Listening to this sweeping talk by @pluralistic I can't help but see parallels to the #HackerManifesto

There's a glimpse at a different #DigitalWorld in addition to a thorough criticism of current trends.

"A post-American Internet"? The talk shows that the #Internet and #Cyberspace are far from elusive, untouchable realms but instead are very real in terms of #Power. The digital world is very much shaped by the US which for years has unsettled other states and puts further strain on the #Multistakeholder approach, which in the words of Milton Mueller was enacted specifically to make sure, no one government would dictate the rules of the Internet.

Really interesting is the observation, that we might be at a tipping point for #DigitalGovernance. A new coalition emerges thanks to #Trump, bringing together such different groups as Digital activists and national security hawks for #DigitalSovereignty

The talk is a great illustration of the importance of #TechGeopolitics and picking up many themes I've also addressed in my newsletter like #TechDebt. Subscribe here: https://explore.ghost.org/p/nicolas-zahn

https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet

#39c3

Listening to this sweeping talk by @pluralistic I can't help but see parallels to the #HackerManifesto

There's a glimpse at a different #DigitalWorld in addition to a thorough criticism of current trends.

"A post-American Internet"? The talk shows that the #Internet and #Cyberspace are far from elusive, untouchable realms but instead are very real in terms of #Power. The digital world is very much shaped by the US which for years has unsettled other states and puts further strain on the #Multistakeholder approach, which in the words of Milton Mueller was enacted specifically to make sure, no one government would dictate the rules of the Internet.

Really interesting is the observation, that we might be at a tipping point for #DigitalGovernance. A new coalition emerges thanks to #Trump, bringing together such different groups as Digital activists and national security hawks for #DigitalSovereignty

The talk is a great illustration of the importance of #TechGeopolitics and picking up many themes I've also addressed in my newsletter like #TechDebt. Subscribe here: https://explore.ghost.org/p/nicolas-zahn

https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet

#39c3

European companies ARE ready to help people and organizations with #DigitalSovereignty. Here 2 great examples 👇

1. The French Ministry of Education provides cloud storage for 1.2 million employees using Nextcloud architecture: https://www.cio-online.com/actualites/lire-l-education-nationale-offre-le-stockage-cloud-a-ses-1-2-million-d-agents-sans-gafam-16726.html

2. Airbus is 80% certain they can find a European supplier to provide in their complex needs for a cloud: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/airbus_sovereign_cloud/

#DigitalAutonomy #BuyEuropean
@murena @e_mydata @gael

Join us at our #Fediverse Assembly on Day 3 at #39c3 ✨

Sessions include:
#publicinstitutions #digitalsovereignty
#opencommunication
#peertube meetup
#fediday 25 #fediday26
#socialweb #atproto

Come and join us 🚀
Hall H @cbase

Join us at our #Fediverse Assembly on Day 3 at #39c3 ✨

Sessions include:
#publicinstitutions #digitalsovereignty
#opencommunication
#peertube meetup
#fediday 25 #fediday26
#socialweb #atproto

Come and join us 🚀
Hall H @cbase

Meredith Whittaker ( @Mer__edith) has been invited to speak at #39C3 later today. If you make it to the mic in time, here is an interesting question for her: "If I’m put on a boycott list by the Trump regime because I’m openly anti-fascist or oppose war crimes, will you adhere to US laws and block my access to #Signal?"

#DigitalSovereignty #DIDit

Meredith Whittaker ( @Mer__edith) has been invited to speak at #39C3 later today. If you make it to the mic in time, here is an interesting question for her: "If I’m put on a boycott list by the Trump regime because I’m openly anti-fascist or oppose war crimes, will you adhere to US laws and block my access to #Signal?"

#DigitalSovereignty #DIDit

European companies ARE ready to help people and organizations with #DigitalSovereignty. Here 2 great examples 👇

1. The French Ministry of Education provides cloud storage for 1.2 million employees using Nextcloud architecture: https://www.cio-online.com/actualites/lire-l-education-nationale-offre-le-stockage-cloud-a-ses-1-2-million-d-agents-sans-gafam-16726.html

2. Airbus is 80% certain they can find a European supplier to provide in their complex needs for a cloud: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/airbus_sovereign_cloud/

#DigitalAutonomy #BuyEuropean
@murena @e_mydata @gael

Today we are calling on institutions around the world to take control of their #DigitalSovereignty, including their social accounts. Governments should communicate directly with their citizens on open platforms, not through the mouthpiece of a corporation.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/

This applies in Aus too

'Any private contract between a European customer and a US cloud provider is ultimately subordinate to US federal law. A warrant issued under the CLOUD Act legally compels an American company to hand over data, overriding any contractual commitments of data residency or privacy'

#digitalSovereignty #technology #siliconValley

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/europe_gets_serious_about_cutting/

This applies in Aus too

'Any private contract between a European customer and a US cloud provider is ultimately subordinate to US federal law. A warrant issued under the CLOUD Act legally compels an American company to hand over data, overriding any contractual commitments of data residency or privacy'

#digitalSovereignty #technology #siliconValley

https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/europe_gets_serious_about_cutting/

@muminitaly @_elena

We have almost 60 #universities in Germany with #Mastodon accounts and the logo on their websites, see the great lists of @scammo
👉 https://mastodon-listen.playground.54gradsoftware.de/
Check the details of that page and you will be directed to nearly 150 research institutes in Germany active an Mastodon, cities and communities etc.. And their numbers of followers are constantly increasing.
Isn't that a great development for the #fediverse?
Please, @EUCommission, come on and join this movement. This would help enormously in demonstrating #Europe 's #digitalsovereignty.

#EU #socialmedia #Unis4Mastodon

Dare to be forgotten.

We have all been trained to think if we did not document it, it did not happen. We have turned our actual lives into content, constantly performing for an audience that isn't even really watching.

There is freedom in the undocumented. If you stop worrying about how a moment looks, you will start noticing how it actually feels. You no longer ask, "How will this look?" and instead ask, "How does this feel?"

Privacy is not just having secrets. It is having a life that belongs to you and not a data center. Some things should not be for sale. Some things are better when they are just yours.

What if the most important thing you did today was something nobody ever found out about?

#DareToBeForgotten #DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #SlowWeb #DigitalAsceticism #Intentionality #NoAI #SimpleLiving #JOMO #TheQuietLife #Mindfulness #RightToBeForgotten #LowTech #deGoogle

2025 is coming to a close — and that means it’s time to wrap up the biggest stories and worst people in tech!

I spoke with Jathan Sadowski and Brian Merchant to get their insights on the past year.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/308_the_year_in_tech_w_jathan_sadowski__brian_merchant

#tech #ai #artificialintelligence #techpodcast #digitalsovereignty #scoobydoo

Dare to be forgotten.

We have all been trained to think if we did not document it, it did not happen. We have turned our actual lives into content, constantly performing for an audience that isn't even really watching.

There is freedom in the undocumented. If you stop worrying about how a moment looks, you will start noticing how it actually feels. You no longer ask, "How will this look?" and instead ask, "How does this feel?"

Privacy is not just having secrets. It is having a life that belongs to you and not a data center. Some things should not be for sale. Some things are better when they are just yours.

What if the most important thing you did today was something nobody ever found out about?

#DareToBeForgotten #DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #SlowWeb #DigitalAsceticism #Intentionality #NoAI #SimpleLiving #JOMO #TheQuietLife #Mindfulness #RightToBeForgotten #LowTech #deGoogle