Springer Nature + Germany Read-and-Publish Deal Finalized

From the [press release](https://www.hrk.de/press/press-releases/press-release/meldung/springer-nature-and-germanys-projekt-deal-finalise-worlds-largest-transformative-open-access-agree/): > The Read and Publish, ‘transformative’, component of the agreement, effective...

‘Why We Need Industry-Independent Research on Tech & Society’

J. Nathan Matias, on the [CAT Lab blog](https://citizensandtech.org/2020/01/industry-independent-research/): > It’s now three years since multiple fiascos in 2016 convinced Western democracies that the internet might not be the uncomplicated miracle promoted by tech...