On July 1, 2025, dubbed “Content Independence Day”, Cloudflare announced a bold initiative to block unauthorized AI crawlers from accessing websites by default and to create a marketplace where content owners and AI model providers can transact. This move marks a pivotal shift in the contest over who controls, benefits from, and governs data used […] The post Cloudflare Declares “Content Independence”: A New Phase of Data Enclosure in AI Markets appeared first on Internet Governance...| Internet Governance Project
As markets become increasingly concentrated, geopolitical tensions intensify, and several governments grow more welcoming toward Big Tech, it is essential to consider whether new technologies pose any threats to democracy. It is widely understood that democracy (‘demos’ & ‘kratos’) signifies a system of governance in which the people hold the authority. What is usually less […] The post Silicon Valley’s Challenge: Antitrust as a Shield for Democracy first appeared on The Digital C...| The Digital Constitutionalist