Opening of the #DigitalSociety conference in #Utrecht with the theme of #DigitalAutonomy - Caspar Berg of #UNL emphasizes that #AcademicFreedom is a driving value in the movement of societies towards more digital autonomy
The web we know is efficient—but fragile. Power and innovation have drifted away from users and into platforms. A new generation of open architectures—ActivityPub, Solid, and beyond—offers a way to take control back.
https://techtonicshift.vivaldi.net/2025/10/16/roads-to-the-user-owned-web/
｢ The only difference between your phone and China's social credit system is that China tells you what they're doing. We pretend our algorithmic reputation scores are just “user experience features.” At least Beijing admits they're gamifying human behavior ｣
https://www.thenexus.media/your-phone-already-has-social-credit-we-just-lie-about-it/
@span jbz
While this might change in the future, so far, most #socialCredit is entirely voluntary.
"Try leaving Google's ecosystem or abandoning your LinkedIn network." Yes, did so. So what? Zero cost.
Personally, I don't have a #smartphone that spies on me (i.e. neither Android nor iOS), and no accounts on LinkedIn, Uber, Instagram, Amazon, or Airbnb.
The only #socialScore I depend on are the likes and boosts in the #fediverse 🙂
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Following a #FreedomOfInformation request, I can reveal that in 2005 — almost two decades ago — the #EuropeanCommission trialled the deployment of an Open Source stack (#Linux desktops with #OpenOffice) and that trial was mostly successful.
Here is the Commission's report on that trial 🔗 ⬇️
https://jmaris.me/OSS_at_EU.pdf
Following a #FreedomOfInformation request, I can reveal that in 2005 — almost two decades ago — the #EuropeanCommission trialled the deployment of an Open Source stack (#Linux desktops with #OpenOffice) and that trial was mostly successful.
Here is the Commission's report on that trial 🔗 ⬇️
https://jmaris.me/OSS_at_EU.pdf
Hoi allemaal, ik ben de Signal Angel voor “Het Grote Cyber Debat” op #WHY2025 – een Nederlandstalig debat met politici en tech-experts over cyberveiligheid, AI, privacy & digitale autonomie, vlak voor de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen.
Start 14:00 in #Brachium – livestream: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/why2025/brachium
Stel je vragen hier of via IRC #why2025-brachium op irc.oftc.net.
#HetGroteCyberDebat#Cybersecurity #AI #Privacy #DigitaleAutonomie
Hi everyone, I’m the Signal Angel for “Het Grote Cyber Debat” at #WHY2025 – a Dutch-language debate with politicians and tech experts on cybersecurity, AI, privacy & digital autonomy, ahead of the Dutch parliamentary elections.
Starts 14:00 in #Brachium – livestream: https://streaming.media.ccc.de/why2025/brachium
Ask your questions here or via IRC #why2025-brachium on irc.oftc.net.
#HetGroteCyberDebat#Cybersecurity #AI #Privacy #DigitalAutonomy
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🔥 Bonfire Social 1.0 release candidate has landed!
Curious about what the fediverse could look like with real community control?
Try out features like custom feeds, nested discussions, shared profiles, circles, and boundary-based permissions — then let us know what breaks or needs improvement.
More details and video demos: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfire_social_rc/
#BonfireSocial #FediForum #FOSS #ActivityPub #DigitalAutonomy
🔥 Bonfire Social 1.0 release candidate has landed!
Curious about what the fediverse could look like with real community control?
Try out features like custom feeds, nested discussions, shared profiles, circles, and boundary-based permissions — then let us know what breaks or needs improvement.
More details and video demos: https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfire_social_rc/
#BonfireSocial #FediForum #FOSS #ActivityPub #DigitalAutonomy