Petr Koubský

Petr Koubský is a Czech publicist, analyst of information and communication media, and pedagogue. He is a science and technology editor at Deník N. He has written and translated several books on IT. His academic career includes teaching at the Prague University of Economics and Business and the Faculty of Arts at Charles University. He currently teaches at the Faculty of Arts at Palacký University in Olomouc.

EU parliament lets Meta and Google keep scanning users’ messages, in a win for ‘Chat Control’ backers. What it means – and why it matters
13 July 2026 by Petr Koubský
With the European Parliament’s resistance weakening and the powerful European People’s Party group shifting in favour of tougher controls, this surprise win for message-scanning could clear the way for an even more far‑reaching “Chat Control 2.0” that targets encrypted apps next.
Chernobyl: the work of self-confident fools, after whom invisible heroes had to clean up
27 April 2026 by Petr Koubský
The 40th anniversary of a major nuclear accident is a good opportunity to reflect on whether something similar can happen again today.