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Join the (m)otherboard book club event this Wednesday the 30th at 8 Eastern/5 Pacific as we discuss Part 2 of We Just Build Hammers: Stories from the Past, Present, and Future of Responsible Tech.

This week we're focusing on the early days of computing, including the story of a mysterious stranger and a naive locksmith. Come for the discussion, stay for the community, leave with a clearer head. Join us!

#ethics #EthicalSource #EthicalTech

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Here’s something wild: musicians now make more money from crowdfunding than streaming.

Why? Because platforms like Spotify pay them so little, they have to ask fans for money just to get by (and so do we).

😡 That’s not a business model. That’s exploitation.

💡 Let’s build a system where musicians don’t have to beg to survive. Let’s make fair streaming a reality. crowdfunding.startsomegood.com

#thepack #localmusic #musicstreaming #buylocal #ethicaltech #makemusicfairagain

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🚀 Fresh off the press! I’ve just received the printed edition of 'Disinformation and Risk Society. What is at Stake with the Proliferation of Information Disorders', a collective effort to dissect the complexities of today’s information landscape. And guess what? The Fediverse takes center stage in my contribution!

In my chapter, 'Fediverse: Decentralised and Interoperable Networks in Times of Disinformation', I explore how this decentralized, community-driven ecosystem is reshaping the digital public sphere. While centralized platforms struggle with disinformation and algorithmic manipulation, the Fediverse offers a radical alternative—one built on transparency, user autonomy, and federation protocols like ActivityPub.

🔍 Key topics I explore:

🔹 The roots and evolution of decentralized online social networks (DOSNs).
🔹 The Musk Effect—how Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover fueled a migration wave to Mastodon.
🔹 The promise (and challenges) of community-driven moderation.
🔹 How the Fediverse can empower ethical, independent journalism in an era of algorithmic chaos.

This book is part of the IBERIFIER project, funded by the European Commission, and brings together top researchers tackling disinformation from multiple angles.

A huge thanks to the editors and fellow contributors for making this project a reality!

🔗 Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/dbexg4-M

🎥 Note: The video I’m sharing was generated with AI.
#Book #Fediverse #Decentralization #Disinformation #IBERIFIER #DigitalMedia #Journalism #Media #Mastodon #SocialNetworks #EthicalTech #PublicSphere #MuskEffect #EuropeanCommission #DOSNs

The price of everything

I used to think "free" search was a no-brainer. Then I realized how much of my data, time and attention I was handing over. 🤯 After having tested it for a week, I now use the paid search engine Kagi.com , and it's been a game-changer.

The level of digital tranquility that has followed is indescribable.

Finally, I feel like I'm in control of my online experience.

#Privacy #boycott #usa #EthicalTech #leavegoogle #OnlineFreedom #kagi.com #digitaltraquility

#TIL about one of the many potentially important standards reports that seem to have been pushed onto the backburner by the pandemic.;

"The report, Ethically Aligned Design, was released today by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It is the culmination of a year's work by 250 world leaders in technology, law, social science, business and government spanning six continents."

#IEEE, 2017

techxplore.com/news/2017-12-ph

Tech Xplore · Engineers, philosophers and sociologists release ethical design guidelines for future technologyBy Rafael A Calvo And Dorian Peters

Fedizen.EU delivers all the truly relevant Fediverse news.

Who are the #Fedizens? 🧑‍💻 A #Fedizen is a user of the #Fediverse, a network of decentralised platforms like Mastodon, Pixelfed, and PeerTube. Fedizens value privacy, openness, and digital freedom.

Why are They #Different? 💬 Fedizens engage in meaningful conversations, free from ads and algorithmic manipulation: Fedizens support #ethicaltech and #opensource development. (1/2)

I would like the Internet Archive (@internetarchive), the Creative Commons (@creativecommons), LibriVox (librivox.org/) and the Wikimedia Foundation (@wikipedia) to collaborate on a free license, open source #Floss LLM Web Service. I bet help could be had from the Electronic Frontiers Foundation (@eff).

I imagine that IPFS (ipfs.tech/) and Mozilla (@mozilla) might provide benefit to and benefit from such a venture.

librivox.orgLibriVox | free public domain audiobooks
#ethicaltech#ai#llm
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Exciting developments in data privacy! We’ve been hard at work on End-to-End Encryption (E2EE).

While it’s still in pre-release, the full version is on track for early 2025. Stay tuned for more updates, and don’t hesitate to get involved in shaping LiberaForms' future!

Thank you for being part of this journey. Here’s to more ethical, user-friendly solutions in 2025! 🥂

🎬 Big news in ethical tech: PeerTube's mobile app just launched, and it's changing how we think about video platforms. No surveillance, no addiction engineering, no data harvesting - just clean, intentional video watching.

My quick review breaks down why this matters for digital freedom.

#PeerTube #FediTech #DigitalPrivacy #OpenSource #EthicalTech #FOSS #Privacy

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