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Yazar, çevirmen ve araştırmacı. Medya, "yapay zekâ", müzik ve toplumsal hareketler ile ilgileniyor. bianet için “Filistin İçin Teknoloji” ve “Yapay Zekânın Politik İnşası” dosyaları üzerinde...

Yazar, çevirmen ve araştırmacı. Medya, "yapay zekâ", müzik ve toplumsal hareketler ile ilgileniyor. bianet için “Filistin İçin Teknoloji” ve “Yapay Zekânın Politik İnşası” dosyaları üzerinde çalışıyor.

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Spiros Grammenos: ‘I sing so memory won’t fade’

Spiros Grammenos: ‘I sing so memory won’t fade’

We spoke with Spiros Grammenos about music as a tool of resistance and memory, the panic caused by censorship, and the chain of solidarity stretching from Athens to Palestine.

Diyar Saraçoğlu

How are the US and Israel using artificial intelligence in attacks on Iran?

How are the US and Israel using artificial intelligence in attacks on Iran?

The US and Israel do not use technology monopolies in military operations as ordinary suppliers providing software from outside, but as the main determinant of the decision-making and command chain.

Diyar Saraçoğlu

Larry Lohmann: AI is way too incoherent a gambit

Larry Lohmann: AI is way too incoherent a gambit

"My feeling is that social movements need to remain flexible enough to deal with unforeseen new developments, including AI, while also steadfastly keeping history before their eyes in dealing with them."

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Thaura.ai: An AI model against big tech domination

Thaura.ai: An AI model against big tech domination

"Unlike Big Tech companies that collect and monetize user data, we treat privacy as an absolute right that cannot be compromised for profit or political pressure."

26 December 2025

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Resistance to digital colonialism in Palestine

Resistance to digital colonialism in Palestine

The growth of the Palestinian resistance on the digital front depends on linking local struggles with international campaigns and building transnational organization against imperialism.

4 November 2025

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From productive force to destructive force: Digital colonialism in Palestine

From productive force to destructive force: Digital colonialism in Palestine

When read together, the layers of infrastructure, surveillance, and narrative reveal the alliance at the heart of digital colonialism in Palestine: the partnership between Israel and global technology corporations.

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March to Gaza: 'Palestine has become a political symbol for a much wider refusal'

Q&A WITH ANTONIS FARAS

March to Gaza: 'Palestine has become a political symbol for a much wider refusal'

Antonis Faras from the “March to Gaza – Greece”movement spoke to bianet about the resistance in the streets against Greece’s alliance with Israel.

21 September 2025

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Behind the scenes of the 'Empire of AI'

Q&A WITH KAREN HAO

Behind the scenes of the 'Empire of AI'

"These companies' behavior directly parallels that of historical empires. They literally grab a lot of land to build the data centers they need to train their AI models."

Transcending the boundaries of media: Appropriation of collective knowledge, transformation of labor and alternative futures

DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY - 5

Transcending the boundaries of media: Appropriation of collective knowledge, transformation of labor and alternative futures

The reclamation of labor, data, and tools lays the groundwork for establishing holistic autonomy in the digital realm. These approaches not only resist the current system but also offer a concrete vision for the democratic infrastructures of the future.

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‘We need not AI but technology that works for people’

Q&A WITH ALEX HANNA FROM DAIR

‘We need not AI but technology that works for people’

Hanna from the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR) says that much stronger regulations on data transparency are needed.

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Chris Avramidis: Tempi strike marks a golden page in history of Greece's labor movement

Chris Avramidis: Tempi strike marks a golden page in history of Greece's labor movement

"With the entire country discussing and mobilizing around Tempi for two consecutive months, ignoring the demands for justice is no longer an option for anyone who wishes to maintain even a shred of credibility."

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Interview with Stavros Stavrides on Greece's Tempi train crash

Interview with Stavros Stavrides on Greece's Tempi train crash

" This kind of mourning established and maintained by the movement directly challenges official rhetoric and abundant expressions of hypocritical sorrow by government ministers."

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'Traditional unions struggle to understand tech sector'

Q&A WITH SIMONE ROBUTTI OF TECH WORKERS COALITION

'Traditional unions struggle to understand tech sector'

"Ultimately, tech organizing is still evolving, with workers adapting traditional methods to the unique challenges of the industry."

26 February 2025

Diyar Saraçoğlu & İnanç Yıldız

Kurds celebrate Newroz in Diyarbakır

Kurds celebrate Newroz in Diyarbakır

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in the Newroz Park, the traditional venue for the celebrations.

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First visuals reveal extent of deforestation in Akbelen forest due to coal mining

First visuals reveal extent of deforestation in Akbelen forest due to coal mining

The region saw mass protests last summer to prevent the expansion of coal mining areas.

Another day of nature watch in Akbelen Forest

Another day of nature watch in Akbelen Forest

Today was the 12th day of resistance against tree-cutting in Akbelen Forest.

Akbelen Forest resistance continues on seventh day

Akbelen Forest resistance continues on seventh day

Various environmental and nature conservation organizations from different cities, along with music bands, are lending their support to the resistance.