Marco Pancini
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Marco Pancini
@marconav
Public policy @Meta. Public announcement: all views expressed here are my own, not my employer's. Attenzione: questa è tutta farina del mio sacco.


You often hear in Italy that ‘tourism is our oil.’ Beyond the absurdity of the claim, these maps are quite revealing. They show which provinces saw the strongest growth in tourism (measured by arrivals) between 2008 and 2024. In percentage terms (left map), one province stands out: Sassari. Perhaps perceptions in Porto Cervo are a bit distorted relative to the rest of Italy? In absolute terms (middle map), however, two or three provinces — Bolzano, Venice, and Milan — absorbed almost all the additional flow between 2008 and 2024. And if that weren’t enough, total arrivals (right map) are extremely concentrated in just three provinces: Rome, Venice, and Bolzano. Still think “tourism is our oil” makes sense? And above all: how incredible is @KalistatData?” 🙃



















The EU’s European Commission has pressed Apple Inc. to further open up the iPhone operating system to rivals, prompting the company to complain about requests from Meta Platforms Inc. that it says will undermine privacy. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Have you ever had an offline conversation, then been served a spookily relevant ad? All evidence suggests this is just a coincidence, but most people believe our phones are spying on us. #Echobox=1732668360" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/245733…

















