UN Open Source Week 2025, Part V. Recap: Trust, Sovereignty, and the Future of DPI
What did UN Open Source Week 2025 reveal about building digital infrastructure we can trust? In this final recap, we reflect on hackathons, open source governance, and DPI as a social contract, surfacing tensions and lessons ahead of the Global DPI Summit in Cape Town.
UN Open Source Week 2025. Part II: OSPOs for Good, Institutional Shifts, and the Architecture of Trust
OSPOs are moving from niche to necessary. Part II of our UN Open Source Week series covers how governments, nonprofits, and the private sector are building trust through open source: from interoperability to digital public infrastructure.
United States vs. Google: The Landmark Antitrust Case of the Decade
In a landmark antitrust case, the U.S. Department of Justice takes on Google, challenging its dominance in digital search and online advertising. This analysis explores the key arguments, potential outcomes, and global implications of a legal battle that could reshape the tech industry.
The U.S. Supreme Court and Social Media (Part II)
This is the second article in a series analyzing the evolving legal landscape around social media regulation in the U.S. Supreme Court. Building on earlier court rulings from Florida and Texas, the article explores SCOTUS' recent decisions and their implications for content moderation, the First Amendment, and the future of digital free speech.
Cyber Sabotage and Geopolitical Escalation: The Implications of Israel’s Alleged Role in Lebanon’s Pager and Walkie-Talkie Explosions
The recent pager and walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon highlight the evolving nature of cyber-physical warfare, where even low-tech devices are weaponized through sophisticated supply chain sabotage. As Israel is suspected of orchestrating this attack, the incident reveals how cybersecurity vulnerabilities in global supply chains are increasingly blurring the lines between digital sabotage and kinetic warfare, with far-reaching geopolitical consequences.
The U.S. Supreme Court and Social Media
The cases that the current federal Executive is seeking to have the Supreme Court review are based on decisions that several Courts of Appeal issued last year regarding laws that were approved in 2021 in the states of Florida (SB 7072) and Texas (HB 20) that, according to this government, do not comply with the First Amendment.