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Ten years ago, this was a path, but URLs are now down ranked and the algorithmic hidden... Activist social media suicide and its prevention https://hamishcampbell.com/activist-social-media-suicide-and-its-prevention/ we have a better #openweb reboot, this time. Use it or lose it.
The #algorithm on #YouTube has flipped hard right wing for me, a few other people have said the same, please add if you have seen this as well?
If this is widespread, it shows how important it is to get normal people back to the #openweb reboot we are all involved in here.
chrome developers: we are thinking of dropping support for rendering RSS feeds as something other than garbage code. does anyone have any reasons not to do this?
developers from many different backgrounds: yes, I rely on normal people being able to understand RSS for my business. dropping support will be disastrous for me because I can't rely on people to have some random extension installed.
chrome devs: OK well we're probably going to do it anyway because we can't be bothered to support web standards. uwu google is only a teensy wee company uwu
A detox-focused UX for the #openweb is shifting focus from passive content consumption to active participation in meaningful communities. #Mainstreaming Social Media: Digital Drugs, Not Social Connection https://hamishcampbell.com/mainstreaming-social-media-digital-drugs-not-social-connection/
A detox-focused UX for the #openweb is shifting focus from passive content consumption to active participation in meaningful communities. #Mainstreaming Social Media: Digital Drugs, Not Social Connection https://hamishcampbell.com/mainstreaming-social-media-digital-drugs-not-social-connection/
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A small view of a step we need
I normally talk and work on big issues, let's look for a moment at smaller steps. To make a big change, we need to start with practical paths (everyday grassroots & do-able). A personal short step is to detox one feed, not your life. Pick one algorithmic platform and shrink usage: unfollow, mute, or temporarily uninstall the app. Replace 15–30 minutes of scrolling with one intentional action by using replacement tools (not perfect, but better).
Try ActivityPub/Fediverse clients (Mastodon, […]
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A small view of a step we need
I normally talk and work on big issues, let's look for a moment at smaller steps. To make a big change, we need to start with practical paths (everyday grassroots & do-able). A personal short step is to detox one feed, not your life. Pick one algorithmic platform and shrink usage: unfollow, mute, or temporarily uninstall the app. Replace 15–30 minutes of scrolling with one intentional action by using replacement tools (not perfect, but better).
Try ActivityPub/Fediverse clients (Mastodon, […]
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The algorithm is feeding us fascism – Time to step away
With the spreading of right-wing propaganda on the #dotcons what we're experiencing is a late-stage symptom of the #dotcons algorithm machine. Once it starts feeding this level of right-wing “recommended” propaganda, you can be certain that the average person has been saturated with it for years. That’s how we end up with the cultural rot and polarisation we see now.
The dynamic is simple:
Engagement is the only metric → anger and fear drive more engagement than trust or hope → […]
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The algorithm is feeding us fascism – Time to step away
With the spreading of right-wing propaganda on the #dotcons what we're experiencing is a late-stage symptom of the #dotcons algorithm machine. Once it starts feeding this level of right-wing “recommended” propaganda, you can be certain that the average person has been saturated with it for years. That’s how we end up with the cultural rot and polarisation we see now.
The dynamic is simple:
Engagement is the only metric → anger and fear drive more engagement than trust or hope → […]
The #dotcons algorithm as started to show me right-wing propaganda on #YouTube which means normal people have been seeing this crap for the last few years. This is likely why we are such a mess, we need to get people to step away from this back to the #openweb. To make this happen, the is lots of #techshit to compost #OMN
Ten years ago, this was a path, but URLs are now down ranked and the algorithmic hidden... Activist social media suicide and its prevention https://hamishcampbell.com/activist-social-media-suicide-and-its-prevention/ we have a better #openweb reboot, this time. Use it or lose it.
Let’s keep the balance. Let’s compost the noise, not the signal. Reclaiming balance with News, personal, and the #openwebhttps://hamishcampbell.com/reclaiming-balance-news-personal-and-the-openweb/
Let’s keep the balance. Let’s compost the noise, not the signal. Reclaiming balance with News, personal, and the #openwebhttps://hamishcampbell.com/reclaiming-balance-news-personal-and-the-openweb/
The fight for the #openweb is not only about resisting #dotcons but creating alternatives people can and will use. What software do social justice activists need? https://hamishcampbell.com/what-software-do-activists-need/
The fight for the #openweb is not only about resisting #dotcons but creating alternatives people can and will use. What software do social justice activists need? https://hamishcampbell.com/what-software-do-activists-need/
Should we apply again?
Yes, not because they’ll suddenly “get it,” but because persistence itself is part of the composting, a record, a point of pressure.
Apply and simultaneously build a parallel path of community support, donations, partnerships, volunteer time. That way, the inevitable #NLnet rejection doesn’t kill all the momentum.
Shifting the blocking? Maybe translate native ideas into their language. Bureaucracies like “deliverables,” “impact metrics,” “alignment with EU digital policy.” Wrap your radical #4opens core in a frame they can recognise: resilience, digital sovereignty, anti-disinformation, democratic participation. That’s harder for them to ignore and strengthens the “native” path.
Expose the bias. Not in a bitter way, but in a constructive one: point out the repeated rejection of grassroots-native projects while funding flows to #geekproblem/NGOs. This pressure helps them re-balance (and others will maybe notice).
If you want to help, share the 3 projects ( #MakingHistory, #IndymediaBack, #OGB) in #Fediverse channels. Frame this positively: “If we want a living #openweb, we need to fund and support native projects, not just corporate/NGO clones.” make it harder for them to keep sidelining.
Should we apply again?
Yes, not because they’ll suddenly “get it,” but because persistence itself is part of the composting, a record, a point of pressure.
Apply and simultaneously build a parallel path of community support, donations, partnerships, volunteer time. That way, the inevitable #NLnet rejection doesn’t kill all the momentum.
Shifting the blocking? Maybe translate native ideas into their language. Bureaucracies like “deliverables,” “impact metrics,” “alignment with EU digital policy.” Wrap your radical #4opens core in a frame they can recognise: resilience, digital sovereignty, anti-disinformation, democratic participation. That’s harder for them to ignore and strengthens the “native” path.
Expose the bias. Not in a bitter way, but in a constructive one: point out the repeated rejection of grassroots-native projects while funding flows to #geekproblem/NGOs. This pressure helps them re-balance (and others will maybe notice).
If you want to help, share the 3 projects ( #MakingHistory, #IndymediaBack, #OGB) in #Fediverse channels. Frame this positively: “If we want a living #openweb, we need to fund and support native projects, not just corporate/NGO clones.” make it harder for them to keep sidelining.
This is my realistic/pessimistic view of where we are at. Why did the #openweb flower and die over the last 30 years https://hamishcampbell.com/why-did-the-open-web-flower-and-die-over-the-last-30-years/
If you can't link to a working URL you don't link. And any mainstreaming links are placed at the end of the article. This is #nothingnew path you can see it implemented in 2006 here https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2006/climatecamp/
An old post from before the ActivityPub based #openweb reboot of today. https://hamishcampbell.com/rebooting-the-open-web/
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