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De Filippi, P. (2013). Flawed cloud architectures and the rise of decentral alternatives. Internet Policy Review, 2(4). https://doi.org/10.14763/2013.4.212

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De Filippi, Primavera. 2013. "Flawed cloud architectures and the rise of decentral alternatives". Internet Policy Review 2 (4). DOI: 10.14763/2013.4.212. https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/flawed-cloud-architectures-and-rise-decentral-alternatives.

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De Filippi P. Flawed cloud architectures and the rise of decentral alternatives. Internet Policy Review [Internet]. 2013 [24 September 2026];2(4). Available from: https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/flawed-cloud-architectures-and-rise-decentral-alternatives

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