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Every time there is an outage like #cloudflare or #aws I see people talking about the (in)dependence of the fediverse. But did someone actually look into on what hosters etc. the fediverse relies on?
If not let's coordinate that below this toot. Boost to get more people on board.
Every time there is an outage like #cloudflare or #aws I see people talking about the (in)dependence of the fediverse. But did someone actually look into on what hosters etc. the fediverse relies on?
If not let's coordinate that below this toot. Boost to get more people on board.
" #Mastodon is bigger than me, and though the technology we develop on is itself decentralized […] it benefits our community to ensure that the project itself which so many people have come to love and depend on remains true to its values."
Thank you @Gargron for all your efforts building something great that has given the #internet back a safe space of #independence, genuine #enjoyment, and #freedom! Wishing you great success in whatever you choose to pursue next 🙏 https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115569662927806367
guillermo del toro thinks that scotland would do very well as an independent country. okay, he doesn't say that in so many words, but his praise is high for the experience of shooting 'frankenstein' in edinburgh.
https://youtu.be/ciowhw_vTDg
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=ciowhw_vTDg
#cinema #scotland #film #frankenstein #edinburgh #independence
guillermo del toro thinks that scotland would do very well as an independent country. okay, he doesn't say that in so many words, but his praise is high for the experience of shooting 'frankenstein' in edinburgh.
https://youtu.be/ciowhw_vTDg
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=ciowhw_vTDg
#cinema #scotland #film #frankenstein #edinburgh #independence
Dear Fedi friends,
If you can set aside 11 minutes today, I highly encourage to watch @vkc's latest video: "I stream nothing, and I am happy."
🔗: https://tinkerbetter.tube/w/ns3WDZZgAoe1SfrDCAUrni
It is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT and should be shown in media literacy and digital literacy classes everywhere. Actually, everyone should watch it (I'm about to send it to my family and friends).
My favorite part comes up towards the end. Veronica eloquently explains (9 min 27 sec in):
"I feel like we owe it to ourselves and to those who follow us to try and break free of algorithms, which tell us what we should like, who we should believe, and how we should feel about it.
It may sound melodramatic and maybe it is, but I see the increased dependence on algorithmically-driven entertainment as a symptom of that larger problem: uber-convenience that separates us from our critical thinking.
We're learning to abandon reason for small decisions, and wouldn't you know it, now it's easier to ignore reasons for the larger ones.
I'm not here to tell you what to think. I was raised in a "mind-your-own-damn-business" household and that's where my head is at. But I do want to implore all of us to think critically about how streaming media, autoplay, and the algorithm are impacting us."
I'm super proud to be a backer of her Patreon and I cannot thank her enough for this incredible video... which comes at the perfect time, as I was already planning to set up #Jellyfin next week.
If you can, join me in supporting Veronica's work here: https://www.patreon.com/VeronicaExplains
#DigitalLiteracy #BigTech #SelfHosting #independence #resist #MediaLiteracy
Dear Fedi friends,
If you can set aside 11 minutes today, I highly encourage to watch @vkc's latest video: "I stream nothing, and I am happy."
🔗: https://tinkerbetter.tube/w/ns3WDZZgAoe1SfrDCAUrni
It is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT and should be shown in media literacy and digital literacy classes everywhere. Actually, everyone should watch it (I'm about to send it to my family and friends).
My favorite part comes up towards the end. Veronica eloquently explains (9 min 27 sec in):
"I feel like we owe it to ourselves and to those who follow us to try and break free of algorithms, which tell us what we should like, who we should believe, and how we should feel about it.
It may sound melodramatic and maybe it is, but I see the increased dependence on algorithmically-driven entertainment as a symptom of that larger problem: uber-convenience that separates us from our critical thinking.
We're learning to abandon reason for small decisions, and wouldn't you know it, now it's easier to ignore reasons for the larger ones.
I'm not here to tell you what to think. I was raised in a "mind-your-own-damn-business" household and that's where my head is at. But I do want to implore all of us to think critically about how streaming media, autoplay, and the algorithm are impacting us."
I'm super proud to be a backer of her Patreon and I cannot thank her enough for this incredible video... which comes at the perfect time, as I was already planning to set up #Jellyfin next week.
If you can, join me in supporting Veronica's work here: https://www.patreon.com/VeronicaExplains
#DigitalLiteracy #BigTech #SelfHosting #independence #resist #MediaLiteracy
The International Criminal Court wants to become independent of USA technology
https://www.heise.de/en/news/International-Criminal-Court-Kicks-Out-Microsoft-10964189.html
#HackerNews #InternationalCriminalCourt #USAtechnology #independence #Microsoft #news
🧵 …oh, who would have thought that? Who in the Fediverse is surprised by this now? Seriously, that was clearly to be foreseen, because their financiers are very alarming. (It was predictable, see Toots above)
»Banning controversy reveals Bluesky’s decentralized aspiration isn’t reality:
Bluesky’s protocol is so complicated that not even the biggest alternative network has figured out how to become independen«
🦋 https://plus.flux.community/p/banning-controversy-reveals-blueskys
🧵 …oh, who would have thought that? Who in the Fediverse is surprised by this now? Seriously, that was clearly to be foreseen, because their financiers are very alarming. (It was predictable, see Toots above)
»Banning controversy reveals Bluesky’s decentralized aspiration isn’t reality:
Bluesky’s protocol is so complicated that not even the biggest alternative network has figured out how to become independen«
🦋 https://plus.flux.community/p/banning-controversy-reveals-blueskys
Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s Resigns, Saying Company Has Been ‘Silenced’
Jerry Greenfield said that the ice cream company, known for its #activism, had been muzzled by Unilever, its parent company.
One of Ben & Jerry’s founders, Jerry Greenfield, has resigned from the ice cream company, saying that the company’s #independence had been lost & its social activism “silenced” under the control of its parent company, #Unilever.
#BenAndJerrys
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/ben-and-jerrys-cofounder-resigns.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
In the statement, Mr. Greenfield said he could no longer “in good conscience” remain at the company he helped start in 1978.
Mr. Greenfield said that the “independence to pursue our values” that had been guaranteed for Ben & Jerry’s when it merged with Unilever in 2000 had been lost. “Ben & Jerry’s has been silenced, sidelined for fear of upsetting those in power,” he added.
Under the acquisition deal, #Unilever agreed to let #BenAndJerrys maintain an #independent board to oversee the brand, allowing Ben & Jerry’s to place “guardrails” around its social #activism & giving its founders continued control of the company.
For over 20 years, the company was able to speak out on issues it cared about, Mr. Greenfield wrote. But, he added, “It’s profoundly disappointing to come to the conclusion that that #independence, the very basis of our sale to Unilever, is gone.”
Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s Resigns, Saying Company Has Been ‘Silenced’
Jerry Greenfield said that the ice cream company, known for its #activism, had been muzzled by Unilever, its parent company.
One of Ben & Jerry’s founders, Jerry Greenfield, has resigned from the ice cream company, saying that the company’s #independence had been lost & its social activism “silenced” under the control of its parent company, #Unilever.
#BenAndJerrys
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/ben-and-jerrys-cofounder-resigns.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s Resigns, Saying Company Has Been ‘Silenced’
Jerry Greenfield said that the ice cream company, known for its #activism, had been muzzled by Unilever, its parent company.
One of Ben & Jerry’s founders, Jerry Greenfield, has resigned from the ice cream company, saying that the company’s #independence had been lost & its social activism “silenced” under the control of its parent company, #Unilever.
#BenAndJerrys
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/ben-and-jerrys-cofounder-resigns.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Ukraine’s parliament approved #legislation Thurs restoring the #independence of the country’s 2 main government anti-corruption bodies—a move demanded by Kyiv’s international partners as well as tens of thousands of Ukrainians who protested on the streets of the capital & other cities.
The legislation passed by a comfortable margin, with 331 deputies voting in favor; a majority of 226 was needed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/31/ukraine-anticorruption-law-zelensky-protests/
Ukraine’s parliament approved #legislation Thurs restoring the #independence of the country’s 2 main government anti-corruption bodies—a move demanded by Kyiv’s international partners as well as tens of thousands of Ukrainians who protested on the streets of the capital & other cities.
The legislation passed by a comfortable margin, with 331 deputies voting in favor; a majority of 226 was needed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/31/ukraine-anticorruption-law-zelensky-protests/
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