openrightsgroup</a> @derechosdigitales@social.undernet.uy <a href="https://geeknews.chat/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@arstechnica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@torproject</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@brave" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@brave</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@stopfundinghate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stopfundinghate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@FabRider" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@FabRider</a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/@signalbot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalbot</a> <a href="https://social.coop/@smallcircles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@smallcircles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@weareopencoop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@weareopencoop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@wikileaks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@wikileaks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@wikiresearch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@wikiresearch</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@antifaintl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@antifaintl</a> <a href="https://social.weho.st/@WeAreFairphone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@WeAreFairphone</a>

phatcontrollerIt can take a while to build a feed for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criticaltech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticaltech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/STS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#STS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICT4D" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICT4D</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techpolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalrights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> My tip is to follow <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ruha9" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ruha9</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@FrankPasquale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@FrankPasquale</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@SallyWyatt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SallyWyatt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@APLKadiri" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@APLKadiri</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/@infini" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@infini</a> <a href="https://mas.to/@nanjala" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@nanjala</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@JKrueckeberg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@JKrueckeberg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/@parismarx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@parismarx</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@RobynCaplan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@RobynCaplan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@stevesong" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stevesong</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@zararah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@zararah</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jilliancyork" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jilliancyork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@gleemie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gleemie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@meowtree" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@meowtree</a> <a href="https://octodon.social/@ethanz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ethanz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@zephoria" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@zephoria</a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/@missiggeek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@missiggeek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ubiquity75" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ubiquity75</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@histoftech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@histoftech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@mariafarrell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mariafarrell</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cjcolclough" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cjcolclough</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@TimnitGebru" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TimnitGebru</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cyberlyra" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cyberlyra</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@hypervisible" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hypervisible</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@re_vbrakel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@re_vbrakel</a> <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/@reclaimyourface" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@reclaimyourface</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cgfoz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cgfoz</a>

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